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Quark Played By: Armin Shimerman Occupation: Owner and bartender/host, Quark's Place DS9 Full Name: Quark Year of birth: c. 2333, Terran equivalent Place of birth: Ferenginar Parents: Ishka and the late Keldar Marital status: Single Quark, one of the most influential of modern Ferengi thanks to his location at DS9 when the Bajoran wormhole was discovered, owns Quark's Place on DS9's Promenade but hates being called a "barkeep," preferring "host" instead as he fancies himself an empathetic dispenser of advice as well as a goodwill ambassador and legitimate entrepreneur extrordinaire. He also caters formal affairs for the Starfleet crew and named a new souffle creation after Kai Winn when the Bajor-Cardassian peace treaty was signed. In reality he has the reputation of getting anything for a price - with the help of a network of sources who also help him keep a hand in most illegal or illicit trade and deals going on around the station. He has even tried to force sex by contract from the unwitting Dabo girls who work for him; an employee's error is made up from garnished pay. When Odo calls him "disgusting," he proudly boasts: "Til the day I die!" and says lying is a gift. But he does sometime show remorse out of guilt for even his own actions, and relishes the thrill of gambling, even in business; otherwise, he has said, the trade comes off as simple bartering. SOURCE: STAR TREK CONTINUUM |
