THE TREKKER'S GALACTOPEDIA
by CAPTAIN MIKE


R SECTION 3: Ro through Ry.

Ro Laren.
Lieutenant in the Bajoran militia, Ro is the security chief of the starbase Deep Space Nine. Ro Laren is a Bajoran from the refugee camps created after the Cardassian occupation caused many of her people to flee from their star system. At age seven, Ro was given a piece of candy and was forced to watch as Cardassian soldiers tortured her father to death. Prior to her career with the Bajoran government, Ro had been a member of Starfleet, assigned to the starship Wellington. In an incident on Garon II, Ro took it upon herself to disobey orders, resulting in the eath of eight crewmembers, including executive officer Waid. Ro was imprisoned in a stockade on Jaros II following her court-martial, but was released in 2368 by Admiral Kennelly. Ro found herself assigned to the starship Enterprise-D under the command of Jean-Luc Picard. On the advice of Guinan, Ro revealed to Picard that she had been secretly sent by Admiral Kennelly to disrupt Bajoran peace in the Valo system. Ro stayed on the Enterprise- until she was promoted to lieutenant and attended Advanced Tactical Training, returning for a secret mission to infiltrate Maquis colonies in 2370. Ro took exception to the dubious morality of the situation, and aborted the mission, choosing to stay with the Maquis. She fought with them against the Cardassians and the Jem'Hadar until the end of the Dominion War. On DS9, Ro's command authorization code is Ro-epsilon-751. ("Ensign Ro" [TNG #103]; "Preemptive Strike" [TNG]; "Avatar" [Pocket DS9]). Played by Michelle Forbes.
Ro, Niditoricumtu
Starfleet officer. ("Dreadnought!" [Pocket TOS #29]).
Roana.
Bajoran woman, former owner of a small shop on the Promenade of Deep Space Nine. She was forced to close down shortly after her husband died, after nine years on the station. Previous to opening the shop on DS9 in 2361, she had owned a shop on Bajor for seventeen years. She briefly opened a club and casino with the El-Aurian, Martus, in the empty unit until she withdrew financial support and the venture folded. ("Rivals" [DS9]). Played by Barbara Bosson.
Robert Fox, S.S.
Civilian space vessel, a Whorfin-class transport. The Robert Fox, named for a famous Federation diplomat, was carrying El-Aurian refugees in 2293 when it became ensnared in the Nexus and destroyed. ("Generations" [Movie #7]).
Robinson, Bobby.
Security officer on the starship Enterprise who was injured by spores on Delta Gamma IV. ("Death's Angel" [Bantam TOS]).
Robison.
Starfleet captain, commanding officer of the USS Aldebaran at the time of it’s destruction in 2376. ("Avatar" [Pocket DS9]).
Roddenberry, 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]).
Rodek.
Klingon lieutenant, the gunner of the I.K.S. Gorkon. Rodek is the son of Noggra. Rodek is the new identity of Kurn, brother of Worf and son of Mogh. As an explanation for Kurn's cosmetic surgery and memory loss, it was recorded that during the Klingon-Cardassian War, Rodek was involved in a shuttle accident near Deep Space Nine and was rescued by the crew. He suffered from memory loss due to the accident. ("The Sons of Mogh" [DS9]; "Diplomatic Implausibility" [Pocket TNG]).
Roderick, U.S.S.
Federation starship, a destroyer commanded by Morgan Bateson. In 2372 the Roderick was renamed the Bozeman-A by a special dispensation in honor of Captain Bateson's heroic service to Starfleet. ("Ship of the Line" [Pocket TNG HC #8]).
Rodriquez Ingeniera.
Contractor of Federation starships operating in the 23rd century. (Ships of the Star Fleet).
Rogers-Kline
Federation scientist. Professor Rogers-Kline contributed to the Rogers-Kline-Roth hypothesis concerning the behavior of transperiodic ore and sensor radiations. ("Present Tense" [Pocket TOS Janus Gate #1]).
Rogers-Kline-Roth hypothesis.
Scientific postualtion concerning the behavior of transperiodic ore and sensor radiations. ("Present Tense" [Pocket TOS Janus Gate #1]).
Roget, Ernst.
Starfleet commander, executive officer of the starship Slayton. Roget survived that vessel's destruction while he was on an away mission captured on the planet Chiaros IV. ("Rogue" [Pocket Section 31 #2]).
Rohgan.
("Renegade" [Pocket TOS #55]).
Rojam.
Thallonian man that served aboard Zoran's ship the Kayven Ryin. Rojam disliked Si Cwan, but was not as unhinged as Zoran in his quest to see Si Cwan dead. Years ago, Rojam, Zoran, Juif and Si Cwan used to be an inseparable quartet of friends. ("The Two-Front War" [Pocket NF #3]).
Roka.
Non-Trill member of the Purists. Verad killed Roka shortly after he reported the survival of the Odan symbiont. ([WildStorm Divided We Fall]).
rokeg blood pie.
Klingon dish that Helena Rozhenko learned to prepare for Worf. ("Family" [TNG]; "Diplomatic Implausibility" [Pocket TNG]).
Roladan wild draw.
Card game. ("Emissary" [DS9 #1&2]).
Rollins.
Security officer on the starship Voyager. ("Caretaker" [VGR #1&2]). Played by Scott MacDonald.
Rollman
Starfleet admiral stationed on Starbase 401, the Starfleet command liaison with DS9 in 2369. She was called in on the Tahna Los and Khon-Ma incident. ("Past Prologue" [DS9]; "Whispers" [DS9]). Played by Susan Bay.
Rom.
Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance. Rom is the son of Keldar and Ishka and brother to merchantman Quark. Rom's son Nog became the first Ferengi to enter Starfleet, and currently serves as operations chief of Deep Space Nine. Rom was named to his position in 2376 by retiring Grand Nagus Zek. Prior to entering politics Rom had worked as an engineer on Deep Space Nine during the Dominion War, and prior to the war was a server at his brother's bar on the Promenade. Rom is known for liberal teachings in light of the conservative Ferengi infrastructure, he is continuing Zak and Ishka's reforms of female rights on Ferenginar. Rom formed one of the first Ferengi unions of Quark's staff following a number of incidents including himself falling ill with an infection of the timpanic membrane. Upon his 2372 marriage to the Bajoran woman Leeta, Rom donated his life savings to the Bajoran War Orphan's Fund in a remarkably non-Ferengi act. Leeta and Rom were married by Captain Sisko. ("Emissary" [DS9 #1&2], et al.; "Bar Association" [DS9]; "Ferengi Love Songs" [DS9]; "Call to Arms" [DS9]; "Doorways to Chaos" [Pocket TNG Gateways]). Played by Max Grodenchik.
Romulan Neutral Zone.
Area of space between the Federation and the Romulan Star Empire. The Neutral Zone was created in 2161 as a negotiation to end a period of brutal interstellar war between those two powers. ("Balance of Terror" [TOS]; "In the Pale Moonlight" [DS9 #143]; "Nemesis" [Movie #10]).
Romulan Senate.
Governing body of the Romulan Star Empire. The senate agreed to allow the Defiant the continued use of a cloaking device after the Domnion War. ("Avatar" [Pocket DS9]; "Nemesis" [Movie #10]).
Romulan ships.
Scout Bird of prey K't'inga-class war eagleWarbird A
(Shown to approximate scale 1 pixel=1 meter)

D'Deridex-class warbird B
K't'inga-class war eagle
(Shown to approximate scale 1 pixel=4 meters)
SEE: b-type warbird; battlecruiser; bird-of-prey; bright one; gallant wing; scout; war eagle; warbird; whitewind; winged defender.
SEE ALSO: D'Deridex-class; K't'inga-class; Nova-class.
SEE ALSO: Avatar of Tomed; Bloodwing; Decius; Haakona; Khazara; Pi; Terix.
Symbol of the Romulan Star EmpireRomulan Star Empire.
Ruling government of the Romulan people, centered on the planets Romulus and Remus in the Eisn star system. The warlike Empire has existed for milennia, almost since the days Romulan worlds were colonized by Vulcan generational starships. There is a growing movement to overthrow the Star Empire and replace it with a peaceful government, promoting Romulan reuinification with their brother Vulcans. For years, there was only an uneasy peace between the Romulans and the Federation after they returned to the public arena of galactic politics in 2364. When the Dominion war began around 2373, it looked like the Romulans were going to side with the enemy forces when theysigned a Dominion non-agression treaty. Almost a year later, the death of a Romulan senator brought the Empire into the war, allied with the Klingons and the Federation. Federation forces were mobilized in 2378 when a Reman uprising within the Empire threatened to engulf much of Romulan space in interstellar war. ("Balance of Terror" [TOS]; "In the Pale Moonlight" [DS9 #143]; "Nemesis" [Movie #10]).
Romulan commanderRomulans.
Federation name for the Rihannsu people of the planets Romulus and Remus. The Romulans are descendants of pre-Reformation Vulcan colonists. ("Minefield" [ENT]; "Balance of Terror" [TOS #8]; "The Deadly Years" [TOS #40]; "The Enterprise Incident" [TOS #59]; "The Survivor" [TAS #5]; "Practical Joker" [TAS #20]; "The Neutral Zone" [TNG #26]; "Contagion" [TNG #37]; "The Enemy" [TNG #55]; "Nemesis" [Movie #10]; "Death's Angel" [Bantam TOS]; "Red Sector" [Pocket TNG #53).
Romulus.
Federation name for ch'Rihan, homeworld of the Rihannsu people and center of the Romulan Star Empire. ("Balance of Terror" [TOS]).
Ronald D. Moore, U.S.S.
Federation starship, Galaxy-class explorer, Starfleet registry NCC-70564. At some point this vessel visited starbase Deep Space Nine. (2001 DS9 Calender [Pocket]). E-mail from Gary Hutzel sent to the members of the Flare Forum confirmed the name of this mysterious ship (and included an original scan for us to read the name off the hull). A later e-mail from Hutzel confirms that this Galaxy-class model was a CGI created for the calender. His e-mail also states the vessel was named for a famous Starfleet admiral (who shares the name of a Trek staffer). Eyebrows have been raised as to why the registry of this vessel predates the registry of the class-ship, U.S.S. Galaxy, but it wouldnt be the first time Starfleet's done something like that (SEE: Constellation, U.S.S. NCC-1017 and Constitution-class).
Rondac III.
Planet inside Cardassian space. When Damar began his campaign against the Dominion, the cloning facilities on Rondac III were the first targets. The Trager led the attack. Months later, the ship still bore the scars from that battle. ("Demons of Air and Darkness" [Pocket DS9 Gateways]).
Roness, Gerda.
Starfleet ensign who was aboard the runabout Rio Grande with Lieutenant Bowers when the Malon escape pod came through the gateway with Taran’atar aboard. Ensign Roness later joined the mission to the Gamma Quadrant aboard the Defiant, but was killed defending the Vahni Vahltupali homeworld there from space debris after the destruction of their moon. ("Horn and Ivory" [Pocket DS9 Gateways: What Lays Beyond]; "Twilight" [Pocket DS9 Mission: Gamma #1]).
ronoxoline-D.
("Planet of Judgement" [Bantam TOS]).
Roosevelt, U.S.S.
Federation starship.
root beer.
Earth beverage that Nog began drinking when he was accepted into Starfleet Academy. ("Cathedral" [Pocket DS9 Mission Gamma #3]).
Roques, U.S.S.
Federation starship, Dollond-class transport/tug, Starfleet registry NCC-3932. (Technical Manual [TOS]).
Roskov.
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.
Ross, William.
Starfleet admiral, a senior front line commander in the Dominion War. Stationed at Starbase 375 during the war, Ross was present at the signing of the Accords and is now one of Starfleet's highest officers. ("A Time to Stand" [DS9]; "Abyss" [Pocket Section 31 #3]). Played by Barry Jenner.
Ross, U.S.S.
Federation starship, Doppler-class transport/tug, Starfleet registry NCC-3865. (Technical Manual [TOS]).
Roth.
Federation scientist. Professor Roth contributed to the Rogers-Kline-Roth hypothesis concerning the behavior of transperiodic ore and sensor radiations. ("Present Tense" [Pocket TOS Janus Gate #1]).
Rotherot, Aex.
Starfleet commander, the commandant of Starfleet Academy in 2288. ("Starfleet Academy" [Pocket]).
Rovar.
("Death's Angel" [Bantam TOS]).
Royal York.
Space vessel that took part in the Belle Terre expedition in the 2270s, a privateer commanded by Captain Gillespie. ("Wagon Train to the Stars" [Pocket New Earth #1]).
Rozahn.
Bajoran woman, a minister of the Provisional Government in 2370. She was responsible for the irrigation project in the Trilar peninsula and the Skrreean immigration request. ("Sanctuary" [DS9]). Played by Kitty Swink.
Rozhenko, Alexander.
Klingon warrior, the son of Worf. Alexander was born in 2366 to half-human Emissary K'ehleyr, and is a quarter human. When Alexander was almost two, his mother was murdered by Duras, and he was adopted by his father and lived aboard the starship Enterprise-D. After his father was assigned to Deep Space Nine, Alexander joined the Klingon military during the Dominion war. He was assigned as an engineer aboard the bird-of-prey Rotarran. ("Reunion" [TNG]; "Sons and Daughters" [DS9]). Played by Brian Bonsall. Played by Jon Steuer in "Reunion." Played by Marc Worden in "Sons and Daughters." Future Alexander played by James Sloyan in "Firstborn."
U.S.S. RubiconRubicon, U.S.S.
Federation starship, Danube-class runabout, Starfleet registry NCC-72936. Assigned to Starbase Deep Space 9 under the command of Benjamin Sisko.
Rugal.
Cardassian boy who was born in 2358. Thought to have been killed in a Bajoran raid in which his mother was killed, Rugal was left behind on Bajor following the Cardassian withdrawal. Adopted by the Bajoran Proka Makdal, he was later found to be the son of Legate Kotran Pa'Dar and was returned to Cardassia with his natural father. It was rvealed that Rugal had been purposely left behind by political enemies of Pa'Dar, in order to disgrace the leader. ("Cardassians" [DS9]). Played by Vidal Peterson.
Danube-class runaboutrunabout.
Classification for a type of Federation starship created in 2368. While the term runabout was formerly common, it was never an official ship type until the creation of the Danube-class and related designs. A runabout is a small craft which undertake  long interstellar missions, operating independantly of a mother ship or station, and be able to perform many tasks of a larger starship. Runabouts are similar in form and function to shuttlecraft, but are larger, faster and more defensible. The term runabout is most often used to refer to the Danube-class, which is used on Deep Space Nine. ("Emissary" [DS9 #1&2]).
    SEE: Danube-class; Yellowstone-class; Mission-class; Hubble-class.
runabout pads
Series of three to six bays on Deep Space Nine that accomodate that facility's runabout complement. The pads were originally designed to accomodate Cardassian shuttles, but were fitted to service the Starfleet craft. Other types of ships can also dock in these bays. ("Emissary" [DS9 #1&2]).
Rurigan.
A Yaderan man, Rurigan was the only living person in the holographic village which simulated the civilization of Yadera before it was invaded by the Dominion. ("Shadowplay" [DS9]). Played by Kenneth Tobey.
Russell, Benny.
20th century Terran, a writer of speculative fiction, or science fiction as it was known. A vision of Russell's life was sent to Captain Sisko by the Prophets to restore his faith in face of the grim realities of war. ("Far Beyond the Stars" [DS9 #138]). Played by Avery Brooks.
Russell, Toby.
Federation research neurologist. ("Ethics" [TNG #116]). Played by Caroline Kava.
Russell, U.S.S.
Federation starship, Dollond-class transport/tug, Starfleet registry NCC-3907. (Technical Manual [TOS]).
Ruth.
Female acquaintance of James Kirk. ("Shore Leave" [TOS #17]). Played by Shirley Bonne.
Rutia IV.
("The High Ground" [TNG #60]).
Rutian archaeological vessel.
("Unification" [TNG #107&108]).
Rutians.
Humanoid species native to Rutia IV. ("The High Ground" [TNG #60]).
Rutledge, U.S.S.
Federation starship, New Orleans-class frigate, Starfleet registry NCC-57295. ("The Wounded" [TNG #86]; "Nor the Battle to the Strong" [DS9 #102]).
Ruuni.
Starfleet officer who was killed when a runabout in orbit of Torga IV was destroyed by a Jem'Hadar team sent to recover a downed craft. ("The Ship" [DS9]).
Ruwon.
("Visionary" [DS9 #63]).
rybo-viroxic nucleic structure.
("Rascals" [TNG #133]).
Rychi, Samas.
("A Fury Scorned" [Pocket TNG #43]).
ryetalyn.
Rare mineral substance. ("Requiem for Methuselah" [TOS #76]).
Ryjaan.
Squat and bulky Danterian man who was ambassador to the Federation. Ryjaan was present at the Thallonian Summit held aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise-E. Ryjaan was the son of Falkar of the House of Edins. He dealt with D'ndai quite a bit regarding Xenex. Ryjaan wanted to reap great benefits from Thallon and didn't want interference from M'k'n'zy. Ryjaan worked together with Zoran, D'ndai and Yoz in an attempt to rid themselves of Si Cwan and Mackenzie Calhoun who they believed might interfere with their plans to forge a coalition of Thallon, Danter and Xenex that might eventually rival the Federation. ("House of Cards" [Pocket NF #1]; "Into the Void" [Pocket NF #2]; "Endgame" [Pocket NF #4]).

Rura Penthe - location near the edge of the Klingon Empire, a penal colony that was known as the aliens’ graveyard when Captain James T. Kirk and Doctor Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy were sent there after the assassination of Chancellor Gorkon.
Rotarran, IKS - Klingon Bird-of-Prey used by General Martok during the Dominion War. Lieutenant Commander Worf often served on the Rotarran, as Martok’s First Officer. After the war was over, the Rotarran underwent repairs and its crewmen were placed on temporary assignments to other vessels.
Rozhenko, Helena - human female, Worf’s adoptive mother on Earth. She and her husband, Sergey, raised Worf from the age of six. After K’Ehleyr died, they helped to raise Alexander for a short time. When Worf was assigned to Deep Space Nine, Alexander moved back to Earth to live with the Rozhenkos.
Rozhenko, Nikolai - human male, Worf’s adoptive brother and the son of Sergey and Helena Rozhenko. He left Starfleet Academy before graduating, which caused a rift between himself and Worf. He now lives with the Boralaan, a primitive culture, on Vacca VI, raising a family with his wife.
Rozhenko, Sergey - human male, Worf’s adoptive father on Earth. He was a petty officer in Starfleet when he found Worf at Khitomer, the site of a massacre at the hands of the Romulan Star Empire. Sergey took his wife, his human son, and Worf to Gault, a farming colony before moving to Earth several years later.
R’uustai ritual - the ritual in which Worf adopted Jeremy Aster into the House of Mogh, making them brothers.
Rura Penthe - a penal colony in the Klingon Empire, once known as the aliens graveyard.

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