Mortal Gods

A stranded Starfleet captain masquerades as a god in a primitive civilization.

Summary

 * "Captain's log, Stardate 8163.5. The war is over! Freed of the influence of both the Organians and the Excalbians ... The Federation and the Klingon Empire have entered negotiations to secure a permanent peace! Meanwhile, the Enterprise has entered the Beta Epsilon system, to determine the fate of the USS Valor, whose last transmission reported her in combat with a Klingon starship! The Klingon defector, Konom, has been temporarily assigned to the Enterprise, as Dr. McCoy attempts to determine why Konom hates the violence and carnage the rest of his race seems to relish!"


 * "Captain's log, supplemental. Lt. Sherwood sustained no permanent damage from the attack on her, and the rebellion has been quelled, but two tasks remain..."

Background Information

 * Takes place between the events of and.
 * This was reprinted in The Best of Star Trek collection.

Creators

 * Based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
 * Writer : Mike W. Barr
 * Artists:
 * Tom Sutton (pencil art - interior and cover)
 * Sal Amendola (inking - interior and cover)
 * Michele Wolfman (color art)
 * John Costanza (letter art)
 * Editor: Marv Wolfman

Regular and recurring characters

 * James T. Kirk : USS Enterprise's CO, a Starfleet rear admiral.
 * Leonard McCoy : Enterprise CMO, a Starfleet doctor with the rank of commander.
 * Montgomery Scott : Enterprise chief engineer, a Starfleet commander.
 * Hikaru Sulu : Enterprise helmsman and XO, a Starfleet commander.
 * Nyota Uhura : Enterprise communications officer, a Starfleet commander.
 * Pavel Chekov : Enterprise security and weapons officer, a Starfleet commander.
 * Saavik: Lieutenant junior grade serving as Enterprise science officer and navigator.
 * Konom : Klingon helmsman on Koloth's ship, who has defected to the Enterprise.
 * Elizabeth Sherwood : Starfleet lieutenant serving as Enterprise relief helmsman.
 * William Bearclaw : Starfleet operations division ensign assigned to the Enterprise.

Other characters

 * Philip Hodges : Starfleet captain of USS Valor
 * Lorac : Assistant to Hodges.
 * Ballor : Commander of one faction of Beta Epsilon VI's people.
 * Decton : General of one faction of Beta Epsilon VI's people.
 * Lylla : Hodges's wife and Lorac's daughter.