The Dominion

The Dominion are the most dangerous star-faring coalition of races so far encountered by Starfleet. It is a huge and extremely powerful business empire, and a ruthless military regime.

With its hundreds of worlds and species, the Dominion was created long ago by the Changelings, or the Founders, a group of shape-shifters. The Changelings once lived among the other races of the Gamma Quadrant, but everywhere they went they were hated, and some places even hunted down and killed. Eventually, they founded the Dominion in order to protect themselves from other "solids". The Dominion empire kept expanding, and is now the most powerful force in the entire Gamma Quadrant.

The Dominions military is largely made out of their most ferocious soldiers, the Jem'Hadar, which is a race of tall lizard-like beings genetically engineered by the Changelings, and bred only for combat. The administrative side of the Dominion empire is managed by the Vorta, which coordinates relationships between the Changelings and the membership worlds.

[The Dominion] [The Founders / Changelings] [The Jem'Hadar] [The Vorta]