Hello, Ric here and this video explores a potential for Bajor from the end of DS9 onwards
as depicted in Star Trek Online. In several books, the future follows similar lines but
with some distinct differences, especially with the admittance date of Bajor into the
Federation so I’ll briefly reference these events as a maybe scenario at points. Honestly
Star Trek’s memory beta is full of contradictions, just like the show is so this is why I mostly
consider the shows as primary continuity, but as of making this video, there is no show
set passed Nemesis’s conclusion in 2379. So. Cardassia had a tough time of things after
the close of the Dominion War and much of their time was focused on rebuilding what
they had lost with some minor support from the United Federation of Planets. The irony
was not lost on many people as Bajor found itself in a much stronger position as it’s
long awaited petition to join the Federation was finalised. Cardassia found itself in a
similar position at the hands of the Dominion as Bajor had at the hands of the Cardassian
Union. To see more on the fate of the Cardassians, check out the video titled Post-Dominion Cardassia.
Bajor petition to become one of the Federation’s fifty member planets had its roots back in
2369 when the Cardassian occupation ended and the Bajoran Provisional Government reached
out to the UFP for help in rebuilding its agricultural sections. These efforts continued
for the following year and soon Bajor made its intention to join the UFP known. Starfleet
installed a presence on the orbiting mining station left by the Cardassians and renamed
Terak Nor, Deep Space Nine. Benjamin Sisko was assigned as the Starfleet commander of
the station and was charged with overseeing Bajoran and Starfleet interests.
With the discovery of the Alpha-Gamma Quadrant Wormhole, Commander Sisko claimed the anomaly
for the Bajoran People and repositioned DS9 to guard its entrance. This wormhole took
on great significance for the Bajoran Republic, not only for the added prosperity through
trade and attention , but because it matched ancient Bajoran prophecies of the Celestial
Temple, the home of their gods, the Prophets and the origin of their Orbs. The Orbs being
artefacts that could, rarely, bestow visions and possessed a myriad of time-space properties.
They named Sisko their Emissary, the effective voice of the Prophets, a position he was careful
not to abuse. Over the following years, Bajor flourished
and rapidly developed into a model Federation world, with a few hiccups along the way. The
Treaty of Bajor was signed in 2375 closing the Dominion War.
With the absence of Captain Sisko, Deeps Space Nine’s command transferred to Colonel Kira
of the Bajoran Militia with the USS Defiant at her (and the station’s) disposal. Later
this year, in some books, she was Attainted, or excommunicated from the Bajoran faith for
her involvement in uncovering heretical teachings from B’hala that judged the prophets as
teachers, not deities. Despite her choosing to retain her faith in the prophets, she released
the teachings for people to examine for themselves. Eventually she her Attainder status was undone,
but many Bajorans now viewed her as an active party in religious matters. It’s unknown
if this rings true for STO’s future but the end results have her walking a similar
path. In 2378, she resigned from the Militia and
returned to Bajor to study for the role of a Vedek, her studies lasted three years.
In 2379, The Female Changeling was trailed and sentenced for her war crimes by the Federation.
Bajor and a number of affected worlds also begin to demand the return of property lost
during the Cardassian Occupation and trials for many officers involved in the acts. Cardassia
does not agree with these demands and not long after, the accused officers disappear.
Cardassia is accused of protecting them. Meanwhile, the Ferengi Alliance has been maintaining
close ties with Bajor since the end of the Dominion War and Quark’s is granted the
status of an official Embassy by Grand Nagus Rom who himself is married to the First Lady,
a Bajoran woman, Leeta. So as you can see, he has a vested interest in keeping ties with
the system. In 2382, Ro Laren is released from Federation
custody, having joined the Maquis years prior and returns to the Bajor Sector, becoming
security chief of DS9. Two years later, Bajor resumes its petition to join the Federation
and is effectively “fast-tracked” to its membership considering the history the planet
had in supporting the Federation, the process would still take another decade for formalization.
Stardate 64471.6 2387, the Hobus Supernova erupts and in 2388 the Federation, and a number
of partner worlds, including Bajor offers aid to Romulan People.
In 2392, A Bajoran man, Shad Ona ran for the office of Federation President and came third
in standings, but was offered a position in cabinet by the victor, A Saurian named Aennik
Okeg. A year later, Bajor is officially welcomed into the United Federation of Planets.
The Bajoran Militia steps down as the Republic’s primary defence force and instead becomes
a planet wide police force. Many who were in the Bajoran militia take commissions in
Starfleet which assumes the responsibilities the Militia once had.
By 2409, Kira Nerys had been voted in as Kai and had been operating in this position for
some time while command of DS9 had been transferred to Captain James Kurland. It seems that as
of 2409, Sisko has yet to return from the Celestial Temple.
There we go, so that is a brief summary of the state of Bajor after the Dominion war
and things aren’t perfect, they are still some who don’t agree with Federation membership,
but on the whole, they’re doing a lot better off than many other powers. So, I’m not
certain how I feel about the appointment of Kira as Kai. I get that her faith was a big
deal for her character, but I never saw it as the deciding factor of her life. The only
way I could see her taking the position if offered would be if her people truly needed
her because she’s always gone the extra mile to help those in need. She is very patriotic
to Bajor, soI think she’d adopt the mantle if it was required of her, but not out of
choice. Apart from that, yeah it’s pretty much where
I expected things going, not as eventful as Cardassia, Romulus or even Starfleet after
the Dominion war, but that was the outcome the Bajoran Republic had been striving for
since their liberation from Cardassia. So good for them, they deserve a break. Plus
2409 was Kira’s last year as Kai and by 2410, Starfleet reactivated her commission
at the rank of captain. I want to do another video on looking at the
Bajoran faith itself from a bunch of texts we find in game, but that’s kind of on a
separate topic so I’ll do at as another one of these lore-bites, smaller episodes,
I get not everyone who wants to know the lore is interested in the actual game, so I’m
trying to make more of these smaller vids on specific topics alongside STOSS chapter
three. Let me know if you’d want more of these or are happy to see them tied into the
main series. Anywho, that’s all for this vid so until
next time, I hope to see you again and I look forwards to the Picard series counteracting
everything I’ve just compiled. Bye now!