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NON-FEDERATION SHIP

Ferengi Alliance
Basic Information
Major Species	Ferengi
Homeworld(s)	Ferenginar
Founded	~10,000 BCE
Warp Capable	Unknown
Official Language(s)	Ferengi standard
Official Currency	Gold pressed latinum
Political Information
Governance Type	Plutocratic Oligarchy
Leader	Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance (Grand Nagus Rom) Congress of Economic Advisors Board of Liquidators
Military Branches	Ferengi Marauder fleet
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Ferengi

Ferengi are known across the galaxy as profit merchants, traders and information brokers. They are dedicated to earning profit and accumulation of wealth, they also are notorious for greed. While they have little military might, their ship technology was designed to support their wealth gathering activities, be it trading or stealing.

Most Ferengi starships are privately owned and operate. DaiMon, technically translated as "captain", is the individual officially designated as the leader and responsible for making business deals and seeking out new opportunities. Like privateers of Earth, DaiMon are required to follow specific government rules.

D'Kora-class Marauder

While other species see the Marauder as an attack or assault ship, the Ferengi insisted the D'Kora-class Marauder is a simple merchant and trading vessel. Starfleet has little technical information, observations during various encounters suggest it's speed and weaponry is equivalent to Galaxy Class starship. However the D'Kora Class ship has thick hulls and strong shields and could be described as a flying safe.

D'Kora

The Ferengi Marauder is a combination of a freighter and a warship. As the latter, it is nearly a match to a Federation Galaxy class.

D'Kora-class Marauder

Each ship is captained by a DaiMon, who has purchased a contract to operate the vessel on behalf of the FCA in exchange. This gives the DaiMon prime opportunities to take assignments that will bring profit to the Ferengi Alliance, including being given authorisation to conduct trade negotiations on behalf of the Alliance, and in return they keep a comfortable percentage. So long as a DaiMon follows the regulations on how a Ferengi ship must be run and brings back a profit, he enjoys a vast freedom in selecting his assignments and how he operates a powerful warship with the backing of the Alliance. This has led to the Ferengi military becoming a complicated network where a DaiMon's relationship with others are key to securing the biggest successes with the greatest cooperation, but each inevitably compete on some level for a bigger share of the profit.

Diplomatic Relations

Officially, the Ferengi Alliance declares neutrality in virtually every galactic conflict that may exist at any one time. In the realms of galactic politics, the Ferengi Alliance is solely interested in gaining profit- making enemies reduces that end-goal considerably. The Ferengi recognize that their military prowess is inferior to virtually all nearby major powers; their strength remains their economic clout.

Military

Frengie aggressively protect their business interests and design their ships accordingly with thick hulls, strong armor and are mass developed at a low price, making the D'Kora Class the most used Frengie built ships.

Business & Explotation

Until the introduction of the Century class, the Galaxy was by far the most capable exploratory platform any power in the Alpha or Beta Quadrant had ever fielded, exceeding even its immediate successor, the Sovereign, in this role. Its range was unprecedented, its ability to operate for years unsupported while seeing not only to its crew’s physical needs but also their social impulses breathtaking. Its advanced sensor suite and huge load of replicable probes allowed it to survey dozens of star systems entirely on its own without a need to resupply, and to do so with previously unimagined depth and speed.

In Play

• The Galaxy-class is the best all-around explorer, even though her younger children outshine her in their own specific areas. The Sovereign is the superior tactical platform, the Century is best for science and exploration, and the Odyssey is a flagship and diplomatic platform, while the Galaxy can do any of these things well.
• Galaxy-class ships are sought-after postings even in 2399, especially for their captains. The waiting list to get on one of these legendary ships is long.
• Galaxy-class ships have a go anywhere, do anything design ethic that makes them suitable for games of all sorts, ranging from exploring totally alone to heading up a task group.

Formally, the DaiMons answer to the Grand Nagus himself. In practice, multiple wealthy and powerful DaiMons conduct their assignments as they see fit, justifying their actions either by bringing back enormous wealth for the Alliance or pursuing the interests of a member of the FCA who will cover their backs. With Grand Nagus Rom struggling to assert personal control over the military and the recent uprising of the galactic powers, many Ferengi ships have been designed, constructed, refitted and retrofitted with more combat-based technologies to pursue the agendas of these powerful DaiMons. Copyright

The Ferengi Alliance in Play

• The Ferengi Alliance has no interest in military conquest. If they claim a system, it is for the purposes of resource exploitation or salvage operations.
• The Ferengi Alliance maintains its neutrality in all armed conflicts, though it will engage in economic warfare to leverage better negotiating positions. Individual Ferengi may take sides and sell products for profit.
• The Ferengi have a robust interest in opening negotiations with Delta Quadrant species and have been petitioning the Federation for more access to the Barzan wormhole.
• Sale of Borg technology has become a thorny issue among Ferengi businessmen and the other galactic powers. The Alliance continues to maintain its neutrality and disavows any transactions where the parts seem illicit. However, the Alliance continues to support salvage rights for any technology that they may encounter- including Borg technology.
• The Ferengi have only had limited success in infiltrating the Romulan Factions, particularly the Romulan Free State. Much of their success has been among resource-starved colony worlds which need the assistance.
• Increased Starfleet presence in proximity to Alliance space has caused a change in the immediate relationship. While formal relations with the Federation thus remain friendly, individual encounters with Ferengi on the border can be unpredictable as the Ferengi will do whatever is most profitable for them: help Starfleet for the right price, or undermine them as competitors.

The Marauder of the D'Kora class, designed by Andrew Probert, first appeared in TNG: "The Last Outpost". Probert intended the vessel to have an extendable neck and weapon platforms. The ship actually changed into this this configuration in "The Last Outpost". The model was not only tilted to suggest that the neck was extended. The weapon platforms are definitely visible on the last of the three screen caps (left picture), and they match the configuration as it can be seen on the studio miniature. In all other appearances the D'Kora remained in the standard configuration. Probert explains the extended configuration as a posture of surrender.

External Information

• Ferengi Alliance at Memory Alpha
• Ferengi at Memory Alpha

https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/schematics/dkora.jpg https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/D%27Kora_class#Technical_data D'kora class at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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