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Categories: Meta, Essays and Everything Else
Characters: Q
Genre: General
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Giving Garak an insulting nametag was hardly polite; any being should know that. But what about those less obvious signs of respect or disrespect? If you're interested in putting the right foot forward in your dealings with Cardassians, what are some of the most important do's and don'ts?
(Most information here is Sigils and Unions-specific, and written from an in-universe perspective, as if for a student preparing to study the Cardăsda language. Other material may be added eventually, but for now, this can be read as a complete work.)
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Categories: Meta, Essays and Everything Else
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Series: Star Trek: Sigils and Unions Background Information
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From strict discipline in military formations to intense, deeply emotional interactions with friends and family--interactions with and among Cardassians can sometimes seem contradictory to other species with different upbringings and instinctive drives. Here's a bit of insight for non-Cardassians that might explain some of the unusual thoughts and reactions they might observe when dealing with Cardassians...
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Characters: None
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Series: Star Trek: Sigils and Unions Background Information
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Series: Alternate Mirror Universe
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In the real world, it has the force of scientific law: only the most similar species within a genus can successfully mate, and even then the offspring will almost always be sterile.
Yet in Star Trek, hybrids have been with us from the very beginning.
So how is it that beings that evolved on completely different worlds, some of them with physiology fundamentally different from Earth humanity, manage to have healthy children together? And how is it their children seem to expect the same?
Here's how it's done in Sigils and Unions...
(Written from an out-of-universe perspective, but with references to Sigils and Unions/SigCat events. Please note that the PCE theory is likely unknown to the public due to the political implications seen in "The Chase"; however, its consequences on domestic life are well known.)
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Categories: Meta, Essays and Everything Else
Characters: None
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Series: Star Trek: Sigils and Unions Background Information
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Learn about the neurological condition that has afficted Gul Tayben Berat since the Volan III incident, and many individuals of other species in the dark days of the Dominion War.
(Written from an in-universe perspective.)
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Categories: Meta, Essays and Everything Else
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Series: Star Trek: Sigils and Unions Background Information
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Characters: None
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Warnings: Adult Situations
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Characters: None
Genre: General
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It's easy to assume that the Cardassians themselves are as uniform as the armor worn by their military...but to do so is to ignore the diversity that still manages to thrive even under one of the most repressive Alpha Quadrant regimes.
Explore the regions of Cardassia Prime and learn about the people who call it home...
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Categories: Meta, Essays and Everything Else
Characters: None
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Series: Star Trek: Sigils and Unions Background Information
Completed: Yes Word count: 2478 Read Count: 2398
Having trouble telling a gul from a gor? Wondering why you've encountered so few rank titles? And just how far does a glinn's authority really stretch?
If you've wondered about any of this as you've read Star Trek: Sigils and Unions, this guide is for you!
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Series: Star Trek: Sigils and Unions Background Information
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Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Categories: Expanded Universes, Meta, Essays and Everything Else
Characters: None
Genre: Other
Warnings: None
Series: Star Trek: Heritage
Completed: No Word count: 1480 Read Count: 2211