Sometimes referred to singularly as either the Orb of Prophecy or the Orb of Change, the Orb of Prophecy and Change was the third of nine Orbs to appear near Bajor from the Celestial Temple some 10,000 years prior to the 24th century. In its long history since its discovery, like all the Orbs, it has had a profound effect on many, including the spiritual writer Trakor, who encountered the orb around 3,000 years before the 24th century, and later wrote a series of prophecies concerning the Emissary of the Prophets. Interestingly the Orb was later studied by the Emissary when it was loaned to Benjamin Sisko by Kai Opaka shortly after the Cardassian withdrawal and Sisko's arrival at Deep Space 9. (DS9 episodes: "Emissary", "Destiny")