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|2369 || [[MA:Bajoran Wormhole|Bajoran Wormhole]] discovered. The discovery of the [[MA:Alpha Quadrant|Alpha Quadrant’s]] first stable [[MA:wormhole|wormhole]] in the [[MA:Denorios belt|Denorios Belt]], terminating in an orbit of the [[MA:Idran|Idran]] star in the [[MA:Gamma Quadrant|Gamma Quadrant]], placed Bajor on the intergalactic political map with a vengeance. | |2369 || [[MA:Bajoran Wormhole|Bajoran Wormhole]] discovered. The discovery of the [[MA:Alpha Quadrant|Alpha Quadrant’s]] first stable [[MA:wormhole|wormhole]] in the [[MA:Denorios belt|Denorios Belt]], terminating in an orbit of the [[MA:Idran|Idran]] star in the [[MA:Gamma Quadrant|Gamma Quadrant]], placed Bajor on the intergalactic political map with a vengeance. | ||
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|2369 || | |2369 || [MA:Kai|Kai]] [[MA:Opaka|Opaka]] is left in the [[MA:Gamma Quadrant|Gamma Quadrant]] after being killed in a shuttle accident and revived by nanotechnology. | ||
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|2371 || [[MA:Dominon|Dominion]] Cold War. After the eradication of the population of [[MA:New Bajor|New Bajor]], the first Bajoran colony in the [[MA:Gamma Quadrant|Gamma Quadrant]], Bajor was drawn into a cold war with the [[MA:Dominion|Dominion]] alongside its [[MA:United Federation of Planets|Federation]] allies. Fears that Bajor could be the first victim of an invasion fleet led to the bolstering of [[MA:Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine’s]] defences and the assignment of the [[MA:USS Defiant (NX-74205)|U.S.S. Defiant]] to the sector. | |2371 || [[MA:Dominon|Dominion]] Cold War. After the eradication of the population of [[MA:New Bajor|New Bajor]], the first Bajoran colony in the [[MA:Gamma Quadrant|Gamma Quadrant]], Bajor was drawn into a cold war with the [[MA:Dominion|Dominion]] alongside its [[MA:United Federation of Planets|Federation]] allies. Fears that Bajor could be the first victim of an invasion fleet led to the bolstering of [[MA:Deep Space 9|Deep Space Nine’s]] defences and the assignment of the [[MA:USS Defiant (NX-74205)|U.S.S. Defiant]] to the sector. | ||
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===Embroidery=== | ===Embroidery=== | ||
Bajoran embroidery is a unique style of needlepoint that consists of techniques established and cultivated since the beginning of the First Age. Originally limited only to those of the religious clergy | Bajoran embroidery is a unique style of needlepoint that consists of techniques established and cultivated since the beginning of the First Age. Originally limited only to those of the religious clergy. The art soon spread to usage among the clothes of those in higher castes. Eventually, it became an art form, and Masters of the technique were highly praised and highly sought after. Traditional Bajoran embroidery often includes recurrent themes, from the beauty of nature, to scenes that narrates a story, and holds a lot of symbolism within the culture. <ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-thor/c/Y7eXyzt--yo/m/2_i5YzO7AQAJ ''"'Puzzle Me This' Part II"]'', Lt. Quen Deena & Ensign Katsim Peri , [[USS Thor]], SD 239709.14</ref> | ||
At first, only threads in one colour of different shades were used, and these can often be found on ancient clothing of past Kais and Vedeks, and then only upon hara fabric, a type of Bajoran fabric woven from the silk of an arachnid, the ruahara, known in Standard as the Bajoran spider. Silk was coaxed from domesticated specimens, then spun and woven into fine, soft fabric. | At first, only threads in one colour of different shades were used, and these can often be found on ancient clothing of past Kais and Vedeks, and then only upon hara fabric, a type of Bajoran fabric woven from the silk of an arachnid, the ruahara, known in Standard as the Bajoran spider. Silk was coaxed from domesticated specimens, then spun and woven into fine, soft fabric. <ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-thor/c/Oxaw5KlpckU/m/laxvRsqFBwAJ ''"'Phobia"]'', Ensign Katsim Peri , [[USS Thor]], SD 239803.24</ref> | ||
Eventually, more and more colours were used in embroidered creations, though those used for religious purposes tended toward the more muted hues. Over time, embroidery began to include more than simply colours of thread. During the Second Age, ribbon and even fine threads of metal began to find use in different styles of embroidery, and various areas of Bajor had their own unique styles. | Eventually, more and more colours were used in embroidered creations, though those used for religious purposes tended toward the more muted hues. Over time, embroidery began to include more than simply colours of thread. During the Second Age, ribbon and even fine threads of metal began to find use in different styles of embroidery, and various areas of Bajor had their own unique styles. | ||
As time passed, clergy garments used embroidery less and less. Eight thousand years after the Second Age, only the Kai’s garments would continue to use embroidery. In the last few hundred years, embroidery has been replaced by printed patterns upon the fabric, though occasionally more formal and traditional garments | As time passed, clergy garments used embroidery less and less. Eight thousand years after the Second Age, only the Kai’s garments would continue to use embroidery. In the last few hundred years, embroidery has been replaced by printed patterns upon the fabric, though occasionally more formal and traditional garments might display some. | ||
Even today, a few families in the higher castes still own great family trees on which members of the family have their name embroidered on a branch when a new child is born, or when someone marries. | Even today, a few families in the higher castes still own great family trees on which members of the family have their name embroidered on a branch when a new child is born, or when someone marries. | ||