The Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. Major points of interest were the Sacred Marketplace and Tower of Commerce. The Ferengi have been warp-capable since antiquity. In 2378, there were 78.2 billion Ferengi living on this world. The capital of this world, and of the Ferengi Alliance, was Ferenginar. 35 & 36) and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), Ferenginar was an M-class planet located in the Ferenginar star system. 3) depicts Ferenginar in the Bajor sector. The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual (p. ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. Because Ishka's house had been established in "Family Business", DS9's art department had to merely assemble and redress that set, so that it could reappear in "Ferengi Love Songs". I quite enjoyed my time there." This would probably imply either that Ferenginar had only one city or that the planet's capital city was at one point intended to have the same name as the planet.Ĭreating the sets to represent Ferenginar in DS9 Season 5's " Ferengi Love Songs" was fairly easy, with the Grand Nagus' Chamber of Petitioners in the Tower of Commerce being the only new set. In ultimately excised dialogue from the first draft script of DS9 Season 4 outing " Body Parts", Garak commented about Ferenginar, " I must admit it's a magnificent city. 241))Ī scene description from the script for "Family Business" stated, " Ferenginar, the homeworld of the Ferengi, is a fetid dismal swamp, subject to a near-endless downpour." įollowing the debut appearance of Ferenginar in "Family Business", Ira Behr remarked, " It was an interesting look at the Ferengi homeworld I'm not sure we'll be going back to the Ferengi homeworld." ( Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. Seeing as rain hadn't been depicted much on alien planets, the writers chose to give Ferenginar a virtually permanent rainy climate. Thinking about Ferengi anatomy, Wolfe decided the planet should have "a moist climate." The writers also wanted to differentiate Ferenginar from other major homeworlds in Star Trek, which commonly had "hot and dry" environments, related Wolfe. While writing "Family Business", Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe had a lot of fun with devising details about Ferenginar, for viewers' initial glimpse of the planet. "fer-ENG-ih-nar" was the pronunciation for this planet's name from the script pronunciation guide for fourth season episode " Bar Association". In DS9 Season 3 installment " Family Business", the Ferengi homeworld first received its name.
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