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}}The '''Talaxians''' are a humanoid species native to the furthest depths of [[Nacene Reach]]. Formerly an independent race with an interstellar mercantile history reaching back hundreds of years, they fought a disastrous war with the neighbouring [[Haakonian Order]], which they lost following the use of the superweapon, the Metreon Cascade, on the Talaxian moon of Rinax. Since then, the Talaxians have existed either as a servitor race within the Haakonian Order, under the nominal ‘’Autonomous State of Talax’’, or as a diaspora, their people scattered across the [[Delta Quadrant]] in small colonies and groups. They pose no significant threat or opportunity to other powers in their current state, but many have become renowned as outgoing, courteous and helpful explorers - or as devious entrepreneurs.
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}}The '''Kazon Collective''', sometimes known as the Kazon Order, is a loose group of at least sixteen sects whose power and influence can shift rapidly as leaders rise and fall. Historically, the two most powerful sects in terms of military power have been the Ogla and the Relora, while the Nistrim were once powerful and their reach has fallen considerably due to their conflict with the USS ''Voyager''. The Kazon are hostile to almost everyone and have succeeded in making enemies throughout the region. Since they are resource-poor and their society is built around warfare, they frequently raid other cultures for food and resources including water. The Kazon were long subjugated by the [[Trabe]] until they overthrew them and took the vast majority of their ships and territory, relegating the Trabe to a nomadic lifestyle.
 
==Political==
 
==Political==
Please see the [[Haakonian Order]] page for full details on their hierarchy and management.
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The Kazon Collective does not have a unified political structure, which is one of the major factors that has kept them from completely dominating the Nacene Reach. Internal conflicts and internecine strife have largely kept them in check as much as the military power of other races has. Leaders in Kazon culture are called 'maje' and the leaders of entire sects are called 'first maje." It is unknown how their current structure relates to their status under the Trabe.
=The Autonomous State of Talax (Haakonian Order)=
 
[[File:Talaxian Logo.gif|thumb|left|link=Special:FilePath/Talaxian_Logo.gif]]The largest number of Talaxians still reside within former Talaxian space, now entirely controlled by the Haakonian Order, subject to their laws and system of governance, in which they are second-class citizens. The Haakonian Order has a strict military structure, which controls the primary facets of Haakonian life, but not in a necessarily tyrannical fashion. Nearly all scientific endeavours and primary concerns of living are managed through the military structure, which is the primary means by which citizens can gain authority and sway in their state, although many details beyond this are currently unknown. Whilst the rights of subjugated species are minorly acknowledged and respected, such as the Talaxians that are controlled via the Autonomous State of Talax, they are considered  vassals and wield little true political power within the Order, although individual Haakonians are known to have sympathy and respect for their underlings.
 
 
 
Any Talaxians of note, whether they be scientists, engineers, politicians or otherwise, all operate at lower levels of Haakonian society. Any that seek further advancement must have the patronage of a notable Haakonian, although this is largely taboo.
 
 
 
There is a growing insurgency/freedom movement of Talaxians within the Haakonian Order. Whilst it has only managed to organise some scattered rallies, espionage or the escape of a few Talaxians from the Order (with an established “underground railroad” emancipation movement in existence), it has managed to elude complete destruction by the Haakonians, and there are concerns that civil unrest will become commonplace unless the government manages to get a handle on the situation. The Haakonians consider these individuals to be terrorists.
 
=Talaxian Diaspora & Refugees=
 
Many Talaxians escaped the ravages of the war with the Haakonians or have since got away from the control of the Order. These refugees have found or are seeking homes across the Delta Quadrant, either within flotillas, colonies or bases in the furthest reaches of known space, reaching as far as the borders of the Beta Quadrant from years of travelling. These groups have varying systems of power in place, with some of the larger colonies operating basic democracies, whilst the fleets may use naval structures. Many Talaxians are either alone or in very small groups, abiding - or resisting - the systems of power in the regions they have found or are travelling through.
 
 
 
The diaspora does not typically have many formal representatives and are not a power in their own right, but have been shown to generally be outgoing towards other races, often relying on their friendship, and will nearly always work closely with other Talaxians when they discover them.
 
 
==Technological==
 
==Technological==
[[File:TalaxianShip.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A Talaxian ship, circa 2373.|link=Special:FilePath/TalaxianShip.jpg]]The Talaxian technological infrastructure was completely destroyed or subsumed by the Haakonians’ after the war. Everything within the Autonomous State is controlled and produced by the Haakonian Order, meaning many vessels Talaxians are found on - even those escaping - are Haakonian.
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[[File:Kazon_fleet.jpg|200px|right|link=Special:FilePath/Kazon_fleet.jpg]]The Kazon's lack of advanced technology is another reason that they have not amassed more territory or completely taken over their region; it is vastly inferior to the Federation in all respects. Only their largest ships are any real threat one-on-one to Starfleet vessels. En masse, however, they prove to be significantly more problematic. Their ships lack matter-energy transporters and replicators, technologies that they had not even encountered these technologies until ''Voyager'' entered the region. Starfleet has a strict policy of not trading technology with the Kazon to avoid upsetting the balance of power in the region, given that the Kazon have demonstrated a propensity for warfare and conquest, and this has become a sore spot with the Kazon who desperately want the Federation's advanced technologies.
 
 
However, some ships from the pre-war era are in existence in the wider galaxy, having escaped the Haakonians and their subsequent conquest of Talaxians to ferry their crews far away. These ships can range in size, from shuttles and small cargo vessels up to more capable warships, although their technology is rapidly becoming antiquated, with few Talaxians able to afford or manage advanced upgrades.
 
 
 
Unless gifted to them by other powers, Talaxians outside of the Haakonian Order do not have access to advanced medicine or machinery. They do not have replicator or transporter technology and could not mount any sort of organised offensive against other powers. They are reliant on guerilla tactics, alliances and cunning.
 
 
==Societal==
 
==Societal==
Even under Haakonian rule, Talaxians are family-based culture, putting a strong focus on the interpersonal relationships with their kind and friends. They quickly and easily adapt to new groups, even non-Talaxians, and ingratiate themselves with one another. Whilst this is not true of every single Talaxians, they are generally outgoing and have a pleasant demeanour. This has led them to being capable explorers, although their instincts are typically to remain close with one another. This instinct has led to a strong sense of civic duty towards other Talaxians, although this has been suppressed by the Haakonians.
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The Kazon are a patriarchal society, with women having almost no role in public life. Almost all males are trained as warriors, with a rite-of-passage at the end of adolescence that earns males the title 'Jal' before their names. Though they are a warrior culture, their society does not have a strict honor code that has been observed like the [[Klingon|Klingons]], nor any particular style of martial arts like the [[Romulan|Romulans]], but rather their sense of progress is merely about defeating one's enemies. Societal dogma is limited and their has been no observed religious influence on Kazon life; Federation scientists suspect that this is because the Trabe eliminated these aspects from Kazon culture while they were enslaved.
 
 
They have a canny manner that lends itself well to mercantilism, and individuals and small groups of Talaxians can often be found on the frontiers of the Delta Quadrant carving a living for themselves. Equally, this trait resulted in some less-reputable groups counting Talaxians amongst their numbers.
 
 
 
They have a fondness for humour and stories, and have a storied spiritual history.
 
 
 
Recently, whilst many within the Order have been fairly servile to their Haakonian masters, there has been a growing resurgence of identity amongst the subjugated Talaxians. An increasing number of Talaxians have been undermining or outwardly challenging the Haakonians, with many going so far as to actively escape the government.
 
 
 
The Haakonians claim all Talaxians - regardless of location inside of or out of the Order - are Haakonian citizens.
 
 
==Physiology==
 
==Physiology==
[[File:TalaxianChild.jpg|150px|thumb|right|link=Special:FilePath/TalaxianChild.jpg]]Physically the Talaxians were red-blooded humanoid, with large areas of yellow to reddish-brown spotting on their heads, arms, and bodies. They had pale skin, with a protruding "Y"-shaped bone ridge across the top of their chest area with a plume of ginger hair on the top of their heads. With a dense musculature and two spinal columns, Talaxians are a hardy race well-suited to physical labour, although some of the interconnected organic structures of Talaxians has made medical treatment by other races problematic.
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[[File:Kazon.jpg|200px|right|link=Special:FilePath/Kazon.jpg]]As noted by Seven of Nine, the Kazon are just as unremarkable for their biology as they are for their technology. They are a Humanoid race with ridges on their foreheads. At least two phenotypes have been observed, one with brown skin and the other with copper-colored skin. Their hair is black or brown and grows in chunks rather than strands.
 
 
Their ageing and sexual dichotomy is comparable to humans and other prevalent races in the galaxy. Their DNA is believed to be compatible - capable of hybridisation - with most other standard humanoid races.
 
 
=Recent Encounters=
 
=Recent Encounters=
*The USS ''Adelphi'' received a distress signal from a freighter under attack, close to what was believed to be Haakonian space. Upon arrival, it was discovered to be a Talaxian freighter under attack from a Haakonian military vessel, with the Talaxians requesting assistance from the Federation vessel, eventually requesting asylum as a persecuted people. The Haakonians accused the Talaxians of being political dissidents and terrorists, prompting a sensitive political incident for the ''Adelphi'' to manage.
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*In early 2399, The USS ''Apollo'' received a distress call from one of her sister ships, the ''Banting'', which had crashed on a moon in Kazon space during Task Force 38's earliest probes in the region. The nearby presence of the ''Apollo'''s Starfleet IFF had triggered a long-dormant distress call. After fighting through a Kazon patrol, the ''Apollo'' was forced to scuttle the derelict ''Banting'' to avoid allowing the ship to fall into Kazon hands, thus earning them an enemy in the Kazon-Hobii.
=The Talaxians in Play=
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=The Kazon in Play=
*Unless specifically provided to them, Talaxians do not have replicator or transporter technology, nor do they pose a military threat. They exist in small, often hidden, colonies, or at the pleasure of other species. There are travelling refugee/merchant flotillas in various regions of the Delta Quadrant.
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*The Kazon present a threat to the region, but to Starfleet they are largely a nuisance. A single Kazon ship is not a threat to nearly any player ship in Task Force 38. The problem is that they're rarely alone and can become much more of a threat in large numbers. One of the reasons they're not more of a threat on a larger scale is that they're disorganized, so Starfleet must avoid becoming a significant enough enemy to them that they unify over it.
 
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*The Kazon want Starfleet's technology and will stop at almost nothing to get it, so Starfleet captains have to be firm-handed in denying them that technology. If replicator or transporter technology fell into Kazon hands, the balance in power of the region would shift dramatically.
*There are a significant number of Talaxians under the control of the Haakonians, many of which would like equal status or to escape the Order, whilst a large number exist outside of the Order as a diaspora. The official Haakonian policy is that all Talaxians are their citizens regardless of location, but many
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*Unlike the Klingons, their culture has not been explored very fully; ''Voyager'' presents them as not really having much culture-wise. Why is that? Are there parts of Kazon society we haven't seen yet? Do the Kazon have any artists or scientists or farmers? how much of their culture is inherited from/imposed by the Trabe? These are questions that would be great storylines to answer.
 
 
*Talaxians are seeking Federation asylum and transportation through the wormhole.
 
 
 
*There is an established emancipation movement operating within and around the Haakonian Order, seeking to help Talaxians flee from servitude within the state. These groups are not very well-armed but have a strong knowledge of the local area. They would be very keen on outside assistance in any way - especially transporters - and the Talaxians they free either join them or escape to other regions.
 
 
 
*Some of the Talaxian refugees have been captured by [[Vidiians]]. Others are enslaved by [[Kazon]] sects.
 
 
 
*The [[Borg]] consider them worthy targets for assimilation as drones, due to their physiology. Their designation is Species 218.
 
 
 
*It is likely for non-aligned Talaxians to be encountered in various parts of the Delta Quadrant, working in various occupations.
 
 
 
*There is a Talaxian asteroid colony that USS Voyager encountered in the Gradin Belt, which is aware of the Federation and friendly towards them, should they be encountered.
 
 
=External Information=
 
=External Information=
*[[MA:Talaxian|Talaxian]] at Memory Alpha
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*[[MA:Kazon|Kazon]] at Memory Alpha

Revision as of 14:36, 17 October 2020

Kazon Symbol.jpg
Kazon Collective
Basic Information
Major Species

Kazon

Homeworld(s)

Unknown

Official Language

Kazon

Political Information
Governance Type

Semi-Independent Sects

Leader

Loose Collective

Template:Government

The Kazon Collective, sometimes known as the Kazon Order, is a loose group of at least sixteen sects whose power and influence can shift rapidly as leaders rise and fall. Historically, the two most powerful sects in terms of military power have been the Ogla and the Relora, while the Nistrim were once powerful and their reach has fallen considerably due to their conflict with the USS Voyager. The Kazon are hostile to almost everyone and have succeeded in making enemies throughout the region. Since they are resource-poor and their society is built around warfare, they frequently raid other cultures for food and resources including water. The Kazon were long subjugated by the Trabe until they overthrew them and took the vast majority of their ships and territory, relegating the Trabe to a nomadic lifestyle.

Political

The Kazon Collective does not have a unified political structure, which is one of the major factors that has kept them from completely dominating the Nacene Reach. Internal conflicts and internecine strife have largely kept them in check as much as the military power of other races has. Leaders in Kazon culture are called 'maje' and the leaders of entire sects are called 'first maje." It is unknown how their current structure relates to their status under the Trabe.

Technological

Kazon fleet.jpg

The Kazon's lack of advanced technology is another reason that they have not amassed more territory or completely taken over their region; it is vastly inferior to the Federation in all respects. Only their largest ships are any real threat one-on-one to Starfleet vessels. En masse, however, they prove to be significantly more problematic. Their ships lack matter-energy transporters and replicators, technologies that they had not even encountered these technologies until Voyager entered the region. Starfleet has a strict policy of not trading technology with the Kazon to avoid upsetting the balance of power in the region, given that the Kazon have demonstrated a propensity for warfare and conquest, and this has become a sore spot with the Kazon who desperately want the Federation's advanced technologies.

Societal

The Kazon are a patriarchal society, with women having almost no role in public life. Almost all males are trained as warriors, with a rite-of-passage at the end of adolescence that earns males the title 'Jal' before their names. Though they are a warrior culture, their society does not have a strict honor code that has been observed like the Klingons, nor any particular style of martial arts like the Romulans, but rather their sense of progress is merely about defeating one's enemies. Societal dogma is limited and their has been no observed religious influence on Kazon life; Federation scientists suspect that this is because the Trabe eliminated these aspects from Kazon culture while they were enslaved.

Physiology

Kazon.jpg

As noted by Seven of Nine, the Kazon are just as unremarkable for their biology as they are for their technology. They are a Humanoid race with ridges on their foreheads. At least two phenotypes have been observed, one with brown skin and the other with copper-colored skin. Their hair is black or brown and grows in chunks rather than strands.

Recent Encounters

  • In early 2399, The USS Apollo received a distress call from one of her sister ships, the Banting, which had crashed on a moon in Kazon space during Task Force 38's earliest probes in the region. The nearby presence of the Apollo's Starfleet IFF had triggered a long-dormant distress call. After fighting through a Kazon patrol, the Apollo was forced to scuttle the derelict Banting to avoid allowing the ship to fall into Kazon hands, thus earning them an enemy in the Kazon-Hobii.

The Kazon in Play

  • The Kazon present a threat to the region, but to Starfleet they are largely a nuisance. A single Kazon ship is not a threat to nearly any player ship in Task Force 38. The problem is that they're rarely alone and can become much more of a threat in large numbers. One of the reasons they're not more of a threat on a larger scale is that they're disorganized, so Starfleet must avoid becoming a significant enough enemy to them that they unify over it.
  • The Kazon want Starfleet's technology and will stop at almost nothing to get it, so Starfleet captains have to be firm-handed in denying them that technology. If replicator or transporter technology fell into Kazon hands, the balance in power of the region would shift dramatically.
  • Unlike the Klingons, their culture has not been explored very fully; Voyager presents them as not really having much culture-wise. Why is that? Are there parts of Kazon society we haven't seen yet? Do the Kazon have any artists or scientists or farmers? how much of their culture is inherited from/imposed by the Trabe? These are questions that would be great storylines to answer.

External Information