Galactopedia N Section 2

THE TREKKER'S GALACTOPEDIA
by CAPTAIN MIKE

N SECTION 2: Ng through Nz.

Ngame Nebula.: Interstellar cloud of dust and gas. The Enterprise-D passed the Ngame Nebula en route to its mission on Evadne IV in 2367. The ship's sensors discovered the apparent presence of a Class-M planet in a T-tauri type star system within the cloud. While investigating the planet, the Enterprise-D encountered a wormhole that rendered the crew unconscious for approximately thirty seconds. This nebula is the home of the reclusive Paxans. ("Clues" [TNG]).
N'Garen.: Klingon woman, daughter of Tse'Dek, a weapons officer on the bird-of-prey Rotarran. She had previously served abaord the Vor'nak. ("Sons and Daughters" [DS9]). Played by Gabrielle Union.
Ngomo.: Starfleet admiral who was stationed on Earth in 2371. ("Past Tense" [DS9]).
Ngultor.: Spacegoing organism which was encountered by the starship Enterprise in 2254. The Ngultor was a giant organic mass of linked lifeforms that infected and dissolved the critical computer elements of passing atsrships, and then consumed their crews. Captain Pike was nearly dealt the same fate, until his crew overcame the Ngultor, rescuing the captain and saving themselves. Captain Pike experienced memory aberration, causing him to suffer from flashbacks while in the Ngultor starship-colony. ("Flesh of My Flesh" [Marvel EV #1]).

Niagara-class.: Type of Federation starship. A three-nacelled dreadnought type vessel, ships of this structure included the Princeton, Wellington and, presumably, the Niagara. ("The Best of Both Worlds" [TNG]). The Niagara model was built and subsequently damaged by Greg Jein for the graveyard scene at Wolf 359. Some photos of the studio model are all that exists of the ship's structure. Due to the efforts of Bernd Schneider and the Wolf 359 Research Project at Ex Astris Scientia, several thories about the vessel's size, scale and structure have been put forth. The 3D model of the Niagara is courtesy of Trekmania.
Niagara, U.S.S.: Federation starship, prototype for the Niagara-class. (Conjecture).
Niantic, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Detroyat-class heavy destroyer, Starfleet registry NCC-1105. The Niantic was reclassified as an escort in the 2250s, and later reclassified for a scout mission profile. Niantic was the only Detroyat lost in the line of duty, disappearing in the M-370 star system shortly after rendezvous with the starship Constellation. Although no wreckage was ever found, there is a high degree of probability that the Niantic also fell victim to the planet-killer that the Constellation fell to. (U.S.S. Detroyat Class Heavy Destroyer Blueprints; Ships of the Star Fleet vol.1).
nIb'poH.: Klingon term. ("Cause and Effect" [DS9]).
Nibor.: Ferengi. ("Ménage à Troi" [TNG]). Played by Peter Slutsker.
Nichols.: Terran scientist, an administrator of Plexicorp company in 1986. ("The Voyage Home" [Movie #4]).
Nici.: ("Imzadi" [Pocket TNG HC #2]).
Nicki the Nose.: Fictional character, 1940s gangster with a prosthetic metal nose, who is present in the Dixon Hill holonovels. ("First Contact" [Movie #8]). Played by Don Stark.
Nicoletti, Susan.: Starfleet lieutenant assigned to the starship Voyager, with quarters on Deck 4. Torres ordered her to join an away team to a damaged Kazon-Nistrim raider in 2371. Tom Paris once referred to Nicoletti as 'cold hands, colder heart.' Nicoletti plays the oboe, and was one of the crewpeople to receive a letter from home through the Hirogen relay. ("State of Flux" [VGR]; "Twisted" [VGR]; "Day of Honor" [VGR]; "The Thaw" [VGR]; "The Swarm" [VGR]; "Hunters" [VGR]). Played by Christine Delgado.
nictitating membrane.: ("Genesis" [TNG]).
Night Beings.: ("Night" [VGR]).
Night ships.: ("Night" [VGR]).
"Night Bird.": ("Second Chances" [TNG]).
night-blooming throgni.: ("Angel One" [TNG]).
Night Owl.: San Francisco coffee house, located on Market Street. ("In the Flesh" [VGR]).
Nightingale, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Nebula-class hospital ship, Starfleet registry NCC-60805. Under the command of Captain Nandi Jadeja. ("Bridge Commander" [Activision]).
"Nightingale Woman.": Sonnet written in the 1990s by Tarbolde of Canopus. ("Where No Man Has Gone Before" [TOS #1]).
nihiliphobia.: When Neelix experiences anxiety and hyperventilates, the Doctor tells him he is experiencing nihiliphobia; nihilophobia is the fear of nothingness. ("Night" [VGR]).
Nihydron.: Delta Quadrant civilization. ("Year of Hell" [VGR]).
Niles.: Maquis soldier. ("The Maquis" [DS9]). Played by Michael Rose.
Nilrem.: Doctor on Malcor III. ("First Contact" [TNG]). Played by Steven Anderson. 'Nilrem' is 'Merlin' spelled backwards.
Nilva.: Ferengi, the chairman of the Slug-o-Cola company, a powerful voice in the Ferengi economy. ("Profit and Lace" [DS9]). Played by Henry Gibson.
Nimbus III.: Barely habitable Class-M planet in the Neutral Zone. Dubbed the "planet of galactic peace," Nimbus III was the site of an experiment by the Romulan, Klingon, and Federation governments to bridge the gap between them by sponsoring a settlement there. The colony, established in 2268, was a dismal failure, although the settlement remained in place for at least two decades. The Vulcan exile Sybok began his quest or Sha Ka Ree there. ("The Final Frontier" [Movie #5]).
Nimira.: ("Random Thoughts" [VGR]). Played by Gwynyth Walsh, who also played B'Etor in several TNG episodes beginning with "Redemption" [TNG], up until that character's death in "Generations" [Movie #7].
Nimitz, U.S.S.: Federation starship, a dreadnought type vessel in the mid to late 23rd century. This ship had a complement was over 500 crewpeople, and was armed with six phaser emplacements and eight launch tubes. (Begin Tactical Starship Simulator [Clockwork Software]).
Nine Suns.: Poetry and prose compilation written in the early 2260s by Hosato Sulu. ("Enterprise: The First Adventure" [Pocket Giant #1]).
Niners.: Baseball team formed on Starbase Deep Space Nine. ("Take Me Out to the Holosuite" [DS9]).
Ninth Fleet.: Division of Starfleet. ("You Are Cordially Invited" [DS9]; "Favor the Bold" [DS9]).
Ninth Order.: Cardassian military division. ("Ties of Blood and Water" [DS9]).
Nistra.: ("The Final Truth" [Gold Key TOS #31]).
Nisus.: Planet. ("Metamorphosis" [Pocket TNG Giant #1]).
Nivoch.: Planet. Seska promised to meet her brother on Nivoch on his birthday in 2371. ("Prime Factors" [VGR]).
Nizhawa.: Starfleet command officer who captained a destroyer-type vessel in the mid to late 23rd century. (Begin Tactical Starship Simulator [Clockwork Software]). The game software put each captain name in command of a random vessel each time the game was played.
No Man's Land.: ("No Man's Land" [Pocket VGR Gateways #5]).
Nobel, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Olympic-class cruiser, Starfleet registry NCC-55012. In 2370 the Nobel and the Excelsior participated in search operations for the lost starship Hera. In 2374, this vessel was involved with fighting on the Dominion front and submitted casualty reports which were received by Deep Space 9. ("Interface" [TNG]; "In the Pale Moonlight" [DS9 #143]). This vessel's name and registry is derived from Okuda's Encyclopedia. The Nobel was named after Alfred Nobel, Swedish industrialist, inventor of dynamite, and founder of the Nobel Prize. The "In the Pale Moonlight" names and status reports came from a casualty report shown in a background computer display.
Noel, Helen.: Psychiatric specialist who served as a medical officer aboard the starship Enterprise in the beginning of its five-year mission. ("Dagger of the Mind" [TOS]).
Nog.: Starfleet lieutenant, chief of operations aboard Space Station Deep Space Nine. Nog, the son of Grand Nagus Rom, is the first Ferengi to serve in Starfleet. Nog is the nephew of Quark, who operates the bar on DS9. In 2369 Nog, learning business, acquired a large quantity of surplus yamok sauce through his employment at his uncle's bar, exchanging it several times, until he and his friend Jake Sisko owned a strip of empty land on Bajor, which they sold the the Bajoran Provisional Government under the name Noh-Jay Consortium. In 2372, Nog became the first Ferengi to enter Starfleet Academy, where he was a member of Omega Squadron. During his first day as a cadet, Nog was accidentally briefly transported back in time the the year 1947 to Roswell, New Mexico, in his uncle's shuttle. Nog did not impress his fellow cadets by causing a major holodeck malfunction during the beginning of freshman classes, by installing illicit Ferengi software sent to him by Quark. After the Dominion made an attempt to assault Federation telepaths which caused the Omega cadets to violate General Order Seven, Nog was not executed, but instead assigned to field study on Deep Space Nine (as a diplomatic move to avoid upsetting Federation-Ferengi relations). The cadets were later acquitted, but Nog did not return to the Academy for his junior year because of the beginning of the Dominion War. Nog was awarded a field commission of ensign from Captain Benjamin Sisko, and was assigned to the starship Defiant during the worst of the war, Operation: Return and the later Chin'toka campaigns. Nog also serves as temporary engineering officer aboard the starship Valiant on its last mission, and was one of few survivors. During trench warfare on AR-558, Nog was wounded by Jem'Hadar weapons and lost his leg before being evacuated to the starship Veracruz. He currently serves with a prosthetic. Nog had a difficult time adjusting to post-traumatic stress disorders, losing himself in holodeck fantasies for some time before he was able to competently return to duty. Towards the end of the Dominion War, Nog again found himself present at many historic events, such as the second Chin'toka campaigns and the taking of Cardassia Prime. After the Accords were signed, Nog was promoted to lieutenant junior-grade, and was transferred to Starbase Deep Space Nine, his childhood home, to replace Miles O'Brien, his mentor, as chief of operations. Nog has a close working relationship with new Andorian science officer Thirishar ch'Thane. Nog's serial number begins with CX-937.; In an alternate future timeline created in 2372, Captain Benjamin Sisko disappeared into a temporal rift and left Kira in charge of the station, at the beginning of the Klingon-Federation War. Sisko's son Jake would eventually be forced return to Earth("Emissary" [DS9 #1&2]; "Progress" [DS9]; "Little Green Men" [DS9]; "The Ascent" [DS9]; "Rocks and Shoals" [DS9]; "Favor the Bold" [DS9]; "Valiant" [DS9]; "The Siege of AR-558" [DS9]; "It's Only a Paper Moon" [DS9]; "What You Leave Behind" [DS9]; "Avatar" [Pocket DS9]; "Prime Directives" [Marvel SA#1]). Played by Aron Eisenberg.
Noguchi, Kimitake.: Starfleet admiral. Noguchi had formerly served with George Kirk and was an old friend of the Kirk family. Noguchi presided over the change of command ceremony when James Kirk took over as captain of the Enterprise in 2264. ("Enterprise: The First Adventure" [Pocket Giant #1]).
Nogura, Heihachiro.: Commander in chief of Starfleet from the 2250s to the 2280s. ("The Motion Picture" [Movie #1]).
Nolan.: ("Ship of the Line" [Pocket TNG HC #8]).
Nomad.: Terran space probe launched in 2002. ("The Changeling" [TOS]).
nonlinear dynamics.: Techniques for advanced statistical analysis modeling. Julian Bashir and several other genetically enhanced individuals used nonlinear dynamics to run analyses of the war with the Dominion in order to make predictions of probable outcomes. ("Statistical Probabilities" [DS9]).
Noor, Undieela.: Andorian novelist, the mother of Pava ek'Noor Aqabaa. ("Parent's Day" [Marvel SA]).
Nored, Anne.: ("The Survivor" [TAS]).
Norfolk Rebel.: Space vessel that took part in the Belle Terre expedition in the 2270s, a privately owned tugantine commanded by Captain Briggs. ("Wagon Train to the Stars" [Pocket New Earth #1]).
Norgon V.: ("Futures" [Marvel EV #12-14]).
Nori.: Starfleet engineer on DS9, assigned to the swing shift. ("The Assignment" [DS9]).

Norkova.: Freighter vessel.
Normandy.: Space vessel that took part in the Belle Terre expedition in the 2270s, a privately owned farm ship commanded by Captain Maxmillian. ("Wagon Train to the Stars" [Pocket New Earth #1]).
Normandy, U.S.S.: Federation starship, a destroyer. ("The Covenant of the Crown" [Pocket TOS #4]).
Normedians.: Species. ("The Haunting of Thallus" [Marvel TOS]).
Norpin falcon.: ("Sons and Daughters" [DS9]).
North Star.: Earth freighter space vessel that was presumed destroyed, sometime before 2151. ("Fortunate Son" [ENT]).
Northwest Passage.: Space vessel that took part in the Belle Terre expedition in the 2270s, a leased Conestoga carrier commanded by Captain Burch. ("Wagon Train to the Stars" [Pocket New Earth #1]).
Northwest Passage.: ("Scorpion" [VGR]).

Norway-class.: Type of Federation starship in use in the late 24th century measuring 335 meters in length. As a cutter type vessel, the Norway-class is designed to patrol, police and defend the Federation's borders. In this role it is necessary for the vessel to have short duration high speed engines for pursuit, and to operate independantly for long patrol cruises. The Norways are smaller, faster starships designed to only require a small crew. For the tracking of borderspace, Norway-class ships have enhanced sensor, tracking and communication ability, and also posess advanced tractor and docking abilities for the towing and boarding of other vessels. This class includes the starships Budapest, Bozeman-A (formerly the Roderick) and, presumably, the Norway. ("First Contact" [Movie #8]).; EXTERNAL LINK: Bernd Shneider's Ex Astris Scientia starship database: Norway-class.
Norway, U.S.S.: Federation starship, prototype for the Norway-class cutter. (Conjecture).
Noshiro, U.S.S.: Federation starship, Surya-class heavy frigate, Starfleet registry NCC-1885. The Noshiro's spaceframe was laid down by Empress Spacecraft Design & Building at Port Copernicus on Luna on stardate 4868.19. The vessel was launched for trials on 5041.18 and commissioned on SD 5093.81. As of 2259, this ship was assigned to TacFleet. Built by a separate contractor, this ship has many differences from the standard Surya-class starship. In October of 2289 this vessel set off on an exploratory cruise in the company of the starships Alfr, Essahir and Atalanti. (Ships of the Star Fleet, vol.1).

Nova-class.: Type of Federation starship, a scout built in the 2370s. ("Equinox" [VGR]).
Nova, U.S.S.: Federation starship, prototype for the Nova-class. (Conjecture).
Novakovich.: Starfleet Academy instructor. ("The Game" [TNG]).
Novakovich, Ethan.: ("Strange New World" [ENT]; "By the Book" [Pocket ENT #1]).
Novelwry.: ("Dreadnought!" [Pocket TOS #29]).
Novoe Petrograd.: Federation world located in the Jaldiz star system. (Star Fleet Intelligence--Agent's Orientation Sourcebook [FASA RPG]).
Novokovich gambit.: Chess move. ("Night" [VGR]).
nozala sandwich.: ("Honor Among Thieves" [VGR]).
Nozawa, Kashimuro.: Operations crewperson aboard the starship Voyager. Nozawa was assaulted by the Doctor when the hologram's program malfunctioned after he attempted to tamper with his own personality. He was also injured by a transporter console explosion caused by thermionic discharge of the Demon-class planet. When the Voyagercrew was abducted by the Quarren, Nozawa was known as Quarren employee 8582. ("Caretaker" [VGR]; "Phage" [VGR]; "Emanations" [VGR]; "Prime Factors" [VGR]; "Heroes and Demons" [VGR]; "Learning Curve" [VGR]; "The 37s" [VGR]; "Elogium" [VGR]; "Twisted" [VGR]; "Tattoo" [VGR]; "CoF" [VGR]; "Man" [VGR]; "Prt" [VGR]; "Meld" [VGR]; "DeW" [VGR]; "Lifesigns" [VGR]; "Deadlock" [VGR]; "Tuvix" [VGR]; "Basics" [VGR]; "The Swarm" [VGR]; "Remember" [VGR]; "Coda" [VGR]; "Darkling" [VGR]; "Favorite Son" [VGR]; "BaA" [VGR]). Played by John Tempoya.
nuanka.: Native American term. ("The Cloud" [VGR]).
nucleogenic cloud being.: ("The Cloud" [VGR]).
nucleogenic particles.: ("Caretaker" [VGR]).
nucleonic beam.: ("The Inner Light" [TNG]).
nucleonic charge.: Hirogen weapon system. ("The Killing Game" [VGR]).
nucleonic radiation.: ("State of Flux" [VGR]).
nucleosynthesis.: ("Hollow Pursuits" [TNG]).
Nu'Daq.: Klingon captain. ("The Chase" [TNG]). Played by John Cothran, Jr.
null space.: ("The Outcast" [TNG]).
nullifier core.: ("Face of the Enemy" [TNG]).
nutritional supplement 14-beta-7.: ("One" [VGR]).
Number One.: Commander in Starfleet, the executive officer of the starship Enterprise under the command of Captain Pike. Number One previously served as his first officer on the Yorktown. Number One is a native of the Earth colony Ilyria, where eugenics programs are designed to create optimum genetic pairings for superior beings. She was rated the best of her age group, hence the appellation Number One. However, the old style Earth surname passed down into her Starfleet birth records was Robbins, although she does not use it. ("The Cage" [TOS unaired pilot]; "Vulcan's Glory" [Pocket TOS #44]; "Flesh of my Flesh" [Marvel EV #1], et al.). Played by Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, under the name M. Leigh Hudec.
Nuria.: Mintakan. ("Who Watches the Watchers?" [TNG]). Played by Kathryn Leigh Scott.
N'Vek.: Romulan, subcommander of the warbird Khazara, and a secret member of the Vulcan reunification movement. ("Face of the Enemy" [TNG]). Played by Scott MacDonald, who also played Tosk in "Captive Pursuit" [DS9], Goran'Agar in "Hippocratic Oath" [DS9]; and Rollins in "Caretaker" [VGR] and "Dreadnought" [VGR].
Ny Terla.: ("Time and Again" [VGR]). Played by Joel Polis.
Nyberrite Alliance.: Spacefaring civilization. The Nyberrite Alliance is always looking for experienced officers. In 2372 when he considered leaving Starfleet, Worf contemplated signing on a Nyberrite cruiser. ("The Way of the Warrior" [DS9 #73&74]).
Nydom.: T'Lani scientist who led the team responsible for developing the process by which the deadly Harvester bio-weapons could be disabled. A government purge of all information dealing with the Harvester led to Nydom and all of his colleagues being executed by Kellerun soldiers. ("Armageddon Game" [DS9 #33]). Played by Larry Cedar.
N'yengoran strategy.: Klingon attackk tactic used against fortified ground based facilities. ("Blood Oath" [DS9]).
Nyere, Jason.: United Earth Combined Services captain, commanding officer of the naval vessel C.S.S. Delphinus in 2045. Unknown to history, the Delphinus was used to transport the survivors of a crashed Vulcan scout ship to Antarctica in that year. Nyere was later brainwashed to prevent him from recalling this incident. ("Strangers From the Sky" [Pocket TOS Giant #2]).
Nygulla, Bill.: Supply officer on Starbase 7 in 2287. Nygulla, an old friend of Scotty and Commmander Helmes, was assaulted by drug smigglers in the base cargo bay. ("Rest & Recreation" [DC TOS vol.2 #18]).
Nykalia.: Locale on the Teplan homeworld. ("The Quickening" [DS9 #95]).
Nyria III.: ("Displaced" [VGR]).
Nyrian starship.: ("Displaced" [VGR]; "Doors Into Chaos" [Pocket Gateways]).
Nyrians.: ("Displaced" [VGR]; "Doors Into Chaos" [Pocket Gateways]).

NX-class.: Type of starship built by the Earth Starfleet in the 2150s. The first vessel of this type was the experimental warp-five drive testbed Enterprise NX-01, launched in the spring of 2151. Two more of these vessels were nearing completion, including the Shenandoah NX-02. This class of vessel is the brainchild of propulsion engineer Henry Archer, who was the protegé of Zefram Cochrane. Unfortunately, Dr. Archer never lived to see the completion of his starship, although the first ship was commanded by his son Jonathan. ("Broken Bow" [ENT #1&2]; "Silent Enemy" [ENT]. The name 'NX-class' is derived from promotional materials released after the series premiere of Enterprise.

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