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{{Specification
[[/Cardassian_Union]]<br>
| image = [[Image:Challengerclass.jpg]]
[[/Starters]]<br>
| displayName = '''''Challenger'' Class'''
[[/Borg_Collective_Ships]]
| name = Challenger
 
| affiliation = [[United Federation of Planets]]
==CR-718==
| operator = [[Starfleet]]
{{Starbase
| name = CR-718
| image =  
| registry =
| class = ''Marconi''-class
| affiliation = *[[Starfleet]] - managed
*Federation Department of Communications
| status = Active
| status = Active
| role = Light Cruiser
| commissioned =  
| type = Scout
| decommissioned =  
| precedingClass =  
| destroyed =  
| succeedingClass = Norway
| system =  
| dateEntered = 2350
| sector = Bajor Sector
| productionEnd = 2370
| region =  
| retired =  
| quadrant = Alpha Quadrant
| expectedDuration = 80 Years
| role = Subspace communications relay hub
| expectedRefit = 10 Years
| unit =  
| timeResupply = 1 Year
| taskforce =  
| crewComplement = 150
| taskgroup =  
| emergencyCap = 500
| squadron =  
| civilians =  
| co =  
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| xo =  
| flightCrew =  
| crew =  
| passengers =  
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| length = 394 meters
| templatemode = nocats
| width = 264 meters
}}{{quote|In the new era, thought itself will be transmitted by radio.|'''Guglielmo Marconi'''}}
| diameter =  
Relay Station CR-718 is a ''Marconi''-class subspace communications relay and hub station intended for 2nd-tier communications trunkline usage as well as sector communications coordination. CR-718 is placed on the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] side of the [[Badlands]] to serve the coreward regions of the Bajor Sector not served by the communications hub within the Bajor system itself. The station also serves as the first station in the relay chain installed across the Badlands to provide constant near-realtime communications with Deep Space 47. CR-718's increased transmission power and sensitive receiver array allowed for materials savings of 2 whole unmanned arrays across the badlands, greatly reducing maintenance requirements as well for the teams responsible for ensuring the Badlands Chain is operational with a 99% uptime expectation.
| height = 115 meters
 
| decks = 10
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| propulsionSystem = Matter/Antimatter powered warp drive
 
| cruiseSpeed = Warp 6
==Daloon IV==
| maxSpeed = Warp 9
{{Planet
| emergencySpeed = Warp 9.6 (12 hours)
| name = Daloon IV
| energyWeapons = *6x Type-X Phaser Arrays
| image =  
| torpLaunchers = *2 forward
| starsystem = Daloon
*2 aft
| sector =  
| torpPayload = *80 Photon Torpedoes
| quadrant = [[Beta Quadrant]]
| shields = Graviton Shields
| class = M
| dockingfacilities =  
| satellites = 1
| shuttleBays = 1
| atmosphere =  
| shuttles = 6
| climate =  
| runabouts =  
| hydrosphere = 75%
| fighters =  
| affiliation = Associate status with the [[Romulan Republic]]
| aux =  
| natives =  
| msd =  
| population = ~750,000
| playable = yes
| capital =  
| templatemode = nocats
| templatemode = nocats
}}
}}
The '''''Challenger''-class''' '''light cruiser''' is a capable and maneuverable mid-sized starship developed as part of the [[Fleet Modernization Program (2340s)|Fleet Modernization Program]] that led to the [[Galaxy Class|''Galaxy''-class explorer]]. Being one of only a few Starfleet vessels designed with its warp nacelles aligned vertically rather than horizontally, this capable but unusual class was developed as a partnership between the Advanced Starship Design Bureau and the Andorian Imperial Guard. Because of Starfleet's shift towards vessels with a more tactical bent following the Battle of Wolf 359, the ''Challenger'' was only built for twenty years, from 2350 to 2370, but she remains a modern and capable design.
Prior to the collapse of the Star Empire of Rator and the Romulan Star Empire before it, Daloon IV was a sleepy world within the Empire's borders. A sizable population of a few hundred million for the most part have survived the ebb and flow of history over the centuries by simply being mostly forgettable in the grand scheme of things.


=== Science and Exploration===
No critically important mineral resources, slightly above average agricultural output, respectable but not leading edge education facilities - all things that conspired to keep Daloon a worthy prize, but not at the forefront of anyone's strategic thinking. No senators of conquering heroes ever hailed from Daloon, nor particularly well-off families on the scale of those that pulled the strings of the Empire. Daloon was big enough to avoid serving the Empire, but not being enough to be served by the Empire.  
As a light cruiser, exploratory duties are part of the ''Challenger''<nowiki/>'s standard mission profile. While she lacks the expanded capabilities of her contemporary, the ''Springfield''-class science vessel, a band of lateral sensors wraps around the middle of the ship, from the rim of the saucer to the stern, which allows her to carry hundreds of individual scientific instruments. In addition, the ship features an oversized sensor dome on the underside of the saucer, which can carry anything from heavy-duty planetary sensors to heavy-duty probe deployment systems. With the youngest members of this class now over thirty years old, ''Challenger''-class vessels are generally kept to low-priority surveys and exploratory duties within the vast interior of the Federation. Their relative luxury compared to newer vessels, however, is making them increasingly popular as exploratory support vessels for larger expeditions.  


===Diplomacy===
Rulership of Daloon was handled by an Imperial Magistrate, appointed by the Senate with the recommendation of the outgoing magistrate and typically handled as 'business as usual'. The last three centuries saw the position of magistrate fall into the hands of a local patrician family, the L'rilt family, maintaining power through a careful mixture of well-managed government, grooming capable successors and seeing less-desirable heirs sent off to do their duty to the Empire and hopefully discover a life for themselves in the more metropolitan centres.
Initially deployed in tactical roles during the Federation-Cardassian War, the ''Challenger'' was used widely during the Dominion War and in later decades as a diplomatic courier, because of her high top speed and comfortable facilities. Even in the early 25th century, they are used both to transport Federation envoys and to serve as transports for races who do not have adequate interstellar transportation of their own. While they do also have conference facilities aboard, more often their purpose is to take diplomats to negotiations, rather than to host those negotiations onboard. This class is frequently selected for missions that are beyond the capabilities of a [[California class|''California''-class vessel]] (which is much slower) but do not require the attention of an emissary-type vessel like an ''[[Ambassador Class|Ambassador]]'' or ''[[Obena Class|Obena]]''.


===Engineering===
===Fall of the Rator Empire===
Very unusual for Starfleet ships, the ''Challenger''-class has its nacelles arranged vertically rather than horizontally. In addition, these nacelles are slightly off-center from one another, which makes them more efficient at higher speeds than other ships, though inefficient at lower speeds. These warp nacelles are proportionally large compared to the ship's hull and can propel the ship at speeds similar to their much larger contemporaries, the ''Galaxy'' and ''Nebula''-classes. Impulse power is provided by a pair of engines located on either side of the saucer adjacent to the long, thin secondary hull.


The warp core is an enhanced version of the core developed for the ''California''-class utility vessel, which is much larger than those found on other medium-sized vessels of this era. Unlike the ''California'', though, the Challenger can easily exceed warp nine, thanks to her hardened struts and large warp coils. The core is further forward than those found on most vessels, both to balance the center of gravity for orbital operations and to provide the core with easier egress for ejection procedures. It is located directly aft of the main bridge, spanning the entire height of the primary and secondary hulls. A horizontal power transfer conduit goes aft from the center of the core until it splits at the center point of the secondary hull into twin vertical conduits to transfer warp plasma to the nacelles.  
===Current Poilitical Situation===
Daloon IV has entered a brave new political era, free of the Star Empire of Romulus or Rator. With the recent ratification by the People's Assembly of the '''Founding Principals and Actions Declaration''' (FPAD), serving as the first of Daloon's principal governmental documents, Daloon IV has started the process of crafting its own governmental regime. The Declaration, while not a full constitution, was drafted to allow the newly formed government to form certain political offices and set the guidelines that are dictating the processes for follow-up documents.


Maintenance needs for this class of ship are above average for a vessel of her size, balanced between engines that need constant fine-tuning and other primary systems that are less complicated. The unique engine arrangement presents challenges for engineers used to a more traditional configuration.  
Reaching an accord between two of the larger political groups, Daloon IV has adopted a co-governance model between the old magisterial family, elevated to the newly formed position of Princeps, and a popularly elected official who also carries the title of Princeps for a period of six local years (7.5 Standard Years). The latter is commonly referred to as the People's Princeps by Daloon's fledgling media services at this time. By the terms set in the FPAD, both Princeps are equal in rank and authority, with a veto from either enough to end a piece of legislation without a supermajority of the newly formed Senate to override. A veto from both requires a unanimous Senate vote followed by a majority plebiscite to overrule.


Shuttle and cargo facilities aboard the ''Challenger'' are well-equipped and occupy most of the hump-like fairing on the dorsal surface of the secondary hull. The shuttle bay is on the stern with clamshell doors that can accommodate small craft up to the size of a runabout, though the ship itself typically only carries personnel shuttles. Many vessels of this class retain their original [[Type-7 Personnel Shuttle|type-7 personnel shuttles]], as they are very useful for diplomatic transport duties because of their combination of luxury with a compact frame.
While the Principes form the Heads of State, the FPAD lays out provisions for a Head of Government to arise from the Senate. This position, the Secretary-General, is charged with the day-to-day running of the government and answers to the Principes in all matters currently.


===Tactical===
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 600px; margin: auto;"
''Challenger''-class vessels were developed during the height of the Federation-Cardassian War when Starfleet's ''Miranda''-class fleet was proving to be insufficient to meet the challenge presented by ''Galor''-class destroyers. While the [[New Orleans Class|''New Orleans''-class frigate]] saw a larger production run and is more commonly known as a major player in resolving this conflict, the ''Challenger'' is a faster and more heavily armed tactical platform. The class has two forward torpedo launchers in the upper nacelle pylon and two aft launchers on the stern, which allow her to excel at hit-and-run attacks, blinding enemies with torpedo salvos and closing to deal pin-point strikes with her phaser arrays.
! style="width: 300px; border-bottom:solid 0px; font-size: 1rem;" | Princeps
! style="width: 300px; border-bottom:solid 0px; font-size: 1rem;" | People's Princeps
! style="width: 300px; border-bottom:solid 0px; font-size: 1rem;" | Secretary-General
|-  
| 2400 - Present
*Rel L'rilt
| 2400 - Present
*Ritihe Faler
| 2400 - Present
*Pamisa
|}


Because of her engine arrangement, the ''Challenger'' is not only very maneuverable at impulse speeds, but its handling characteristics are quite different from other Starfleet vessels of the same size. This novelty makes her both an exciting challenge for new flight controllers, but also a surprise for threat vessels unfamiliar with her capabilities. Indeed, many Starfleet historians and flag officers maintain that wider production of this class during the 2350s and 2360s would have substantially reduced the attrition seen during the Dominion War among classes like the ''Miranda'' II.
While eschewing joining the Romulan Republic at this time, the largest and most stable of the interstellar powers nearby, Daloon has entered into a cautious close association agreement with the Republic. Republic vessels are free to visit and a small resupply station has been allowed to be constructed in orbit though construction has yet to begin. The number of visiting ships is also a contested point in Daloon-Republic relations while Daloon seeks to modernise the planetary defences that Starfleet brought online recently.


While the ''Challenger'' has received several rounds of upgrades over the decades since production on the class ended, the design is showing its age, and its tactical systems are now quite modest by 25th-century standards. Even still, a ''Challenger''-class starship makes an excellent component of a starbase's defensive screen or as a patrol vessel in lightly populated areas, as she is more than capable of driving off average raider or pirate vessels. Her top speed is also still relatively high, which makes her a good candidate for advanced reconnaissance duties to support newer and more tactically capable vessels.
Daloon's own industrial and agricultural base does allow it some leeway in building a platform of influence amongst its neighbours, especially those still outside of the Republic. While more conservative groups may wish to focus purely on Daloon's own needs and wants, radical and forward-thinking elements of the government, including both Principes, are not blind to the possibility of 'building the peace' by helping out their neighbours in an effort to build a bubble around Daloon and perhaps make it a logical regional centre should Daloon ever join the Republic. At a minimum local stability and curtailing the rise of malcontents is a desired goal for Daloon's own security concerns.


===Shipboard Life===
With both Starfleet and Republic assistance, Daloon has purchased a number of small craft to assist in planetary defence and trade protection. The newly formed Daloon Guard incorporates elements of the planet's previous garrison and guard forces and is supplemented currently by advisors from both the Republic and Starfleet.
Life aboard Challenger-class ships is comfortable and generally without much excitement. They have similar accommodations to Galaxy-class ships, given their role as a first impression for the Federation in diplomatic situations, which means access to holodecks and other recreational facilities. Most of them have been retrofitted with shipwide holographic projectors and their medical facilities are oversized and more capable than other small ships. Crews aboard these vessels tend to be relatively junior, especially their captains, as they’re not often sent on assignments without direct supervision by a senior diplomat or admiral.


In addition to their diplomatic role, they are often chosen by flag officers as transports within Federation space, when it is assumed that they will not need to engage in any command and control responsibilities. They are often also assigned as support ships to larger starbases, given their low crew requirements and lack of utility for exploratory missions.
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82 six-person escape pods give this ship an upper safe capacity of 492 passengers and crew, though they usually operate with much smaller numbers.<gallery>
==Ayer's Rock==
File:CHALLENGER1.jpg
{{Planet
File:CHALLENGER2.jpg
| name = Ayer's Rock
File:CHALLENGER3.jpg
| image = [[File:Ayer's Rock - Monument Valley.jpg]]
</gallery>
| starsystem =
| sector = [[Archanis Sector]]
| quadrant = [[Beta Quadrant]]
| class = M (marginal)
| satellites = 2
| atmosphere =
| climate =
| hydrosphere = 68%
| affiliation = [[United Federation of Planets]]
| natives =
| population = ~750,000
| capital = Landing
| templatemode = nocats
}}'''Ayer's Rock''' is a marginally habitable M-class world on the Federation-Klingon border in the Archanis sector. Its proximity to the Klingon border and centuries of volatile relations with the Klingon Empire have worked consistently to keep the world of Ayer's Rock off of any lists for terraforming projects and intense migration, much to the satisfaction of the inhabitants of this world.


==Class History==
Settled by people wanting a more 'down to earth' existence, Ayer's Rock mostly eschews the trappings of modern technologies, its citizenry preferring to mostly stick with wind, water and muscle power for their day-to-day lives. What limited modern technology does exist on the world is primarily related to the limited healthcare system the singular subspace transceiver used to keep appraised of local interstellar matters that could impact life on Ayer's Rock.
Like the other vessels developed during the Fleet Modernization Program, the design process for the ''Challenger''-class light cruiser began in the 2340s. This vessel was envisioned as a solid generalist that could step into any of the roles then filled by the ''Miranda'' II and ''Constellation,'' while also relieving the ''Excelsior'' class from some of its tactical and diplomatic functions. ''Challenger'' was slated to prototype the full-size version of the nacelles that were to be built for the ''Galaxy'' and ''Nebula'' projects—and which would also be retrofit to the existing ''Niagara'' and ''Freedom'' classes in due course. In addition, it was the only member of its generation to test the largest version of the pre-''Galaxy'' primary hull: convex on both the dorsal and ventral faces to maximize total internal volume. As the program evolved, Starfleet made tactical survivability one of the top priorities for this design.


The Advanced Starship Design Bureau saw an opportunity to create something entirely new, as the requirement to test both of those systems would require significant deviations from the norm to handle such large nacelles without becoming so wide as to be excluded from the docking bays of the ''Spacedock'' II-class station which was then in widespread production across the Federation. The ADSB partnered with the Andorian Imperial Guard, as the Andorians had explored many hull configurations over the centuries to settle on lean, efficient, and tactically proficient designs. During a three-year design process, the combined ADSB-Andorian team settled on a vertically stacked arrangement of two nacelles, a configuration seen very rarely in prior classes like the ''[[Akula Class|Akula]]'' of the 2280s. While many at Starfleet Command preferred the ''New Orleans''-class frigate (some because of its more tested design but others on purely aesthetic grounds), the ''Challenger''<nowiki/>'s design was quickly approved out of deference to the Andorians.
===Landing===
The capital of Ayer's Rock is the township of Landing, named like so many other planetary capitals across the Federation for being the spot where the first colonists set down upon arriving at their chosen destination. Landing looks like it could be lifted out of any Wild West drama with its wooden buildings, dusty main street and the constant presence of horses as the primary means of conveyance. While considered to be the planetary capital, for most of the population spread around Ayer's Rock it is just as distant as the Federation is from their daily lives.
 
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''Challenger'', ''Buran'', and ''Atlantis'' were laid down in 2347 at the Procyon Fleet Yards orbiting Andor. The ''Buran'' was chosen somewhat ironically by the Andorians, because of its name ("Snowstorm"), over other names that would also tie the class prototypes to ''crewed'' space shuttles. Construction proceeded swiftly, with all three prototypes launching in 2350. Following a year of shakedown cruises with these three ships undertaking scientific, tactical, and diplomatic missions, they were commissioned for full service and the class entered production. Unusually for Starfleet vessels, construction of this class was almost entirely handled by a single shipyard, Procyon Fleet Yards, which was both an olive branch to the Andorian government for co-sponsoring the design and because other shipyards were now fully taxed with producing components for the upcoming ''Galaxy'' and ''Nebula''-class vessels. The narrowness of the production chain would prove to limit the Challenger's overall reach across the fleet, but the Andorians lobbied for a ten-per-year order. Starfleet Command approved this, skeptical that they could reach those levels of production, but Procyon was stubbornly committed to delivering these ships, and by 2355, there were 43 vessels of the class in service.
==Starbase Kickass and Associated Shenanigans==
{{Starship
| name = Lollipop
| prefix = USS
| image = [[file:Galaxyclass.png]]
| registry =
| class = Galaxy
| affiliation = [[Kickass Fleet]]
| status = A good ship
| commission =
| decommission =
| destroyed =
| taskforce =
| quadrant =
| role = Imaginary
| co = Commander William T Riker
| xo = Also Riker, because there are two of them
| templatemode = nocats
}}


Joining their cousins, now including the ''Cheyenne'', ''New Orleans'', and ''Springfield'', on the Cardassian Front, the ''Challenger'' was seen as an exceptionally valuable tactical platform, but its speed and luxury were quickly identified as being bonuses for diplomatic missions, too. This class helped the Federation prove to the Cardassians that their new shipbuilding program would quickly leave the Cardassian Union in the technological dust, as the eventual launch of the ''Nebula'' and ''Galaxy'' were no secret. Along with her peer classes, the ''Challenger'' represented a level of engineering achievement that was leaps and bounds past the ''Miranda'' II she was replacing.
{{clear}}


When the Federation-Cardassian War ended in 2366, the ''Challenger'' class was quickly absorbed in Starfleet's next conflict with the Borg at Wolf 359. There, one of the original ships of the class, Buran'','' was destroyed by the Borg with the loss of all hands. Given the astonishing losses Starfleet faced during this battle, no design flaw was identified with the class itself, but it would still mark the beginning of the end for her production line. Convinced by hawkish members of Starfleet Command, a preference for heavily armored and tactically geared vessels changed the landscape of starship orders immediately following this battle. Ironically, the Andorians (who had long argued for Starfleet needing to have real warships) were able to continue production of "their" class for another few years to finish out production in 2370. By this point, 193 ''Challenger''-class vessels had been built and 190 of them remained in service after only three hull losses, including ''Buran''.
{{Starbase
| name = Starbase ''Kickass''
| image = [[file:spacedockclass.png]]
| registry =
| class = [[Spacedock]]
| commission =
| decommission =
| taskforce =
| quadrant =
| role = Spinning Top of Death
| affiliation = Starfleet, but only because their branding was already all over the place
| sector = Wouldn't you like to know
| system = The fun one, with all the parties going on, but you're not invited.
| co = Depends on the day of the week really
| crew = The Eternal Rave!
| templatemode = nocats
}}


''Challenger''-class vessels in the early 2370s were often assigned to patrol duties, but they were quickly reassigned into primarily diplomatic and scientific roles when the hardened ''Akira'' and ''Norway''-class vessels entered more widespread service. Indeed, they were quite popular as transports for diplomats and ambassadors because they retained the creature comforts of other vessels of their generation that were beginning to be phased out of the leaner vessels of a Starfleet gearing up for defense. When the Dominion War broke out, Challenger-class starships served in the mainline fleet and in support roles. Many of them were used as ambulance vessels, with their high top speed allowing them to transport the wounded out of battle zones back to starbases. While they suffered losses, their survivability was much higher than the antiquated ''Miranda'' II-class vessels still being used as frigates.
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Following the Dominion War, the ''Challenger'' class received its first mid-life upgrades, and Starfleet considered resuming production on the class to help shore up the fleet's numbers, but it was ultimately decided to instead continue building ''Norway''-class light cruisers. As of the start of the 25th century, the youngest ''Challenger''-class light cruisers are now over 30 years old, but they are expected to remain in service until at least 2450. With newer and faster light cruiser designs now in service, the class is increasingly relegated to a support role, but the upgrades they have received over the decades allow them to continue to serve with distinction. While unusual, the ''Challenger''-class light cruiser remains a capable and well-respected design.
{{Quadrant
| name = Kickass
| image =
| major powers = *Starbase Kickass
*Risa
*Sisko's Creole Kitchen
| minor powers = *United Federation of Wimps
*Originally Space Russia, now Space Vikings
*Space Roman Elves
*The other Space Russia, but 90's Space Russia
*Who let the Geico lizard run a star nation?
*Fucking Gul Dukat, honestly
*Space Karen
| important sectors = Sector Kickass!
| important places = Starbase Kickass
| templatemode = nocats
}}


==In Play==
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*This class of starship is not as flashy or as capable as her larger cousins from the same era, namely the ''Galaxy'' and the ''Nebula'', but rather is a small cruiser now suitable mainly for courier missions and limited exploration. This class of ship is ideal for a starbase support ship (either formally as a support vessel for a station command or as its own command set operating close to a base) or another role in which it is not expected to be independent for long periods of time.
{{Region
*Fans often consider the ''New Orleans'' to be a tactically inclined vessel, but the ''Challenger'' is objectively better armed. It's also very maneuverable and would give many pirates a real surprise if they attacked. Still, there are many threats that a ''Challenger'' captain would need to run away from, with tactical systems designed before ''The Next Generation'' even started.
| name = Sector Kickass
*This class would be a good starter ship for a character's first command. Old but not completely antique, it's reasonable that a Lieutenant Commander or Commander might be assigned to captain such a vessel, especially for missions within Federation space. The vast majority of these ships serve quietly and without much fanfare, performing the milk runs that keep Starfleet going behind the scenes.
| image = [[file:spacedockclass.png]]
| major powers = *The Confederation of Kickass
*Grandma
| minor powers = *Those chumps we stole Starbase Kickass off of
*Old Lady Higgins (she's got a mean left hook)
*Some Swedish fetish group
| important places = *Starbase Kickass
*Grandma's house
| templatemode = nocats
}}


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CR-718

CR-718
Information
Class

Marconi-class

Affiliation
  • Starfleet - managed
  • Federation Department of Communications
Status Active
Location
Sector Bajor Sector
Quadrant Alpha Quadrant
Assignment
Role

Subspace communications relay hub

Template:Starbase


"In the new era, thought itself will be transmitted by radio."
    —Guglielmo Marconi

Relay Station CR-718 is a Marconi-class subspace communications relay and hub station intended for 2nd-tier communications trunkline usage as well as sector communications coordination. CR-718 is placed on the Federation side of the Badlands to serve the coreward regions of the Bajor Sector not served by the communications hub within the Bajor system itself. The station also serves as the first station in the relay chain installed across the Badlands to provide constant near-realtime communications with Deep Space 47. CR-718's increased transmission power and sensitive receiver array allowed for materials savings of 2 whole unmanned arrays across the badlands, greatly reducing maintenance requirements as well for the teams responsible for ensuring the Badlands Chain is operational with a 99% uptime expectation.


Daloon IV

Daloon IV
Information
Star system

Daloon

Quadrant

Beta Quadrant

Class

M

Satellites

1

Hydrosphere

75%

Affiliation

Associate status with the Romulan Republic

Population

~750,000

Template:Planet


Prior to the collapse of the Star Empire of Rator and the Romulan Star Empire before it, Daloon IV was a sleepy world within the Empire's borders. A sizable population of a few hundred million for the most part have survived the ebb and flow of history over the centuries by simply being mostly forgettable in the grand scheme of things.

No critically important mineral resources, slightly above average agricultural output, respectable but not leading edge education facilities - all things that conspired to keep Daloon a worthy prize, but not at the forefront of anyone's strategic thinking. No senators of conquering heroes ever hailed from Daloon, nor particularly well-off families on the scale of those that pulled the strings of the Empire. Daloon was big enough to avoid serving the Empire, but not being enough to be served by the Empire.

Rulership of Daloon was handled by an Imperial Magistrate, appointed by the Senate with the recommendation of the outgoing magistrate and typically handled as 'business as usual'. The last three centuries saw the position of magistrate fall into the hands of a local patrician family, the L'rilt family, maintaining power through a careful mixture of well-managed government, grooming capable successors and seeing less-desirable heirs sent off to do their duty to the Empire and hopefully discover a life for themselves in the more metropolitan centres.

Fall of the Rator Empire

Current Poilitical Situation

Daloon IV has entered a brave new political era, free of the Star Empire of Romulus or Rator. With the recent ratification by the People's Assembly of the Founding Principals and Actions Declaration (FPAD), serving as the first of Daloon's principal governmental documents, Daloon IV has started the process of crafting its own governmental regime. The Declaration, while not a full constitution, was drafted to allow the newly formed government to form certain political offices and set the guidelines that are dictating the processes for follow-up documents.

Reaching an accord between two of the larger political groups, Daloon IV has adopted a co-governance model between the old magisterial family, elevated to the newly formed position of Princeps, and a popularly elected official who also carries the title of Princeps for a period of six local years (7.5 Standard Years). The latter is commonly referred to as the People's Princeps by Daloon's fledgling media services at this time. By the terms set in the FPAD, both Princeps are equal in rank and authority, with a veto from either enough to end a piece of legislation without a supermajority of the newly formed Senate to override. A veto from both requires a unanimous Senate vote followed by a majority plebiscite to overrule.

While the Principes form the Heads of State, the FPAD lays out provisions for a Head of Government to arise from the Senate. This position, the Secretary-General, is charged with the day-to-day running of the government and answers to the Principes in all matters currently.

Princeps People's Princeps Secretary-General
2400 - Present
  • Rel L'rilt
 2400 - Present
  • Ritihe Faler
 2400 - Present
  • Pamisa

While eschewing joining the Romulan Republic at this time, the largest and most stable of the interstellar powers nearby, Daloon has entered into a cautious close association agreement with the Republic. Republic vessels are free to visit and a small resupply station has been allowed to be constructed in orbit though construction has yet to begin. The number of visiting ships is also a contested point in Daloon-Republic relations while Daloon seeks to modernise the planetary defences that Starfleet brought online recently.

Daloon's own industrial and agricultural base does allow it some leeway in building a platform of influence amongst its neighbours, especially those still outside of the Republic. While more conservative groups may wish to focus purely on Daloon's own needs and wants, radical and forward-thinking elements of the government, including both Principes, are not blind to the possibility of 'building the peace' by helping out their neighbours in an effort to build a bubble around Daloon and perhaps make it a logical regional centre should Daloon ever join the Republic. At a minimum local stability and curtailing the rise of malcontents is a desired goal for Daloon's own security concerns.

With both Starfleet and Republic assistance, Daloon has purchased a number of small craft to assist in planetary defence and trade protection. The newly formed Daloon Guard incorporates elements of the planet's previous garrison and guard forces and is supplemented currently by advisors from both the Republic and Starfleet.


Ayer's Rock

Ayer's Rock - Monument Valley.jpg
Ayer's Rock
Information
Sector

Archanis Sector

Quadrant

Beta Quadrant

Class

M (marginal)

Satellites

2

Hydrosphere

68%

Affiliation

United Federation of Planets

Population

~750,000

Capital(s)

Landing

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Ayer's Rock is a marginally habitable M-class world on the Federation-Klingon border in the Archanis sector. Its proximity to the Klingon border and centuries of volatile relations with the Klingon Empire have worked consistently to keep the world of Ayer's Rock off of any lists for terraforming projects and intense migration, much to the satisfaction of the inhabitants of this world.

Settled by people wanting a more 'down to earth' existence, Ayer's Rock mostly eschews the trappings of modern technologies, its citizenry preferring to mostly stick with wind, water and muscle power for their day-to-day lives. What limited modern technology does exist on the world is primarily related to the limited healthcare system the singular subspace transceiver used to keep appraised of local interstellar matters that could impact life on Ayer's Rock.

Landing

The capital of Ayer's Rock is the township of Landing, named like so many other planetary capitals across the Federation for being the spot where the first colonists set down upon arriving at their chosen destination. Landing looks like it could be lifted out of any Wild West drama with its wooden buildings, dusty main street and the constant presence of horses as the primary means of conveyance. While considered to be the planetary capital, for most of the population spread around Ayer's Rock it is just as distant as the Federation is from their daily lives.


Starbase Kickass and Associated Shenanigans

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USS Lollipop
General Information
Class & Type Galaxy-class
Affiliation Kickass Fleet
Status A good ship
Assignment
Role Imaginary
Key Personnel
Commanding Officer Commander William T Riker
Executive Officer Also Riker, because there are two of them
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Starbase Kickass
Information
Class

Spacedock

Affiliation

Starfleet, but only because their branding was already all over the place

Location
System The fun one, with all the parties going on, but you're not invited.
Sector Wouldn't you like to know
Assignment
Role

Spinning Top of Death

Personnel
Commanding Officer Depends on the day of the week really
Station Populations

The Eternal Rave!

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Kickass Quadrant
Powers
Major powers
  • Starbase Kickass
  • Risa
  • Sisko's Creole Kitchen
Minor powers
  • United Federation of Wimps
  • Originally Space Russia, now Space Vikings
  • Space Roman Elves
  • The other Space Russia, but 90's Space Russia
  • Who let the Geico lizard run a star nation?
  • Fucking Gul Dukat, honestly
  • Space Karen
Points of interest
Sectors

Sector Kickass!

Places

Starbase Kickass

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Sector Kickass
Powers
Major powers
  • The Confederation of Kickass
  • Grandma
Minor powers
  • Those chumps we stole Starbase Kickass off of
  • Old Lady Higgins (she's got a mean left hook)
  • Some Swedish fetish group
Points of interest
Places
  • Starbase Kickass
  • Grandma's house
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