Inter‑faction struggle for control of the Barzan wormhole: competing parties (Federation, Chrysalia/Devinoni Ral, Ferengi, Caldonia/ Leyor) vie for legal, political and material stewardship of the discovery—a diplomatic power struggle whose stakes are ...
Inter‑faction struggle for control of the Barzan wormhole: competing parties (Federation, Chrysalia/Devinoni Ral, Ferengi, Caldonia/ Leyor) vie for legal, political and material stewardship of the discovery—a diplomatic power struggle whose stakes are strategic access, sovereignty, and resources.
Events in This Arc
In Ten Forward the diplomatic theater and intimate danger collide. Picard formally introduces Premier Bhavani and the competing negotiators while Mendoza names Devinoni Ral a 'hired gun'—an innocuous line that …
In a sudden, public reversal during the observation-lounge session, Caldonian delegate Leyor announces Caldonia's withdrawal and reveals Trillium 323 has already been promised to the Chrysalians. Riker's last-ditch offer to …
On the bridge Troi publicly dismantles Devinoni Ral's performance: she reveals he concealed and weaponized his empathic ability to manufacture a crisis, colluding with DaiMon Goss to sway Premier Bhavani. …