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{{Government
[[/Cardassian_Union]]<br>
| name = Borg Collective
[[/Starters]]<br>
[[/Borg_Collective_Ships]]
 
==CR-718==
{{Starbase
| name = CR-718
| image =  
| image =  
| species = Borg; assimilated other species
| registry =  
| homeworld = Unknown
| class = ''Marconi''-class
| founded = Several thousand years ago
| affiliation = *[[Starfleet]] - managed
| warp =  
*Federation Department of Communications
| language = All
| status = Active
| currency = None
| commissioned =
| government = Collective Consciousness
| decommissioned =
| leader = None; represented by Borg Queen
| destroyed =
| advancement =  
| system =
| military = Borg Collective
| sector = Bajor Sector
}}The ''Borg Collective'' is the most formidable enemy the Federation has ever faced, and was considered one of its greatest existential threats of its history - challenged only by the [[Dominion]]. It is a hive network of cybernetic and multi-species people originating and almost exclusively found in the [[:Delta Quadrant]], and purports to be driven by the search for biological and technical perfection.
| region =
| quadrant = Alpha Quadrant
| role = Subspace communications relay hub
| unit =  
| taskforce =  
| taskgroup =  
| squadron =  
| co =  
| xo =  
| crew =  
| dedication =  
| templatemode = nocats
}}{{quote|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 [[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.


Made up of an unknown number - but believed to number in the trillions - of ‘drones,’ almost every Borg has been physically and psychologically forcibly altered to match the needs of and be mentally connected by subspace link to the Collective, a process referred to as ‘assimilation’ which subsumes, if not outright destroys, their individuality. Once a vast power dominating the Delta Quadrant and a repeated serious risk to the governments of the [[:Alpha Quadrant|Alpha]] and [[:Beta Quadrant|Beta]] Quadrants, in the latter quarter of the 24th century it has come close to collapse. In the 25th century, encounters with the Borg by the [[Federation]] are limited to rumour and evasion at the furthest reaches of its sphere of influence in the Delta Quadrant.
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==History==
===First Encounters===
The true origins of the Borg are unknown to the Federation, though they are believed to originate from deep in the Delta Quadrant. The nature of deep space exploration and colonisation is that on occasion ships will go missing or contact will be lost with whole worlds, with no explanation ever confirmed. This birthed rumours of the Collective’s existence as far back as the early twenty-fourth century, though no Federation investigations found any evidence of substance prior to the 2360s.


While a deep-space encounter by the USS '''Enterprise''' in 2365 was the first confirmed encounter with the Borg, an escalation in previous years of missing ships and lost [[Old Neutral Zone|Neutral Zone]] outposts has since been attributed to the Collective. This proved a prelude to invasion, with a single Borg Cube attacking the Federation in 2366. The assimilation of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and their own highly advanced technology enabled this lone ship to devastate and rout [[Starfleet]] at the Battle of Wolf 359. The Borg were stopped only by the USS ''Enterprise''’s rescue of Captain Picard and subsequent use of his connection to the Collective to sabotage and destroy the cube.
==Daloon IV==
===A Decade of Encounters===
{{Planet
This invasion left an indelible mark on the psyche of the Federation and, particularly, Starfleet. Aware that they had been technologically out-matched, the next decade of starship development saw a massive increase in militarisation with the hope of stopping the Borg, should they ever return.
| name = Daloon IV
| image =
| starsystem = Daloon
| sector =
| quadrant = [[Beta Quadrant]]
| class = M
| satellites = 1
| atmosphere =
| climate =
| hydrosphere = 75%
| affiliation = Associate status with the [[Romulan Republic]]
| natives =
| population = ~750,000
| capital =
| templatemode = nocats
}}
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.


While this inadvertently prepared Starfleet better for the threat of the [[Dominion]] a decade later, even the finest technological advances proved no match for the Borg upon their return to the Alpha Quadrant in 2374. Distrust by Starfleet Command of Captain Picard’s potential connection to the Collective saw the veteran commander and his ship side-lined at the start of the invasion, but at the Battle of Sector 001, even Starfleet’s most advanced ships were still ineffective against yet another single Borg Cube. Only the intervention of Picard, disobeying orders to bring his ship to the Sol System where he assumed command of the fleet, and his deployment of his personal knowledge of Borg systems enabled the cube’s destruction.
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.  


The Dominion War became Starfleet’s military priority after, and only the return of the USS ''Voyager'' in 2378, lost for seven years in the Delta Quadrant, brought new intelligence on the Borg Collective. Not only had ''Voyager'' survived multiple encounters with the Borg, including bringing aboard multiple former drones, but their near-instantaneous journey across tens of thousands of light-years was achieved through use of the Borg’s transwarp network. This daring mission necessitated not only the destruction of a transwarp hub, weakening a transportation system that stretched across vast reaches of the galaxy, but also the infection of the Collective with a neurolytic pathogen. While thought to be devastating, the exact extent of the damage done to the Borg Collective was unknown.
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.
===The Artifact===
Subsequent encounters with the Borg Collective became much rarer. While a Cube’s incursion into Romulan territory in 2384 led to the assimilation of a scout ship and its twenty-six crewmembers, the vessel suffered a submatrix collapse soon after. The ship and all of its drones lost their connection to the Collective, a catastrophic accident believed made possible by the damage ''Voyager'' had done to the hive mind. The Cube became the property of the [[Romulan Free State]] and was dubbed the [[ma:Artifact (Borg cube)|Artifact]], a focus of research by both the Romulans and the Federation.


Huge advances were made in knowledge and understanding of Borg technology, but the disconnection of an entire Cube’s complement of drones had a further impact on the Alpha and Beta Quadrants. While many former drones were so traumatised by both their assimilation and separation that they struggled to live independently, remaining on the Cube either dormant or under the care of the Borg Artifact Research Institute, some left to recover their own lives.
===Fall of the Rator Empire===


Corruption in the Institute led to Borg technology, particularly harvested implants, being sold on the black market along the former Neutral Zone. This stoked the interest of several unscrupulous profiteers, who went so far as to abduct former Borgs - by then known as “xBs” - and murder them for their cybernetics. At this time, Starfleet is unaware of the exact size of this black market in Borg technology.
===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.


In 2399, a Tal Shiar-initiated attempted genocide of the xBs aboard the Artifact led to an uprising by the capable drones aboard, led by former ''Voyager'' crewmember Seven of Nine. Upon seizing control of the Artifact, the crew opened a transwarp conduit and departed Romulan space for the planet [[ma:Coppelius|Coppelius]]. There it fell foul of automated defence systems, and crashed on the surface. After Starfleet protected the synthetic lifeforms of Coppelius from slaughter at the hands of the Romulan Free State, the wrecked Artifact remained, and most surviving xBs embarked on a new life in cooperation with the synth population.
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 use of and research into Borg technology did not fall under the Federation’s ban on synthetic life, this wariness had hampered its harnessing by Starfleet. As-of April 2400, Starfleet has only begun to expand its use of well-understood Borg technology, and deploy the lessons learnt from it in starship development.
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.
==Society & Culture==
The Borg Collective is made up of trillions of drones that are linked to order via the subspace hive mind. The hive mind is then directed by the Borg Queen. The Borg Queen herself is not believed to be a single individual, but are limited in number to each unimatrix. When a person is assimilated, initially the voices of the collective mind will frighten and overwhelm the new drone. All individuality is stripped from the person with very little distinction between drones. The only designation comes from within a group where a drone could be referred to as something akin to "Fourth of Seven"; the only other form of distinction comes from the primary role of a drone, for example: a tactical drone, a medial/repair drone, a maintenance drone.


The Borg are efficient and pragmatic in the management of drones. If one is beyond help or repair the Collective will deactivate it and begin salvage operations for reusable parts. This is also carried onwards in their inability, or perhaps unwillingness, to procreate in similar fashion that most humanoids to. Upon assimilation of younger humanoids they are placed in maturation chambers until ready to fully join the collective mind.
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 600px; margin: auto;"
! 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
|}


The Borg are known to ignore vessel and species that are no threat or whose inclusion in the Collective will not improve it biologically or technologically. This is believed to be why large numbers of Delta Quadrant species to be ignored, particularly in the [[Nacene Reach]]. Communication with the Borg is almost always limited to their signature call for the complete surrender of their enemies, with the warning ‘Resistance is futile,’ and negotiation has only ever been heard of on occasions where assimilation cannot give the Collective what it wants. In such cases the Borg may speak through their Queen, or a single drone is chosen and designated as a special liaison.
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.


The Borg are at their most unpredictable when faced with an opponent they cannot defeat through their usual method of force. This was witnessed by "Voyager" when they learnt of [[ma:Species 8472|Species 8472]], who were resistant to Borg nanoprobes and immune to assimilation.
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.
==Technology==
The Borg develop and advance their technology through assimilation of species, which has enabled them to become one of the most technologically advanced powers in the galaxy. Through this they have proven able to deploy technology such as sophisticated cybernetic implants for their drones and advanced weapon systems to enable assimilation of entire cultures.


Borg vessels normally deploy cutting beam technologies (similar to Starfleet phasers or Klingon/Romulan disruptors in deployment) which is able to, in conjunction with Borg torpedo technology, break down enemy defenses to allow for tractor beam deployment and assimilation. Vessels are in basic shapes such as cubes, spheres or diamonds with highly decentralized systems and no clear command center, engineering or living quarters. They are also equipped with transwarp coils as their primary source of power and propulsion, which allows them to travel at faster-than-warp speeds to cover great distances in much shorter times than other vessels by opening transwarp conduits. The Borg also operate large unimatricies; effectively very large starbase-type unicomplexes in strategically important locations.
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.


Drones do not require sleep due to their cybernetics, but instead undergo a regeneration cycle in a Borg alcove. While a drone is physically inert during this period, it is also when the Collective sorts the data downloaded from its active period, and its mental capabilities still continue to contribute to its vessels computations.
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It is unknown to what extent the Borg continue to develop and advance technology they have procured, and they are slow to adopt or learn to counter technology they have merely observed. While they have proven ruthlessly efficient at incorporating technology from those they have assimilated, there is no evidence of independent research and development by the Collective. This is usually limited to weapon systems, or technology with an obvious and immediate application; while technologies that might support or enrich a culture in other ways are retained as knowledge in the Collective, they are effectively lost if that entire society has been assimilated, discarded as inefficient in the Borg’s pursuit of perfection. This can lead to the Collective experiencing periods of technological stagnation if they do not assimilate a species with new advancements, or which does not force them to adapt.
==Ayer's Rock==
==Current Status==
{{Planet
The journey of the USS ''Voyager'' confirmed the distant Delta Quadrant to be the seat of the Borg’s power, though their expansionism had been checked on occasion for a myriad of reasons. Most common were stellar phenomena inhibiting travel or communication, such as the region of Chaotic Space in the [[Gradin Belt]]. But for over a decade, the condition of the Collective after ''Voyager’s'' return was unknown to Starfleet.
| name = Ayer's Rock
| image = [[File:Ayer's Rock - Monument Valley.jpg]]
| 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.


Only the stabilisation of the [[Barzan Wormhole]] in 2389 and the formation of the [[Delta Exploration Initiative]] allowed the Federation to learn more of what ''Voyager'' had left in her wake. While over the next decade they could claim great advances in negotiation and understanding of Delta Quadrant races, little new has been learnt of the Borg Collective in that time. Locals from various regions have reported, however, that sightings of Borg ships are particularly rare, and there has been no confirmed assimilation of more worlds since ''Voyager’s'' sabotage.
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.


No Starfleet ships have had a notable encounter with the Collective since 2378. Links with the [[Talaxian|Talaxians]] has given reports, including sensor records, of a flotilla’s encounter with a Cube in 2396. Only by abandoning their comrades was a single ship able to escape, and Starfleet’s study of this incident has led them to conclude that while the Collective may on the whole not be the threat it once was, individual Borg ships remain as formidable as they have ever been. Starfleet protocol continues to instruct captains to avoid the Borg under all circumstances; if their ship wants to fight, Starfleet "will" lose.
===Landing===
===Former Drones===
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.
Most individuals are never freed from the Collective. Those who do, such as many of the crew of the Artifact, are so traumatised by the recovery of their individuality they require lifelong care. Exceptions are incredibly rare, and the majority of them - apart from well-known figures such as Jean-Luc Picard and Seven of Nine - are former crewmembers of the Artifact, or were on the ship the Collective disconnected in the late-2360s for the presence of [[ma:Hugh|Hugh]], a drone who had begun to develop his own sense of individuality. It was on the Artifact that they developed anything approaching a community, and adopted the term ‘xBs’ - ‘ex Borg’ - for themselves.


Fundamentally, assimilation by peoples of the Alpha and Beta Quadrants over the last two decades has been exceptionally rare, and their recovery even rarer. For example, it is believed the twenty-six crewmembers of the scout ship "Shaenor" are the only Romulans ever assimilated. While it is possible that some missing vessels whose fate has never been discovered fell foul of the Borg, no Federation ship bigger than a shuttle is confirmed to have been lost to the Collective since the Battle of Sector 001.
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For any of these nearly-unique individuals who have broken free of the Collective and can live independently, existence is hard. They are widely distrusted if not reviled, and treated with apprehension even in the peaceful Federation. In volatile regions such as the old Neutral Zone, they are at risk from unscrupulous individuals who would profit from selling their cybernetic implants - which would almost always entail murder.
==Starbase Kickass and Associated Shenanigans==
====Starfleet Service====
{{Starship
Membership in Starfleet is incredibly difficult for xBs to secure. It is most ‘common’ for those who were officers before their assimilation, and especially those for whom assimilation was brief. They undergo the most scrupulous of examination and evaluation ahead of being cleared for service, a process that might take years.
| 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
}}


For example, [[ma:Icheb|Icheb]], a former drone who was liberated by the USS "Voyager" was admitted to Starfleet Academy upon the ship’s return to the Alpha Quadrant, but this was the result of years of observation and evaluation that Icheb bore patiently - and that he was an adolescent once freed, finishing his education and training aboard Federation facilities. In contrast, "Voyager" crewmember Seven of Nine refused to undergo such a long process of scrutiny and eventually abandoned her pursuit of service in Starfleet. Despite her years of loyal contribution to "Voyager", her ironically individualistic attitude and that she had been a drone since childhood contributed to a perhaps more-rigorous vetting process, and one which Seven refused to tolerate as Icheb had.
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Any xBs trying to join Starfleet can expect this long and rigorous vetting process, and to be heavily scrutinised throughout their service. They must be whiter than white, more perfect and proving more trustworthy than anyone to be allowed to wear the uniform. This lack of trust in a serving Starfleet officer is unparalleled anywhere else in the organisation, and might be more challenged were xBs not such a miniscule minority; there are possibly no more than a hundred xBs living independently in the galaxy, let alone trying to be in Starfleet.
{{Starbase
==In Play==
| name = Starbase ''Kickass''
*The Borg Collective is not the major threat it once was. "Voyager"’s sabotage in "Endgame" has effectively hobbled them; not only do they seem to have stopped expanding, it is possible they have even abandoned territory. This does not mean they are not feared - their absence has possibly enhanced their reputation as the bogeyman - but they are no longer a clear and present danger to the Federation.
| 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
}}


*Even in the Delta Quadrant, encounters with the Borg are almost unheard-of. They are not a regular threat, and a starship coming face-to-face with a Cube is not even considered a likely risk.
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*Despite this, individual Borg ships and drones remain as formidable as they ever have. "Perhaps" a fleet could now defeat a Cube, but this is untested. Such ships are only spotted far from Federation borders, where only lone Starfleet vessels would encounter them. Protocol still tells Starfleet not to engage.
{{Quadrant
 
| name = Kickass
*The Borg, as such, cannot be defeated by force of arms. This is never the story "Star Trek" has told about them as an enemy. Don’t meet them in a straight-up fight. They will win.
| 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
}}


*Anything once of the Borg has been treated with enormous suspicion the past quarter-century. This includes technology; while Starfleet does study it, they presently prefer to learn how to best it if possible. In short, Starfleet ships aren’t packing Borg-derived superweapons; there’s still too much fear of what’s not known about this technology, or the risk the Collective might use it against them.
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*This goes perhaps more so for former drones, or xBs. They are perhaps the most despised people in the galaxy, and live hard and lonely lives. Former Borg Starfleet officers must be exceptional individuals, be exceptionally well-behaved, and also have perhaps-unprecedented restrictions on their personal liberty to be allowed to serve.
{{Region
| name = Sector Kickass
| 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
}}


*There remains a blossoming black market in the dark corners of the quadrants for Borg technology. This includes cybernetic implants from former drones - who have almost certainly been murdered for them to be acquired.
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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

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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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