Guinan is an enigmatic El-Aurian bartender in the Star Trek universe, best known as the host of the Ten Forward lounge aboard the USS Enterprise-D in Star Trek: The Next Generation. A long-lived member of a people scattered by the Borg, she offers wise counsel to the crew and shares a deep, decades-spanning bond with Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Guinan's story reaches from 19th-century Earth to the 25th century, including her survival of the Nexus and later appearances in Star Trek Generations and Star Trek: Picard. This overview summarizes her character; specific events and chronology are covered in the Timeline. Content is drawn from Memory Alpha and made available under CC BY-SA.
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