After the island of Bajor throws off its Dutch occupiers, a small force of Siennese troops move into an offshore fortress to keep an eye on things. But before they are unpacked, a supernatural maelstrom opens up offshore that connects to the ocean on the far side of the planet, and Bajor abruptly becomes the hottest piece of real estate in the world! And not just pineapples will come through – a new enemy worse than anything Bajor has ever seen waits on the far side, deep in the abyss.
Beniamino Sevieri: A traumatized but passionate commander, whose hopes of having a quiet life on DS9 are thwarted when the Bajorans declare him their Emissary. (Have you ever actually tried to sit down and describe Sisko in just a couple adjectives? It’s not easy.)
Jacopo Sevieri: Beniamino’s son, an aspiring scribe.
Kira Nerys: A former member of the Bajoran Resistance, now Sevieri’s second-in-command, who is wary of the Siennese presence.
Odo: Like Squidward, Odo is a benthic cephalopod who merges his tentacles into a pair of legs to walk like a humanoid.
Miles O’Brien: pain and suffering incarnate
Bashir Julani: A brilliant young doctor from the Mamluk Sultanate.
Cork: A greedy, devious, and untrustworthy sea goblin who operates a seedy wine-den.
Jacinth: A member of the Witches of Troy, a cult founded by Cassandra that are able to move their minds between bodies.
Worf: A reserved, socially awkward, unintentionally intimidating great white shark with a heart of gold.
Admiral de Cloet: The commander of the Dutch occupation, who shows back up now and again to make life difficult.
Elias Gerritsen: The last Dutchman left on DS9, a tailor.
Keiko: O’Brien’s wife, who is fascinated by the unique flora of Bajor and teaches some of the children on the island.
Nog and Rom: Cork’s nephew and brother, respectively an ambitious cadet-in-training and a jumpy schlemiel.
Gowron: Leader of the Shark Empire, a bigeye thresher.
Martok: A respected shark general.
Author’s note: Bajor is an Ireland-sized landmass replacing the Azores in this universe, settled in 5000 BCE or so by Early European Farmers. Europe and Africa have always been somewhat aware of it, but nobody bothered to try colonizing it and forcing Christianity on its inhabitants until transatlantic trade was kicking off.
