New: Astate Colony - Where Worlds Collide (free, open-ended, email, human, startrek, rpg)

From: donotreply@pbm.com (PBM List Autoposter)

Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:13:01 +0000

Name:		Astate Colony - Where Worlds Collide
Costs:		none
Frequency:		once per week
Email:		tlsahm zat gmail.com
URL:		http://www.ucip.org/astate
Type:		Star Trek Colony
Last-Update:		2008Jan16
Keywords: free, open-ended, email, human, startrek, rpg

Description:

Astate Colony is a PBEM Simulation in UCIP's Beta Fleet. The game's
premise is a planet located in the neutral zone that is jointly controlled
by the Romulan Star Empire and United Federation of Planets called Astate
Colony. Currently the planet is under the supervision of Romulan Wing
Commander Shiarrael t'Rehu and Federation Admiral Jolias Enor.

The History of Astate:

The planet known as M113 would be colonized in 2270 by 5,000 people. The
settlers would rename the planet "Astate" after their leader Marcus
Astate. Astate would begin to thrive after a rough start but then it
mysteriously vanished in 2278. The USS Bismarck which was sent to
investigate the disappearance could not find any trace of the colonist or
what might have happened to them. All remaining records on the planet
indicated everything was proceeding normally before they disappeared. USS
Bismarck

The Bismarck would end its investigation by suggesting that perhaps the
Romulans had raided the colony and either killed the colonist or kidnapped
them for research purposes. Whatever the cause of the disappearance the
colony would remain unsettled for over a century.

In 2376 about 10,000 Romulans led by former Romulan Commander Tepek
tr'Sirol settled on Astate and named the planet "Ahuian". Their main goal
was to create a sphere of influence outside of the clan and house based
political hierarchy of the home worlds. Though they never severed ties
with the empire they operated autonomously until recently.

A month after they settled the colony was nearly wiped out by a plague.
After surviving the first three months of hardship the remaining Romulan
settlers established the city now known as Veh'Seril.

Four years prior to the Romulan colonizing of Astate a young man and
descendent of Marcus Astate began collecting funds for a new expedition to
the planet. When he and his supporters learned that the Romulans had begun
colonizing the planet they sped up their plans. Receiving the permission
for a colonial expedition, Edward Astate would lead 13,000 people to
Astate and colonize the Naiad continent in 2377.

In 2382 Edward Astate would hire Klingons to hunt down and reduce the
Kadul (predatory animal) populations near a new settlement named Pyrrha.
The Klingons found the planet so much to their liking they would bring
their families and settle a little south of Pyrrha near the Graithong
Island continent.

For decades both the Romulan settlers and the Federation colonist ignored
each other. It was only when both began expanding that problems arose. The
main issue centered over the northern continent of Vaena which both groups
attempted to settle. Small skirmishes between Romulan and Federation
settlements became regular. It was only when the conflict expanded to
space vessels that it became a concern for both the Federation and Star
Empires.

With the conflict threatening to spill out to other planets within the
neutral zone the Federation and Romulans held a secret meeting on Alpha
Eridani where they drew up plans to jointly monitor the planet and keep
the locals from creating a headache in the neutral zone. With the plans
drawn up in late 2406 both sides began construction of facilities on the
planet. The arrival of the full presence from both governments would occur
in late 2407. Ancient Ruins

Aside from the recent conflict on the planet several ruins indicate that
there may have once been a sentient species that inhabited Astate. Though
not much research has been done the Romulans have discovered several old
ruins in the lower portions the Veh'Seril jungle. Some small ruins have
also been discovered near Pyrrha. The Romulans have nicknamed them the
"Aehallh" or nightmare after stories of strange disappearances.

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