Object

Promellian Bridge Helm Chair (Skeletal Station)

A low, utilitarian helm chair bolted to the scorched deck of the ancient Promellian cruiser's bridge. Metal frame and a once-padded seat now stiff with ash and dust; scorched edges and encrusted corrosion catch Worf's torchlight. A desiccated body slumps over it, clothing fused to the cushion; Picard, Worf, and Data circle it, using the chair’s position to orient their examination of the ruined bridge.

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Purpose

Provide seating at a bridge control station for an operator to monitor and manipulate ship systems.

Significance

Functions as the immediate locus of discovery: the slumped skeleton in the chair converts archaeological awe into personal horror, signaling that the warship is a tomb and materially raising the stakes of the crew’s investigation into the ship’s deadly past.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S3E6 · Booby Trap

Elegy on the Bridge: Bones at the Helm

The helm chair functions as the focal physical clue: Worf's light reveals the skeletal crewman still slumped in this scorched, utilitarian seat. The chair anchors the characters' orientation on the bridge and converts abstract admiration into the tangible evidence of sudden death.

Before: Scorched, desiccated, bolted to the bridge deck; contained a human body fused to its cushion and left undisturbed for centuries.

After: Remains remain in place; chair now recognized and actively examined by the away team, serving as recorded evidence rather than unnoticed set dressing.

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