"A Dry Day on Ferenginar" is the first of four short stories from the water portion of the New Worlds, New Civilizations anthology released by Pocket Books in November 1999. It was written by Michael Jan Friedman and illustrated by Kent Williams, with a map by Alan Kobayashi.
Description[]
- There are no sunshine patriots, no fair weather friends; there is profit and the winds of change.
Summary[]
Investigating a potential conspiracy on Ferenginar, reporter Sam Gooding meets Quark, who is griping about successive government-sponsored social reforms such as retirement benefits, universal health care, and wage subsidies for the poor. They take a hovercar taxi from the Sacred Marketplace to Chek's mansion residence, where a banquet meeting takes place with 12 other participants. They state that the changes threaten their society, causing currency devaluation and inflation. Dorl says they'll have to defy Grand Nagus Rom, and Quark agrees, explaining by way of the sixth Rule of Acquisition: "Never allow family to stand in the way of opportunity".
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Characters[]
- Chek • Dorl • Sam Gooding • Quark • unnamed Ferengi (Chek's wife • conspirators • driver)
- Referenced only
- Garjak • Greko • Ishka • Keldar • Oblatis • Rom • Zek
Starships and vehicles[]
- hovercars
- Referenced only
- merchant ship
Locations[]
- Ferenginar (Fereng • Embassy Row • FCA Banking & Treasury Unit • Flood Control Gates • Sacred Marketplace • Tower of Commerce) • the galaxy
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- Earth • Los Angeles • Triskelion
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- Congress of Economic Advisors • Department of Taxation • Federation • Ferengi Alliance • Ferengi Commerce Authority • SubNet
Science and classification[]
Occupations and titles[]
- ambassador • baron • captain • DaiMon • diplomat • Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance • moogie • reporter
Other references[]
- 2364 • ant • baked locar bean • capital city • capitalism • civilization • clothing • corporation • democracy • embassy • Ferengi language • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • first contact • flaked blood flea • gargoyle • Great Monetary Collapse • history • latinum • lightning • logic • month • root beer • tongo • toxic waste • tube grub • viper • waterfront surcharge • Writ of Accountability
Appendices[]
Background[]
- The events of the Ferengi storyline in "The Dogs of War" are mentioned.
- This story shows the planning stages of the attempted coup on Ferenginar against Grand Nagus Rom in November of 2376, which is featured in the Worlds of Deep Space Nine: Volume Three short story: "Ferenginar: Satisfaction is Not Guaranteed".
- Zek (now called Emeritus after retiring) is mentioned to have become Grand Nagus twenty-two years before "Profit and Lace".
- The following Rules of Acquisition from canon sources are mentioned: *#6 -- "Never let family stand in the way of opportunity"; #18 -- "A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all"; #62 -- "The riskier the road, the greater the profit"; #75 -- "Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum" and #214-- "Never begin a business transaction on an empty stomach".
- Fereng was referred to just as the capital city.
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