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==BASIC OVERVIEW OF THE SETTING/HISTORY==
This is a bit of a mix between FASA old Star Trek, the Cartoon, Starfleet Battles/Prime Directive and some of the changes that have happened to the Cannon over the years and various shows. To get a feel on where everything fits, TOS was set around the 2260’s, the first three movies around the 2280’s and Star Trek VI set around 2295 the present setting for the game BUT very different…</br>
Around the turn of the 21st century environment problems caused many of the major powers of the '''Earth''' to start a limited scale war over resource, food, clean water, etc. From this, someone created various superhuman soldiers to help with their wars. These men and women were stronger, faster, smarter, better conditions than normal humans but they were flawed in one important way – they were supremely arrogant in not only their own abilities but their right to rule over everyone lesser then them. This caused the '''''Eugenic Wars''''' that almost destroyed the planet. In the end (sometimes around the 2050’s) the various supermen where killed or imprisoned. There were rumors some escaped into outer space but not generally believed.</br>
The world’s governments were mostly destroyed and small localized powers where all the remained at least for the next ten years or so as the people recovered. Much of this changed in 2063 when an independent scientist by Zefram Cochrane, launched his experimental warp transport for the first time. The '''Vulcans''', who happened to be passing close by, detected this warp signature and initiated first-contact between the two races. The Humans started exploring outward fairly quickly and inspired and united by Cochrane and the appearance of the Vulcans lead to the formation of a world government (first called the '''Earth Alliance'''). For the next hundred years the Earthlings made contact with the '''Andorians''' and '''Tellarites''' and greatly expanded trade and shared scientific research. While most of these contacts where fairly peaceful the Earthlings also first encountered the '''Romulans Empire''', which lead to war. The two side never meet face to face and the Romulans came close to destroying the Earth. In the end a peace treaty was negotiated between to two powers creating the ''Romulan Neutral Zone'' over sub-space raido (as the Rumulans still refused to meet or even be seen by their enemies). The Romulans retreated behind their borders for almost 100 years before reappearing to the Fedeatrion.</br>
At the end of this war in 2161, the Earthlings pushed for the formation of a '''United Federation of Planets''' to be created and to include all of Earth’s colonies along with the Vulcans, the Andorians and the Tellarites. Within a year of its formation they also created '''Starfleet''' which would be a mutual defense and research group that would aid all members of the Federation. Both of these institutes are based on Terra but each member has extensive representatives here and on offices on their home-worlds. Starfleet in the early years was made up individual world’s ships based on common designs and crew by individual races with a few special individuals serving on other racial ships. Over the last century and a half most ships have become even more uniformed as the members of shared their technology with each other extensively.</br>
During this period the Federation explored their region of space extensively and encountered many new species of intelligence beings, although not all had reached warp-capacity yet. There was no ''Prime Directive'' at first and Starfleet make it up as they went along. They also encountered the '''Klingons Empire'''. At first they were non-aggressive towards the Federation but there were a few border disputes. Two other species that had resulted in hostilities right away where the large cat like beings known as the '''Kzin Hegemony''' and non-humanoid '''Tholians Assembly'''. With the Kzin the Federation fought a short but bloody war that lead to the empires surrender and serious restricts placed onto their society. With the Tholians after the initial hostile encounters negotiated a peace and non-interface treat with the Assembly and a promise not to cross their board.</br>
The Klingons became more aggressive when dealing with the Federations in the 2220-40’s that lead to a breakout of full scale war (the '''''Four Year War''''') in 2248. Both side suffered horrible loses in both lives and resources such that they signed a peace treaty that established a thin ''Klingon Neutral Zone'' between them in 2252. This created something like a cold war until 2267 when the Empire crossed the Neutral Zone to invade the planet '''Organia'''. Hostiles had almost broken out when suddenly the natives of the world revealed themselves to be highly advanced incorporeal beings whom instantly incapacitated both sides and imposed the '''''Organian Peace Treaty'''''.</br>
Other hostile races had been encountered in the following years including the '''Gorn Confederation''' and '''Hydran Kingdom'''. The Federation fought small scale wars with both before signing various eace treaties with them. This created some stability for the next two decades and the Federation and Starfleet focused much of its resources to exploration and research.</br>
In 2291 this all changed when the Kzin sent a pirate like fleet in attacks against both the Klingons and Gorn regions, along with the Federation. Their ships where disguised as Starfleet’s in both Klingon and Gorn space, along with Klingon’s in Federation space. This led the three governments to being open war between them (the Organians seeming to have disappeared two years earlier) and the Romulans, Hydran and Tholians to also attack their borders with the Federation, testing its strength. By the time peace was achieved two years later most sides had lost millions (if not more) of lives and untold resources. The Kzin were severely punished by the Federation and Klingons and to this day they are not allowed warp capable ships and most starship weapons. They must rely on others for starship travel and trade even within their worlds of control.</br>
This would come to be called the '''''General War''''' (or First General War) and all sides seem to be ready for peace again but also many lingering distrust and hatred among the various governments and citizens of the region. </br>
The game is set in 2295, two years after the war’s end. While there is an uneasy peace throughout the quadrant there are new threats that could shatter this. </br>
The recent destruction of the Klingon moon '''Praxis''' which has resulted in the destruction of the Klingon’s home world of '''Kronos''' ozone layer that has thrown the Empire into turmoil. Starfleet '''Intelligence''' fears that of two factions forming in the turmoil, those that wish to sue for peace and those who wish to seize vital worlds for the Empire to conquer and resettle, that the hostile faction is the most influential right now. Despite their concerns, Starfleet and the Federation Diplomates both have a strong delegations presence in the Empire working hard towards peace. Intelligence is also worried (of coures) that the '''Orions''' and Romulans both do not want this peace and are activelly working against it. </br>
Another problem is the '''Zinn Collective'''. These are a nomadic humanoid xenophobic race whose scout ships have been encountered by Starfleet on the very edge of Federation space. These encounters have been hostile as the Zinn ships have attacked without warning and have refused most hails and offers to negotiate. Starfleet Intelligence again believes that the Zinn Collective is made up a billions of beings on the huge world ships that have yet to enter Federation space but seem to be on a direct heading towards a number of colonies and planets of primitive sentient species under the Prime Directives protection. The Zinn seem to be seeking suitable worlds to colonize themselves and their apparent hatred of all other species is very concerning.</br>
Two other major issues have also become concerns of Starfleet – the first are reports from '''Starbase 47''' (the ''Vanguard'') about major troubles within the '''Taurus Reach''' between them and the Tholians who have ordered all colonies within the Reach to be immediately removed. The Tholians had never made claim to this region of space before when it was settled some 10 years ago and includes some 20 colonies and another 60 outposts. The Klingons and Gorn both also have boarders along this region and this has peeked their interest in the region as to why. The other issue is Orion pirates have been making increasing raids within both the Federation and Klingon Empire using Kzin as shock troopers to terrorize their targets. The Orion government claims these pirates to be reneges and has publicly denounced them but Starfleet Intelligence is not convinced.</br>
Unknown to the Federation or Starfleet at large is a new treat of the '''Seltorian Tribunal Swarm'''. The Seltorians resemble large humanoid insects. This species sees all other sentient beings as possible food sources and hosts for the lava spawns that eat their way out of the host when they hatch. The Tribunal travel in large hive fleets that have raved multiple worlds just outside of known space of the present local powers.</br>
There is also the mystery of where the Organians have disappeared to. Starfleet Intelligence believes that it might be another even more powerful race of beings. They have had multiple dealings with these so-called Godlike aliens before and this could be one of them interfering, but why?</br>