Character

Volnoth

catalytic (serves as a political/forensic flashpoint) unwitting curious vulnerable

Volnoth is an elderly Gatherer whose brief, puzzled recognition of Yuta and consequent private encounter lead to an instantaneous, agonizing death from a clan‑targeted engineered microvirus. Previously an unremarkable elder in the Gatherer community, his corpse becomes a contested object—subject to ritual claims, medical autopsy, and diplomatic fallout—turning him into the pivotal victim whose death exposes a decades‑old vendetta and propels Starfleet into a forensic and political investigation.

8 appearances

Cultural Relations

Also known as: VOLNOTH, Volnoth (Gatherer)

Volnoth's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

8 moments

S3E9 · The Vengeance Factor

Chalice of Trust — Brull's Public Test

Bemused and mildly curious initially; quickly overtaken by sudden, agonizing shock and fatal collapse.

An elder quietly present in the circle, exchanges a puzzled second look with Yuta, walks away to warm himself by a separate fire, is later approached by Yuta and collapses …

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S3E9 · The Vengeance Factor

The Silent Vendetta — Yuta's Touch of Death

Confused by the familiarity, quickly overwhelmed by sudden terror and physical agony in his final moments.

Volnoth, an elderly Gatherer, momentarily recognizes Yuta and approaches in curiosity; when she touches his face he is overcome by immediate, excruciating pain, gasps and collapses, writhing before dying within …

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S3E9 · The Vengeance Factor

Picard Forces the Parley — Corpse and Concessions

Deceased — his body functions narratively as evidence and provocation rather than an agent with intent.

Present only as the deceased focal point of the scene: Volnoth's corpse catalyzes the shift from negotiation to medical investigation and ritual dispute.

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S3E9 · The Vengeance Factor

Corpse as Cultural Flashpoint

Deceased — rendered an object of contention and forensic interest rather than an autonomous agent.

Volnoth is the dead Gatherer around whom the dispute and medical examination center; his corpse is stripped, scanned by Beverly, and becomes the pivot that converts ritual dispute into a …

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S3E9 · The Vengeance Factor

Engineered Microvirus — Volnoth Was Murdered

Deceased — his physical absence carries an implied injustice and catalyzes anger and alarm in the living characters.

Volnoth is present only as the subject of forensic analysis — his body and cause of death are discussed; he functions as the pivot around which the medical finding and …

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S3E9 · The Vengeance Factor

Yuta Unmasked — The Tralesta Vendetta Revealed

Deceased—represented through records; his status evokes sympathy, outrage, and a need for redress among the living.

Volnoth functions as the recent, deceased victim whose birth record and forensic autopsy catalyze the bridge investigation; his death is the empirical hinge linking present events to archival history.

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S3E9 · The Vengeance Factor

The Brandy Pause and Riker's Choice

N/A (deceased), but his death casts an atmosphere of urgency and grief over the meeting.

Referenced rather than present: Volnoth's recent engineered death is cited as immediate evidence tying current murders to a targeted clan virus, catalyzing Riker's accusation and Yuta's exposure.

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S3E9 · The Vengeance Factor

Tralesta Revealed — Riker’s Fatal Choice

Absent but invoked to trigger outrage, suspicion, and the moral urgency of stopping further killings.

Named in dialog as another victim of the same engineered virus (Volnoth); his death is invoked to demonstrate pattern and culpability and to harden the forensic case against a Tralesta …

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