Dirodan was a Cardassian man and officer of the Cardassian Guard. He commanded the CDS Gorz.
In 2371, the scout ship Agilret was launched to investigate the Bajoran planet Andros and reported back that they were under attack. The Agilret crew were transported out, but the ship crashed on the planet’s surface. Bajoran children were killed, a fact that Benjamin Sisko brought up when he spoke to Dirodan later. (DS9 novel: Valhalla)