Orb

• Crystalline artifacts composed of self-sustaining energy fields mostly-embedded within subspace verteron membranes, only partially impinging on normal space (DS9TM)
  • Sent by the Prophets to the B'hava'el system as some form of communication with or aid to the Bajoran people (DS9)
• Also known as Tears of the Prophets (DS9)
  • The term "orb" wasn't used until some time after the era of Vedek Synta Kayanil (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Twilight)
  • Known as "Eyes of Fire" to the Ascendants, "Eyes of Light" to the Eav'oq (DS9 Novel: Rising Son)
• Incredibly significant holy artifacts to the Bajoran faith
• Ten known orbs as of present day
  • First orb found c.10,000 ya (DS9 Short Story: "Horn and Ivory")
    • As the Eav'oq are aware of them by another name, suggests that the Eav'oq have received their own over the ages
  • Seven orbs known by 2nd millennium CE (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Twilight)
    • As per When the Prophets Cried
• All but one currently held on Bajor

Orbs

• Orb of Contemplation
  • Stolen from Bajor during Bajoran Occupation
  • July 2371: Returned to Bajor following negotiation of Bajoran/Cardassian peace treaty (DS9 Short Story: The Orb of Opportunity)
• Orb of Destiny
  • Stolen from Bajor during Bajoran Occupation
  • July 31, 2376: Recovered by Vedek Yevir Linjarin and Cleric Ekosha from Cardassia Prime (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Cathedral)
• Orb of Memory
  • c.early 1st millennium CE: First discovered in Denorios Belt (DS9 Novel: Avatar, Book One)
  • Stolen from Bajor on CDS Kamal during Bajoran Occupation (DS9 Novel: Avatar, Book One)
  • Lost in Badlands with CDS Kamal (DS9 Novel: Avatar, Book One)
  • March 2376: Rediscovered by Elias Vaughn, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) (DS9 Novel: Avatar, Book One)
• Orb of Prophecy and Change
  • Third orb to appear (DS9: "Destiny"; DS9 Novel: The 34th Rule)
  • Lost for nearly a century in millennia past, eventually rediscovered (DS9 Novel: The 34th Rule)
  • Only orb to remain on Bajor throughout Bajoran Occupation
• Orb of Souls
  • Stolen from Bajor during Bajoran Occupation
  • July 31, 2376: Recovered by Vedek Yevir Linjarin and Cleric Ekosha from Cardassia Prime (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Cathedral)
• Orb of Time
  • Stolen from Bajor during Bajoran Occupation
  • June 2373: Returned to Bajor in exchange for Federation aid to Cardassia during Klingon-Cardassian War (DS9: Trials and Tribble-ations)
  • Capable of transporting an individual or individuals through time and space (DS9: Trials and Tribble-ations, "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night")
• Orb of Truth
  • Stolen from Bajor during Bajoran Occupation
  • July 31, 2376: Recovered by Vedek Yevir Linjarin and Cleric Ekosha from Cardassia Prime (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Cathedral)
• Orb of Unity
  • Stolen from Bajor during Bajoran Occupation
  • July 31, 2376: Recovered by Vedek Yevir Linjarin and Cleric Ekosha from Cardassia Prime (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Cathedral)
• Orb of Wisdom
  • Ninth orb to appear (DS9 Novel: The 34th Rule)
  • Stolen from Bajor during Bajoran Occupation
  • 2372: Obtained from Cardassia III by Grand Nagus Zek, sold to Bajoran government (DS9: "Prophet Motive"; DS9 Novel: The 34th Rule)
• Orb of the Emissary
  • Tenth orb to appear (DS9: "Images in the Sand")
  • 2375: Discovered by Benjamin Sisko on Tyree; used to reopen the Bajoran Wormhole (DS9: "Images in the Sand")
    • Orb vanished after this act (DS9: "Images in the Sand")