Object

Volnoth's Birth Record (Rana IV Colony Register)

A single archival birth-entry drawn from the Rana IV Colony Register: an institutional record line — name, birthdate, birthplace and clan affiliation — rendered as an aged ledger entry or ship-archived data field bearing an official stamp. In the bridge exchange Data retrieves and vocalizes the entry from mission archives while Beverly cross-checks forensic markers; the record appears as text and a small holographic readout, its terse facts recalibrating the away-team’s investigation and freezing the diplomatic room.

3 appearances

Purpose

To record an individual's birth and official identity details (name, date/place of birth, clan/residency) for administrative and identification purposes.

Significance

The record nails Volnoth's identity to Rana IV and ties him to a specific clan, enabling Data and Beverly to link his death to an eighty-year-old massacre and a shared engineered microvirus; it converts a sensitive diplomatic moment into an immediate crisis by exposing heritage, motive, and biological evidence.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S3E3 · The Survivors

Snared at the Oasis: First Contact with the Uxbridges

Although not physically present in the scene, the Rana IV colony register functions narratively as the source of Data's memorized identification details; its contents transform the meeting into a verifiable identification and deepen the mystery about why this couple alone survived.

Before: Maintained aboard the Enterprise or in mission archives; its data known to ship systems and accessed by Data in advance of the mission.

After: Information has been deployed by Data to identify the occupants; the register itself is unchanged but its contents now shift the away team's mission focus.

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S3E3 · The Survivors

Snared Suspicion at the Uxbridge House

Although not physically present, the Rana IV colony register functions as the data source Data memorized en route; his recital of those entries supplies provenance—ages, professions, residency—and converts the rescue into an evidence-driven inquiry.

Before: Stored as an institutional record offsite (ship or colony archive); its contents are memorized by Data for contextual use.

After: Information from the register has been spoken and used; the physical register remains offsite but its data now informs the team's investigation.

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S3E9 · The Vengeance Factor

Yuta Unmasked — The Tralesta Vendetta Revealed

Volnoth's birth record is retrieved and displayed on the bridge monitor, anchoring identity and clan affiliation, which allows Beverly and Data to correlate the recent victim with historical clan data. The record functions as documentary proof linking Volnoth to the Lornack clan.

Before: Stored in the Acamarian colony registry archives and accessible to the Enterprise database queries.

After: Displayed on the bridge monitor and used as corollary evidence in the ongoing investigation; remains archived in ship records for further analysis.

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