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Chorgan's Gatherer Ship

A medium-sized, purpose-built spacecraft under Chorgan's control, sheathed in visible forward shielding and configured for both command presence and confrontation. The hull presents functional plating and an operable forward shield matrix that the Enterprise can selectively disable; bridge officers react to its bearing with red alert protocols and tactical strikes aimed to disable rather than destroy. The vessel transmits hails once its shields fall, and it functions as the physical site for high‑stakes diplomacy when boarding is demanded.
2 appearances

Purpose

To serve as Chorgan's operational command/transport vessel that projects authority and defense—capable of engaging in hostile actions while also hosting face‑to‑face negotiations when compelled.

Significance

Acts as the story's pivot from confrontation to diplomacy: disabling its forward shields converts a firefight into leverage, forcing hails and enabling Picard to demand aboard talks. The ship embodies the tense intersection of tactical restraint and political negotiation.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments
S3E9 · The Vengeance Factor
Surgical Strike, Diplomatic Gamble

Chorgan's Gatherer ship is the targeted adversary: it fires upon the Enterprise, displays forward shields that are selectively disabled by Enterprise phasers, and becomes the site Picard demands to visit for face‑to‑face negotiations, shifting its role from attacker to captive audience.

Before: Active and hostile: firing on the Enterprise with forward shields engaged.
After: Forward shields rendered inoperative; ship begins hailing and is prepared to receive boarding/transported parties for negotiations.
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S3E9 · The Vengeance Factor
Picard's Unarmed Gambit

Chorgan's Gatherer ship functions as both adversary and bargaining table; its forward shields are the tactical target, and its vulnerability becomes the instrument that forces Chorgan into a hailing and a coerced invitation to parley.

Before: Active, firing intermittently at the Enterprise and maintaining shield integrity against incoming hits.
After: Sustained a direct phaser strike that rendered its forward shields inoperative, leaving the ship temporarily defenseless and compelled to answer the Enterprise's demands.
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