Vung

Vung was a Ferengi male and antagonist in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel Warchild.

Early on his life Vung obtained a lucky talisman and chain that brought him a great deal of luck. He was able to use this luck to become a wealthy and powerful trader on Ferenginar. One night while he slept a dancer stole the talisman itself, but not the chain that came with the talisman. By itself the chain was bad luck, but Vung refused to get rid of the chain. He soon lost his wealth and most of his deals went sour. Vung became an outcast in Ferengi society because his bad luck would often rub off on others near him.

In 2370 Vung travelled to Deep Space Nine. Among his few possession was a personal cloaking device. When Quark saw him having a drink at his bar, Quark angrily demanded he finish his drink and leave. His nephew Nog saw this and asked what Vung had done, if he had given someone a refund. Quark then related Vung's story to Nog.

Learning that the visiting Talis Dejana was considered to be a prophesied peacemaker in Bajoran society, Vung knocked her guard unconcious and kidnapped Dejana. Putting the cloaking device on her, he moved her all over the station to keep ahead of the security teams searching for her.

Dejana was later rescued by station personnel. Vung was taken in to custody, and was transferred via shuttlecraft to a Federation starbase to stand trial for his crimes.