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===Forged from Struggle=== | ===Forged from Struggle=== | ||
[[File:Surak.jpg|thumb|left|Surak]] | |||
The early history of Vulcan was violent and destructive, fueled by uncontrollable emotion. After centuries of intense fighting, the brilliant mentalist Surak developed a vital philosophy of logic, which would control the strong Vulcan emotions. His teachings took hold and brought about the Time of Awakening. It is believed that the Romulans may have broken from the Vulcans at this time rather than accept Surak’s doctrines. | |||
Alpha Centauri had to survive genetically created viruses that ran out of control, produced by rival city-states. Eventually they found a cure, and their scientific pursuits led them to perfect the science of terraforming. The Andorian culture suffered massive casualties for centuries from clan-war after clan-war. The institution of ritual combat to settle differences between the clans saved Andorian civilization, and Andorians hold their rituals sacred to this day. Tellarites attempted to force engineered social and economical systems on their people trying to homogenize it, usually violently. A global refusal paved the way for a unified government who would not let national allegiances get in the way of free speech, free debate, and free exchange of information. | Alpha Centauri had to survive genetically created viruses that ran out of control, produced by rival city-states. Eventually they found a cure, and their scientific pursuits led them to perfect the science of terraforming. The Andorian culture suffered massive casualties for centuries from clan-war after clan-war. The institution of ritual combat to settle differences between the clans saved Andorian civilization, and Andorians hold their rituals sacred to this day. Tellarites attempted to force engineered social and economical systems on their people trying to homogenize it, usually violently. A global refusal paved the way for a unified government who would not let national allegiances get in the way of free speech, free debate, and free exchange of information. | ||
===A History of Violence=== | ===A History of Violence=== | ||
The nations of Earth fluctuated between disastrous world wars and ever-more-widespread world governments for three centuries. The “Seven Years” and Napoleonic Wars (1754-1815) led to the Concert of Europe, World War I (1914-1918) led to the League of Nations, and World War II (1939-1945) led to the United Nations. Tiring of the ineffectual UN, a group of fanatical human scientists created a genetically altered master race in an attempt to forcibly impose world peace. The most infamous of these “supermen,” Khan | [[File:Khan Noonien Singh.jpg|thumb|Khan Noonien Singh]] | ||
The nations of Earth fluctuated between disastrous world wars and ever-more-widespread world governments for three centuries. The “Seven Years” and Napoleonic Wars (1754-1815) led to the Concert of Europe, World War I (1914-1918) led to the League of Nations, and World War II (1939-1945) led to the United Nations. Tiring of the ineffectual UN, a group of fanatical human scientists created a genetically altered master race in an attempt to forcibly impose world peace. The most infamous of these “supermen,” Khan Noonien Singh, seized power in Asia in 1992 and used brilliant diplomatic and military strategy to conquer much of the developing world. | |||
As he amassed an empire controlling almost a quarter of the Earth, Khan played politics, manipulating the world powers into appeasement strategies, while he demanded the reverence and worship of citizens of his empire. Forty other nations fell under the domination of Khan’s fellow “supermen,” but the United Nations coordinated efforts to stop the genetically altered conquerors. Cooperation between the unconquered countries of Earth, combined with infighting among Khan and the other “supermen” led to a slow, but inevitable defeat of the “supermen.” Khan and his followers fled into exile using a DY-100 sleeper ship, the SS Botany Bay. | As he amassed an empire controlling almost a quarter of the Earth, Khan played politics, manipulating the world powers into appeasement strategies, while he demanded the reverence and worship of citizens of his empire. Forty other nations fell under the domination of Khan’s fellow “supermen,” but the United Nations coordinated efforts to stop the genetically altered conquerors. Cooperation between the unconquered countries of Earth, combined with infighting among Khan and the other “supermen” led to a slow, but inevitable defeat of the “supermen.” Khan and his followers fled into exile using a DY-100 sleeper ship, the SS Botany Bay. | ||
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===Rising from the Ashes=== | ===Rising from the Ashes=== | ||
For obvious reasons, few records survive from these dark days. The war was over almost before it began, since nations simply collapsed into near-complete anarchy. Portions of the United States, East Asia and Europe survived, but the nuclear winter and economic devastation hit even these relatively lucky regions hard. Famines, plagues, and riots killed billions. Civilization was knocked back to seventeenth-century levels in even the most prosperous regions, and almost to Stone Age everywhere else. Only isolated groups of scientists and experimenters survived the chaos of the middle 21st century. | For obvious reasons, few records survive from these dark days. The war was over almost before it began, since nations simply collapsed into near-complete anarchy. Portions of the United States, East Asia and Europe survived, but the nuclear winter and economic devastation hit even these relatively lucky regions hard. Famines, plagues, and riots killed billions. Civilization was knocked back to seventeenth-century levels in even the most prosperous regions, and almost to Stone Age everywhere else. Only isolated groups of scientists and experimenters survived the chaos of the middle 21st century. | ||
[[File:Earth First Contact.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Vulcans made first contact with humans after Zefram Cochrane's historic warp flight.]] | |||
One such was Zefram Cochrane, who became the first human to break the light barrier with his ship, the Phoenix, in 2063. His flight alone might have restored hope across the globe, but when a Vulcan scout ship detected the Phoenix’s warp signature, that first contact with Cochrane ushered in a new era on Earth. First the Vulcans and then the Centaurans worked to save humanity from its wreckage. Although the road to unity was difficult, no government would willingly risk both its new-found interstellar allies and the future of the planet for another war. | One such was Zefram Cochrane, who became the first human to break the light barrier with his ship, the Phoenix, in 2063. His flight alone might have restored hope across the globe, but when a Vulcan scout ship detected the Phoenix’s warp signature, that first contact with Cochrane ushered in a new era on Earth. First the Vulcans and then the Centaurans worked to save humanity from its wreckage. Although the road to unity was difficult, no government would willingly risk both its new-found interstellar allies and the future of the planet for another war. | ||