- For the mirror universe counterpart, see Gral (mirror).
Gora bim Gral was a prominent Tellarite ambassador in the mid-22nd century. (ENT episode: "Babel One")
In 2154, Ambassador Gral travelled aboard the United Earth starship Enterprise NX-01 to an emergency confrence with the Andorian government to stave off a war between the Andorian Empire and Tellar. It was later revealed that the attacks precipitating this conflict were inflicted by masquerading Romulan starships, and Ambassador Gral and Andorian Imperial Guard Commander Hravishran th'Zoarhi of the warship Kumari later joined in United Earth Starfleet Captain Jonathan Archer's first multilateral military operation between United Earth, the Confederacy of Vulcan, the Andorian Empire, and Tellar in order to root out the Romulan ships. (ENT episodes: "Babel One", "United", "The Aenar")
Gora bim Gral was later a key Tellarite emissary at United Earth Prime Minister Nathan Samuels' negotiations to forge the Coalition of Planets, a mutual defense alliance that later helped lead to the formation of the United Federation of Planets. Gral was amongst the signatories of the Coalition Compact in early 2155. (ENT novel: The Good That Men Do) He was the lead Tellarite representative to the Coalition of Planets, and was later amongst the signatories of the Articles of the Federation in 2161. (ENT novels: Kobayashi Maru, Last Full Measure)
In late 2155, Gral remained on Earth and represented Tellar on the Coalition Security Council. He was outraged by Vulcan's refusal to participate in the Earth-Romulan War, but later came to understand the decision. Eventually, he and Ambassador Thoris of Andor were forced to announce that their worlds would be making the same decision. In order to help Earth in its war, both Gral and Thoris shared highly classified information with Earth's scientists. (ENT - The Romulan War novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
Subsequent to the war, Gral was one of the signatories of the Articles of the Federation on Federation Day 2161. (ENT - The Romulan War novel: To Brave the Storm) He went on to serve as the first Federation Councillor for the United Planets of Tellar, where he was aligned with the Federalist movement. He was re-elected to the Federation Council in 2164. (ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Tower of Babel)
In the 2367, the Ambassador-class starship USS Gora bim Gral was named in his honor. (STO - Task Force Operation mission: "Battle of Wolf 359")
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Gral first appeared in the episode "Babel One". His full Tellarite name was established in the novel The Good That Men Do.
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- Gora bim Gral article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.