Cardok was a Benzite male. He was a member of Starfleet and served as a security officer aboard Deep Space 9. In January 2377, Cardok accompanied Cenn Desca and Ron Broeking to Taran'atar's quarters, where he detected fresh Jem'Hadar blood on the furniture and the carpet and a blood trail which led to the corridor. (DS9 novel: Warpath) In 2383, Cardok responded to Ro Laren's call to detain Lieutenant Commander Jefferson Blackmer, after Blackmer was detected in Deep Space 9's reactor core. (ST - Typhon Pact novel: Plagues of Night)