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The Bajoran Orbs, known to Bajorans as the Tears of the Prophets, are mysterious artifacts which originate from the Prophets. The Bajorans store them in arks to contain their energies, which can induce unusual effects on those exposed to them.

Overview

When exposed to the orbs, many individuals have experiences ranging from intense thoughts to fully developed realities, though the Orbs have demonstrated the capability to be selective to whom they will reveal themselves. These effects are not restricted by species: Humans have had orb experiences, and at least two Cardassians, Hadlo and Astraea, had religious experiences directly tied to their people's faith--the Oralian Way. One orb can even be said to be directly responsible for the revival of the Oralian Way through Astraea. The reason for the orbs' species-specific effects upon receptive Cardassians is currently unknown. (DS9 novel: Dawn of the Eagles)

History

During the Cardassian occupation of Bajor, all but one of the nine orbs were taken by the Cardassians for study. A female Cardassian scientist in the Ministry of Science was studying a captured Orb and faced an orb experience. This made her highly religious as she adopted the name Astraea and became the Guide for the Oralian Way. (DS9 novels: Night of the Wolves, Dawn of the Eagles)

At an unknown point, a militant religious order on Bajor was guarding a lost Orb that was within their care. A Human was hired by Kai Winn Adami to locate it but after acquiring it, he fled into the Gamma Quadrant with the intention of selling it back to the Bajorans. This lost Orb came into the possession of the Aresians who saw the Orb in a different manner as they were a civilization that worshipped war and sought to attain all of the Orbs on Bajor. When the Aresians send a battle fleet to the Alpha Quadrant, Major Kira Nerys manages to negotiate a truce by offering them a gift of an Orb. (DS9 comic: "The Secret of the Lost Orb")

In 2374, Gul Skrain Dukat was possessed by a Pah-wraith who used his body as a host in order to reach the Orb of Contemplation on Deep Space 9. Once there, it left his body and infested the Orb allowing the Pah-wraith's to enter the wormhole and battle the Prophets. This led to all the Orbs going dark and the wormhole inactive whilst the battle was fought. This ended three months later when Captain Benjamin Sisko discovered a tenth Orb called the Orb of the Emissary which ended the Pah-wraith battle and restored the Orbs to their former state. (DS9 episode: "Tears of the Prophets") By September of 2376, all nine orbs had been returned to Bajor. (DS9 episode: "Shadows and Symbols")

The Bajoran Vedek Yorka believed a portable Genesis Device to have been the "Orb of Life". (TNG novel: The Genesis Wave, Book 3)

List of Orbs

DS9 Relaunch

Decipher RPG

This list is from the Aliens sourcebook for the Star Trek Roleplaying Game from Decipher.

Connections

Orb article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

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 ==History==
-During the [[Cardassian occupation]] of [[Bajor]], all but one of the nine orbs were taken by the [[Cardassian]]s for study. A female Cardassian scientist in the [[Ministry of Science]] was studying a captured Orb and faced an orb experience. This made her highly religious as she adopted the name Astrae and became the [[Guide for the Oralian Way]]. ({{n|DS9|Night of the Wolves|Dawn of the Eagles}})
+During the [[Cardassian occupation]] of [[Bajor]], all but one of the nine orbs were taken by the [[Cardassian]]s for study. A female Cardassian scientist in the [[Ministry of Science]] was studying a captured Orb and faced an orb experience. This made her highly religious as she adopted the name Astraea and became the [[Guide for the Oralian Way]]. ({{n|DS9|Night of the Wolves|Dawn of the Eagles}})
-At an unknown point, a militant religious order on Bajor was guarding a lost Orb that was within their care. A [[Human]] was hired by [[Kai]] [[Winn Adami]] to locate it but after acquiring it, he feld into the [[Gamma Quadrant]] with the intention of selling it back to the Bajorans. This lost Orb came into the possession of the [[Aresians]] who saw the Orb in a different manner as they were a civilization that worshipped war and sought to attain all of the Orbs on Bajor. When the Aresians send a battle fleet to the [[Alpha Quadrant]], [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]] manages to negotiate a truce by offering them a gift of an Orb. ({{c|DS9|The Secret of the Lost Orb}})
+At an unknown point, a militant religious order on Bajor was guarding a lost Orb that was within their care. A [[Human]] was hired by [[Kai]] [[Winn Adami]] to locate it but after acquiring it, he fled into the [[Gamma Quadrant]] with the intention of selling it back to the Bajorans. This lost Orb came into the possession of the [[Aresians]] who saw the Orb in a different manner as they were a civilization that worshipped war and sought to attain all of the Orbs on Bajor. When the Aresians send a battle fleet to the [[Alpha Quadrant]], [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]] manages to negotiate a truce by offering them a gift of an Orb. ({{c|DS9|The Secret of the Lost Orb}})
-In [[2374]], [[Gul]] [[Skrain Dukat]] was possessed by a [[Pah-wraith]] who used his body as a host in order to reach the [[Orb of Contemplation]] o [[Deep Space 9]]. Once there, it left his body and infested the Orb allowing the Pah-wraith's to enter the wormhole and battle the Prophets. This led to all the Orbs going dark and the wormhole inactive whilst the battle was fought. This ended three month's later when [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] discovered a tenth Orb called the [[Orb of the Emissary]] which ended the Pah-wraith battle and restored the Orbs to their former state. ({{e|DS9|Tears of the Prophets}}) By September of [[2376]], all nine orbs had been returned to Bajor. ({{e|DS9|Shadows and Symbols}})
+In [[2374]], [[Gul]] [[Skrain Dukat]] was possessed by a [[Pah-wraith]] who used his body as a host in order to reach the [[Orb of Contemplation]] on [[Deep Space 9]]. Once there, it left his body and infested the Orb allowing the Pah-wraith's to enter the wormhole and battle the Prophets. This led to all the Orbs going dark and the wormhole inactive whilst the battle was fought. This ended three months later when [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] discovered a tenth Orb called the [[Orb of the Emissary]] which ended the Pah-wraith battle and restored the Orbs to their former state. ({{e|DS9|Tears of the Prophets}}) By September of [[2376]], all nine orbs had been returned to Bajor. ({{e|DS9|Shadows and Symbols}})
 The Bajoran [[Vedek]] [[Yorka]] believed a portable [[Genesis Device]] to have been the ''"Orb of Life"''. ({{n|TNG|The Genesis Wave, Book 3}})

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