The 26th Fleet

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# History

Starbase 381 *"Praetorian"* is a *Watchtower*-class Starbase, originally constructed as a series of outposts and installations along the Klingon Neutral Zone, to guard Federation Colonies during the Khitomer War originally commissioned and commanded by Starfleet legend and Dominion War Veteran, **Vice Admiral Kalus Rez**. As guardian of it's designated sector and the anchorage of the 26th Fleet, *Praetorian* stood against countless assaults and raids from Klingon Warships seeking to pillage and burn Federation colonies.

With Admiral Rez' eventual retirement, **Rear Admiral Jennifer Hunter** was promoted to Commanding Officer of the 26th Fleet. Under her leadership, the 26th rallied local defense forces to push the Klingon Empire back again, and again. As the Romulan Republic's efforts at self sufficiency gained traction, Admiral Hunter ordered the 26th to assist in securing Republic space. Over the course of four years, the Federation's policy of peace through charity worked, and led by Admiral Hunter, the 26th Fleet seized on the opportunity to aid the fledgling Republic. For over a year, the 26th Fleet fought valiantly to secure Republic space as the Romulans rebuilt their Navy. Through these hard fought acts of charity and compassion, the Romulan Republic was born, and allied with both the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire. Finally, after a decade of war, peace was on the horizon.

However, not all members of the KDF were so inclined towards peaceful relations with their former allies. The Klingon General known as K'Vorg gathered nine minor houses and formed a plot to wage one final strike against the Federation. Their target, *Praetorian* and the Colonies in her theater of operations. Admiral Hunter's command however came to a sudden conclusion amid the charge of treason. Embroiled in a political scandal, Admiral Hunter turned herself over to authorities so that she could levy charges against other Starfleet Flag Officers which had violated Starfleet protocols.

Her chosen successor was **Captain Corris Sprint**, Commanding Officer of *Praetorian*, whose wife was killed as a result of the Conspiracy to which Admiral Hunter was party to. Advanced to Rear Admiral, Sprint was forced to set aside his grief to combat the Column of KDF warships barreling down on his new command.

# The 600

600 Klingon Warships barreled down on *Praetorian* in one massive invasion. If the column of KDF warships was able to breach the perimeter, the war could have been lost. Starfleet's 26th Fleet rallied to the challenge and fought a losing, running, battle with the invading forces. Out numbered, out gunned, the 26th was forced to evacuate as many Colonies as possible, but it was never enough. Admiral Sprint, untried in a large strategic position, grappled with his new responsibilities. Gone were the days of commanding an escort. The pressure of the new rank forced Sprint to think in unconventional means. As his XO, Captain Llywarch was able to provide his Admiral with one un-palitaple solution after another. Finally drawing inspiration from the Republic Officers stationed to the Starbase, the decision was made to make use of a defunct Iconian Gateway found on a small planetoid in the Eta Erindi sector. It was hoped that a displacement wave would relocate the Klingon armada to physically push them back towards Klingon Space.

The plan failed, horribly. The Iconian technology backfired, resulting in a quantum singularity that violently translocated *Praetorian* and the vessels in its immediate vicinity to...

# The Outback

Discovered in the 22nd century during the Earth-Romulan war, the Dwarf Galaxy PTX-1138 was unreachable due to hazardous subspace anomalies... until now. Most dwarf galaxies are seen but have never been explored because by the time we see them, they break apart and are assimilated into larger galaxies by the tidal gravimetric forces. Dark matter in heavy amounts appear to be holding The Outback galaxy together. Dwarf galaxies orbit the Milky Way below the core disc. The Outback is a unique phenomena because not only has it remained stable, but its orbit has been anchored to line up with the Caspian Wormhole, which acts as a gateway to the Beta Quadrant via New Australian space.

Scans never revealed the threshold to contain a dwarf galaxy, because somehow the anomalies hiding and preventing it from being explored were so powerful that the gravimetric forces distorted any sensor scans inward and reflected it back inconclusive. Starfleet does not believe this "gateway" to the Outback is natural. It is believed the Iconians could have created it as a backdoor to and from a captured dwarf galaxy they may have used as an incredible base of operations. Given the recent conclusion to the Khitomer War during the Qo'nos summit, and the revelation of the Iconian interference with Fluidic Space, Starfleet has commissioned a full scale investigation into the region.

As of 2413, repaired and refit, *Praetorian* stands as the guardian of this Dwarf Galaxy, and the closest Starbase to the independent peoples of New Australia. The political landscape has altered drastically, as the local populace of the Outback make contact with both the 26th fleet and USS *Starfinder*.

# The Iconian War

During the Iconian War in 2415, the 26th Fleet was highly active, moving from hotspot to hotspot in frantic defense of New Romulus, Qo'noS, Cait, and a hundred other worlds. Midway into the war, the war came home for the fleet with Herald attacks on *Praetorian* and other 26th Fleet bases scattered throughout the Outback. Fall of OB-200 marked a major turning point, with the Iconians gaining a base of operations in the Outback under the direction of L'Val. The 26th Fleet fought a running war with L'Val's armada, and they were losing. It was only by the aggressive counterattack proposed and executed by Amalei Neraea that L'Val's fleet was decimated in Operation: Hallowed Sabre by the power of a supernova. Only days later, the Iconian War ended in a truce at Earth.

The aftermath of Iconian War would be felt within the fleet long after the end of the war. Many within Starfleet Command wanted to remain vigilant to ensure that the horrors of that war and the manipulations which led to it would never be allowed to happen again. Subsequently, **Captain Kenzi Alenis** was promoted to Admiral of the 26th Fleet, while now-Rear Admiral Neraea was installed as the new Commander, Task Force Avalon. The alliance of the Federation, the Romulan Republic, and the Klingon Empire has only grown stronger, and Ineania t'Latta has been placed within the Starfleet chain of command as the first officer of the fleet, the first non-Federation citizen to hold the position.

# 2416 and Beyond...

Yet conflict remains. Already the Na'kuhl have struck at the fleet with an attack on Admiral Alenis. The 26th Fleet has become a political symbol for what that alliance could become, but not everyone wants the the alliance to succeed, and not just from without.

Upon Admiral Alenis' resignation in early 2418, **Admiral James Hawkins**, assumes command...