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  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  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

Characters

Regular and recurring characters 

James T. Kirk  '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.

References 
Beta Epsilon VI  Planet.
Beta Epsilon system  Star system.
   Federation starship
escape pod
Excalbians
Klingon battlecruiser
 Organians
Richter scale of culture
 transporter
USS Valor   Federation starship.
 

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