Jorel Quinn
Military Rank:
Fleet Admiral
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Profession(s):
Mission giver
Mission contact
Mission contact
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Fleet Admiral Jorel Quinn is a Trill Starfleet flag officer, Commander-in-Chief of Earth Spacedock and member of Starfleet Command [1]. His office is located on Earth Spacedock, deck 47, Operations area. Despite Quinn's authority, day-to-day business of Earth Spacedock is commanded by Captain Akira Sulu.
After the mission “Heading Out”, Admiral Quinn hands you over to Admiral T'nae as your primary mission giver. He is also one of the many NPCs who can be found at the Captain's Table.
Missions involved
“Welcome to Earth Spacedock”: Quinn recognizes the player for the extraordinary actions during the Klingon ambush and the subsequent Borg invasion of the Vega System. Since Captain Taggart has been lost, Quinn confirms the player's previous field promotion to Lieutenant and permanently places the starship under her/his command.
“Jabberwocky”: A Prophet takes the form of Quinn.- “Secrets of the Ancients”: Admiral Quinn contacts Federation players at the end of the mission, commending them for their efforts in establishing relations between the Federation and the Romulan Republic.
Admiral Quinn (left) and Chancellor J'mpok (right) agree on a cease-fire between the Federation and the Klingon Empire in 2410.
- “Surface Tension”: The player comes to Quinn's aid when Earth Spacedock is attacked by the Undine. He then travels to First City on Qo'noS and together with Chancellor J'mpok agrees to an end to hostilities between the Federation and the Klingon Empire.
- “Enemies in All the Usual Places”: Federation players establish contact with Admiral Quinn after tapping into a Hirogen communications array in the Trakia System.
- “Uneasy Allies”: Quinn contacts Federation players to inform them of Sela's escape from Republic custody. When the player informs him they've found her, he instructs them to go along with Sela's offer to uncover more information about the Iconians.
- “Blood of Ancients”: Quinn opens in a briefing on Earth Spacedock for the Iconian Resistance, which, however, gets cut short by a surprise attack by the Heralds.
- “Broken Circle”: Quinn is present for the briefing prior to the Alliance's assault on the Herald Sphere.
- “The Temporal Front”: Quinn is present at the Alliance Summit on New Romulus.
- “Home”
- Quinn is the contact for all Federation promotion missions.
Missions given
- "Klingon War" episode
- “Stranded in Space”: Quinn orders the player to contact Malcom Sissel regarding an overdue freighter.
- “Diplomatic Orders”: Quinn asks the player to escort Ambassador Sokketh to P'Jem.
- “Researcher Rescue”: Quinn tells the player to repair a communications array in the Kassae System.
- “The Kuvah'Magh”: Quinn asks the player to secure the site of a meeting between representatives of the Klingon Empire and Miral Paris.
- “Treasure Trading Station”: Quinn asks the player to meet with Marta, a servant from a Klingon Great House.
- “Secret Orders”: Quinn orders the player to investigate a Klingon base in the Briar Patch.
- “Task Force Hippocrates”: Quinn assigns the player to patrol the Klingon border.
- “The Ultimate Klingon”: Quinn asks the player to uncover information on a Klingon augmentation project.
- “The Doomsday Device”: Quinn assigns Lieutenant Kyla VanZyl to join the player on a mission to contact an informant in Ambassador B'vat's personal force.
- “City on the Edge of Never”: Quinn assigns the player to rendezvous with the U.S.S. Kirk to investigate B'vat's interest in time travel.
- “Past Imperfect”: Quinn permits the player to chase B'vat through the Guardian of Forever.
- "Romulan Mystery" episode
- “Heading Out”: Quinn orders the player to transport Damar Kahn to Starbase 39-Sierra.
- "Cardassian Struggle" episode
- “Lost and Found”: Quinn instructs the player to visit Commander Sarish Minna at Deep Space 9.
- "Borg Advance" episode
- “Report on Borg Activities”: Quinn tells the player to speak to the Romulan Ambassador regarding the Borg.
- "Future Proof" episode
- “Sunrise”: Quinn orders the player to investigate a dying star in an unexplored system.
- “Stormbound”: Quinn instructs the player to rendezvous with Kal Dano in the Na'kuhl System.
- "New Frontiers" episode
- “Echoes of Light”: Quinn asks the player to escort the new Lukari starship on its first exploration mission.
- “Of Signs and Portents”: Quinn orders the player to assist the Lukari and Klingons in their investigation of the possibility that the Tzenkethi are using Protomatter weapons.
- “Brushfire”: Quinn tells the player to assist Rodek on his mission to rescue Martok.
- PvP-introduction mission
- “Neutral Zone Diplomacy”: Quinn refers the player to Commander Naomi Wildman at Deep Space K-7.
Other involvement
- In Tales of the War #1, Quinn meets with Captain Tom Paris on Stardate 87305.1, two days after the start of the Iconian invasion, They discuss the formation of Delta Flight. This story serves as a prelude to “Delta Flight”.
- In Tales of the War #14, Quinn records a personal log entry at Earth Spacedock on Stardate 87264.5. He reflects on the disastrous events of “Broken Circle”, and privately disputes claims that the attack on the Herald Sphere was even a partial victory. He notes that Herald attacks have increased since the attack, and that L'Miren's Heralds are now joining the fight. He notes that while Starfleet had elected to reject the Krenim weapon, he fears that recent events will cause Starfleet Command to reevaluate that decision.
- In "New Episode: Sunrise," Quinn confers with his aide, Linnea. With the Iconian War now over, Quinn is concerned that recent graduates of Starfleet Academy, their training accelerated while the war was still ongoing, may be ill-equipped for Starfleet's return to missions of exploration and diplomacy.
Notes
Lieutenant Linnea, Quinn's secretary, standing next to the Admiral.
- Admiral Quinn's secretary is Lieutenant Linnea, a female Ocampa standing next to him.
- Admiral Quinn's hobbies include horticulture and he is known to keep an award-winning Andorian Orchid in his office on ESD.
- We learn in “Mine Enemy” that Admiral Quinn has a heart condition and is undergoing treatment for it.
- Quinn was given voice acting in Season 9: A New Accord for the mission “Surface Tension” (voiced by Tom Haney) and several subsequent missions (voiced by Brook Chalmers)
- Cryptic's lead writer Christine Thompson has denied previous theories of Quinn being the head of Starfleet Command, as this post is supposed to be saved for "someone special." [1]
- Jorel Quinn may be inspired by Jor-El of Superman fame.
