![]() ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. As the DS9 writing staff put more thought into the Vorta following their initial appearance in "The Jem'Hadar", telekinesis was discarded and deemed a misstep that the writing team hoped viewers would forget. Only one Vorta was demonstrated using telekinesis: Eris. ( DS9: " The Jem'Hadar", Star Trek Adventures - Alpha Quadrant) Vorta were immune to most forms of poison Weyoun once observed that this trait "came in handy as a diplomat." ( DS9: " Favor the Bold", " Sacrifice of Angels", " Ties of Blood and Water")Īt least one Vorta agent, Eris, was capable of generating powerful blasts of telekinesis, similar in strength to a standard-issue phaser set to stun, but it is unknown how widespread this ability is, though it does not appear to be all that common. The Founders altered the Vorta genome to include a sense of hearing greater than that of most other humanoid races, but they had comparatively weak eyesight. Vorta had pale skin, violet eyes, and elongated ears that were completely joined to the rest of the head. ![]() She felt that perhaps a fresh perspective might speed matters along. At one point, the Female Changeling decreed that they were to document their research and should then be eliminated and replaced by their clones. By 2375, Weyoun had a team of Vorta doctors working night and day attempting to find a vaccine for a morphogenic virus inflicting the Founders. The Vorta were tasked with the distribution of ketracel-white, a drug that ensured the loyalty of the Jem'Hadar (although it had been indicated that this was not entirely necessary). A single Vorta commanded each Jem'Hadar ship and the Jem'Hadar First was directly responsible to that individual, though the other Jem'Hadar were instead responsible to the First. Owing to their position in the Dominion hierarchy, the Vorta also served as the commanders of the Jem'Hadar. In reality, the Vorta merely acted as its administrators, commanders, scientists, and diplomats, operating under the authority of the Changeling founders. ( DS9: " Call to Arms", et al.)īecause of their high status within the Dominion, many species mistakenly assumed that the Dominion is led by the Vorta. ( DS9: " Treachery, Faith and the Great River") Weyoun, while speaking to a Founder would typically assume a submissive posture, holding his hands down by his sides with palms faced out and slightly bowing his head. This ensured the Vorta's absolute obedience to the Founders. ![]() Perhaps the most important of the genetic alterations made to the Vorta was an intrinsic belief that the Founders were gods. 71), the Vorta homeworld was in fact the planet Kurill Prime, as Eris claims in DS9: " The Jem'Hadar", even though her story of a recent Dominion conquest of that world was a lie.Īpparently in fulfillment of the Founders' earlier promise, the Vorta were genetically changed by them into humanoids and were employed at the highest level of the Dominion, as the Founders' tools of conquest. ![]()
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