Garak, Elim

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Garak is a former Cardassian Obsidian Order intelligence agent who was exiled by Enabran Tain from the Cardassian Union in 2368. He is currently a "plain and simple" tailor on Bajoran station Deep Space Nine. He is the only Cardassian who lives on the station since the Cardassian withdrawal from the Bajoran system in 2369. Despite his claims that he was not a Cardassian spy, it was known that he maintained contacts with Cardassian intelligence, the Obsidian Order.

In 2373, Garak and Lt. Cmdr. Worf travelled to the Gamma Quadrant to search for Enabran Tain and were captured by the Jem'Hadar. Enabran Tain was the Obsidian Order's longest chief, and Garak's mentor. They escape with Dr. Bashir from the Dominion Prison Camp, but Tain dies and Garak admitted that he was actually Tain's illegitimate son.

He fell in love with Gul Dukat's half-Cardassian, half-Bajoran daughter, Tora Ziyal. Ziyal was killed by Gul Damar in 2374. During the Federation-Dominion war, he assisted Starfleet Intelligence in decoding Cardassian transmissions. After the war ended, he finally returned home to Cardassia.

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?-2368 Obsidian Order agent.
2368 Exiled from the Cardassian Union.
2369 Remained on DS9 after transfer to Bajoran/Starfleet control.
2373 Garak and Lt. Cmdr. Worf travel to the Gamma Quadrant to search for Enabran Tain and are captured. They escape with Dr. Bashir and General Martok and return to DS9.
2374 Evacuated DS9 to USS Defiant NX-74205 during Federation/Klingon Task Force against the Dominion.
2374 Participated in a successful covert mission to destroy a Cardassian/Dominion Ketracel White depot.
2375 Assisting Starfleet Intelligence in decoding Cardassian transmissions.
2375 Returned to Cardassia after the end of the Dominion war.

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