Emissary story
A new crew is assigned to a former Cardassian space station: Deep Space Nine. It is a joint Federation/Bajoran force, with Commander Sisko in charge, but his life is dramatically changed when he is declared the Emissary to the Prophets by a Bajoran priest.
24 total · 3 choice · 9 major · 12 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| alien point of view | choice | wormhole aliens not understanding the human experience of time, human corporality, death, and other aspects of being human |
| rebuilding society after war | choice | Bajorans were impoverished from recent Cardassian occupation and the Federation sent aid |
| the nature of memory | choice | wormhole aliens discussed with Benjamin |
| coping with memories of a lost love | major | Benjamin with memories of his deceased wife Jennifer |
| coping with the death of a lover | major | Bemjamin had lost his wife, Jennifer, in the Battle of Wolf 359 against the Borg. |
| facing an overpowering adversary | major | Humans against the Borg; the Cardassians attacking Deep Space Nine when it was barely operational |
| faith vs. science | major | The wormhole, a phenomena that while exotic was readily explicable by Federation science, held a deep religious significance to the Bajoran people who regarded it as supernatural. This led to conflict between the scientifically minded Federation crew and the religious Bajorans. |
| father and son | major | Benjamin and Jake |
| gender bending | major | Dax switched from the male body of Curzon to the female one of Jadzia |
| the nature of human perception of time | major | The wormhole aliens were unacquainted with the notion of the arrow of time. |