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Narn


The Narn are a fictional alien race in the universe of the "Babylon 5" television series. Their homeworld is also called Narn. Narn is the homeworld of the Narn and the Narn Regime. Its day is 31 hours long. Prior to the Centauri's first invasion, Narn was a healthy green planet. Now it has the look of a slightly more habitable Mars. The surface temperature can fluctuate by at least 60 degrees Fahrenheit on any given day. Before the Centauri invasion the planet was dominated by primordial jungles and
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Na'Toth


Na'Toth is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series "Babylon 5". Na'Toth is the aide to Narn Ambassador G'Kar, one of the main characters of the series. She appears mainly in the first and second seasons, with a final appearance in the fifth season. She was played by Julie Caitlin Brown in the first season (a last-minute casting change after Susan Kellerman walked off the set). Due to problems with the extensive makeup and prosthetics required to turn her into a Narn,
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Midnight on the Firing Line


"Midnight on the Firing Line" is the first regular episode of the science fiction television series "Babylon 5". Word quickly spreads on Babylon 5 about an attack made by Narn warships on the Centauri agricultural colony at Ragesh 3. Centauri ambassador Londo Mollari, whose nephew Carn is among those at the colony, accosts the Narn ambassador G'Kar. G'Kar claims to have only learned of the attack, but states that it is part of Narn working to reclaim their colonies taken during the Narn-Centauri conflict. Londo attempts to
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List of starships in Babylon 5


The fact that it can be easily mass-produced and has low crew requirements has made it something of a major export product for the Drazi, as many of the other, less militarily-inclined League races often purchase these ships for use as escort craft, patrol ships and transports. Designer Ron Thornton made the Sun Hawk as an improved version of the Liberator from Terry Nation's Blake's 7. The T'Loth cruiser is a fictional warship used by the Narn Regime in the fictional universe of the Babylon 5 television series and
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Walkabout (Babylon 5)


Walkabout is an episode from the third season of the science-fiction television series "Babylon 5". A Narn warship makes it to "Babylon 5", and G'Kar learns from its captain, Na'Kal, that it is among a handful of other Narn vessels that escaped destruction from the Centauri war. Separately, the Vorlons have sent a new ambassador to the station to replace Kosh. However, when Sheridan and Ivanova greet him, he asks them to refer to him only as "Kosh". Later, Lyta Alexander
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In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum


"In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum" is an episode from the second season of the science fiction television series "Babylon 5". "Babylon 5" continues to serve as a hub to evacuate Narn citizens from worlds under attack by the Centauri, sending the healthy off to the Narn homeworld, but also treating the wounded, creating crowded conditions within medbay and stressing Dr. Franklin and other medical personnel. Ivanova, seeing Franklin trying to stay awake through the use of stims, orders him to take bed rest and nourishment, allowing
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The Wheel of Fire (Babylon 5)


"The Wheel of Fire" is an episode from the fifth season of the science fiction television series "Babylon 5". G'Kar, returning from Centauri Prime, returns to "Babylon 5" to discover that numerous Narn followers have been arriving each day to hear his teachings, and he takes to hiding in his quarters. Franklin, sympathetic to G'Kar's problems, also informs him that should he return to Narn, the Kha'ri will want to immediately install him as their leader, something that G'Kar does not want. G'Kar
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Book of G'Quan


In the "Babylon 5" science fiction saga, the Book of G'Quan is a Narn holy book. Each book is copied painstakingly by hand, exactly reproduced from the original version. In this way, the accuracy of the text and images are assured. Narratively, the book of G'Quan plays "an [...] important role in both Babylon 5's primary arc and G'Kar's personal story." The Narn Ambassador G'Kar uses this book in several religious ceremonies, but, perhaps more importantly, he finds within the book
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Born to the Purple


"Born to the Purple" is an episode from the first season of the science-fiction television series "Babylon 5". This episode is named after the Greek word "porphyrogennetos", referring to special birthright or privileged heritage, royal birth. Sinclair is trying to negotiate a treaty between the Narn and Centauri over a disputed sector of space with help of telepath Talia Winters. While Narn ambassador G'Kar cooperates freely, they have trouble drawing Centauri ambassador Mollari from his love interest, an exotic dancer named Adira Tyree. Unknown
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The Children of Húrin


section (chapters XII to XVIII) comes exclusively from the "Narn", with the addition, at the end of the last chapter, of Húrin's release from Angband, and his last words to Morwen. With the publication of "The Children of Húrin", Christopher Tolkien quotes his father's own words on his fictional universe: Christopher Tolkien gives this apology for his exercise of his authorized editorial function to produce this work of his father: Ethan Gilsdorf reviewing "The Children of Húrin" wrote of the editorial function
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The Long, Twilight Struggle


"The Long, Twilight Struggle" is an episode from the second season of the science fiction television series "Babylon 5". Ambassador G'Kar speaks to his uncle, the Narn Warmaster G'Sten, about the plan to attack a Centauri supply and communications base at Gorash 7. G'Sten believes the attack will weaken Centauri's supply lines, but G'Kar expresses caution. On Centauri, Lord Refa tells visiting Ambassador Mollari that they have gained intel about the Narn plans, and plan to use it instead to launch a major offensive at the
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List of starships in Babylon 5


Entertainment Utility: Shadow Wars" DVD-ROM. In a review of the game, reviewer Roy Bassave noted that players would be "battling against beautifully three-dimensional Raiders [...] without ever dropping a quarter." The "Sentri"-class medium fighter is the fictional fighter craft of the Centauri Republic in the fictional universe of "Babylon 5". A highly advanced design, the "Sentri" is extremely fast and maneuverable, and can outfly even the best EarthForce and Narn fighters. Only the Minbari "Nial"-class heavy fighter
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the Second Narn-Centauri War in December 2259. Most Narn subscribe to very strict personal codes of honor, though many other races in the past have tended to see the Narn as greedy, duplicitous, double-dealing and treacherous. Part of this view may stem from the influence of the Centauri and their hostility toward the Narn, but much of it stems from Narn behavior during the construction of their empire between the periods of the end of the first Centauri occupation and the Narn-Centauri War. Narn society (both
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instead, a Centauri fleet would bombard the planet's surface with large meteors fired from mass drivers attached to Centauri warships. The meteors would simply "flatten" Narn cities and civilization, and the Centauri could then land and take over whatever ruins were left. Following Refa's plan, the Centauri fleet began to bombard Narn from space using the mass drivers illegally fitted to their battleships (mass driver bombardment is considered the equivalent of using Weapons of Mass Destruction in the "Babylon 5" universe, with every major race having treaties
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List of fictional spacecraft


spacecraft analogous to fighter aircraft. They are popular as the subjects of flight simulators, movies and books. The following are some examples of notable space fighters from various media franchises: The Earth Alliance (Starfury fighters) The Minbari Federation The Narn Regime The Centauri Republic The Shadows The Vorlons The Twelve Colonies The Cylons The Earth Defense Directorate The Draconian Empire The United States Marine Corps The Chigs Terrestrial Extraterrestrial br Tau'ri/Earth (USAF fighters) The Goa'uld The Wraith The Ori In the "Star Wars" universe, a "starfighter
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Furlan's normal Croatian accent; most other Minbari have native-speaker accents for English (for example, American for Lennier, British for Neroon). Londo's accent was developed independently by actor Peter Jurasik, and was imitated by William Forward, who played Lord Refa. Straczynski has described Londo's accent as being that of the "old school" of the Centauri Imperial Court. Narns tend to speak in native-speaker (generally English) accents as well. The Abbai are a race from the fictional Babylon 5 universe
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Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (game)


on the lead enemy ships. The Narn are an aggressive, expansionist race with strict codes of personal honour and fervent religious beliefs. The Narn were historically an agrarian society with little or no interest in the universe around them and lacked the technology to travel beyond their own planet. This changed with the Centauri invasion early in the 22nd Century followed by 100 years of oppression and slavery until finally the Centauri wearied of Narn resistance and withdrew. This left a bitter enmity of the Centauri and led to the Narns rapidly carving out an
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them, the Narn were mostly peaceful farmers. Until the first Centauri occupation the Narn homeworld was not united under a single government, but was apparently divided into different clans or units similar to the nation-states of Earth. The Narn homeworld was pleasant and green, and there were telepaths among the Narn population. During the first Shadow War (corresponding to Earth's 13th century AD), the Shadows used one of Narn's southern continents as a base. They were driven from the planet by a group of Narn telepaths
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Rita (2009 Italian film)


- Artistic Direction 9th Concorto Film Festival | 2010 22 Aug – 29 Aug | Italy Special Jury Mention 8th Imaginaria Film Festival | 2010 24 Aug – 29 Aug | Italy Jury Mention 16th Aye Aye Film Festival Nancy-Lorraine | 2010 3 Sep – 11 Sep | France Best Sound 3rd Festival Internacional Curtametraxes Bueu | 2010 Bueu International Shortfilm Festival 6 Sep – 11 Sep | Spain Best Short Fiction Film 17th Altin Koza Film Festival | 2010 Golden Boll Film Festival 20 Sep – 26 Sep | Turkey Special Jury Mention 7th Filmfest Eberswalde |
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Interstellar Alliance


The Interstellar Alliance is a fictional interstellar government of civilizations in the Babylon 5 universe. The Interstellar Alliance was formed in 2261, in the aftermath of the liberation of Earth and the Shadow War. The members included the Minbari, Narn, Centauri, the Earth Alliance and the remaining members of the League of Non-Aligned Worlds, as described in the episode entitled "Rising Star". The purpose of the Interstellar Alliance is to create peace and prosperity among its member worlds, provided that its members agree to, and comply
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during the Narn-Centauri War. The greatest losses came at the Battle of Gorash 7, which was an attempt by the Narn to destroy the main Centauri supply base on a planet called Gorash 7. A fleet of Shadow vessels intercepted the Narn armada and completely annihilated it. However, a few Narn cruisers managed to survive the war, and they played a key role in the war against the Shadows. After Narn was liberated from Centauri rule in 2261, the Narns quickly began to rebuild their fleet, and within a
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gravity, which gave them more speed and maneuverability than Narn warships. Even so, the Narn's experiences with the Centauri allowed them to compensate for some of these problems, and in several battles (such as the one near Babylon 5), the Narn heavy cruisers were able to destroy or at least heavily damage their Centauri opponents before being destroyed themselves. What really doomed the Narn to defeat was the secret assistance the Centauri received from their Shadow allies; had the Centauri not been helped by the Shadows the Narn might well
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handled the local Centauri in an effective and professional manner. Consequently, while the Narn Regime no longer existed, the Narn remained a visible part of the struggle against the Shadows (and later the Vorlons as well). Due to G'Kar's assistance in the assassination of Emperor Cartagia, which saved Centauri Prime from destruction, Narn was liberated early in 2261 (Season 4 episode "The Long Night"). The Centauri withdrew their occupational force from the Narn star system and closest colonies. It was apparent that the majority of
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arrested and/or executed. The newly hardline Centauri leadership, predominantly Lord Refa and the insane Emperor Cartagia, were determined to keep the Narn in subjugation and prevent them from becoming a threat ever again. Therefore, they treated the captive Narn populace with great cruelty: millions were herded into work farms and concentration camps, as expendable slave labour used in rebuilding the planetary infrastructure. Five hundred Narns were executed for every Centauri killed by any Narn. Millions more Narns were slaughtered as a genetic cleansing program, intended to eliminate the potential for
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List of starships in Babylon 5


Narn-Centauri War. In the episode "Revelations", it is seen that the "Frazi" fighter is equipped with a computer system that responds to voice commands. It can travel in hyperspace but is limited to using jumpgates rather than forming jump points. The "G'Quan"-class Heavy Cruiser is a fictional starship in the Babylon 5 universe. The computer generated 3D model was designed and built by the Emmy Award-winning co-founder of Foundation Imaging, Paul Bryant. It first appeared in the season 2 episode, "
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against it). The mass drivers rained huge meteors down onto the planet's surface, reducing most of Narn's cities to rubble, killing millions of Narn civilians, and effectively shattering the Narn's infrastructure and defensive abilities. As an act of simple survival, the Narn Regime agreed to an unconditional surrender to the Centauri, who then re-occupied the Narn homeworld with military forces and enslaved the Narn people once again. The leaders of the Narn Regime, the Kha'Ri, were arrested and/or executed, and Narn became a
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and they remain there until they are old enough to leave their father's pouch. As such, infant Narn are called "pouchlings". Physically, the Narn are among the strongest of all the younger races, and can hold their own in hand-to-hand combat even with the Minbari. A typical Narn is considerably more athletic than a Human or Centauri. However, the Narn's relatively low level of technology compared to the Minbari and the Centauri has kept them from overpowering these races. At the time of
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, but the telepaths were exterminated in the process. In 2109, the Centauri encountered the Narn and established relations with them. The Narn at this time were technologically primitive compared to the Centauri; no major fleets of vessels with only a few off world colonies including Raghesh 3 and Hylak 7. They welcomed the Centauri with open arms and the Centauri quickly moved from being friends to enslaving the entire Narn population. The Narn homeworld was mercilessly exploited for its natural resources - the forests and jungles were clearcut and most of the planet
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aggression from their gene pool - many whole communities were destroyed in this process. Despite all this, an active Narn resistance continued. The resistance was organised by cells on Narn itself and offworld, procuring weapons, food, and other resources. Former Ambassador G'Kar was the most prominent figure in this struggle, and indeed he came over time to symbolise not just the desire of the Narn to be free, but of all peoples in the galaxy. Remnants of the Narn starfleet not destroyed or interned by the Centauri eventually joined the
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The Fringe of the Unknown


" (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", Jun. 1969) 8. "Dinosaurs Today" (original title: "Dinosaurs in Today's World") (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", Mar. 1968)br 9. "Mammoths and Mastodons" (from "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction", May 1965)br 10. "Death Comes to the Megafauna" (from "If Worlds of Science Fiction", Sep. 1971)br 11. "Xerxes' Okapi" (original title
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Centauri battleships and a jumpgate. ("Acts of Sacrifice") This courage extends beyond their own species, as with the Narn helping Babylon 5 defend itself from President Clark's forces in "Severed Dreams". In 2259, unknown even to the Centauri Emperor, certain factions within the Centauri Republic had arranged for a small fleet of Shadows to destroy a Narn military base in Quadrant 37, killing 10,000 of Narn's finest warriors. The Narn were unable to discover who had destroyed the base, and a few months later
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Civilizations in Babylon 5


"young race" like humanity, the Narn Regime were previously occupied and enslaved by the Centauri, and bear them deep ill-will because of the brutal methods of control employed. Narns are widely perceived to be primitive and barbaric, a stereotype the Centauri engendered during their occupation. The Narn are led by the Kha'Ri council. Their religion venerates philosopher prophets, and most Narn draw strength from various different holy writings, the most noted being The Book of G'Quan. Narns are tall and have a stocky build; they are
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Antono Refa


, Refa is lured to the Narn homeworld in expectations of capturing G'Kar, who is on Narn ostensibly looking for his old assistant, Na'Toth. However, the actual plan is to capture Refa, who was responsible for the decision to use mass drivers on Narn, and turn him over to G'Kar and his Narn associates, who, on top of having several Narn prisoners released from Centauri custody to ensure their cooperation, were allowed by Londo to kill this Centauri without retaliation. Two of the reasons Londo has for having Refa killed
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Sic Transit Vir


she has subdued and tied up the Narn. Lyndisty proceeds to talk about how unworthy the Narn are of life and says she subdued her attacker to give Vir the benefit of killing the Narn with his own weapon. Vir is aghast at Lyndisty's attitude and learns that she had recognized the Narn and his brother from a village that she had witnessed being destroyed. Vir realizes that the Narn had been seeking out her, and not him, for her part in the village's destruction. He manages to walk away without harming
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Bircham International University


jurisdictions. In 2003, South Florida's "CityLink" magazine reported that Oregon education officials said that Bircham was "totally bogus". In July 2007, the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) of Mexico issued a notice stating that degrees lacking RVOE (Official Recognition from the Mexican Government) will not be validated by the SEP. Degrees via online or distance learning issued by foreign institutions like Bircham University will not be recognized by the SEP. In April 2008 the "Nairobi Business Daily" reported that Bircham International University was
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Narn


often found themselves on the wrong side of perceived Narn double-dealing—a failing initially seen by the Narn as a small price to pay, until they realized too late during the Narn-Centauri War that they could not survive without allies, and that they had alienated any potential friends. The Narn Regime at its greatest expansion, besides the Narn homeworld, also included a number of colonies and planetary systems such as Che, Zok, Dros, and Sigma 957. Narn territory also included vital border sectors with the Centauri
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Society of Experimental Psychologists


conduct plenary sessions in which members can present papers. It holds meetings every spring, scheduled by a member at the host university who serves as the chair of the SEP for that year. The meetings are open to all members and to students and faculty from the host university who are invited by the chair. Membership in the SEP is by invitation only and is considered to be a great honor because it represents significant accomplishment in the field of experimental psychology. The SEP currently admits at least 6 new members annually from among the
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), but is nonetheless vital to the Narn ceremony. The plant serves as a plot point in the episode ""By Any Means Necessary"." G'Kar's quest to replace a destroyed plant stems from his "duty to lead the members of his species aboard the station in one of their holiest annual religious services." The Narn Regime is the government of the Narn. The regime is led by the "Kha'Ri"; it is basically a large council with different levels (called "circles") of authority
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was based in the city of G'Khamazad on Narn. The rest of the people are divided into Skilled Workers, Plebeians, or the Lost (unemployed, criminals, and the mentally ill). Upward movement between classes is difficult for the majority. Narn cities are built in roughly concentric districts which reflect the social hierarchy. The Narn are a deeply religious and socially conservative people. Narn have several religions and some Narn are not religious at all, but those that do subscribe to a faith take it very seriously. The holy
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a general consensus among the Narn and alien scientists that only heavy terraforming can return the planet to its former condition of lush forestland. (It would be tempting to present the Centauri Republic with the bill for the terraforming operation.) Narn are tall and have a stocky build; they are bald, with a red-orange complexion, mottled with brown and/or green spots. They appear reptilian in origin. Female Narn give live birth, but shortly after birth an infant Narn is placed into a pouch in the male Narn,
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copied by hand with all imperfections included (e.g. a coffee stain left by Garibaldi). Hundreds of Narn flocked to Babylon 5 to seek G'Kar's guidance, forcing him to unwillingly assume the persona of a religious icon. A Shon'Kar is a Narn blood oath. The oath is sworn by a Narn against someone who wronged them or their family. An individual Narn is expected to not rest until the target of the Shon'Kar is dead. If the individual Narn fails, the family continues the Shon'Kar until the target is killed.
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Centauri supply base and force the Centauri to temporarily halt their advance. This would give the Narn time to regroup and rebuild their forces. The danger of this plan was that, in order to create a fleet large enough to make the assault, the defenses of the Narn homeworld were severely depleted, thereby leaving it open to attack if the Centauri discovered the Narn's plan. Unfortunately for the Narn Regime, the Centauri did indeed learn about the Narn strategy by intercepting and breaking their coded transmissions, and planned a decisive counter
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the second Shadow War, there are no Narn telepaths, as according to legend all telepaths were exterminated by a dark force, later recognized as the Shadows, a millennium ago (during the first Shadow War). Biologically, the telepathic gene is too weak in the current population to express itself naturally. This has led to several attempts by the Narn to buy the DNA of telepaths from other races (mainly humans) which they hope to combine with their own and begin breeding Narn telepaths. Until the Centauri occupied and exploited
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and pirates by other races. Using technology and orbital shipyards inherited from the Centauri, they swiftly built a starfleet of their own and secured several nearby planets in the first few years of their independence. The speed with which the Narn empire grew was all the more impressive given their lack of technological advancement prior to the arrival of the Centauri. In order to achieve, the Narn adopted policies that tended to emphasize ruthlessness and a pragmatic approach to diplomatic agreements. When they felt themselves strong enough, the Narn began to bully and
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and-run attacks on Centauri bases, assassinated Centauri officials and civilians, and destroyed Centauri warships and equipment. The Centauri responded to these attacks in a ruthless manner; a hundred thousand Narn were executed as punishment for the Centauri losses, and cities were bombed to demoralize the population. But the Narn persevered, and eventually the Centauri wearied of the conflict and left around the year 2231 after 100 Narn years of occupation. Thus Narn regained its independence. The Kha'Ri was re established and would lead the Narn until its defeat in
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-attack to end the war with a massive assault on the Narn homeworld itself (Season 2 episode "The Long, Twilight Struggle"). Ambassador Mollari relayed the information to the Shadows, and so five Shadow warships were waiting for the Narn fleet at Gorash 7. Although the Narn fought heroically, in a battle lasting only a few minutes the entire Narn armada was completely destroyed, and hundreds of Narn heavy cruisers and fighters were lost. Not a single Shadow vessel was destroyed (although one did receive minor damage)
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. The first circle consists of the national elite who form planetary policy and handle relations with other alien races. Before the Narn-Centauri War (see below), the Kha'Ri's membership consisted mostly of the veterans and leaders of the Narn's successful guerrilla war against the Centauri, which may account for the Kha'Ri's near-obsession with constantly humiliating and defeating the Centauri. The Narn Regime is a young empire, having grown rapidly since their independence from the Centauri Republic in the early 23rd Century. Clever diplomacy, a
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another Shadow fleet - again acting on a request from Londo Mollari, the Centauri ambassador to Babylon 5, attacked the Narn's largest colony at Quadrant 14, destroying its defences. This time a fleet of Centauri warships arrived after the Shadows to occupy and secure the planet. They were quickly discovered and attacked by a squadron of Narn fighters. Upon learning of this, the Narn Regime, being unaware of the Shadows or their covert alliance with certain Centauri officials, officially declared war against the Centauri Republic (Season 2 episode "
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G'Kar


Narn. In exchange for G'Kar’s cooperation for toning down these activities, Sheridan was able to pressure the Centauri into releasing the Narn colonists on Quadrant 14. He maintained control of the Narn aboard Babylon 5 to ensure that the others would be more sympathetic to their plight. He also helped expose a plot to use Babylon 5 as a Centauri munitions drop point. Also, with help from Michael Garibaldi, he was able to establish a safe location for smuggling weapons into Narn and its colonies. G'kar spent the later part of
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's land surface strip mined. Entire animal and plant species were driven to extinction. The Narn themselves were used as servants or manual laborers by the Centauri, who often lived in large estates worked by Narn slaves; many Narn were deported to work camps on other worlds. Realizing that their planet was doomed unless the Centauri were forced to leave, the Narn began a lengthy guerrilla war against their Centauri masters. The Narn learned how to use Centauri technology and weapons, and turned these weapons against them. They conducted hit-
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pragmatic approach to arms dealing, and investment in building up their own military were all characteristics of the Narn Regime in the decades leading up to the Shadow War. For instance, the Narn were the only major power willing to sell effective weapons to the Earth Alliance during the Earth-Minbari War, albeit secretly considering the threat of the Minbari turning on them for aiding their enemy. The fact that their weaponry was derived from Centauri designs also raised Narn hopes that the older race might suspect their former occupiers and attack them instead
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List of Babylon 5 characters


as Marshall Teague) is a Narn soldier and pilot who encountered Captain John Sheridan when they were both captured and held aboard a Streib vessel. After being forced into brief gladiatorial combat, they helped each other to escape and Ta'Lon returned to the Narn homeworld to recover from his wounds. He later arrived on Babylon 5 serving as a bodyguard to the representative of the Centauri-occupied Narn government, a position he soon left, and remained on the station becoming a member of the Narn Resistance and lieutenant to Citizen G'kar. Upon
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Vir Cotto


Vir served to portray a "good Centauri" throughout the occupation of Narn, possibly to counterpoint the usual role of Centauri as aggressors. He began using his position on Minbar to get Narns away from their home and get them proper care. This once again underscored his "moral high ground" over Mollari, and contrasted with Mollari's eventual anguish over his role in the occupation of Narn, and the atrocities committed against the Narn people. Another defining appearance of Vir concerned itself with a marriage for the character. Vir had
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such as Quadrants 14 and 24. These holdings made the Narn Regime a major power in the galaxy. However, this situation was not to last. Early on in the series, the Narn government is portrayed as unscrupulous and aggressive. ("Midnight on the Firing Line") A sneak attack on a Centauri outpost sets the stage for reprisals by the Centauri that ultimately result in the virtual destruction of the Narn Regime. Later episodes such as "Deathwalker", where the Narn try to take custody of a Dilgar prisoner
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, and "Legacies", when they try to buy a human telepath, do little to improve the poor reputation the Narn have for being opportunistic and thirsty for influence and power. When the Narn find out that they cannot win the war with the Centauri they have been so desperate to start, a different side of the Narn becomes apparent. They are courageous and capable of exhibiting an extraordinary degree of self-sacrifice, such as when a Narn warship allows a group of civilian ships to escape by putting itself between
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Marjorie Harris


Marjorie Harris (born 15 Sep 1937 as Marjorie Stibbards in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian non-fiction writer who has published numerous books on gardening. In 1959, she graduated from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario with Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Her first marriage was to television producer and musician Barry Harris. Currently, she lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her second husband, writer Jack Batten. Besides writing 15 books she was a radio host job at CBC radio's "Metro Morning"
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Stanford Exploration Project


The Stanford Exploration Project (SEP) is an industry-funded academic consortium within the Geophysics Department at Stanford University. SEP research has contributed greatly to improving the theory and practice of constructing 3-D and 4-D images of the earth from seismic echo soundings (see: Reflection seismology). The consortium was started in the 1970s by Jon Claerbout and is currently co-directed with Biondo Biondi. SEP pioneered innovations in migration imaging, velocity estimation, dip moveout and slant stack. SEP has recently been involved in 3-D seismic applications such as
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of Narn. The devastation inflicted upon the Narn homeworld left them little choice but to either accept a long, difficult attempt to restore the ruined climate and biosphere of their planet - or to establish and defend colonies that could send back resources to sustain the dying Narn homeworld. The Narn chose this latter option, resolving to expand their economy and influence as quickly as possible, and by any means necessary. They sold any technology and/or weapons of value to anyone who could afford to pay for it, including groups branded as criminals
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Dilgar War


assistance and help in fighting the Dilgar. Even the Narn spacefleet could not halt the Dilgar offensive; and the large Narn colony of Halax VII was captured by the Dilgar. By the time Narn forces arrived at the fallen system it was learned that the Dilgar Warmaster, Jha'Dur, had experimented and infected the entire colonial population with biogenic weapons, killing almost everyone on the colony. After this attack, the Narn, not wishing to provoke the further wrath of the Dilgar, sent a Narn delegation to the Dilgar homeworld to seek
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Civilizations in Babylon 5


"This article discusses fictional civilizations on the science-fiction television show Babylon 5." As the Babylon station was conceived as a political and cultural meeting place, one of the show's many themes is the cultural and social interaction between civilizations. There are five dominant civilizations represented on Babylon 5: humans, the Narn, the Centauri, the Minbari and the Vorlons; and several dozen less powerful ones. A number of the less powerful races make up the League of Non-Aligned Worlds, which assembled as a result
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Niënor Níniel


Niënor, also known as Níniel (pronounced ), is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, appearing in the "Narn i Chîn Húrin" told in full in "The Children of Húrin" and briefly in "The Silmarillion". Early versions of the story are "Turambar and the Foalókë" and "The Lay of the Children of Húrin". Nienor was the third child of Húrin Thalion, Lord of House of Hador, and Morwen Eledhwen of the House of Bëor. Her
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Radio Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero


Acapulco, Ciudad Altamirano and Taxco. On May 20, 1983, the roving radio station came to an end, with the university broadcasting once more from Chilpancingo — this time, without interference. 1984, however, presented yet another problem to the university radio station: a budget crisis spurred by a suspension of payments from the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP). Workers spent all of 1984 without receiving their salaries, and in January 1985, the university and SEP began negotiating. The federal government required the university to shut
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Revelations (Babylon 5)


"Revelations" is an episode from the second season of the science fiction television series "Babylon 5". In an article on binge-watching Babylon 5, entertainment website geek.com writes that Revelations is "a fairly dedicated plot episode. Skip it and you'll be floundering from here on." This is an episode that will be flashed back-upon for many seasons to come." G'kar, seeking answers to what happened to the Narn base in Quadrant 37, flies there himself with escort pilots; they are attacked
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plunder other races just as the Centauri had done to them. They were often aggressive and brutal, not hesitating to use threats or outright force to seize disputed regions or settle conflicts in their favor. Thus, it is not surprising that many races, even those who continued trading with the Narn despite their dissatisfaction with Narn policies and actions, had ambivalent or negative opinions of the Narn Regime and the Narn in general. They won few friends among the other races, even among those races that traded with them, who too
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Narn


The Coming of Shadows"). Over the next few months, the Narn steadily lost their defensive war with the Centauri. While the Narn spacefleet had looked impressive before the war, it had mainly been used in hit-and-run attacks on poorly defended Centauri targets. When it came to an all-out open war, the Narn found that the Centauri fleet was still much larger than their own, and that Centauri warships still possessed a significant technological advantage over their Narn counterparts. Centauri vessels were equipped with artificial
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Antono Refa


on the Narn homeworld. The Shadows obliterate the Narn fleet at Gorash 7, and the Centauri fleet arrives at the Narn homeworld with mass drivers: large ships that utilize asteroids for planetary bombardment. Refa cordially drafts the reluctant Londo into attending the assault on an escort vessel; the experience traumatizes Londo and, coupled with Refa's violation of multiple weapons treaties, he becomes disenchanted with their alliance. After 4 days of bombardment, the Narn unconditionally surrender. Following the Second Conquest of Narn, Londo dissolves his partnership with Morden to
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Narn


have successfully held back the Centauri forces for years. However, the Narn fleet was no match at all for the ancient Shadow vessels; a single Shadow vessel could easily destroy an entire fleet of Narn warships. After losing the previous 30 years' territorial gains in only six months, the desperate Narn High Command decided to launch an all-out strike against the main Centauri supply base at a planet called Gorash 7. The Narn hoped that by uniting most of their remaining warships into a single armada, they could destroy the
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Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (game)


long-ranged bombardment of an enemy with energy mines before closing with their beams and arrays of lighter weapons. Narn ships are built solidly, with few active defences, relying instead on weathering the punishment inflicted on them directly. This leads to Narn tactics of long-ranged beam and energy mine salvoes followed by pushing into the centre of an enemy position if possible. Poor speed and manoeuvrability of Narn ships often prevents this and many enemies attempt to stay out of range of the multiple Narn secondary weapons. The lighter Narn ships
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The Fall of Centauri Prime


"The Fall of Centauri Prime" is an episode from the fifth season of the science fiction television series "Babylon 5". This is a key episode in the series, as it marks the final downfall and story completion of Londo Mollari, one of the major characters on the series. As the episode begins the combined Narn and Drazi fleets are bombarding Centauri Prime from space. In the Royal Palace, Prime Minister Londo manages to get G'Kar out of his prison cell, just before the ceiling collapses. Londo meets the
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Objects at Rest


"Objects at Rest" is the penultimate episode from the fifth season of the science-fiction television series "Babylon 5". With the new Alliance headquarters nearly complete on Minbar, Sheridan and Delenn prepare to move from "Babylon 5". Lennier arrives as he is between training sessions, and offers to help with the move. Meanwhile, Ta'lon, following a summons to the station by G'Kar, finds that G'Kar had already left but left him a message that names him the new Narn ambassador of the station. Dr.
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Charles McKenny


Charles McKenny (Sep. 15, 1860-Sep. 23, 1933) was president of Central State Normal School (now Central Michigan University), Milwaukee State Normal School and Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University). McKenny was born in Dimondale, Michigan. He received his bachelor's degree from Michigan State Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) and masters from both Olivet College and the University of Wisconsin. McKenny married Minnie E. Alderman (1869–1942) in 1890. She was a native of Vermontville, Michigan. They
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Radio Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero


down the station, and on January 15, 1985, Radio Universidad Pueblo went off the air. In the meantime, university students went as far as organizing a hunger strike in Mexico City in order to protest the SEP's demand to close the station. The SEP, however, failed to keep some of its promises to the university. A new rector, Ramón Reyes Carreto, decided that if the SEP would not keep its promises, the university did not have a reason to stay off the air. In June 1987
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Deathwalker


"Deathwalker" is an episode from the first season of the science fiction television series "Babylon 5". An alien woman is attacked by Na'Toth as she boards "Babylon 5", with Na'Toth accusing her of being "Deathwalker". The woman is knocked unconscious and taken to medbay, while Sinclair questions Na'Toth on her attack. She asserts that Deathwalker was a war criminal responsible for a number of unethical and illegal experiments on Narn. In medbay, Sinclair is able to identify the woman as a Dilgar, a species
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List of starships in Babylon 5


it is capable of flying in a planetary atmosphere. Its primary weapons are two twin plasma accelerators, which are capable of destroying larger warships of other races (such as the Narn "G'Quan"-Class cruiser) in just a few hits. Even the extremely advanced White Star vessels are vulnerable to the "Vorchan"s plasma cannon fire. The White Star is a fictional starship in the science fiction television series "Babylon 5". First appearing in the season three episode, Matters of Honor, the computer generated 3D model was designed and built
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Narn i Chîn Húrin


A portion of the Narn i Chîn Húrin or "The Tale of the Children of Húrin" is a part of the book "Unfinished Tales" by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It is a prose version of an earlier narrative poem called "The Lay of the Children of Húrin". A complete version of the Narn called "The Children of Húrin", edited by Christopher Tolkien, was released as a new book in 2007. The "Narn" (as it has been called) is a long
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The Fringe of the Unknown


Astounding Science Fiction", Jun. 1961)br 3. "Appius Claudius Crassus" (original title: "Appius Claudius Crassus: Roman Builder") (from "Science Digest", Jun. 1962)br 4. "The First Missile Launchers" (from "Science Digest", Oct. 1960)br 5. "The Iron Pillar of Delhi" (from "Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact", Sep. 1972)br 6. "The Mechanical Wizards of Alexandria" (from "Science Digest", Aug. 1962)br 7. "The Landlocked Indian Ocean
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Earth Alliance (Babylon 5)


The Earth Alliance is the name of a fictional alliance of the nations of Earth and off-world colonies in the television series "Babylon 5". The transition of Earth government from a democratic, elected government to an authoritarian, militaristic one and back to a democracy again is a major theme of the series. It is considered one of the five major galactic diplomatic/military powers (Earth Alliance, Narn Regime, Minbari Federation, Centauri Republic and the Vorlon Empire) in the Babylon 5 pilot episode movie "".
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Narn


Narn never draw weapons unless they mean to use them. If a K'tok, a Narn sword, is drawn, then blood must be spilled before it may be sheathed (even if that blood is one's own). The G'Quan Eth is a flowering plant burned as a ceremonial incense by the Narn people during the ritual which ends "The Days of G'Quan"; the flower being a symbol of the faith. The plant is described as being difficult to grow, expensive to transport (and even to "own"
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Narn i Chîn Húrin


story of what happened to Húrin and his children Túrin Turambar and Nienor, after Húrin was cursed by Morgoth. A coherent but less detailed version of this story appears as "Of Túrin Turambar" in "The Silmarillion", the first posthumous edition of Tolkien's works. In the published "Silmarillion" and "Unfinished Tales", the title of the Narn is given as Narn i Hîn Húrin. This was an editorial decision by Christopher Tolkien which he later regretted, done only to prevent people from pronouncing Chîn like English
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Antono Refa


Babylon 5. The purpose of this visit, as Turhan sees it, is to ask for forgiveness and peace from the Narn ambassador, G'Kar, for the great abuses the Centauri had done to the Narn. Unfortunately, Turhan collapses before he can make this offer in person to G'Kar, though his message is relayed to G'Kar through Dr. Franklin. With Turhan now dying and his message of peace not delivered in public view of the Centauri and Narn, Refa's men take this opportunity to strike, ordering the assassination of Turhan
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Kurse


Kurse is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/artist Walter Simonson, the Algrim version of Kurse first appears as the Dark Elf Algrim the Strong in "Thor" #347 (Sep. 1984). He is later transformed into Kurse in "Secret Wars II" #4 (Oct. 1985). Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "" (2013). The Dark Elf Algrim the Strong was created by Walter Simonson
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Halflife (comics)


Halflife is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These characters have two distinct origins, and are detailed separately below. The first Halflife is a Marvel Comics supervillain. She first appeared in "West Coast Avengers" vol. 2 #12 (Sep. 1986). The second character in the Marvel universe to take the name Half-Life was a gamma-irradiated fiend and enemy of the Hulk. He first appeared in "The Incredible Hulk" vol. 1 #334.
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A Day in the Strife


. A scuffle breaks out between Na'Far and the other Narn, but G'kar, hearing of this, steps in and demands they stop fighting, as the Centauri are trying to faction off the Narn to make them easier to conquer, and states the only way to stop that is to turn himself in, and offers to return to Narn with Na'Far. The station staff try to urge G'kar to stay, but his mind his made up. On his way out, the station's Narn as well as Ta'lon all block his
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Narn


"protected colony" of the greater Centauri Republic. The only member of the Kha'Ri to escape was G'Kar, the Narn Ambassador to Babylon 5. Although ordered to surrender to the Centauri by Ambassador Londo, G'Kar had asked Babylon 5 commander John Sheridan for sanctuary on the station, and Sheridan agreed. However, G'Kar was stripped of his title as ambassador and was not allowed by the Centauri to officially represent the Narn on the station, although he continued to do so in an unofficial capacity. The younger Narn blamed their defeat
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Narn


Narn in a position to influence the future of their nation tended toward a desire for revenge rather than reconciliation; at this point, however, they were in no position to threaten anyone, with most of their industrial base destroyed and only a few fugitive ships remaining of their fleet - enough perhaps to defend the homeworld, but not to wage a war. G'Kar refused an offer to become leader of the new Narn Regime, insisting that he would only take his place in the reconstituted Kha'Ri. Narn ships gave logistical support to
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Nocturnals


deep below the Narn K grounds. They are in league with the parasitic Crim, but it is unknown just how far back these two sinister groups go. The leader of the Narn K is a woman named Fletcher, an unseen overseer who somehow has access to unnatural technology and scientific knowledge used in the production of the Narn K abominations. The Raccoon, Firelion, and Komodo are all the results of Narn K experimentation, and would like to see nothing more than the utter destruction of the evil corporation. The Nocturnals regularly
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Acts of Sacrifice


immediately. The war causes conflicts between the Narn and Centauri residents on the station. Security forces arrive to break up a scuffle between a group of Centauri and Narn, and Zac is forced to shoot one Narn which kills him. Sheridan meets with G'Kar in private, keeping the news of the death a secret and hoping for G'Kar to convince his people to not seek revenge. G'Kar speaks to the Narn and relays Sheridan's request and tells them they should follow it, but once G'Kar leaves, the group bring in the
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Emperor Cartagia


, having him lashed with an electro-whip and even having an eye removed because he didn't like the way the Narn looked at him. Londo secretly visited G'Kar in his cell during all this and came to an agreement: in return for G'Kar's assistance in his plot to assassinate Cartagia, Londo would end the Centauri occupation of Narn. As part of this plot, Mollari convinced Cartagia to take G'Kar to Narn and execute him there, thus allowing Mollari to draw the Emperor away from the royal court, leaving him
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G'Kar


success – he was able to abduct and telepathically mutilate Mollari (severely beating both him and his assistant, Vir Cotto, in an amazing display of superior Narn strength), and learn many of his secrets, including his role in instigating the second Narn-Centauri war, as well as the “embarrassing” circumstances that led to his assignment on Babylon 5. However, as the drug wore off, he experienced what he believed to be a religious revelation from his “father figures”, namely the Narn holy figure G'Quan
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Babylon 5: Blood Oath


Twain's novels. While on a ship to Narn, they follow their instincts and find G'Kar hiding on the ship. They agree to help him on Narn with the understanding that he will reveal the truth and prevent his conflict from affecting Babylon 5 more. Garibaldi, Ivanova, Na'Toth, a human named Al who joins them with the pretense that he has lived on Narn for ten years and knows the area, and G'Kar wearing a fake disguise attempt to find a way to curve Mi'Ra's blood lust. They meet with
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Sic Transit Vir


through the station, and from their records, find their papers have all been signed by a Centauri named "Abrahamo Lincolni". Recognizing this as a very un-Centauri play on the name Abraham Lincoln, Ivanova gets Vir to admit that he is Abrahamo. He needed a name to use to arrange for work papers that would allow him to move wounded Narn off their homeworld to Centauri Prime to work the Narn in much better conditions, a matter he claims was much better treatment than they got on Narn. With the
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Sic Transit Vir


the Narn. Later, Mollari tells Vir that he has been pulled from the Minbari embassy and instead will stay on "Babylon 5" to continue being instructed by Mollari. Further, Mollari has taken steps to mask Vir's involvement with the Narn and cancelled all further Narn transports in a discreet manner. Vir says goodbye to Lyndisty, who still feels they are perfect for each other and will be waiting for him on Centauri. In order to stop her bad dreams, Ivanova decides to take advantage of the "Abrahamo Lincolni
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And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place


, usurping Mollari's reputation. Refa meets with the Centauri leadership on Narn, and requests a number of guards to help them pursue G'Kar and his forces when they attempt to break into the prison. As Refa expected, G'Kar leads a small group of Narns through the tunnels into the prison, and Refa and the guards surround them. Refa orders the guards to execute the other Narns but they do not react. Instead, G'Kar pulls out a holographic projection crystal with a pre-recorded message from Mollari. Mollari knew Refa
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Sep Lambert


though, against Scotland in 1920 and against the Irish Military and Scotland in 1921. In all matches for Ireland, Sep Lambert scored 342 runs at an average of 20.12, with a top score of 60 not out against Oxford University in May 1902, his only half-century for Ireland and also his top first-class score. He took ten catches and no stumpings. Sep Lambert came from a cricketing family. His brother Bob was one of Ireland's finest cricketers, and his nephew Ham also played cricket for Ireland
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The Fall of Night


"The Fall of Night" is the final episode of the second season of the science fiction television series "Babylon 5". Sheridan learns from members of the League Non-Aligned Worlds that Centauri is taking their outposts near the Narn homeworld. Shortly afterwards, two members of Earth Alliance's Ministry of Peace arrive, Mr. Lantz and Mr. Welles. Mr. Lantz tell Sheridan that he wants to speak to those members of the non-aligned worlds as well as Centauri Ambassador Mollari, and Sheridan arranges for meeting space. Meanwhile
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Narn


's first occupation depleted the environment; very few areas of original forest and jungle remain. Although the Narn reclaimed much of their planet for agriculture, they managed to restore relatively small areas of forest and jungle. The Centauri's second invasion of Narn caused massive climatic upheavals due to asteroid bombardment. The current state of the planet's already depleted biosphere after the bombardment is grim, with Narn's few remaining large animal species (such as the Val) endangered. Apparently only the avian species seem to be flourishing; it seems
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Narn


. Meanwhile, the main Centauri fleet was free to advance on the Narn homeworld, virtually unopposed save for a skeleton defensive force. When Ambassador Londo expressed his fear that the Narn would fight ferociously to defend their own homeworld, and that any invasion force would be "up to its neck in blood, their own," Lord Refa, his ally in starting the war, told Londo not to worry. Refa had developed a plan that would avoid major Centauri casualties by not landing an invasion army on the Narn homeworld;
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Dilgar War


a negotiated peace. The first two Narn ambassadors were used in scientific experiments by the Dilgar. The third Narn ambassador was allowed to live and finally opened diplomatic relations with the Dilgar Empire. At the Tyree system, a fleet of League ships with some Narn ships present attacked a Dilgar warfleet. Losses for the combined League-Narn fleet were heavy and with the tide of battle turning against them the allied fleet was on the verge of defeat. At the last moment, however, a fleet of Earth Alliance warships jumped out
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Antono Refa


Emperor Cartagia to power, and begin a protracted war against the Narn. Using Londo's agreement with the Shadows forces, Refa personally oversees the war. As the Narn forces begin to falter, Refa devises a masterstroke: to reconquer the Narn homeworld in a single, massive attack. When he learns that the Narn have diverted the majority of their fleet to destroy a vital supply post on Gorash 7, he needles Londo into tasking his Shadow forces to destroy the fleet so that the Centauri forces have a clear line of attack
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And Now for a Word


that Babylon 5 is still the "last, best hope for peace" in the galaxy. However, Sheridan's message is belied by the continued fighting between the Narn and Centauri. Ambassador G'Kar of the Narn claims that the Centauri have been using Babylon 5 to load illegal mass driver weapons onto their merchant ships to attack the Narn. Ambassador Londo Mollari of the Centauri Republic claims that the Narn are lying. Both ambassadors are interviewed by Torqueman; G'Kar tells her of the Centauri occupation and enslavement of his homeworld. Londo tells
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