Al-Leyan

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Al-Leyan
Four Letter Code	ALLE
Federation Status	Unknown
Planet of Origin	Luraul
Encountered	TNG: The Chase
T/E Rating	T0/E0
Current Tech Level	N
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Name

• Proper Name: Al-Leyan
• Pronunciation: Al-Le'Yan

Home System

• Quadrant: Beta
• Location: Dran'tis Sector (coordinates B24-0002-1300)
• Proper Name: Luraul
• Pronunciation: Lew-RAHL
• Stars: K0V
• Distance from Star: 0.68AU (101,726,640 km)
• Companions:
  • Leya-II:' 1.4AU L-class 1 satellite
  • Leya-III: 2 AU J-class 15 satellites
  • Leya-IV: 2.9AU K-class 3 satellites
  • Leya-V: 3.8AU P-class

Home World

• Proper Name: Leya-I
• Pronunciation:
• Diameter: 11,340 km (7,087 miles)
• Gravity: 1.65 standard gravity with a density of 5.9
• Axial Tilt: 12%, minor seasonal effects (less than Earth)
• Orbital Period: 360 Al-leyan days (465 days)
• Rotational Period: 31 Al-Leyan hours (40 hours)
• Classification: K
  • Surface Water: 43%
  • Atmosphere: 1.93 is a standard pressure with 79% nitrogen, 20.5% oxygen, 0.5% industrial pollutants
  • Climate: Tropical, and sub tropical lands, with two large mountain ranges.
  • Population: 700 million

World Climate Map of Leya-I (Luraul)

History

Timeline

Earth Year	Event
1815	The first Al-Leyan space exploration project comes into fruition: 8 astronauts orbit every planet in their system.
1905	Advancements in space travel research lead to the first attempted manned warp flight. However, this is unsuccessful, and the project is condemned as unsafe.
1929	The Al-Leyan ship Xeris is installed with a warp drive built by the company Daeruyilux. Xeris is able to reach Warp 1 in a successful test.
1930	Further tests see Xeris successfully reach Warp 2.
1953	The first space station to include civilian accommodation is completed. Citizens of Luraul begin to populate the world's first artificially created colony.
1973	After much deliberation and consolidation, and the unification of territories, Luraul divided politically into only 2 different governmental powers. Talks begin between the two governments to being the final merging process, although this takes quite some time.
1988	The two remaining governments on Luraul unite to form one united Al-Leyan world government.
2350	Daeruyilux complete their work on creating the first Al-Leyan Warp engine capable of Warp 6.45. Technological development slows down from this point, as the mindset of appreciating the current level of technology without the need to research for research's sake is embraced by the people.

Exploration

The Al-Leyans are a meticulous people, whose perfectionist outlook had an impact on the way they explored their own world, as well as space. Up until the 1930s (Earth Standard), they were preoccupied with charting their own planet, including the vast depths of ocean that covered a large area of its surface. As a result, by the time they took to physically exploring their solar system (which they had already pre-examined using telescopes and other scientific means) they had already charted every corner of their planet, unlike Humans, who took to space with mysteries on their homeworld still unsolved.

Al-Leyans & The Klingons

Once Al-Leyans had discovered warp technology and were exploring the galaxy peacefully, one of the first aliens the Al-Leyans encountered were the Klingons. The Klingons warned and threatened the Al-Leyans, who stayed out of harm's way, until the Klingons began plundering their resources.

When diplomatic channels were explored and rejected by the governor of the Klingon colonies who had been stealing from the Al-Leyans, a period of hostilities erupted between the two peoples. Armed Al-Leyan patrols orbited their planet and colonies within their space, and with the Klingons seeming to send in wave after wave of attack squadrons, neither side could get the upper hand. After months of conflict, and a heavy toll on the resources of both sides, the factions lapsed into an uneasy truce, during which a technological trade was agreed.

Sitting across the negotiation table, the reason for the Klingons' accession became apparent. The Governor of their forces ruled over three colonies, and did not have the political influence to gain access to the full resources of the Empire. He dared not report his inability to conquer the Al-Leyan people to the High Council, and so wished to take them news of acquired technology instead. In return for valuable improvements to power efficiency and computer systems, they agreed to allow the Al-Leyans to take blueprints for the D-5 and Bird-of-Prey classes of ship. As a result, modified versions of these vessels can be found within the Al-Leyan fleet.

Years later, after the death of the Klingon governor, the colonies rescinded their peace treaty with the Al-Leyans, believing that their system rightfully belonged to the Klingon Empire. Naturally the Al-Leyans resisted, and the cold war between the Al-Leyans and the Klingon colonial power has resumed.

Government

The Al-Leyans operate under a world unitary government. While many of the different nation states on Luraul have their own councils which may govern local policies, each of these nations subscribes to the global government through the attendance of representatives from each region. The united world government was instated in 1988.

Description

Al-Leyans phsyically resemble Humans in many ways, the two biggest differences being that their ears curve to a slight point, and their eyes glow in dim or gloomy conditions when reflecting light rays. Their skin ranges from alabaster, through sunkissed, to olive and light brown depending on climate. Al-Leyans living in polar regions have lighter skin, as opposed to those living in tropical climes having darker skin.

Physiology

Al-Leyan physiology is similar to humans. Their ears are slightly pointed, not as much as Vulcans, but enough to help amplify sounds.

Senses

Taste

Al-Leyans have about 5,000 tastebuds, and can taste bitter, salt, and acidic flavours, and to a lesser degree sweetness, and spicy foods.

Smell

Al-Leyans' sense of smell is poorer than Humans'. Where Humans have about 10 cm² of olfactory epithelium Al-Leyans only have 7.3 cm². This difference is significant enough that Al-leyans wouldn't be able to smell a chunk of meat a meter from their head, but it has been noted in scientific research that they can distinguish certain smells from far away.

Hearing

Al-Leyans have great hearing. They can hear as low as 35hertz to as high as 62,000 hertz. Their ears are tipped but not as pronounced as |Vulcans'. This helps amplify some of the sounds they hear in the higher frequencies. Al-Leyan hearing is so good they are able to hear great detail, from quite far distances.

Sight

Al-Leyans have good vision, during both day and night. However Al-Leyans' vision in the day is not as good as it is in the night. Al-Leyans are used to dimmer lighting than Humans are used to on Earth. During the daytime their eyesight is as good as a Human's though their visual acuity isn't as good. Most Al-Leyans wear glasses during the daytime to help correct this problem, but it doesn't give them the same acuity as homo sapiens. At night however an Al-Leyan's eyesight is six times better than a Human's. This is because Al-Leyans have a larger anterior chamber and lens, as well as a wider pupil. The Al-leyan eye's retina has mostly rod receptors which is sensitive to low light levels and movement. They also have some cone receptors, which helps make them distinguish up to 6 million different colors (Humans see 10 million), however in daytime these cone receptors are primarily supposed to enhance their vision, causing them to see color in a higher saturation. Al-Leyans also have a layered structure at the back of the eye, behind the retina called Tapetum Lucidum. This mirror-like structure reflects light (that hasn't already been absorbed by the eye) back into the eye a second time to help produce a brighter image. The tapetum lucidum causes their eyes to glow at night when a light is shone on them. Al-Leyans have highly developed binocular vision like Humans. Binocular vision enables them to judge distances when jumping. They have broadly elliptical pupils which appear round when dilated at night, but elliptical during the day. In addition to uppoer and lower eyelids, Al-Leyans also have a nictitaing membrane, which help keeps the eyes moist and removes dust from the surface. Al-Leyan's only require 1/6th the light Humans do to see

The senses for the Al-Leyan are unique among intelligent species. They have almost no sense of smell. Sometimes even an object held close to their nose can not be smelled if the odour is too weak. Due to certain environmental influences their taste buds are also fairly ineffectual. It takes extremes in flavour or taste to activate this sense, most noticably sweet or spicy foods. Their native dishes are considered too sweet or spicy for most other species.

Circulatory System

Al-Leyan blood is based on nickel, giving it a very dark hue, extremely close to black. This is particularly noticeable due to the trace amount of this element in their blood, which is approximately one and a half times more than that of Humans.

Evolutionary Traits

Due to the heightened gravity of Leya-I, Al-Leyans have denser muscle fiber than some other aliens, allowing for greater than average humanoid strength.

The atmosphere on the Al-Leyan homeworld is more dense than on some M-Class worlds. As a result, an Al-Leyan serving on a Starfleet vessel may suffer from some or all of the symptoms of asthma as a result of a thinner atmosphere than is comfortable. This is treatable by a course of steroid-based medication, which facilitates breathing in such an environment.

Psychology

Al-Leyan psychology has come about as a result of their evolution. Their main instinct, as with other humanoids, is that of self-preservation, but it manifests through always being thorough and minimising risk. Much of the Al-Leyans' technological development reflects this methodology, as everything is tested rigorously to ensure the highest level of safety before implementation.

Society

The Al-Leyans are a somewhat conservative race, and have deliberately slowed the rate of technical progression on their world to ensure maximum safety. In the approach to their current technology level, they did not go through a stage of burning fossil fuels, as studies showed the level of damage that it would do to their ecology to be unacceptable. Instead they worked on developing hydroelectric, tidal and solar power plants, which they fine-tuned to peak efficiency. This meant that they were able to depend solely on these forms of eco-friendly, emission-free energies to power their planet for centuries. However, the demands of modern technology have necessitated further development of power-sources, and a slight pollution of the planet's atmosphere was unavoidable. Scientists continually research ways to maximise power-production efficiency, and this has become a major branch of Al-Leyan science.

One of the reasons for this cautious approach could be explained by the fact that for many generations, areas of the Al-Leyan landmasses were uninhabitable as a result of toxic, gaseous emissions from volcanic strata beneath the surface. While plant-life and some insects were able to evolve in these locations, some of which are exotic in appearance, it was not possible for humanoids to colonise the areas concerned until the gases naturally dissipated.

Raising Children

When an Al-Leyan is born, the mother does not look after her child until the child is 10 years of age. The children are taken into care by an organisation named Haemachuo, which looks after the people's children for 10 years, bringing them up in a secure, peaceful environment.

Haemachuo was founded in 1728 when the Yul'shan party came into power in one of Luraul's more prominent provinces. The institution was set up to mould the future of all Al-Leyans, beginning by moulding infants into model members of society. The public agreed and voted for the idea, due to the Haemachuo manifesto, which offered “a better and brighter future” and equality for all infants, whether rich or poor. In 1973 Haemachuo was adopted by both ruling Al-Leyan demi-global governments and took its place planetwide.

Workers of the institution are trained to notice any certain developmental difficulties a child may have, and act upon it, before the it can reach a stage where it may cause problems in adult life. At the present time, there is customarily one Haemachuo carer to 4 children.

Haemachuo have certain requisites that workers have to meet. One such requirement is that they may not have children of their own. The pay at the instituion is one of the highest salaries available on the planet, and is generally popular among young female Al-Leyans that are studying at university. A Haemachuo carer is trained for a full Al-Leyan year before they are ready to care for a group of children.

An example of typical Al-Leyan architecture.

Culture

Al-Leyan architecture is striking by design, and is reminsicent of the brutalist movement on Earth, although more decorative and much less plain. Glass and stone are the most common materials for Al-Leyan buildings. Most buildings now do not exceed 15 storeys, although there are some that reach as high as 28 stories that were erected before the implementation of the current building regulations. The main spaceport is a memorable landmark, as it reaches a height of 720 metres, and has several helipads.

There are, however, some small areas of the planet where the architecture is more decorative and has an older appearance. For example, the buildings on the Uz Sabahnuor archipelago conform to a much more dated style, and the region is famous for its Beaux-Arts. Residences here are highly sought after by those who can afford them.

Much of the plant life on Leya-I is bland to the taste, which provides a strong reason for the Al-Leyans having never evolved a strong sense of taste or smell. Al-Leyan cuisine tends to be either strongly sweet or strongly spicy, which can prove to be quite unpalatable for some other humanoid species.

Festivals

There are many festivals that are practised in different areas around Luraul, in many of its different regions. One of the most notable festivals takes place on an island slightly south of the equator, where the Al-Leyan New Year is celebrated by a fireworks display in each of nine cities built around a large bay. Each city also serves as host to a large street party, attended by the majority of the local residents.

Sports

Qu'cha is the Al-Leyan's most popular sport, and favorite past-time. It has been played for centuries, and games were played competitively. Recently since “Federationism” The league has been reformed and become slightly more commercial to appeal to off-worlders.

Qu'cha is a team sport played by two teams of 14 players. The goal is to score points by throwing two tennis-sized balls, and touching a series of 5 bases arranged in a pentagon. Players on the throwing team take turns throwing the two balls against the fielding team which tries to stop them from scoring points by getting the throwers out in any of the several ways. A player on the throwing team can stop at any of the bases and later advance via a teammate's throw. The teams switch between batting and fielding whenever the fielding team records ten outs, or has thrown their overs. One turn at throwing for each team constitutes an inning; four innings make up a professional game. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

Gameplay starts with a thrower standing at home plate, holding both balls. The thrower throws both balls out into the field of play. Once the balls are in the field of play, the thrower must begin running toward first base, at which point the player is referred to as a runner. A thrower-runner who reaches first base without being out is said to be safe and is now on base. A thrower-runner may choose to remain at first base or attempt to advance to second base or even beyond — however far the player believes can be reached safely. Each base a runner reaches scores ¼ of a point, and a full point once he reaches back the home base. A runner can score a maximun of 2 points.

Any runners already on base may attempt to advance on thrown balls before or after the ball lands; a runner on first base must attempt to advance. If the ball is thrown in the air and caught before it lands, the thrower is out and any runners on base may attempt to advance.

While the team at throw is trying to score points, the team in the field is attempting to record outs. Among the various ways a member of the throwing team may be put out, five are most common:

• When a runner who is touched by a ball thrown by the fielder, or tagged by the fielder holding the ball
• When one of the balls thrown is caught in the field before touching the ground.
• When both balls are returned to home in the basket and the runners haven't reached there bases.
• When a fielder has the ball and reaches the base before the runner
• When two runners reach a base the one that was there first is out

Technology

Al-Leyan technology is advanced, and considered to be on a par with comparable Federation worlds. However, their rigorous attitude to safety has led to some important regulations on the use of technology on their homeworld. MAGLEV trains are used as the primary form of transportation, despite the development of the transporter. This is due to initial problems with transporter systems and the risk of accident through transporter malfunction. Having conducted a detailed analysis, the Al-Leyans have ruled that MAGLEV is the safest method of transport, and thus transporters were declared illegal.

In addition to this, as a measure of ecological control, four large space stations orbit the planet to serve as quarantine sectors. No items that may cause harm, even if inadvertent, to the planet's ecosystem are permitted to be taken to the planet's surface.

While research is still conducted into technological development by some companies on Luraul, the period of technological boom has come to a close. Progress made is steady, but directed into certain areas, such as the construction of shuttlecraft, and research into artificial intelligence. During the initial technological boom, Al-Leyans made significant strides in many different areas, including power management (Solar and Geothermal), multimedia devices (cameras, headphones and speakers), transport (MAGLEV trains), chronometers, robotics and space vehicles (culminating in the Warp 4 engine). They also developed an extremely sophisticated coffee-maker as a response to demand for their trademark coffee bean, and designed it to brew the best possible cup of coffee that they could market.

While Al-Leyans are not widely renowned for their Engineering this is not due to a lack of competence - they have reached a technological stage with which they are comfortable, and most now prefer to direct their time and effort towards less pressured pursuits.

Economy

Al-Leyan coffee is much sweeter than its Human and Klingon counterparts. While the Al-Leyans themselves find their coffee to be somewhat bitter, they have found that its sweetness to other races has made it highly marketable. A Human coffee connoisseur once referred to the Al-Leyan blend as "sweeter and smoother than a Honduras blend, and highly likeable. Even more so than Guatemalan." As such, Al-Leyan coffee beans are a valuable export.

The Al-Leyan monetary system can be confusing to off-worlders as it operates on a nonary system.

Military

The Al-Leyan fleet is characterised by divergent classifications of the Klingon D-5 and Bird-of-Prey models. While these ships are outwardly recognised as their Klingon ancestors, many upgrades and/or divergent developments have been made by the Al-Leyan companies responsible for the upkeep of the military. For example, the interiors of these ships are markedly different than their Klingon counterparts, as they are better lit and much more luxurious. Compared to the Klingon D-5, Al-Leyan models have less powerful weapons in upgraded models, although their shielding and cloaking technologies are greatly enhanced. One class of D-5 upgrade, larger than than most, has been developed to serve as a diplomatic vessel. It is roughly 1.3 times larger than other D-5 variant classes.

Al-Leyan shielding technology incorporates a failsafe second shielding layer, a backup shield generator that kicks in when a ship's shields are reduced to 10% or less. This has proved to be valuable in the occasional border skirmish with Klingon colonists, as despite the their adversaries' enhanced firepower they are able to withstand attack long enough to escape, or reach help.

Warp Scale

Al-Leyans measure Warp speed in kutas. These are easily converted to the Federation standard warp scale using this formula:

Speed in kutas ÷ 9 = Warp Factor; remainder = subdivision of factor

Therefore to convert 52 kutas: 5 x 9 = 45 + 2 = Warp 4.7

For more information, see Al-Leyan Military Classifications

Fleet Classifications

Ziela 1Dn Mark II
Based on the Klingon D5 warship design the Ziela 1Dn is an upscaled variant of the 1D model. The 1Dn is the ambassador model that represents the Al-Leyans
Date Released: 2371 Amount in Fleet: 9 Length: 488meters Beam: 390meters Height: 110meters Decks: 18 Crew: 250 / 50 Mass: 319,885 tons
Armament
4x Mark XI Phase disruptors Total output: 20,000 Terawatts
Defence Systems
Duo Shield System (2x) 2,400,000 Terajoules Standard Duritanium polyalloy Double Hull 10cm High density armor
Warp Drive
Cruise: 55Kuta (warp 5) Max Warp: 60 Kuta (Warp 5.4) Emergency Warp: 61kuta (Warp 5.54 for 120 hours)

Ziela 1Ds Mark XI
Based on the Klingon D5 Tanker. The Al-leyans converted the cargo modules into weapons bays turning this class into a “stealth” battleship.
Release Date: 2358 Length: 347meters Beam: 277meters Height: 78meters Decks: 12 Crew: 35 Mass: 224,815 tons
Armament
1x Mark VIII Phase Disruptors Total output: 3,500 Terawatts 8x (retractable)Mark XII Phase Disruptors Total output: 48,000 Terawatts
Defence Systems
Duo Shield System (2x) 825,000 Terajoules Standard Tritanium/Duritanium polyalloy Double Hull 5cm High Density armor.
Warp Drive
Cruise: 45 Kuta Max: 50 Kuta Emergency: 52 Kuta (warp 4.7 for 120 hours)

Ziela 1Dx Mark X
Release Date: 2374 Amount in Fleet: 9 Length: 514meters Beam: 410meters Height: 116meters Decks: 20 Mass: 336,720 tons
Armament
4x Mark XII Disruptors @ 24,000 Terawatts 4x Mark IX Phase disruptors @ 12,000 Terawatts
Defence Systems
Duo shield System (2x) 2,800,000 terajoules Standard Double Hull 15cm High density armor
Warp Drive
Cruise 50 Kuta Max: 56Kuta Emergency: 58Kuta (warp 5.2 for 100 hours)

Ziela 7Dx Mark IX
Based on the Bird of Prey from the Klingons, the 7Dx is specialized for spying and sabotage.
Release Date: 2374 Amount: Length: 200 meters Beam: 160meters Height: 48meters Decks: 6 Crew: 27 Mass: 42,800 tons
Armament
4x Mark V Disruptor Cannons @ 4,000 Terawatts 4x Mark VII Disruptors @ 8,000 Terawatts 2x Plasma torpedo tubes with 60 rounds.
Defence Systems
Duo shield System (2x) 1,800,000 Terajoules Heavy Tritanium/Duritanium polyalloy Double Hull 3cm High Density armor.
Warp Drive
Cruise: 40Kutas Max: 45Kutas Emergency: 47Kutas

Ziela 7Ds Mark X
Based on the Klingon Bird-of-Prey
Release Date: 2366 Amount in Fleet: 20 Length:425meters Beam: 340meters Height: 102meters Decks: 15 Crew: 310 / 25 Mass: 680,000 tons
Armament
2x mark XI Disruptors @ 10,000 Terawatts 6x Mark VIII Disruptors @ 21,000 Terawatts 4x Mark VII Disruptor @ 8,000 Terawatts
Defence Systems
Duo Shield Systems (2x) 1,500,000Terajoules Standard Tritanium/Duritanium polyalloy Double Hull 4cm High Density armor.
Warp Drive
Cruise: 50Kutas Max: 56Kutas Emergency: 58Kutas (Warp 5.3 for 120hours)

Ziela 7Dc Mark IV
New designed based on the Klingon Bird-of-Prey, but downsized for greater manouvrability.
Release Date: 2373 Amount in Fleet: 3140 Length: 70meters Beam: 58meters Height: 12.8meters Deck: 2 Mass: 1,122 tons
Armament
2x Mark VI Disruptors @ 3,000 Terawatts 1x plasma torpedo tube with 20 rounds.
Defence Systems
Standard Shield system 200,000 Terajoules Heavy Duritanium polyalloy single hull
Warp Drive
Cruise: 30kutas Max: 36kutas Emergency: 38kutas

Federation Intelligence Files

In 2369, Richard Galen wanted to take an Al-Leyan transport from Deep Space 4 to Caere, from whence he would travel via shuttle to Indri VIII.

For more information see Federation Intelligence File ENTP-2369-0438

Notes

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