Doran was a female Human civilian who lived during the mid-24th century.
In 2366, Doran was aboard the USS Saratoga when the ship engaged a Borg cube at the Battle of Wolf 359. As the ship took heavy damage, the warp core began to lose containment. Realizing the ship would soon be destroyed, first officer Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Sisko ordered everyone to abandon ship.
After leaving the bridge, Commander Sisko ran into Doran in a corridor. He asked her if she had seen his wife, Jennifer, but Doran was too shaken up to answer him. She was then taken to an escape pod by the ship's tactical officer while Sisko searched for his family. (DS9: "Emissary")
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Background information[]
Doran was played by Lynnda Ferguson.
The script for "Emissary" simply describes her as, "a wounded woman struggling to get down the hallway..." Of the moment Sisko speaks to her, it says, "She looks at Sisko with mournful eyes... and his heart jumps into his throat..." [1]
Also according to the script, Doran was also to have appeared as a Prophet during their interactions with Sisko, however, her line was instead spoken by the Tactical Officer Alien instead. Furthermore, StarTrek.com incorrectly states that Doran was the Conn Officer Alien whom the Prophets impersonate when speaking to Sisko. [2](X)
Apocrypha[]
In the Tales of the Dominion War short story "Requital", Doran is one of the forms the Bajoran Prophets take to speak with Commander Sisko in 2369. The story also reveals that Doran specialized in planetary science, was Jennifer Sisko's closest friend and that her quarters on the Saratoga were located next to the Siskos.
External links[]
- Doran at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works