Object
Duras Sisters' Stolen Magnesite Ore
Illegally mined magnesite ore stolen by Lursa and B'Etor from Gorta’s operation on an unnamed planet. The ore is transported aboard a cloaked Bird of Prey toward the Ufandi system and later confirmed to be a fraction of the shipment in a crate aboard a Yridian freighter. Riker trades for a sample of this ore (from the freighter’s crate) to use as bait, destroying it to lure the Duras sisters’ ship. The ore’s theft and pursuit drive the episode’s central conflict, tying together Gorta’s betrayal, the Yridian trader Yog, and the Enterprise’s intervention.
4 appearances
Purpose
Sell for profit to a Yridian trader in the Ufandi system
Significance
Ignites the away team's mission to recover it and intercept the Duras sisters, revealing treachery in black-market dealings and escalating interstellar pursuit
Appearances in the Narrative
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