Vorta

• Appearance: Mammalian
  • Violet eyes (DS9)
  • Ridged ears fully attached to the skull (DS9)
• Dominion subject species
  • Established as overseers, liaisons to Jem'Hadar (DS9: "Treachery, Faith and the Great River")
• Biological notes
  • Genetically uplifted from forest-dwelling lemur-like species by Founders (DS9: "Treachery, Faith and the Great River")
  • As with Jem'Hadar, genetically instilled to see Founders as gods, perfect beings (DS9: "Treachery, Faith and the Great River")
  • Significant members within the Dominion hierarchy are repeatedly cloned as necessary (DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water", "Treachery, Faith and the Great River", "Penumbra")
    • Neurological patterns stored in neural transcoder implants for reupload into new clone upon death (DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water", "Treachery, Faith and the Great River", "Penumbra")
    • High-level Vorta operatives are given termination implants to allow for suicide in the event of capture (DS9: "Treachery, Faith and the Great River")
    • Individuals within a given clone line are referred to by number indicating their incarnation (DS9: "Treachery, Faith and the Great River")