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==Klingons and the Orion Syndicate== | ==Klingons and the Orion Syndicate== | ||
The Klingons established a small group of colonies of their own in the Shoals in the 23rd century during the height of the Cold War with the Federation. After the Treaty of Organia and the Khitomer Accords, improved relations with the Federation diminished the threat posed by a Klingon presence so near other Federation colonies, and a gradual disarmament was implemented by both sides over the next century. The Dominion War greatly strained both the resources and the centralized power of the Klingon Empire, which spent the next decade rebuilding and has yet to fully recover to its pre-war strength. The weakened Klingon High Council no longer has the hold it once did over the various competing Houses. In recent years, some of the more aggressive Houses and factions have taken their own initiative to strike rather than remain stagnant from "too much peace." While the central governments of the Federation and Klingon Empire remain staunch allies (as marked by | The Klingons established a small group of colonies of their own in the Shoals in the 23rd century during the height of the Cold War with the Federation. After the Treaty of Organia and the Khitomer Accords, improved relations with the Federation diminished the threat posed by a Klingon presence so near other Federation colonies, and a gradual disarmament was implemented by both sides over the next century. The Dominion War greatly strained both the resources and the centralized power of the Klingon Empire, which spent the next decade rebuilding and has yet to fully recover to its pre-war strength. The weakened Klingon High Council no longer has the hold it once did over the various competing Houses. In recent years, some of the more aggressive Houses and factions have taken their own initiative to strike rather than remain stagnant from "too much peace." While the central governments of the Federation and Klingon Empire remain staunch allies (as marked by 2393's joint celebration of the Khitomer Accords centennial), the High Council continues to be consumed with infighting, and rogue elements have taken the opportunity to attack worlds bordering the Empire, raiding colonies and supply runs. | ||
In the Shoals, three Klingon colonies remain, supposedly patrolled by a small contingent of the Klingon Defense Forces. However, separated by a vast distance from the rest of the Klingon Empire and its resources, the handful of obsolete KDF ships and troops stationed here are no match for the powerful cartels that have woven their way into the very fabric of society within these worlds, and in some cases, even into the ranks of the KDF. The cartels funnel narcotics, weapons, and other stolen goods into the black market of the Coalition and have enough firepower and foot soldiers thanks to their connection to not only one of the rogue Houses but also the Orion Syndicate. Once thought vanquished, the Syndicate has shown over the past year in their conflict against the Federation that they remain very much alive and formidable. | In the Shoals, three Klingon colonies remain, supposedly patrolled by a small contingent of the Klingon Defense Forces. However, separated by a vast distance from the rest of the Klingon Empire and its resources, the handful of obsolete KDF ships and troops stationed here are no match for the powerful cartels that have woven their way into the very fabric of society within these worlds, and in some cases, even into the ranks of the KDF. The cartels funnel narcotics, weapons, and other stolen goods into the black market of the Coalition and have enough firepower and foot soldiers thanks to their connection to not only one of the rogue Houses but also the Orion Syndicate. Once thought vanquished, the Syndicate has shown over the past year in their conflict against the Federation that they remain very much alive and formidable. | ||