Tora Ziyal

Half-Cardassian, half-Bajoran Tora Ziyal was the daughter of Cardassian Gul Skrain Dukat and a Bajoran woman, Tora Naprem. Ziyal was an artist who tried to close the rift between her two heritage through her art.

When the Dominion and Cardassia briefly occupuied station Deep Space 9 in the years 2373-2374, Ziyal befriended Jake Sisko, son of Starfleet Captain Benjamin Sisko.

Jake started to write an article about Ziyal's life that eventually tuned into a biography. Jake promised Ziyal that he woul;d keep her mother's earing, all she had to remember her by, safe. Jake kept his promise.

Ziyal was murdered by Gul Corat Damar in 2374, as the Cardassians were evacuating the station. (DS9 novelization Call to Arms, Sacrifice of Angels, DS9 Prophecy and Change short story: "Three Sides to Every Story")

In 2376, the Cardassian Institute of Art donated Ziyals paintings to the people of Bajor as a symbol of reconciliation between the two races. The paintings were displayed on Deep Space Nines Promenade, in the former tailors shop of Elim Garak], a Cardassian for whom which Ziyal had strong romantic feelings. (DS9 novel: Mission Gamma: Twilight, This Gray Spirit)