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* '''Quadrant''': Beta
* '''Quadrant''': Beta
* '''Location''': Abin Zak Sector (coordinates B24-0004-1296)  
* '''Location''': Abin Zak Sector (coordinates B24-0004-1296)  
* '''Proper Name''': Zakdo
* '''Proper Name''': Zakdon
* '''Pronunciation''': Zak'Do
* '''Pronunciation''': Zak'Don
* '''Star''': It orbits a class K (Orange) star
* '''Star''': It orbits a class K (Orange) star
* '''Distance from Star''':  it's orbit is approximately 403 million km  
* '''Distance from Star''':  it's orbit is approximately 403 million km  
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==Home World==
==Home World==
* '''Proper Name''': Zakdor
* '''Proper Name''': Zakdon
* '''Pronunciation''': Zak'Dor
* '''Pronunciation''': Zak'Don
* '''Diameter''': 11,307 km (7,026 miles)  
* '''Diameter''': 11,307 km (7,026 miles)  
* '''Gravity''': 0.93 standard gravity with a density of 5.8
* '''Gravity''': 0.93 standard gravity with a density of 5.8
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==History==  
==History==  
For nine millennia, they were regarded by potential foes as having the greatest innately strategic minds in the galaxy. Because of this perception, no one has tested the Zakdorn in combat in recent memory. As a people, the Zakdorn were generally replete with self-assuredness and overconfidence. They were members of the United Federation of Planets by the 2360s.  
Soon after first contact with the Federation starship USS Gandhi, the Zakdorn became members of the United Federation of Planets in 2344. Known for their pretentious and fussy demeanors, they are nevertheless valued allies, contributing their famed tactical expertise to the defence of the Federation. Historically, other races have been so fearful of the Zakdorn reputation for tactical supremacy that no-one has dared attack them; many Klingons therefore sneer at the reputation, dismissing it as "untested".
 
For nine millennia, they were regarded by potential foes as having the greatest innately strategic minds in the galaxy. Because of this perception, no one has tested the Zakdorn in combat in recent memory.  
 
In 2365, the master strategist [[ma:Sirna Kolrami|Sirna Kolrami]] visited the USS Enterprise-D to serve as observer and mediator during a war games exercise in the Braslota system.
 
They were one of the many species that attended the biennial Trade Agreements Conference held on Betazed in 2366. They operated the Starfleet Surplus Depot Z15 in orbit of Qualor II. [[ma:Benjamin Sisko|Benjamin Sisko]] and [[ma:Calvin Hudson|Calvin Hudson]] were persuaded by [[ma:Curzon Dax|Curzon Dax]] to play a game of dom-jot against two Zakdorn on Pelios Station. The Zakdorn were triumphant and Curzon revealed he had placed a bet on their victory.  


==Government==
==Government==
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==Description==
==Description==
Zakdorn are humanoids with pouches of thick, fibrous tissue on their cheeks. They have three pouches per cheek. They have pale blue/grey skin with many folds, and the majority of Zakdorns are obese and weak. This has not affected their reputation.
Zakdorn are humanoids with pouches of thick, fibrous tissue on their cheeks. They have three pouches per cheek. They have pale blue/grey skin with many folds, and the majority of Zakdorns tend to be plump and short, but are not exclusively so.. This has not affected their reputation.  


==Physiology==
==Physiology==
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==Psychology==
==Psychology==
Their minds are very complex with a natural affinity for organization, analytical thinking and probability calculations. Mental disease is only a problem for the very old.
Their minds are very complex with a natural affinity for organization, analytical thinking and probability calculations. Mental disease is only a problem for the very old. As a people, the Zakdorn were generally replete with self-assuredness and overconfidence.  


==Religion==
==Religion==
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==Federation Intelligence Files==
==Federation Intelligence Files==
For more data see the following Federation Intelligence files.
For more data see the following Federation Intelligence files # [[ma:Peak Performance|TNG-2365-5463]], [[ma:Ménage à Troi|TNG-2366-7316]], [[ma:Unification I|TNG-2367-9452]] and [[ma:The Maquis, Part II|DS9-2369-4190]].
 
In 2365, the master strategist [[ma:Sirna Kolrami|Sirna Kolrami]] visited the USS Enterprise-D to serve as observer and mediator during a war games exercise in the Braslota system. File # [[ma:Peak Performance|TNG-2365-5463]]  
 
They were one of the many species that attended the biennial Trade Agreements Conference held on Betazed in 2366. File # [[ma:Ménage à Troi|TNG-2366-7316]]  
 
They operated the Starfleet Surplus Depot Z15 in orbit of Qualor II. File # [[ma:Unification I|TNG-2367-9452]]  


[[ma:Benjamin Sisko|Benjamin Sisko]] and [[ma:Calvin Hudson|Calvin Hudson]] were persuaded by [[ma:Curzon Dax|Curzon Dax]] to play a game of dom-jot against two Zakdorn on Pelios Station. The Zakdorn were triumphant and Curzon revealed he had placed a bet on their victory. File # [[ma:The Maquis, Part II|DS9-2369-4190]]
==Notes==
Information for this article was obtained from Memory Alph and Beta as well as the following TV episodes TNG: Peak Performance, TNG: Ménage à Troi, TNG: Unification I and TNG: The Maquis, Part II. Also used with the source book the Last Unicorn RPG module: All Our Yesterdays: The Time Travel Sourcebook.


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