Gorn
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- For the mirror universe counterpart, see Gorn (mirror).
| SPECIES | |
| Gorn | |
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| A mirror universe Gorn on the USS Defiant in 2155 | |
| Goverment: | Gorn Hegemony |
The Gorn are a reptilian humanoid species. The Gorn nation-state is known as the Gorn Hegemony.
[edit] History and culture
The Gorn society consists of 3 castes, the military caste, the worker caste and the caste of scientists. (Star Trek: Unity One)
The Gorn had contact with the Orions as early as 2154, when Orion privateer Harrad-Sar claimed to Jonathan Archer that they brewed "the finest Meridor in the five systems". (ENT: "Bound")
Official first contact with the Federation came in 2267, under hostile circumstances, when a Gorn ship attacked a Federation colony on Cestus III. (TOS: "Arena") By the late 24th century, however, the two powers had full, amicable political relations.
[edit] Alternate timelines
In the Orion Press continuity, the initial wave of attacks during the Kelvan War of 2285 resulted in the deaths of most of the Gorn species. (Orion Press: In Harm's Way)
In the Pendragon timeline, the Gorn launched a sneak attack against Starbase 11 in September, 2375. This incident sparked the Federation-Gorn Conflict, a war that lasted thirteen months, until the Gorn surrender. (Star Trek: Pendragon)
