Zorn

Groppler Zorn was a male Bandi, alive during the mid to late 24th century. 

In 2364, Zorn held the title of Groppler on the planet Deneb IV, involved with the supervision of Farpoint Station. He was the leader of his group and his office was located in the Old Bandi City.

Zorn entered into negotiations with the United Federation of Planets for the use of Farpoint. Jean-Luc Picard, who represented the Federation, became suspicious of Zorn and the station itself. Zorn appeared nervous whenever any questions were asked about the station, especially on how the Bandi were able to construct it so quickly. He threatened to offer the station to the Ferengi.

In reality, Zorn forced a shapeshifting spaceborne entity to take the form of a starbase. Zorn's acts were eventually discovered by the crew of the  when a second creature attacked the Bandi city and kidnapped Zorn by transporting him into itself. Due to the intervention of the Enterprise, the entity stopped torturing Zorn. ()

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Background information 
Zorn was played by actor Michael Bell.

As evidenced by the first draft story outline of , Zorn was originally named "Elzever".

The script for "Encounter at Farpoint" described Zorn as "tall, skinny, rather grey-looking – appears to be sixtyish". Additionally, his introductory scene stated, "Riker entering, crossing to an elegant, unusually shaped desk where Zorn, the station Groppler (administrator) rises and (unused to handshaking) at first offers the wrong hand, then gets the procedure straightened out with mumbled apologies." 

Although Michael Bell – a long time friend of Director Corey Allen – originally read for the role of Q, Gene Roddenberry suggested to him that he read for the role of Zorn, which he ultimately got. In a 2010 interview, Bell recalled, "The role of Groppler was carefully etched – not patently evil, but certainly unprincipled where his general comfort was concerned, and not unlike many past and present politicians. I loved playing against that and Corey allowed the room to discover. However, even if the character was one-dimensional, I'd never have passed. Supporting actors, unlike major stars, do not have the luxury of picking and choosing."

Apocrypha 
The ization of  reveals that Zorn first promised to construct the Farpoint station for Federation use after meeting a Starfleet survey team in 2362.

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