Shelby is a tenacious, tough-as-nails officer who makes no secret of her ambitions—which included a desire to serve as captain of the U.S.S. Excaliburuntil that post was given to Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, who happens to be a former lover of Shelby's.
Shelby's previous intimate association with Calhoun has not interfered with her ability to serve under his command with distinction.
SIGMA TAU CETI
Intended destination of the freighter Cambonbefore it was disabled by cross fire in a region of the Lemax system known as the Gauntlet.
SIX-CARD WARHOON
A card game, similar to poker, and very popular on Mojov Station.
SKARM
A henchman of Zoran.
SOLETA, LIEUTENANT
Science officer aboard the Excalibur.Soleta is extremely good at her job and has previous experience in Thallonian space; she was captured on the planet Thallon while conducting geological research. She was rescued from a Thallonian prison by Spock, who was disguised as a Thallonian; on their way to safety they were intercepted by Thallonian prince Si Cwan—now Ambassador Si Cwan—who chose to facilitate their escape rather than sound the alarm. This was a favor Si Cwan eventually asked her to repay by smuggling him aboard the U.S.S. Excalibur.
Because her mother was Vulcan but her father Romulan, she has occassional difficulty controlling her emotions.
STAITEIUM
A really dense, tough metal.
TEAM ROOM, THE
The main crew lounge aboard the U.S.S. Excalibur,located on Deck 7 in the rear of the saucer section. Its name was a holdover from a term used in the early days of space exploration.
THAL
The capital city of the destroyed planet Thallon.
THALLON
A disintegrated pile of rubble that was once the capital planet of the Thallonian Empire. It was never harmless.
THALLONIAN EMPIRE, THE
A wide-ranging autocratic empire that controlled most of the star systems in Sector 221-G until the empire's recent collapse.
TORELLI, ENGINEER'S MATE
An engineering crew member, working under Chief Engineer Burgoyne 172, aboard the U.S.S. Excalibur.
TULAAN IV
Home to an aggressive religious sect known as the Redeemers, who are missionaries intent on spreading the word of the return of their primary deity, Xant.
TULLEAH, MOUNT
A high elevation located in the Gondi desert on Vulcan, Selar ascended Mount Tulleah many times during her youth, finding it a source of peace and contemplation. It exists in at least one very accurate holodeck simulation aboard the U.S.S. Excalibur.
VOLTAK
A Vulcan archaeologist who was the husband and mate of Dr. Selar. He died of a coronary failure while consummating the Pon farrritual with Selar.
WATSON, POLLY
A transporter officer aboard the U.S.S. Excalibur.
XENEX
A Class-M world located near the border of the
Thallonian Empire in Sector 221-G. It is the homeworld of the Xenexians and of Starfleet Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, a.k.a. M'k'n'zy of Calhoun, who in his youth led a revolt that ended the 300-year-long occupation and oppression of Xenex by the Danteri.
XENEXIANS
Indigenous inhabitants of the planet Xenex.
YATES, ENSIGN
An engineering crew member, working under Chief Engineer Burgoyne 172, aboard the U.S.S.
Excalibur.
YOZ, THALLONIAN CHANCELLOR
A leader of Thallon who attempted to apprehend Soleta for trespassing. Soleta managed to embarrass Yoz while she resisted arrest, trapping him under his own mount. Yoz later helped the people of Thallon overthrow the ruling class, including High Lord Si Cwan and his family.
YUKKA CHIPS
Small, greenish, curved, waferlike Thallonian delicacy.
ZANTOS
This world produces what is regarded as the best ale in the quadrant, better even than Romulan Ale and twice as difficult to obtain. A Starfleet survey team was captured on Zantos by local inhabitants, and the leader was subjected to harsh punitive measures. Allegedly, Starfleet Captain Mackenzie Calhoun snuck onto the planet's surface and absconded with a case of ale with the Zantos fleet in hot pursuit.
ZINA
An Orion slave girl who belonged to an Orion trader named Krassus. She originally was meant to be sold by Krassus to a buyer named Barsamis, but Krassus reneged on the deal and murdered Barsamis when he filed a protest. Krassus later lost Zina to Mackenzie Calhoun in a game of Six-Card Warhoon, but the loss turned out to be a ruse to allow Zina to distract Calhoun with her feminine charms while Krassus attempted to stab Calhoun from behind. Their plan failed. Miserably.
ZORAN SI VERDIN
A Thallonian agitator, a best friend turned worst enemy of deposed prince Si Cwan. Si Cwan described Zoran as being "almost insane in his hatred." Zoran laid a trap for Si Cwan aboard the science vessel Kayven Ryinby placing the name of Si Cwan's sister, Kalinda, on the ship's passenger manifest. Zoran later confessed to having murdered Kalinda, but subsequently recanted the statement.