Kurrill Prime

Kurrill Prime is a Class M planet in the Gamma Quadrant. It is the homeworld of the Vorta and a member of the Dominion. It star system has two suns. (Star Trek: Star Charts)

Kurrill Prime had a central location within the Dominion. Moreover, when a cloaked fleet of Obsidian Order and Tal Shiar ships was making its way to the Founders' homeworld, they passed quite close to the planet and its system. (Star Trek: Star Charts)

At some time in its past, Kurrill Prime was visited by a Changeling who was being pursued by an angry mob. It is unknown if the mob were creatures native to Kurrill Prime or had tracked the Changeling to the planet. Thankfully, the Changeling came across a family of Vorta who took him in and hid him from the mob.

Overwhelmed by this act of kindness, the Changeling promised the Vorta that they would have a position of power within the Dominion. The early Vorta were timid ape-like creatures who lived in hollowed out trees. The Vorta of the 24th century were more humanoid in appearance which was the result of centuries of genetic engineering by their Changeling masters.