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 *Star Trek RPG: Worlds (Decipher Inc., 2003)
 *The Good That Men Do (Andy Mangels & Michael A. Martin, Pocket Books)
+=Andoria=
+Andoria is a frigid M-Class moon that orbits the fifth planet (a ringed gas giant) in the Andorian system. Approximately 85% of the moon's surface is covered in water, and the moon is characterized by two large ice caps at its poles. These are much bigger than those found on Earth.
+Andoria is one of the five founding worlds of the [[MA:United Federation of Planets|United Federation of Planets]]. It is in close proximity to [[Vulcan]], with whose people the [[Andorian|Andorians]] endured great conflict for many years. Andoria forms the capital of the Andorian Empire, and is home to the [[Andorian|Andorians]] and their offshoot species, the [[Aenar]]. Andoria is relatively close to the Sol system.
+Andoria is also referred to as ''Andor'', both by [[Andorian|Andorians]] and off-worlders.
+==History==
+[[Andorian]] history is characterised by periods of extreme turbulence, which reflects the people's tendencies towards violence. Records from before 1692 (Earth-Gregorian) may be of limited value, as nearly all of Andoria's historical documents were destroyed during periods of global civil war.
+===Timeline===
+{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
+!width="100"|Date
+!width="800"|Event
+|-
+|Pre-1284 || Andoria is torn by planetary civil war. Clans form alliances, attack other clans, then break allegiance and fight each other. Chaos ensues.
+|-
+|1284 || A clan lord, Krotus, succeeds in conquering Andoria by defeating the most powerful opposing clans before turning them against the weaker remnants. This act unites Andoria and puts an end to the hundreds of years of bitter fighting. Krotus ushers in an industrial age. Andoria begins to prosper.
+|-
+|1332 || Krotus is assassinated by his daughter. She seizes control of his clan, but is by no means as successful at maintaining control of the planet. While technological advances continue to be made, the planet's political situation begins to rapidly destabilise.
+|-
+|1597 || Disputes over the Tharan Mountains trade route ignite hostilities between warlords, resulting in 100 years of bitter warfare that destroys nearly everything the Andorians had built. This came to be known as the ''Time of Lament''.
+|-
+|1692 || Lor’Vela, a 14 year-old girl, slays her mother and takes control of her keth in response to a fever-induced dream. She calls together the leaders of the clans to the Council of Tarsk, and persuades them to forego attacks on each other in an attempt to restore Andor to its former glory. The government she set up during this time remains in effect even to this day.
+|-
+|c.1910 || The [[Vulcan|Vulcans]] make first contact with the [[Andorian|Andorians]], whom they believe show promise despite their tendency towards strong emotion. The [[Andorian|Andorians]] quickly reject their offers of aid and collaboration due to what they perceived as overly meddlesome behaviour.
+|-
+|c.1950 || The [[Andorian|Andorians]] and [[Vulcan|Vulcans]] begin a border dispute that will last for the next 200 years. The [[Vulcan|Vulcans]] are unsettled by neighbours that they consider to be barbaric and casually violent. The [[Andorian|Andorians]] believe that the an invasion may be imminent, and rely on their ability to stage a massive counterattack as a deterrant.
+|-
+|c.2050|| [[Andorian|Andorians]] terraform Weytahn, a class-D planetoid, that lies in a strategic location close to the [[Vulcan]] homeworld. When the [[Vulcan]] demand to inspect the colony to ensure there are no military installations on the surface is denied, the [[Vulcan|Vulcans]] decide to forcibly evacuate the planet. The dispute rages on for many years.
+|-
+|2097 || A treaty is signed in which the [[Vulcan|Vulcans]] claim Weytahn, and rename it Paan Mokar. A surveillance sattelite is placed in orbit to monitor the planet's surface.
+|-
+|2104 || [[Andorian|Andorians]] discover a hidden settlement of [[Aenar]] located below the Issan ice cap, also referred to as the Northern Wastes. Until this time, the existence of the telepathic [[Aenar]], a subspecies of [[Andorian|Andorians]] was thought to have been a myth.
+|-
+|2118 || [[Andorian|Andorians]] Develop warp travel.
+|-
+|2151 || [[Andorian|Andorians]] make first contact with [[Human|Humans]] at the [[Vulcan]] sanctuary of P'Jem. While hostilities arise in the first instance, Captain [[MA:Jonathan Archer|Jonathan Archer's]] involvement in exposing a secret [[Vulcan]] listening post ingratiates him with [[Andorian]] Commander [[MA:Shran|Shran]].
+|-
+|2151 || Commander [[Shran]] saves the [[human]] Captain [[MA:Jonathan Archer|Jonathan Archer]] from rebel forces on the planet Coridan, despite [[Vulcan]] interference almost compromising the operation.
+|-
+|2152 || [[MA:Starfleet|Starfleet]] Captain [[MA:Jonathan Archer|Jonathan Archer]] mediates negotiations that lead to a ceasefire between [[Vulcan]] and [[Andorian]] forces on the colony world of Weytahn, despite resistance from both sides.
+|-
+|2153 || An [[Andorian]] vessel under the command of [[MA:Shran|Shran]], the Kumari, enters the Delphic Expanse in search of the starfleet ship, Enterprise. On learning that the [[Xindi]] are developing a super-weapon that is intended to destroy Earth, the [[Andorian|Andorians]] attempt to harness the weapon to use in their own defense force.
+|-
+|2153 || The [[Vulcan]] High Command begins plans to invade Andoria.
+|-
+|2154 || The [[Vulcan]] High Command authorizes a fleet of Vulcan ships amassed near the Regulus system to open fire on an [[Andorian]] Task Force. The attack, which had been engineered through [[Romulan]] interference, became known as the Battle of Andor.
+|-
+|2154 || After the [[Vulcan]] High Command is dissolved and replaced by a new regime, the [[Vulcan|Vulcans]] enter into a more peaceful stance with the [[Andorian|Andorians]]. The Cold War is finally over.
+|-
+|2154 || The Andorian Empire is among the galactic powers involved in preventing the destabilization of their region of space by a [[MA:Romulan drone-ship|Romulan drone-ship]]. The [[Romulan|Romulans]] had been using an [[Aenar]] to pilot their vessel by [[MA:Telepresence|telepresence]] to prevent the [[Vulcan|Vulcans]] from being able to make visual contact.
+|-
+|2230 || The Atlin Zoological park is founded. The zoo is said to contain more than 500 different animal species from many different Federation worlds.
+|-
+|2247 || [[Andorian]] Captain Igrilan Kor begins service on the U.S.S. Eagle, and all [[Andorian]]-crewed starship. The crew receives more decorations and awards than any other in the fleet.
+|-
+|2375 || The [[MA:Dominion|Dominion]] is defeated and the war concludes. As of this time Bajor is still not a member of the [[MA:United Federation of Planets|Federation]].
+|}