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About the Romulan Star Empire
By: david090366 Date: October 4, 2014, 1:59 am
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"Misdirection is the key to survival. Never attack what your
enemy defends. Never behave as your enemy expects and never
reveal your true strength. If knowledge is power, then to be
unknown is to be unconquerable." - Unknown Romulan
Founded by a group of Vulcans who left the Vulcan homeworld and
resettled on Romulus in the 3rd century the Romulan Star Empire,
also known in some Romulan languages as the Rihannsu Star Empire
and as the Latasam Stelai Rom'lnz which when translated means
Star Road of the People, is the official Romulan state. Located
primarily in the Beta Quadrant, the Romulan Star Empire was
founded through the unification and conquest of the planet
Romulus and of dozens of star systems over many sectors of
space. The Romulan Star Empire has been a major intragalactic
empire from the 22nd through 24th centuries, and is infamous for
its ethnocentric, xenophobic, and expansionist foreign policy.
The head of state of the Romulan Star Empire is said to be the
Emperor who is aided by a special Legate but in reality the
power rests with the head of government, the Praetor, who
presides over the Imperial Romulan Senate. The Senate serves as
the legislature of the Romulan empire where numerous Senators
represent their respective territories. Senators ascended into
power through either inherited station, riches, or elevation by
the Senate itself. Romulan aristocracy holds a great deal of
sway over the Senate, and many of the nobility's richest and
most powerful noblemen are members of the government. Beneath
the position of Praetor are the Proconsul, Vice-Proconsul, and
the First Consul. Numerous coalitions dominate the Senate with
Consul's serving as leaders of their respective factions whilst
the Proconsul manages the Senate.
Though the Senate is an important chamber within the Romulan
Star Empire, another powerful body is that of the Continuing
Committee who regulates elevation to the various levels of
governments. It is the members of the Committee who are
responsible for confirming the ascent of an individual to the
post of Praetor and have the authority to expel senators. The
Committee is typically presided over by the praetor and composed
of senators as well as high ranking Romulan officials which at
times include the Chairman of the Tal Shiar.
Ultimately, it is the Senate who represent the people of the
Star Empire and are responsible for the appointment of a
Praetor. The Praetor themselves serve as the head of the
government as well as the supreme military commander. They are
also responsible in setting the policy in foreign relations. A
monarchy stills exists in the form of the Emperor and the
Empress; these positions are nothing more then figureheads with
little political power.
The only other two authorities left that manage the Star Empire
include the Romulan Guard and the Imperial Romulan Fleet, which
handle the military, and Romulan Civil Administration, who's
governors administrate Romulan worlds.
The Tal Shiar is the secret police agency of the Star Empire,
ruthlessly enforcing the law upon the Romulan populace. Even the
members of the Imperial Fleet and the Senate often live in fear
of the Tal Shiar, with its carte blanche to deal with threats to
the state as it sees fit. Very little in the way of free speech
or sentient rights exists within the Empire because of the Tal
Shiar's actions, as dissent is not tolerated.
In external application, Romulan political agendas appear
largely unified over the centuries. Their goals focus on
maintaining Imperial security through vigilance, and negating
the perceived advantages of their rivals. Both goals are
accompanied by a near-paranoid reticence to reveal information,
even facts as basic as their racial identity, that might
illuminate other Romulan ambitions or motivations. Short of war,
the means to those ends have generally varied between favored
methods:
[list]
[li]Surreptitious political disruption of rivals[/li]
[li]Limited, surprise, or covert military action[/li]
[/list]
The Empire does resort to open warfare when it is deemed
necessary, but in typical fashion, their reasons for war are
less than candidly expressed. Romulans do not appear to have
gone to war with neighboring powers under a flag of "expansion",
and no competition exists for the development of Class M worlds
along the Romulan Neutral Zone. Romulans express little
resentment for the negotiated Zone they zealously guard, and
following their conflicts, the Empire withdraws behind the
safety of the buffer for many decades of self-imposed isolation
from Federation affairs.
The Star Empire is driven by a martial philosophy which preaches
the dictates of duty, glory and obedience. The members of the
military are filled with well trained and disciplined warriors
who believe that serving the Star Empire is one of the highest
honors available. Romulans are known to believe in the concept
of the strong controlling the weak. As such, should weakness be
perceived by the Romulans, then it can very well lead to an act
of war on the part of the Star Empire.
The primary information service within the Star Empire is the
Romulan Central Information Net. Access is highly restricted and
it is protected by a progressive encryption lock which features
a forty-three part cypher key. The Klingons spent many years
attempting to crack the database but failed to do so, however
with assistance from Ambassador Spock, Lieutenant Commander Data
was able to break into the system.
Within Romulan society, condemned criminals are allowed a Right
of Statement which allows the accused to state fully the reasons
they committed their actions. There is no regulation on the
content of the material provided. Legal intercessors may be
involved in legal matters.
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