Changes: Ni'Var (starship)

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The Ni'Var was a Vulcan Suurok-class combat cruiser that was in service with the Vulcan High Command in the mid-22nd century. The vessel was commanded by Sopek.

In 2151, the Vulcan High Command sent the Ni'Var to transfer Subcommander T'Pol off Enterprise NX-01 and back to Vulcan. This was due to her role in the destruction of the sacred Vulcan monastery of P'Jem. The Ni'Var sent a commando squad to Coridan after T'Pol and Jonathan Archer were captured. (ENT: "Shadows of P'Jem")

Background

Ni var was a term coined circa 1967 by linguist Dorothy Jones, who wrote the Dorothy and Myfanwy series of Star Trek stories for the fanzine T-Negative in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It literally means "two form" and was an art form practiced on Vulcan in which a subject was examined from two different viewpoints, or in terms of its having two different aspects or natures. Ni var poetry and art were printed in Spockanalia and various other fanzines, and the term (actually part of a sophisticated Vulcan language invented by Ms. Jones) caught on like wildfire in the Star Trek fan community.

"Ni Var" was also the name of a novella originally entitled The Thousandth Man by Claire Gabriel, which was cut down to short-story length for publication in the 1976 anthology The New Voyages (edited by Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath). In the story, it was "a Vulcan term referring to the duality of things: two who are one, two diversities that are a unity, two halves that come together to make a whole" (from Leonard Nimoy's introduction to the short story, which did not credit Ms. Jones as the originator of the term). It was much more likely that the ship was named after this story, as Ms. Jones' Star Trek stories were never professionally published and have been largely forgotten.

According to episode co-writer Mike Sussman, the Ni'Var was in fact an homage to the short story published in The New Voyages. The authors of "Shadows of P'Jem" probably were not aware of the origins of the term.

The original novella by Gabriel was the final chapter of a six-part book which is now available for reading at Jacqueline Lichtenberg's website. Template:SuurokClassStarships

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+{{sidebar starship|
-[[Image:NiVar front.jpg|thumb|The ''Ni'Var''.]]
-[[Image:NiVar aft.jpg|thumb|Aft view.]]
+        image= NiVar front.jpg
+|        Name= ''Ni'Var''
-The '''''Ni'Var''''' was a [[Surak class|''Surak''-class]] [[Vulcan]] [[starship]] in operation in the [[22nd century]]. The vessel was [[commanding officer|commanded]] by [[Sopek]].
+|       Class= {{class|Suurok}}
+| Affiliation= [[Vulcan High Command]]
+|      Status= Active
+|  Datestatus= 2151
+}}
+The '''''Ni'Var''''' was a [[Vulcan]] {{class|Suurok}} [[combat cruiser]] that was in service with the [[Vulcan High Command]] in the mid-[[22nd century]]. The vessel was [[commanding officer|commanded]] by [[Sopek]].
-In [[2151]], the [[Vulcan High Command]] sent the ''Ni'Var'' to transfer [[Subcommander]] [[T'Pol]] off of the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] and back to [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]. This was due to her role in the destruction of the sacred Vulcan [[monastery]] of [[P'Jem]]. The ''Ni'Var'' sent a commando squad to [[Coridan]] after T'Pol and [[Jonathan Archer]] were captured. ([[ENT]]: "[[Shadows of P'Jem]]")
+In [[2151]], the [[Vulcan High Command]] sent the ''Ni'Var'' to transfer [[Subcommander]] [[T'Pol]] off {{EnterpriseNX}} and back to {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}. This was due to her role in the destruction of the sacred Vulcan [[monastery]] of [[P'Jem]]. The ''Ni'Var'' sent a commando squad to {{dis|Coridan|planet}} after T'Pol and [[Jonathan Archer]] were captured. ({{ENT|Shadows of P'Jem}})
-==Background information==
-''Ni var'' was a term coined circa 1967 by linguist [[Dorothy Jones]], who wrote the [[Dorothy and Myfanwy]] series of ''[[Star Trek]]'' stories for the fanzine ''[[T-Negative]]'' in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It literally means "two form" and is an [[art]] form practiced on Vulcan in which a subject is examined from two different viewpoints, or in terms of its having two different aspects or natures. ''Ni var'' [[poetry]] and art were printed in ''[[Spockanalia]]'' and various other fanzines, and the term (actually part of a sophisticated Vulcan [[language]] invented by Ms. Jones) caught on like wildfire in the ''Star Trek'' fan community. It is possible that the writers of "[[Shadows of P'Jem]]" were aware of this fact.
+== Background ==
-"Ni Var" was also the name of a short story by [[Claire Gabriel]] in the 1976 anthology ''[[Star Trek: The New Voyages]]'' (edited by [[Sondra Marshak]] and [[Myrna Culbreath]]. In the story, it is "a Vulcan term referring to the duality of things: two who are one, two diversities that are a unity, two halves that come together to make a whole" (from [[Leonard Nimoy]]'s introduction to the short story, which did not credit Ms. Jones as the originator of the term). It is much more likely that the ship was named after this story, as Ms. Jones' ''Star Trek'' stories were never professionally published and have been largely forgotten.
+''Ni var'' was a term coined circa {{y|1967}} by linguist [[Dorothy Jones]], who wrote the Dorothy and Myfanwy series of ''[[Star Trek]]'' stories for the fanzine ''[[T-Negative]]'' in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It literally means "two form" and was an art form practiced on Vulcan in which a subject was examined from two different viewpoints, or in terms of its having two different aspects or natures. ''Ni var'' poetry and art were printed in ''Spockanalia'' and various other fanzines, and the term (actually part of a sophisticated Vulcan [[language]] invented by Ms. Jones) caught on like wildfire in the ''Star Trek'' fan community.
+"Ni Var" was also the name of a novella originally entitled ''The Thousandth Man'' by [[Claire Gabriel]], which was cut down to short-story length for publication in the {{y|1976}} anthology ''[[The New Voyages]]'' (edited by [[Sondra Marshak]] and [[Myrna Culbreath]]). In the story, it was "''a Vulcan term referring to the duality of things: two who are one, two diversities that are a unity, two halves that come together to make a whole''" (from [[Leonard Nimoy]]'s introduction to the short story, which did not credit Ms. Jones as the originator of the term). It was much more likely that the ship was named after this story, as Ms. Jones' ''Star Trek'' stories were never professionally published and have been largely forgotten.
-According to episode co-writer [[Mike Sussman]], the ''Ni'Var'' was in fact an homage to the short story published in ''Star Trek: The New Voyages''.
-{{SurakClassStarships}}
+According to episode co-writer [[Mike Sussman]], the ''Ni'Var'' was in fact an homage to the short story published in ''The New Voyages''. The authors of "Shadows of P'Jem" probably were not aware of the origins of the term.
-[[Category:Vulcan starships]]
+The original novella by Gabriel was the final chapter of a six-part book which is now available for reading at [http://www.simegen.com/fandom/startrek/quartetplustwo/ Jacqueline Lichtenberg's website].
+{{SuurokClassStarships}}
 [[de:Ni'Var]]
+[[Category:Vulcan starships|NiVar]]