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|type = Orbital Docking Station
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|affiliation = [[Cardassian Union]]
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|status = Abandoned
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|datestatus = 2375
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|diameter = ca. 1451 meters
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|docking = 6 large [[docking pylon]] ports; 3 medium docking ring ports; 9 small docking ring ports; 6 [[landing pad]]s
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[[Image:Empok_Nor.jpg|thumb|Empok Nor (2374).]]
 
[[Image:Empok Nor.JPG|thumb|A [[Starfleet]] salvage team approaches Empok Nor in [[2373]].]]
 
   
'''Empok Nor''' was a [[Cardassian]] [[space station]] located in the [[Trivas system]], almost identical to [[Terok Nor]] (later known as [[Deep Space 9]]). By the [[2370s]], it had been long-abandoned and routinely booby-trapped against non-Cardassians. The station had been the site of a failed experiment that used [[psychotropic drug]]s to enhance the Cardassians' natural [[xenophobia]]. The test subjects, three members of the [[First Order|First Order, Third Battalion]], were left on the station in [[stasis]] tubes.
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'''Empok Nor''' was a [[Cardassian]] [[space station]] located in the [[Trivas system]], almost identical to [[Terok Nor]] (later known as [[Deep Space 9]]). The Cardassians abandoned it in [[2372]], leaving behind standard [[booby trap]]s that target non-Cardassians. The station had been the site of a failed experiment that used [[psychotropic drug]]s to enhance the Cardassians' natural [[xenophobia]]. The test subjects, three members of the [[First Order|First Order, Third Battalion]], were left on the station in [[stasis]] tubes. ({{DS9|Empok Nor}})
   
In late [[2373]], a [[Starfleet]] salvage team from Deep Space 9 was sent to Empok Nor for spare parts, because of a recent plague of technical failures on its sister station, DS9. During the mission, the two surviving soldiers in stasis were re-awakened and killed three members of the team before they were stopped. [[Elim Garak]] was also exposed to the psychotropic drug and killed a fourth member of the team before he was neutralized by [[Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien]]. Eventually the [[technology]] was successfully salvaged. ({{DS9|Empok Nor}})
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In late [[2373]], a [[Starfleet]] salvage team from Deep Space 9 was sent to Empok Nor for spare parts, because of a recent plague of technical failures on its sister station. During the mission, the two surviving soldiers in stasis were re-awakened and killed three members of the team before they were stopped. [[Elim Garak]] was also exposed to the psychotropic drug and killed a fourth member of the team before he was neutralized by [[Senior chief petty officer|Chief]] [[Miles O'Brien]]. Eventually the [[technology]] was successfully salvaged. ({{DS9|Empok Nor}})
   
[[Nog]] reminded Garak of the events that took place on Empok Nor several [[month]]s later, telling him that he would never turn his back on the [[Cardassian]] again. ({{DS9|Rocks and Shoals}})
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[[Nog]] reminded Garak of the events that took place on Empok Nor several [[month]]s later, telling him that he would never turn his back on the Cardassian again. ({{DS9|Rocks and Shoals}})
   
 
Later in [[2374]], [[Quark]] chose Empok Nor to be the site for the exchange between several [[Ferengi]] and the [[Dominion]] of [[Keevan]] for [[Ishka]], who had been taken prisoner by the Dominion. Keevan was accidentally killed before the exchange was to take place, but Quark and the others managed to bluff the opposing side long enough for Ishka to be returned. Keevan's body was left aboard the station. ({{DS9|The Magnificent Ferengi}})
 
Later in [[2374]], [[Quark]] chose Empok Nor to be the site for the exchange between several [[Ferengi]] and the [[Dominion]] of [[Keevan]] for [[Ishka]], who had been taken prisoner by the Dominion. Keevan was accidentally killed before the exchange was to take place, but Quark and the others managed to bluff the opposing side long enough for Ishka to be returned. Keevan's body was left aboard the station. ({{DS9|The Magnificent Ferengi}})
   
Finally, in [[2375]], [[Dukat]] brought fifty members of the [[Cult of the Pah-wraiths]] to establish a community on Empok Nor with him as their master. He had [[Colonel]] [[Kira Nerys]] kidnapped from Deep Space 9 in an effort to convert her. Dukat fled the station when his control over his followers unravelled, and the remaining Cult members decided to return to [[Bajor]] with Kira aboard the [[USS Defiant (NX-74205)|USS ''Defiant'']]. ({{DS9|Covenant}})
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Finally, in [[2375]], [[Dukat]] brought fifty members of the [[Cult of the Pah-wraiths]] to establish a community on Empok Nor with him as their master. He had [[Colonel]] [[Kira Nerys]] kidnapped from Deep Space 9 in an effort to convert her. Dukat fled the station when his control over his followers unraveled, and the remaining Cult members decided to return to [[Bajor]] with Kira aboard the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}. ({{DS9|Covenant}})
   
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According to the script for "Empok Nor" [http://st-minutiae.com/academy/literature329/522.txt], the pronunciation for Empok Nor was "EM-pahk NORE".
   
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According to the ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'', on page 46, Empok Nor was located in the [[Alpha Quadrant]].
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=== Apocrypha ===
It is interesting to note that Empok Nor was shown hanging diagonally in space, despite space having no up or down from which it could hang. Other space stations and ships are usually shown in the position that would be known as right side up. This is likely for cinematic effect, to denote that the station is a derelict and differentiate it from the identical Terok Nor/DS9 model.
 
 
In the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Millennium]]'' series, following the apparent destruction of DS9 with the opening of the second wormhole, Empok Nor was moved into the station's previous position by [[Weyoun]], who regarded it as fulfilling a [[Bajoran prophecy|prophecy]] that 'the Gateway' will be restored.
   
 
Several years later, the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Pocket)|''Deep Space Nine'' relaunch novels]] featured Empok Nor being towed to the [[Bajoran system]] by the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]]. Its [[Deep Space 9#Station Layout#central core#|central core]] was to be used to replace that of DS9, which had been destroyed several weeks earlier.
It is also curious that Empok Nor does not orbit any planetary body, as, being the same configuration as Terok Nor, it likely possesses the same ore processing hardware, which would seem to be patently useless in deep space. Given the nature of the episode the space station was originally featured in and where it is located, it is also a safe assumption that, if there was ore processing hardware like on Terok Nor, the Cardassian Union utilized it to mine for material indigenous to deep space or that the station's purpose was for biological or scientific study. The scientific aspect can be drawn and supported by the xenophobic enhancing drugs that were used on the station.
 
   
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In ''[[Star Trek Online]]'', Empok Nor is used as a headquarters for the [[True Way]] in 2409.
In the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Millennium]] series, following the apparent destruction of DS9 with the opening of the second wormhole, Empok Nor was moved into the station's previous position by [[Weyoun]], who regarded it as fulfilling a [[Bajoran prophecy|prophecy]] that 'the Gateway' will be restored.
 
   
 
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Several years later, the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Pocket)|''Deep Space Nine'' relaunch novels]] featured Empok Nor being towed to the [[Bajor system]] by the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]]. Its [[Deep Space 9#Station Layout#central core#|central core]] was to be used to replace DS9's, which had been destroyed several weeks earlier.
 
 
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For the DS9 episode of the same name, please see "Empok Nor".

Empok Nor was a Cardassian space station located in the Trivas system, almost identical to Terok Nor (later known as Deep Space 9). The Cardassians abandoned it in 2372, leaving behind standard booby traps that target non-Cardassians. The station had been the site of a failed experiment that used psychotropic drugs to enhance the Cardassians' natural xenophobia. The test subjects, three members of the First Order, Third Battalion, were left on the station in stasis tubes. (DS9: "Empok Nor")

In late 2373, a Starfleet salvage team from Deep Space 9 was sent to Empok Nor for spare parts, because of a recent plague of technical failures on its sister station. During the mission, the two surviving soldiers in stasis were re-awakened and killed three members of the team before they were stopped. Elim Garak was also exposed to the psychotropic drug and killed a fourth member of the team before he was neutralized by Chief Miles O'Brien. Eventually the technology was successfully salvaged. (DS9: "Empok Nor")

Nog reminded Garak of the events that took place on Empok Nor several months later, telling him that he would never turn his back on the Cardassian again. (DS9: "Rocks and Shoals")

Later in 2374, Quark chose Empok Nor to be the site for the exchange between several Ferengi and the Dominion of Keevan for Ishka, who had been taken prisoner by the Dominion. Keevan was accidentally killed before the exchange was to take place, but Quark and the others managed to bluff the opposing side long enough for Ishka to be returned. Keevan's body was left aboard the station. (DS9: "The Magnificent Ferengi")

Finally, in 2375, Dukat brought fifty members of the Cult of the Pah-wraiths to establish a community on Empok Nor with him as their master. He had Colonel Kira Nerys kidnapped from Deep Space 9 in an effort to convert her. Dukat fled the station when his control over his followers unraveled, and the remaining Cult members decided to return to Bajor with Kira aboard the USS Defiant. (DS9: "Covenant")

Appendices

Appearances

Background

According to the script for "Empok Nor" [1], the pronunciation for Empok Nor was "EM-pahk NORE".

According to the Star Trek: Star Charts, on page 46, Empok Nor was located in the Alpha Quadrant.

Apocrypha

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Millennium series, following the apparent destruction of DS9 with the opening of the second wormhole, Empok Nor was moved into the station's previous position by Weyoun, who regarded it as fulfilling a prophecy that 'the Gateway' will be restored.

Several years later, the Deep Space Nine relaunch novels featured Empok Nor being towed to the Bajoran system by the Corps of Engineers. Its central core was to be used to replace that of DS9, which had been destroyed several weeks earlier.

In Star Trek Online, Empok Nor is used as a headquarters for the True Way in 2409.

External links