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Starbase Bravo
From Bravo Fleet InfoBase
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| Starbase Bravo | |
| Technical Details | |
| Class: |
Spacedock |
| Assignment | |
| Task Force: | |
| Task Group: |
Task Group Hercules |
| Crew Information | |
| Commanding Officer: | |
| Executive Officer: | |
| Status: |
Inactive |
| Current PC Count: |
10 |
| Dedication Plaque | |
| Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.-John Fitzgerald Kennedy, President, United States of America, Earth | |
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History of Starbase Bravo
Starbase Bravo has had at least six previous COs before Liam Riskin that can be identified. The earliest was Captain Bridger (Feb to Sep 1999). Next came Commodore Cordi Xan (October 1999-May 2002). Captain Alexis Murphy was the next identifiable CO, followed by Captain Crowley. Admiral Shepherd took over while Crowley (newly promoted to Commodore) returned from a Leave of Absence. Commodore Crowley then departed Starbase Bravo again due to a severe illness. Commodore Alexie Belov, CO of the USS Millennium (NCC-30001), was named his successor (late 2005), and the Millennium's crew were reassigned to Starbase Bravo. Liam Riskin was promoted from Chief Intelligence Officer to Executive Officer. Commodore Belov succeeded in gathering representatives of the five major races in the area, known as The Five, into a new Raeyan Council. He also continued as the Principal Investigator of the Dynamic Warp Drive, an advanced warp propulsion technology. During its final test prior to being declared spaceworthy, it apparently interacted with a previously unknown spatial anomaly, shattering the Millennium and causing its crew to (presumably) disappear. Starfleet declared Commodore Belov and the crew of the Millennium missing and presumed dead. Liam Riskin, the XO, was promoted to Starbase Bravo's new CO.
In 2008 Captain Liam Riskin was called back to Earth and Captain Tish Zhana was promoted to the new Commanding Officer of Starbase Bravo. As her second in command Jason Stone was promoted to XO.
In 2009, Captain Liam Riskin returned and reassumed command of Starbase Bravo. Jason Stone remained as XO and Captain Tish Zhana was reassigned.
The Starbase
Starbase Bravo (Starbase 349) is a Spacedock Class space station in the Raeyan Sector, orbiting Raeya III in geosynchronous orbit. Constructed in 2373, it is Taskforce 58's base of operations. Starbase Bravo serves the entire Raeyan Sector as a commerce and diplomatic hub. The Raeyan Council, made of representatives from the native major races of the sector as well as the surrounding areas is based here and seeks to maintain the peace through diplomatic efforts. Starbase Bravo also keeps constant vigilance for trouble since the Raeyan Sector is the crossroads for the Klingons, Romulans, Krazzle, and C’Hakilians, as well as numerous minor races. Almost 250,000 beings live on Starbase Bravo permanently and several million passing through every year. Starbase Bravo is currently under the command of Commodore Liam Riskin.
Sim Background
Starbase Bravo-Between Hope and Madness
Starbase Bravo was built in orbit around Raeya III to promote peace, commerce, and liberty in the Raeyan Sector. Diplomats come to negotiate, merchants come to trade, explorers come to discover, and drifters merely wander through. All have come to Starbase Bravo to forge lasting peace and prosperity, but all have their own agenda…
The final test of a revolutionary propulsion system held the promise of escape from the Milky Way forever. Instead it opened a doorway to madness. It slashed open a seething ribbon of space, known as The Scar. Garbled messages from the past, present, and possible futures, and messages in unknown languages are heard in its constant subspace static. Ghost ships appear and fade near it, and time flows in strange directions. The Scar’s opening has driven some mad with the single desire to enter its maw, and they will stop at nothing to succeed. Cities of the Ancients, dead and covered in the dust of eons, are suddenly awakening from their long slumber, with purpose unknown. Starbase Bravo struggles to keep the curious and The Called away from the Quarantine Zone around The Scar.
Now tensions are on the rise in the Raeyan Sector as those who seek domination sense opportunity. Has the Raeyan Sector become a battleground for ancient titans now awakening from their long slumber? Who or what lies beyond The Scar? Will peace reign in the sector, or will conflict tear it apart? Come join the crew of Starbase Bravo and uncover the terrible secrets The Scar keeps, and change war and ruin to peace and prosperity.
Starbase Bravo's premise is a mix of Star Trek meets Babylon 5 meets H.P. Lovecraft with a little BSG thrown in as well. There is standard Star Trek canon, diplomatic intrigue, and an unknown power out there slowly awakening from an eons-long slumber in the wake of the Millennium's accident and the appearance of The Scar.
Standard Canon
There are many opportunities for 'standard' adventures that lie in Star Trek canon such as First Contacts, exploration missions, and even scenarios set within the station's confines.
Diplomatic Intrigue
Starbase Bravo is home to diplomats from all over the area. Of particular interest is the Raeyan Council, nicknamed The Five. The Five represent the five major powers in the Raeyan Sectors: The zealous Xeltic, the aquatic Melsha, the merchant/entertainer Fanromi, the Poogrim, and the reptilian Sithakir. Though they meet begrudgingly to settle their differences, each has their own agenda. There are also outside influences, including The Federation, the Klingon Empire, the Romulan Star Empire, Krazzle, C'Hakilians, and several minor races. The Cardassians also maintain an embassy there. The Raeyans themselves, who act as hosts to Starbase Bravo, are a humanoid race who are taking their first steps into the universe.
The Scar
The Scar is a seething ribbon of spacetime that appeared after the USS Millennium activated her Dynamic Warp Drive (DWD) in the area for its final test run, causing her crew to vanish and left her in pieces. Since then from around known space, individuals appeared to be somehow called to it and have gone mad with the singular purpose of entering it. They are known as The Called. The Federation has set up a Quarentine Zone around the Scar to prevent anymore ships from entering its maw, and Starbase Bravo is charged with maintaining it. Garbled messages from the past, present, and possible futures, and messages in unknown languages are heard in the constant subspace static The Scar emits. There have even been reports of starships briefly appearing and disappearing again near it. The Scar also occasionally emits intense subspace pulses, disrupting navigational and communication systems. In all cases but one, ships reaching the Scar are never seen or heard from again. So far, the USS Millennium's crew are the only ones who have returned from the Scar.
Cities built by a little-known ancient race, abandoned and covered in the dust of eons, have suddenly come to life with unknown purpose. The ancient city on Dar'ka IV was the subject of an archaeological expedition, who went mad soon after the Scar opened and the city's power source started up again. The city was somehow repairing itself and was emitting an intense beam of unknown energy toward the Scar from its central 'plaza'.
The Raeyan Council
Diplomatic efforts in the sector are centered around the Raeyan Council. It is an advisory council made of representitives of the five major native races of the sector (known as The Five), as well as from the surrounding territories. Current council membership include:
- Surrounding Powers
- United Federation of Planets
- Klingon Empire
- Romulan Star Empire
- Krazzle Empire
- C’Hakilian Empire (Who never appear in person in accordance with their tradition)
- Cardassian Union (Who have unspecified interests in the region)
- Ferengi Alliance (Who have major trade interests in the region)
- Raeya
Visiting Starships
None
Simm Awards and Honors
File:Sotm.png Simm of the Month, March 2008.
6th Annual betleH Tournament Host, 2008.
