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Romulan Neutral Zone

The **Romulan Neutral Zone** was an area of space between the Romulan Star Empire and the United Federation of Planets, established following the Earth-Romulan War. Vessels from either political entity were forbidden from entering the region without prior clearance from the opposing government.

In 2339, the *USS Ellesmere (NCC-21464)* drifted into the Romulan Neutral Zone following a navigational error. It was attacked and heavily damaged by a cloaked Romulan warbird. (1.3: Border Dispute)

The Federation Starfleet maintained a series of listening posts along its side of the Neutral Zone, to monitor for potential incursions by Romulan forces. In 2339, the outpost Sentry Station 7 suffered a series of malfunctions that indicated potential sabotage. The *USS Tempest (NCC-10535)* was dispatched to investigate. (1.5: Sabotage on Station 7)

## Appearances

* Border Dispute
* Sabotage at Station 7
Taleria

Subcommander **Taleria** was a Romulan officer and scientist in the Imperial Romulan Navy. She led the team tasked with recovering the tachyon weapon aboard the USS Hamilton (NCC-1765) from the ship's engineering section, while her superior officer - Merrok - led the team attempting to retrieve the plans from the ship's computer on the bridge.

Ultimately, her efforts were foiled by an away team from the USS Tempest (NCC-10535) also came aboard with the goal of retrieving the weapon prototype and its plans. The *Tempest* team convinced Taleria and Merrok to relinquish the prototype and plans in exchange for taking possession of the *Hamilton* itself, though the ship disintegrated in transit before the Romulans could return it to their own space.

## Status

Taleria's somewhat sympathetic attitude towards the Federation was damaged by her experience in the Carina system. As a result, she will be more skeptical in future dealings with Starfleet and the Federation.
Federation Judicial Council

The **Federation Judicial Council** was one of the principle subdivisions of the Federation Council and was primarily responsible for legislating and managing legal affairs and proceedings within the Federation. The Judicial Council was divided into three principle council committees:

* Supreme Court
* Lower Courts
* Legislative Review
Human

**Humans** were an intelligent spacefaring species originating on the planet Earth. They were one of the founding members of the interstellar polity United Federation of Planets and made up a large percentage of the personnel in the Federation's combined defense and exploratory agency, Starfleet.

## Individuals

### Main Characters

* Captain Rye-Jae Maddox (half Andorian)
* Commander T.J. Goodspeed
* Lieutenant Nicholas Holden

### Major NPCs

* Season 1
	+ Governor Syreeta Sebastian
	+ Commander Allison Lewis
	+ Administrator Norris Lee
	+ Lieutenant Commander Robert Slocum
	+ Lieutenant Rhonda Garcia
	+ Lieutenant Cynthia Milder
	+ Captain Ash Loon
	+ Doctor Richard Galen
	+ Captain Jean-Luc Picard
	+ Doctor Nathan Rutter
	+ Doctor Roger Budala
	+ Wolfgang
* Season 2
	+ Commander Marta Batanides
	+ Governor Uzoma Mitra
	+ Nigel Pedrossian
	+ Amun
	+ Captain Rachel Garrett
	+ President Hikaru Sulu
	+ Anne Cannon
	+ Oscar Roth
	+ Yun Ayumi
	+ Lieutenant Theodorich Patterson
	+ Commander Nillson
	+ Lieutenant Ru
	+ Admiral Hamidi
* Season 3
	+ Doctor Carter Thorndyke
	+ Lamont Finch
	+ Doctor Bruce Maddox
	+ Magistrate Arla Renatus
	+ President Serala
	+ Chairperson Arshiya Rao
	+ Admiral Wang Xiaodan
Tomed Incident

The **Tomed Incident** was a confrontation between the Romulan Star Empire and the United Federation of Planets that occurred in 2311 and cost thousands of lives. It led to the signing of the Treaty of Algernon between the two powers and the withdrawal of the Romulan government from interstellar affairs.

H'thea Chax, a Bolian, was among the Federation casualties from the Tomed Incident.
Kolor

**Kolor** was a Klingon nobleman and member of the House M'regh, as well as the younger brother of a member of the Klingon High Council. Both Kolor and his brother were in favor of further peace with between the Klingon Empire and the United Federation of Planets. In early 2340, Kolor clandestinely assisted the Federation starship USS Tempest (NCC-10535) in a mission to sneak into Klingon space and confirm the existence of a potential invasion fleet assembled by anti-Federation Klingon elements.
Unnamed Gorn Gladiator

An **Unnamed Gorn Gladiator** was one of the pit fighters in the makeshift gladiatorial arena in Coalition territory on the Federation colony of Turkana IV. Captain Rye-jae Maddox was forced to fight the gladiator in early 2340 when the USS Tempest (NCC-10535) visited the colony in an attempt to prevent the complete collapse of civil order.
Ganar Toran

**Ganar Toran** was a male Angosian scientist and researcher. In early 2339, he held the rank of Prime Hadar in the Angosian military and was responsible for developing new weapons programs for use in the Tarsian Conflict.

Also in 2339, he claimed to have developed a new kind of torpedo technology, but had in fact stolen this technology from the Romulan Star Empire. The Angosian government, unaware of the technology's true origins, invited the Federation Starfleet to witness a demonstration of the new torpedo, hoping to use it to make a favorable impression in the course of applying for membership to the United Federation of Planets.

Before the test detonation could be triggered, the prototype was stolen by Klingon and then Romulan forces. Toran, on board the observing Federation starship at the time, was confined in the ship's brig and confessed to his crime. He requested asylum within the Federation, but his application was ultimately denied and he was extradited back to Angosia.

*In an alternate timeline, Toran's subterfuge was not uncovered and following the theft of the new torpedo technology, he went on to develop the Angosian super soldier program. This program saw the creation of biologically enhanced soldiers that would later fight in the Tarsian Conflict. Following the conclusion of that conflict, those enhanced soldiers, including Roga Danar, would be imprisoned on the Angosian moon Luna V, until their plight was uncovered by the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) in 2366. (TNG: The Hunted)*

## Current Status

After his extradition back to Angosia, he was tried, convicted, and sentenced to 20 years in prison, where he remains.
Silla Sh'thaasreth

**Silla Sh'thaasreth** was an Andorian woman and archeologist active in the mid-24th century.

## Before 2339

After graduating from the Andorian Science Academy, Sh'thaasreth joined the Vulcan Science Academy as a researcher.

While there, she discovered an artifact on Thelon III, later named the Nevis Stone, which further research revealed to connect the languages of three planets that otherwise shared no common cultural connection. Subsequent to the artifact's discovery and removal from Thelon III, it was discovered to be an important cultural element for the planet's pre-warp civilization, with its removal causing a significant disruption to the local society.

Following this realization, Sh'thaasreth argued strongly for returning the artifact. However, the Academy's leadership ultimately decided that since the damage would not be undone by returning it and because the find was too valuable to return, they would keep the artifact in its possession. As a result, Sh'thaasreth resigned in protest.

After leaving the Science Academy, Sh'thaasreth began working independently, searching for and recovering artifacts on her own and selling some to private parties for profit.

At some point following her departure from the institute, Sh'thaasreth acquired a personal starship, the KR Nabi, which she used until 2339.

## 2339

In 2339, Sh'thaasreth learned of the potential existence of an important artifact located on the planet Athrak V. She attempted to retrieve the artifact before Dr. Richard Galen and the USS Tempest (NCC-10535) could do so. Though she succeeded in actually acquiring the device first, she was apprehended by the *Tempest* and the *USS Stargazer* during the escape attempt, in which the *Nabi* was also destroyed.
Laura Blake

**Laura Blake** was a human Starfleet officer and captain of the *USS Ellesmere (NCC-21464)* in the mid-24th century. In 2339, she was killed after her ship accidentally entered the Romulan Neutral Zone and was attacked. It was initially believed she had been killed by being struck by a falling bulkhead as a result of the ship taking damage. However, an autopsy later revealed that she had actually been strangled to death and the blunt force trauma inflicted postmortem.

An investigation further revealed that she had been killed by a Romulan spy posing as a Vulcan operations officer, who had engineered the ship's crossing into the Neutral Zone as part of an effort to steal valuable sensor and deployment data.

Blake had planned to retire from Starfleet soon and had already recommended her first officer, Lieutenant Commander Allison Lewis to replace her as the *Ellesmere's* commanding officer.
USS Petrov (NCC-28341)

The **USS Petrov (NCC-28341)** was a Hokule'a-class starship operated by the Federation Starfleet in the mid-24th century. In 2340, it was assigned to deep space exploration.

It was named for Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet missile officer who potentially averted a nuclear war in 1983 when he determined that a warning of an incoming American nuclear attack was in fact a system malfunction and therefore a false alarm.

## Auxiliary Craft

Everest-class Cutter

* USS Etna (NCC-19087)

Type-5 Shuttlecraft

* Yang Liwei (NCC-28341/1)

Type-14 Shuttlepod

* Dalton (NCC-28341/2)
* Wegener (NCC-28341/3)

Work Bees

* 28341-α
* 28341-β

## Crew

### Command Crew

* Commanding Officer
	+ Captain Weinstein (2340)
* First Officer/Executive Officer
	+ Commander Nillson (2340)
* Chief of Security
	+ Ru (2340)
Treaty of Algeron

The **Treaty of Algeron** was a peace treaty signed between the United Federation of Planets and the Romulan Star Empire in 2311, following the events of the Tomed Incident. The Treaty of Algeron was signed approximately 160 years after the conclusion of the Earth-Romulan War. (TNG: The Pegasus; ENT: These Are the Voyages...)

The treaty reinforced and redefined the Romulan Neutral Zone, and made clear that any violations of the Zone without adequate notification, by either side, would be considered an act of war. (TNG: The Defector; ENT: These Are the Voyages...) The treaty also expressly prohibited the development or use of cloaking device technology by the Federation.
Marta Batanides

**Marta Batanides** was a human Starfleet officer that worked in Starfleet Intelligence as a case officer for agents operating undercover in hostile organizations.

In 2339, Batanides was the case officer for Lieutenants Rhonda Garcia and Cynthia Milder, both of whom had been operating undercover in the Orion Syndicate. In early 2339, Batanides enlisted the help of the USS Tempest (NCC-10535) to investigate the sabotage of Sentry Station 7 after both officers had been transferred there. The move was actually part of a larger operation on the part of Batanides and Milder who suspected Garcia of becoming a double agent for the Orion Syndicate. (1.5 Sabotage on Station 7)

In 2340, she called upon the crew of the *Tempest* again for carrying out a new delicate mission on behalf of Starfleet Intelligence - this time confirming whether or not the Klingons were preparing an invasion fleet to invade Federation space. (2.1 The Wise Man Will Wage Just Wars)

Batanides graduated from Starfleet Academy in 2327, graduating alongside friend and classmate Jean-Luc Picard. (TNG: Tapestry)

## Appearances

* 1.5 Sabotage on Station 7
* 2.1 The Wise Man Will Wage Just Wars

*In one potentially alternate timeline, Batanides would go on to command a starship with first officer Alonzo Vandermeer. (PIC: Broken Pieces)*
Cargo Bay 2 (USS Ellesmere)

**Cargo Bay 2** was a storage area on the starship *USS Ellesmere (NCC-21464)*. After being crippled by a Romulan warbird in early 2339, rescue teams from the *USS Tempest (NCC-10535)* ordered all non-injured and nonessential personnel to gather in Cargo Bay 2 in case an emergency beam out was needed, though the situation was eventually resolved by other means.
USS Tizona (NCC-26156)

The **USS Tizona (NCC-26156)** was an Ambassador-class starship operated by the Federation Starfleet in the mid-24th century. In mid-2339, it was assigned to patrol the border with the Cardassian Union but by stardate 16508.2, it was still en route to its patrol station.

The *Tizona* was commanded by Rigelian Jemer Prikor, who was one of several Rigelian starship captains Starfleet had been training in anticipation of the Gorn diplomatic challenge, though the Gorn ultimately required non-Rigelian starship captain Rye-jae Maddox as the Federation representative. But as a result, the *Tizona* was stationed near Gorn space in the latter end of 2339.

The *Tizona* was named for the sword of El Cid, a notable historical and cultural figure from Earth's Iberian peninsula.
Eele Notus

**Eele Notus** was a Bajoran male Starfleet officer serving as the deputy chief engineer onboard the *USS Tempest (NCC-10535)* in the mid-24th century.

Eele was one of hundreds of Bajorans who fled the Cardassian Occupation of their homeworld and found refuge within the Federation and one of dozens who went on to join and serve in Starfleet.

During the *Tempest*'s mission to the Carina system, Eele joined an away team that boarded the *USS Hamilton (NCC-1765)* by shuttlecraft. While the other members of the away team searched the ship, Eele remained with the shuttlecraft in the *Hamilton*'s hanger bay and engaged in a complicated, ongoing, but ultimately pointless back and forth maneuvering the *Tempest* shuttlecraft against an also present Romulan shuttlecraft.
IRW Keras

The **IRW Keras** was a Romulan warbird involved in recovering the remains of a stolen torpedo prototype in 2339.

During the attempt to return to Romulan space, radiation from the torpedo prototype killed the crew of the *Keras'* sistership, the *IRW Kimara*, stranding it in Federation space near the Paulson Nebula. When it became clear both the *Kimara* and the prototype torpedo were unrecoverable, the *Keras* destroyed the *Kimara* before returning to Romulan space on its own.

The *Keras* was named for a Romulan commander that dueled against the starship *USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)* in 2266 as part of an unsuccessful prelude to invasion.
3.2 The Dying of the Light (mission)

Carter Thorndyke is an (in)famous scientist/engineer responsible for the boondoggle project of Excelsior transwarp drive. After it broke down outside Spacedock (and despite later success of design and tech), he went into self imposed exile and only recently managed to convince Starfleet to try a new prototype engine design. Head of Starfleet Corps of Engineers Admiral Nov (tellarite) is along to supervise test of engine prototype on Tempest. The *Tempest* picks up Thorndyke and his assistant, Lamont Finch, but Thorndyke is a difficult personality and Finch isn’t much help. Holden and Smythe study the drive and Holden installs a kill switch just in case, also feeling that the tech seems familiar in some way. Holden also tries to befriend Thorndyke, which works only a little. The crew conducts a first test of one light year which goes according to plan. The crew runs diagnostics and everything comes back fine but in the process, they realize the tech is similar to the drive on the ark ship they explored in 1.7 Above the Highest Sky. Holden explains the connection to Thorndyke who is upset that somebody discovered it before him but also vindicated that the technology works. They conduct the second test to jump 50 light years but end up in between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies, thousands of light years off course. Thorndyke withdraws into a depressive episode but Teal and Holden follow and try to get through to them, though he doesn’t respond right away. Meanwhile, Smythe pinpoints the *Tempest’s* location and determines that the cause was because the margin of error on navigation was huge, increasing exponentially with the amount of distance covered. The crew incorporates data Admiral Nov was able to get about the ark ship before the *Tempest* got lost and Holden prods Eele into “proving himself,” allowing Eele and Smythe to make a breakthrough that will let them plot an “inverse” jump back home. But before they can execute the jump, the ship is attacked by intergalactic dark matter space whales. The space whales pile on the *Tempest* but Thorndyke reemerges and makes the final calculations that enables the *Tempest* to make the inverse jump and return home.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C)

The **USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-C)** was an *Ambassador*-class Federation starship operated by Starfleet in the mid-24th century. It was commanded by Rachel Garrett and considered the "flagship" of Starfleet.

## Lineage

The *Ambassador*-class *Enterprise* was the fourth Federation Starfleet ship to be named *Enterprise*, continuing a tradition of naming one of the first ships of a new premiere exploration cruiser design after Captain James T. Kirk's 23rd century *Constitution*-class USS Enterprise (NCC-1701). The *Enterprise* was also unique in retaining its original registry code with a letter suffix, following the *Constitution*-class NCC-1701-A and *Excelsior*-class NCC-1701-B.

## Auxiliary Craft

* Everest-class cutters
	+ USS Seleya (NCC-17536)
	+ USS El Capitan (NCC-17691)
Anti-Matter Field Projector

The **Anti-Matter Field Projector** was an experimental weapon designed and employed by the Klingon Empire on their *Accuser*-class dreadnoughts. The AMFP operated by drawing antimatter directly from the ship's reactor and projecting it along a modified tractor beam.

Though the weapon was extremely effective, the energy draw it required was exceptional, adding to the already energy intensive requirements of the *Accuser*-class and making it inefficient to deploy.

Ultimately, with the destruction of Praxis, the AMFP and the *Accuser*-class became too expensive to deploy and the ships were mothballed. Due to the power requirements, it was not practical to equip the AMFP on smaller ships, and the weapon never saw use beyond the *Accuser*-class and a few planetary defense installations.

## Gameplay

* The AMFP is a Beam weapon.
* 12 points of Challenge Dice damage.
* It's optimal range is Medium.
* It carries the Vicious 1 effect.
* When fired, the weapon draws two points of Power instead of the usual one.
* Attacking a target outside the weapon's optimal range is +2 Difficulty instead of the usual +1.

## Background

The AMFP and the *Accuser*-class both come from the video game Star Trek: Klingon Academy.
Federation Oversight Council

The **Federation Oversight Council** was one of the principle subdivisions of the Federation Council and was responsible for conducting oversight on the other councils and other parts of the Federation government. The Oversight Council is divided into four principle council committees:

* Executive Oversight Council
* Starfleet Oversight Council
* Judicial Oversight Council
Trill

The **Trill** were a species of aliens from the planet Trill, which joined the Federation in the early 24th century. Trill humanoids sometimes consisted of two creatures, the humanoid host and a second worm-like creature that joined with different humanoids over the course of its lifetime, providing each host with the memories of its previous hosts, though this knowledge was not generally known to other members of the Federation in the mid-24th century.

## Known Trills

* Councilor Selem Bor
* Ambassador Curzon Dax
* Lieutenant Dalon

## Appearances

* 1.3 Border Dispute
* 1.8 Boats Against the Current
USS Fuji (NCC-18089)

The **USS Fuji (NCC-18089)** was a Federation Everest-class cutter in service in the mid-24th century. It was assigned to the *USS Tempest (NCC-10535)* following the destruction of the *USS Manaslu (NCC-17679)*.

The *Fuji* was named for the Mount Fuji volcanic peak, located on the island of Honshu on Earth.
Mheven

**Mheven** was a Romulan warbird commander that faced off against the Federation starships *USS Ellesmere (NCC-21464)* and *USS Tempest (NCC-10535)* in the Romulan Neutral Zone in early 2339.

Her attack on the *USS Ellesmere* and the subsequent stand off was part of a plan to recover a Romulan agent aboard the *Ellesmere*. Ultimately, the gambit failed and the spy was apprehended by Starfleet forces.

## Current Status

As a result of this failure, Mheven was punished by Romulan High Command and removed from her command.
Selem Bor

**Selem Bor** was a Trill and member of the Federation Science Council in 2339. He was instrumental in persuading the Federation Council to negotiate with the Klingon High Council to secure the necessary travel permissions for an expedition to the planet Athrak V, a planet in Klingon space.

He was also aware of and helped supervise Project Sphex, a classified research group organized by the Science Council which was tasked with researching a particular and still mostly unknown alien force.

Selem was a joined Trill, which meant that the humanoid individual contained a separate symbiotic life-form that carried the memories of previous hosts, which the current host could access. However, as of 2339, this was still unknown to most non-Trill Federation citizens. According to the naming traditions of Trill culture, Selem was the given name of the humanoid while Bor was the acknowledged name of the symbiote, though most non-Trills were unaware of the distinction.
Vulcan

**Vulcans** were a humanoid species originating on the planet **Vulcan** and one of the founding members of the United Federation of Planets. The majority of Vulcans adhered to a philosophy of strict emotional control, logic and rationalism, and extreme stoicism.

## Known Vulcans

* G'Trell
* Siral
* Sapir

## Appearances

* 1.3 Border Dispute
* 1.5 Sabotage on Station 7
* 2.3 The Tholian Stratagem
Experience Points

**Experience Points** are a homebrew system devised by Brian to encourage the players to call back on elements introduced in missions in an ongoing capacity. Experience Points can be spent to further a potentially useful relationship, gain or adapt useful technology, or affect the outcome of a mission in some significant way.

## Uses

### Season 1

Dr. Teal used X experience points to arrange the escape of Ash Loon at the end of "The Tempest Tossed" by slipping him a hypospray filled with anesthetic that he was able to use to escape the custody of Starfleet Security.

Lieutenant Holden used X experience points to bring Loon to the attention of Starfleet Intelligence. As a result, following the events of "The Tempest Tossed" Starfleet Intelligence tracked down Loon and offered him unofficial clemency and a new ship in exchange for continuing to help Bajorans escape the Cardassian Occupation. These points were spent without knowledge of Teal's.

Holden used 10 experience points after the events of "Primum Non Nocere" to adapt Borg adaptive shielding technology to the *Tempest*.

### Season 2

The crew used X points of the *Tempest's* experience points to equip it with a Mojave-class cutter, the USS Gobi (NCC-30121) following the events of "The Butcher's Benevolence."
Mojave-class

The **Mojave-class** cutter was a type of auxiliary craft designed and operated by the Federation Starfleet in the mid-24th century. It was designed to supplant the Everest-class cutter.

In 2340, the *USS Tempest (NCC-10535)* conducted certification trials for the class using the two prototype vessels, the USS Mojave (NX-30006) and the USS Kalahari (NX-30007).

## Known Vessels

* USS Mojave (NX-30006)
* USS Kalahari (NX-30007)
* USS Gobi (NCC-30121)
SS Lorava (NFT-17695)

The ***SS Lorava (NFT-17695)*** was a Federation registered civilian transport operating in the vicinity of Sentry Station 7 along the Romulan Neutral Zone in mid-2339. The transport reported a potential sensor reading of a Romulan warbird nearby, though in actuality there was no warbird and the signal was generated by a specially rigged probe in an attempt to distract the crew of the *USS Tempest (NCC-10535)* from uncovering an attempt to set up an illegal smuggling corridor through the Neutral Zone.
Carina system

**Carina** was a solar system located in Federation space near the Romulan Neutral Zone and the location of a Federation colony on Carina VII. The system was also the site of a classified weapons test conducted by the *USS Hamilton (NCC-1765)* in the 2260's.

In early 2339, the Carina system and the Federation colony located therein began experiencing temporal anomalies that included premature aging in both biological and non-biological elements on the Carina colony. The *USS Tempest (NCC-10535)* was dispatched to investigate and stop the anomalies, thereby avoiding the need to evacuate and abandon the colony. Ultimately, the *Tempest* tracked the anomalies to the weapons test conducted by *Hamilton* 80 years earlier, which had propelled the *Hamilton* forward in time to 2339.
Federation Interior Council

The **Federation Interior Council** was one of the principle subdivisions of the Federation Council and was primarily responsible for maintaining various infrastructure systems, developing and supporting Federation colonies, and fostering cultural exchange amongst Federation members and protectorates. The Interior Council was divided into three principle committee councils:

* Infrastructure Council
* Colonial Council
* Cultural Council
United Federation of Planets

The **United Federation of Planets** was a interstellar government comprised of multiple alien species. The four founding charter members were Humans from Earth, Vulcans from Vulcan, Andorians from Andoria, and Tellarites from Tellar.

The Federation was governed by a legislative body known as the Federation Council and the President of the United Federation of Planets. Starfleet was the combined defense and exploratory agency for the Federation, which built and deployed starships throughout Federation space and beyond.
Accuser-class

The ***Accuser*-class** dreadnought was originally designed and put into service by the Klingon Empire in the late 23rd century. But because of their intimidating size and formidable firepower, they were extremely expensive both to build and operate. Only a handful were actually completed when the Praxis Incident occurred, devastating the Empire's ability to field an interstellar fleet. As a result, only a few ever actually entered service, all of which were mothballed in the aftermath of Praxis.

The *Accuser*-class features a unique experimental beam weapon dubbed the Anti-Matter Field Projector. The AMFP drew antimatter directly from the ship's reactor and projected it along a modified tractor beam, creating a powerful energy weapon. While a very effective weapon, the AMFP's energy requirements were extreme, adding to the ship's already expensive operating costs and proving too taxing a weapon to deploy on smaller ships.

Starfleet Intelligence has only been able to confirm the existence of six distinct *Accuser*-class space frames between 2293 and 2340, one of which is confirmed destroyed and with none having been encountered by Federation forces. By 2340, Starfleet Intelligence has high confidence that the five remaining space frames account for most if not all of the existing ships of the class, but has low confidence about their status or whereabouts.
3.3 What We May Be (mission)

The Tempest picks up a “diplomat” to escort them to the planet Tiburon, which is about to hold a vote on whether or not to leave the Federation because they disagree with the Prime Directive. The diplomat is actually undercover Starfleet Intelligence agent Cynthia Milder, first encountered in 1.5 Sabotage on Station 7. Milder explains that a Tal Shiar agent is going to assassinate a Tiburon official to influence the vote and her mission is to stop it. The *Tempest* arrives and Milder beams over to the station where the vote will be counted and Holden gives her a panic button before she leaves. The crew heads over to the station separately and meets the targeted official, Neprin, who grills them about their feelings about the Prime Directive. Neprin heads out for a meeting, accompanied by Smythe and Panther while Maddox, Mayfly, and Eele hang back. Elsewhere, Beez and P’hro hang out in the station bar looking for anything suspicious but don’t find anything. Holden scans for cloaking technology and Smythe checks for poisoned food/drink but neither finds anything. Maddox and Mayfly search the minister’s office and find a suspicious file, which, when hacked, implicates the Minister in an attempt to rig the vote, working with an unknown party. The Minister and company enter a turbolift which malfunctions and begins to free fall. Eele deploys the emergency brake just in time and the party empties out into a dark cargo hold. Milder and Tal Shiar agent Varix emerge from the shadows and Milder explains that the assassination attempt was just a distraction from the real plan, which is to rig the secession vote. The team decides to pretend the assassination attempt was successful, with the Minister and his aide beaming over to the *Tempest* and the team dropping the turbolift to fake the death. Smythe and Holden question Varix who tells them the vote tampering program would be somewhere in the server core. Holden presses her on why she’s helping and she explains that something is off in the Tal Shiar leadership. Smythe and Holden then check the station’s computer core and find a well hidden sub routine, which they trace back to the Minister’s office but also determine that it was his aide who was the real culprit. When they discover the subroutine, Holden half seriously suggests rigging the vote to keep Tiburon from seceding but Maddox says not to do it. Maddox has one last meeting with the Minister, which is cordial but they still don’t see eye to eye on the Prime Directive and the Minister still wants to leave the Federation. But the *Tempest* leaves before the vote is tallied.
Rij'hard Douh

**Rijhar'd Douh** was the Chief Flight Controller aboard the Ambassador-class Federation starship *USS Tempest (NCC-10535)*.

Douh was an Arietan from the planet Arietes IV, at the time a recently inducted Federation member world. Douh was one of only a handful of Arietans to leave their homeworld and join Starfleet, most avoiding it out of an intense commitment to family security. Douh, however, joined and served out of a sense of obligation to ensure the safety and security of his own people. As a result, he was almost begrudging in his presence aboard the *Tempest*, but nonetheless committed to his duty as a Starfleet officer, considering it a proxy for his commitment to the safety of his family and species.
IKS Tong Vey

The **IKS Tong Vey** was a B'rel-class bird of prey operated by the Klingon Empire's Defense Force. In 2339, it was assigned to guard the recently established dilithium mining operation on Ivex II, under the command of Captain Klotha.

When the Federation starship *USS Tempest (NCC-10535)* arrived in the system to smooth tensions between adjacent Federation and Klingon dilithium mining operations, Klotha aboard the *Tong Vey* insulted the *Tempest* crew in an attempt to bait them into combat. The *Tempest* resisted the bait and the *Tong Vey* did not end up engaging the *Tempest* or any other vessel during its time guarding the Klingon Ivex facility. (1.4 Incident at Ivex)

## Current Status

Following the standing down of the neighboring Federation mining facility, the *Tong Vey* and Klotha were reassigned to other duties elsewhere in the Klingon Empire.

## Background Information

The *Tong Vey* was named for the site of an historic battle in Klingon history, referenced by Worf in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Rules of Engagement."
USS Gobi (NCC-30121)

The **USS Gobi(NX-30121)** was a Mojave-class cutter, a type of auxiliary craft designed and operated by the Federation Starfleet in the mid-24th century. Following the successful completion of certification trials for the Mojave-class in 2340, the *Gobi* was assigned as an auxiliary craft to the U*SS Tempest (NCC-10535)*.

The *Gobi* was named for a desert on Earth's Asian continent.
Gamma Quadrant

The **Gamma Quadrant** was one of the four divisions of the Milky Way Galaxy used by the United Federation of Planets. The quadrant was bordered by the Delta Quadrant on one side and the Alpha Quadrant on the other.

In 2339, the crew of the *USS Tempest (NCC-10535)* determined that a large generational starship traveling through Federation space originated somewhere near the border of the Alpha and Gamma Quadrants. (1.7 Above the Highest Sky)
2.4 The Tholian Strategem (mission)

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The *Tempest* escorts a Vulcan diplomat to a remote Tholian outpost for some routine negotiations, only to find anything but usual circumstances when they arrive.

The *Tempest* escorts a Vulcan Federation diplomat, Sapir, to a diplomatic meeting with a Tholian ambassador, on a planet set up by the Tholians for the purpose. But when the Tempest arrives, there is no one to be found. The crew beams down to the facility and in short order are attacked by Tholian elements they have never seen before -- ones which can occupy the same atmosphere as humans (et al). Maddox, Sapir, and others weather attack after attack while Goodspeed and another officer, Sparrow, investigate a cave elsewhere on the planet, discovering it to be some kind of breeding ground for this new kind of Tholian. Goodspeed is able to escape the cave but Sparrow is killed in the process. At the facility, the lead Tholian, Gaseev, is clearly out to harm and/or kidnap Sapir for some reason, though Sapir is knocked out in the attacks. The crew eventually retreats back to the *Tempest* where Sapir apologizes for the death of Sparrow and leaves, choosing not to explain what the bad blood between him and Gaseev actually is.

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Federation Diplomatic Council

The **Federation Diplomatic Council** was one of the principle sub-councils of the Federation Council. It primarily handled relations both amongst Federation member worlds as well as relations between the Federation and other interstellar governments. It also negotiated treaties and trade agreements and managed assistance to planets and other interstellar entities that request it.

Councilors on the Diplomatic Council are the Federation's principle agents in mediating disputes both amongst Federation member worlds and between the Federation and outside governments. As a result, the Diplomatic Council is in some ways considered the first among equals of the eight sub-councils and is also considered the main legislative body of the Federation government. Councilors on the Diplomatic Council are also addressed as "ambassador" in most situations.

The Diplomatic Council was divided into five principle council committees:

* Diplomatic Corps
* Trade Council
* Assistance Council
* Membership Council
* First Contact Council
D'tok

Subcommander **D'Tok** was a Romulan scientist and officer in the Imperial Romulan Navy. He was the lead scientist studying the temporal anomalies affecting the Carina VII Federation colony, doing so from the Romulan's hidden outpost and without the knowledge of the Federation government or the local colonists.
Gorn Hegemony

The **Gorn Hegemony** was the political entity that governed the territory generally belonging to the spacefaring species known as the Gorn.

## Location

The Hegemony laid to the galactic east of the southernmost part of the United Federation of Planets and to the galactic south of the Klingon Empire. The Hegemony spanned about 200 light years and an area of approximately 10 sectors of space.

## Planets

Gornar is the original homeworld of the Gorn and serves as the Hegemony's capital planet. It also claims a certain amount of jurisdiction over several planets and systems in the neutral space that surrounds the Hegemony and separates it from the Federation and Klingon Empire. Included in these is the planet Kalveron, which was the site of a diplomatic trial organized by the Gorn to determine the nature of Federation/Gorn relations.

## Military Capability

The Gorn Hegemony fielded multiple classes of starships, including large battleships that were tactically superior to Starfleet's Ambassador-class. The Gorn military force generally only engaged in defensive missions guarding their territory, with the largest ships spending most of their time powered down in spacedock. Among these were the Ezaris, a Gorn battleship encountered by the USS Tempest (NCC-10535) in late 2339.
Jean-Luc Picard

**Jean-Luc Picard** was a human male Starfleet officer and commanding officer of the *USS Stargazer (NCC-2893)*.

In 2339, Picard and the *Stargazer* served as a diversion for the *USS Tempest (NCC-10535)'*s expedition to the planet Athrak V in Klingon space, at the request of his former professor and mentor, Dr. Richard Galen. To buy Galen's expedition more time, Picard took the *Stargazer* to the planet Dara III, elsewhere in the Kareth Sector.
USS Stalwart (NCC-2565)

The **USS Stalwart (NCC-2565)** was an Excelsior-class starship operated by the Federation Starfleet in the 23rd and 24th centuries.

In 2321, it was commanded by Andorian captain Ch'vhasreth when he was selected by the Gorn Hegemony to represent the Federation in the second of a series of ritual contests used by the Gorn to determine the nature of Federation/Gorn diplomatic relations.

The *Stalwart* was named for a number of seagoing vessels from various Earth navies, most predominantly those of the United Kingdom nation state.
Ramsey

**Dr. Ramsey** was a human scientist and archeologist active within the United Federation of Planets in the mid-24th century. As a research fellow at the Vulcan Science Academy he studied the Nevis Stone, an artifact discovered on Thelon III.

In 2339, Ramsey discovered a connection between the Nevis Stone, a civilization on Thelon III (as well as civilizations on several other planets), and an ancient civilization that once inhabited the planet Athrak V. The exact nature of his discovery was unknown to most at the time, though he did share the discovery with his colleague Dr. Richard Galen, at the time an advisor to the Federation Science Council. The discovery prompted Galen to lobby the Federation Council to secure permission from the Klingon Empire to conduct an expedition to Athrak V. The Council eventually secured the permissions, though they insisted that Galen lead the expedition and as a result, Ramsey was not present himself.
Klingon Empire

The **Klingon Empire** was an interstellar governmental power located in the Beta Quadrant, composed and run primarily by Klingons.

## Diplomatic Relations

### Background

The Klingon Empire had long been hostile to the United Federation of Planets, with long periods of cold war punctuated by intermittent open hostilities. In 2293, the Klingon moon of Praxis exploded, decimating the Klingon's ability to maintain an interstellar fleet, as Praxis was the Empire's key source of dilithium. As a result, the Klingons agreed to an extended peace agreement with the United Federation of Planets for the first time. (*STVI: The Undiscovered Country*)

However, this agreement came at a profound moment of weakness for Klingon culture, and while the Federation viewed it as a first step towards a lasting peace, Klingons largely viewed it as a necessary evil to be temporarily endured while they focused on regaining their self sufficiency. The original peace treaty, known as the Khitomer Accords, were set to expire in 2343 after 50 Earth years, after which they could be renegotiated or left to expire.

The Khitomer Accords also included provisions for supplying the Klingon Empire with refined dilithium and other humanitarian aide, a step which Federation officials hoped would demonstrate good will and the sincere desire for peace. However, the diplomats at the time failed to account for Klingon cultural attitudes, not realizing that actively helping an enemy in a moment of humiliating weakness was considered a profound act of disrespect. Though the Klingons accepted the aide, they did so out of pure pragmatic necessity and far from having the intended effect of strengthening relations, it made Klingons and Klingon society in general deeply suspicious and resentful of Federation motives.

### Present Day

In the 46 years between 2293 and 2339, Federation diplomats and organizations made many attempts at building upon the foundation of peace started with the Khitomer Accords. But nearly all efforts were rebuffed and dismissed by both the Klingon government and Klingon society at large as insincere attempts meant to only further humiliate the Empire and destroy the Klingon way of life.

From almost the moment the Khitomer Accords were signed, the Empire began a concerted effort at finding new natural resources to regain their self sufficiency. Most important of all of these efforts were the various attempts to replace the dilithium ore lost from the Praxis explosion. By 2339, the dilithium ore available to Klingon miners had nearly returned to pre-Praxis levels, though the Klingon cultural psyche had yet to recover as well. The memory of the Empire's weakness and reliance on help from an enemy was still a fresh wound. As a result, it remained an open question as to whether or not the Federation would be able to sustain the peace or whether the Klingons would once again become the Federation's chief adversary.
IKS Krell

The **IKS Krell** was a B'rel-class bird-of-prey operated by the Klingon Defense Force in the mid-24th century. In 2339, it participated in a failed attempt on behalf of the Romulan Star Empire to steal experimental torpedo technology during a demonstration by Angosian forces.

The *Krell* was named for a Klingon admiral in the 22nd century.
Angosia

**Angosia** was a planet that was home to a race of humanoid aliens known as Angosians. In early 2339, the planet had expressed an interest in becoming a member of the United Federation of Planets, though they were engaged in a war with the Tarsians, something which they had to resolve before they could be considered for membership.
Federation Science Council

The **Federation Science Council** was one of the principle subdivisions of the Federation Council. The Science Council itself was composed of many different committee councils and subcommittee councils related to various topics and fields of science. As a result, the Science Council was one of the largest and most active of the sub-councils of the Federation Council.

In 2293, the Science Council authorized the formation of Project Sphex, a secret research group dedicated to learning more about an alien force that precipitated the migration of alien refugees that arrived in Federation space in the same year. The project was still active as of late 2339.

In 2339, Dr. Richard Galen served as an advisor to the Science Council. After a colleague brought a potentially significant discovery to his attention, Galen lobbied the Science Council and the Diplomatic Corps to secure the necessary travel permissions for Galen to conduct an expedition into Klingon space.

Also in 2339, the Science Council included the Trill Selem Bor as one of its members.
Klotha

**Klotha** was a Klingon bird of prey captain. In 2339, he commanded the B'rel-class IKS Tong Vey, which was assigned to guard the Ivex II dilithium mining operation.

Klotha was the younger son of the prominent House D'Ghor. After acquitting himself well in a personal honor duel, he was given command of the *Tong Vey*. However, he remained untested in true combat, something which he strongly wished to change during his assignment protecting the Ivex II mining operation.
Norris Lee

**Norris Lee** was a human employee of the Dytallix Mining Company and the chief administrator of the company's Ivex III mining operation.

In 2339, Lee oversaw the construction of three dilithium mining facilities on Ivex III and kept the project on schedule, despite the challenges presented by the planet's geology. He was also acutely aware that the system was in unclaimed space near the Klingon border and worried about a potential Klingon incursion that might threaten the mine's operation and the safety of his crew. He petitioned Starfleet to provide continuous starship protection during the mine's construction, which Starfleet rejected. However, they did supply him with three Everest-class cutters and, when the Klingons did set up a neighboring mining operation, dispatched the *USS Tempest (NCC-10535)* to safeguard Federation interests.

## Current Status

Following the Ivex III operation being stood down and based on the recommendation of the *Tempest* crew, Lee was reassigned to an administrative position in the Dytallix headquarters. Knowing this was the result of the *Tempest* crew's recommendation, he is extremely resentful towards them.
2.8 Showdown at Eureka Draw (mission)

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The *Tempest* crew are put to the test by a powerful, non-corporeal alien who traps them in a recreation of Earth's Ancient West and forces them to fight for their survival.

The *Tempest* chases a Nausicaan outlaw to an unexplored planet just beyond the edge of known space. But when they arrive, they are surprised to find themselves transported to a conjured town from Earth's Wild West. They explore their surroundings and prepare for a showdown between them and the Nausicaan, who is now the leader of a conjured old west gang. The take advantage of materials from around the town and setup booby traps before the gang's arrival and engage in a protracted fire fight. Maddox orders the Nausicaan to be taken alive but Holden seizes an opportunity to end the fight by blowing him up, against Maddox's orders. The crew make contact with a noncorporeal alien who had been befriended by the Nausicaan and misled into treating the *Tempest* crew as the enemy.

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USS Orizaba (NCC-17685)

The **USS Orizaba (NCC-17685)** was one of three Everest-class cutters assigned to the Ivex III mining operation in 2339. It was named for Pico de Orizaba, a stratovolcano and the highest mountain in Mexico on Earth.

Following the decommissioning of the Ivex III operation, the *Orizaba* and the other two cutters were reassigned to other facilities.
Nathan Rutter

Doctor **Nathan Rutter** was a Federation scientist assigned to Project Sphex by the Federation Science Council in late 2339. After his colleague Doctor Roger Budala was apparently abducted by the alien race the project was studying, Rutter took one of the project's survey vessels to rendezvous with and request the assistance of the USS Tempest (NCC-10535). Rutter was aboard the *Tempest* when the ship rescued other project scientists who had been marooned by Budala and when the Tempest caught up to Budala and his ship, the SS Monarch, as well as its ultimate confrontation with a ship belonging to the Project Sphex alien race.
Ezaris

The **Ezaris** was a Gorn battleship that was encountered by the crew of the starship USS Tempest (NCC-10535) in late 2339 as part of a mission that would determine the future of diplomatic status between the Gorn Hegemony and the United Federation of Planets. The *Ezaris* was commanded by Gorn captain S'Lharis at the time, though during the mission S'Lahris was on the planet while a subordinate officer was presumably left in charge of the *Ezaris*.

Per the Gorn-determined rules of the mission, the *Ezaris* made no attempt to communicate with the *Tempest* nor answered any of the *Tempest's* attempts at communication. Even when a second faction of Gorn attacked the *Tempest*, the *Ezaris* made no attempt to either help or hinder their attack. Even when the attack failed and the raiders chose to intentionally ram the Gorn battleship, the *Ezaris* took no measures to evade the attack or defend itself. Despite being rammed at full speed, the *Ezaris* showed no apparent signs of damage or distress.
IRW Belorex

The ***IRW Belorex*** was a *Ha'feh*-class Romulan warbird in service during the mid-24th century. In 2339, it was commanded by Commander Merrok and attempted to recover a prototype tachyon weapon on a derelict Federation starship in the Carina system, though ultimately the attempt was unsuccessful.