Ctarl-Ctarl Empire

## General Overview

The Ctarl-Ctarl are a humanoid-feline hybrid race based in the Beta Quadrant of the Milky Way Galaxy. However with the establishment of the United Commonwealth of Planets, the Ctarl-Ctarl have established the major Commonwealth world of New Ctarl-Ctarl within the heart of Commonwealth space. New Ctarl-Ctarl once served as the capital of the Commonwealth before moving to Chion Prime, with the election of President Akko Kratz of the Chioni Collective in April 2420.

The Ctarl-Ctarl have a long history of conflict with the Klingon Empire and as a result of their constant engagement with the Klingons, have developed astoundingly similar technology, possibly due to retrofitted captured Klingon technology.

Ctarl-Ctarl is an established monarchy, with a royal family and serving Queen as the head of state. However in recent years, many of its citizens have questioned the wisdom of this ancient tradition of leadership, showing preference for a democratic rule instead of an authoritarian monarchy.

The Ctarl-Ctarl are actually a union of two species, a feline-like species (which has been theorised to be possibly related to the Caitian and Ferasan) which seems to take positions of leadership and a canine-like species which serves most of the established military. Both species are currently considered to be sterile and are unable to reproduce, possibly due to a natural disaster, utilising advanced triphasic cloning technology instead.

## Established History

The Black Eye Galaxy version of the Ctarl-Ctarl was first established with the colonisation of New Ctarl-Ctarl in 2419. Ever since then, the Ctarl-Ctarl have been active, important members of the United Commonwealth of Planets, with Queen Tanisha III serving as both representative of the Ctarl-Ctarl people and at one time, interim President of the United Commonwealth of Planets, following the resignation of President Milina in early 2420.

At this time, New Ctarl-Ctarl served as the operational capital of the Commonwealth.

The planet suffered horribly in the Roth/Strategos War of early 2420, which saw New Ctarl-Ctarl invaded by Roth forces while the main Commonwealth Fleet was distracted, battling the Roth at the Supercube.

During this time, the planetary population were enslaved by the Roth, who were forced to abandon the planet in March 2420 because of outbreak of Eternium infection on the surface of the planet, conducted by corrupted rogue Argussian General, Alexandrite Witherstone.

New Ctarl-Ctarl was liberated by Commonwealth Forces during the "Battle of Ctarl'hai" in April 2420, when a small strike team managed to conduct a raid on the Imperial Castal in Ctarl'hai, killing Witherstone and driving the Eternium from the planet. However much of the ecosystem of New Ctarl-Ctarl was destroyed in the process.

Since then, Commonwealth agricultural projects and terraforming technology has slowly begun to restore New Ctarl-Ctarl's former splendour.

## Known Vessels

* Ctarl-Ctarl Bird of Prey Class
* Ctarl-Ctarl RlvSo Class

## Notes

* The Ctarl-Ctarl species was developed by Catsfoot
* The Ctarl-Ctarl are one of the founding members of the United Commonwealth of Planets