Argo-Playable Factions
United Federation of Planets
Founded in 2161, the United Federation of Planets has come to be known as a beacon of hope, prosperity and power within the Alpha and Beta quadrants of the Milky Way. While it has been challenged numerous times within the last few decades by old enemies and new, it remains a formidable interstellar power that prides itself on its principles of universal liberty, rights, and equality. Formally the Federation’s territory only encompasses a small segment of known Beta and Alpha quadrant space, but the neighborhood alliances with the formerly hostile Klingon Empire and the fledgling Romulan Republic generally assures at least the diplomatic security of all its member worlds, the total of which grows steadily by the year.
Starfleet continues to act as the Federation’s primary deep-space exploratory and defensive service. Between newly-pioneered advancements in transwarp travel and the discovery of Dyson Spheres and Iconian Gateways, Starfleet is capable of extending the Federation’s hand of influence as far as the Delta quadrant. Though skeptics of Starfleet’s massive size and slightly bureaucratic flavor do exist, the organization remains committed to exploration, diplomacy, and the continued greater existence of all the Federations’ species.
Romulan Republic
Born out of the Vulcan Reunification Movement and the Reman Resistance, since its inception in 2409, the Romulan Republic has become a major power in its own right. Centered around the newly-colonized New Romulus (or mol’Rihan in the Romulan language), the Republic was formed by an alliance of Romulan and Reman colonies that were opposed to Empress Sela’s oppressive rule of the Star Empire. In the short time since its founding, it has expanded rapidly, now controlling a respectable number of systems and colonies throughout the Beta Quadrant. While the Republic remains officially committed to peaceful relations with its neighbors, in practice, the situation is far more complex, as many of the Republic’s citizens cling to the so-called ‘old ways’ of the Empire. The Republic is governed by a democratically-elected Senate, the leader of which (currently Proconsul D’Tan) acts as the head of state.
The military branch of the Republic, the Romulan Republican Force (RRF), is charged not only with the defense of member worlds, but also carries a mandate to actively seek out colonies or other groups of Romulans or Remans being oppressed by the Star Empire and the Tal’Shiar, and to provide assistance wherever possible. The RRF operates a sizable fleet of former Star Empire and Tal’Shiar warbirds, and in recent years has begun production of its own line of modern vessels.
For more information on playing a Romulan, please see Romulans in Argo.
Klingon Empire
Founded centuries ago, the Klingon Empire is the oldest of the major powers in the Alpha/Beta Quadrant. In the past few decades the Empire has thrived, expanding to include the Gorn Hegemony as well as a number of former Federation and Romulan territories. The Klingon Defense Force (KDF) is a formidable organization and peer-level threat to both Starfleet and the RRF.
While the Empire is a member of the Khitomer Alliance and officially at peace with both the Federation and the Republic, this has proven to be a tenuous arrangement. Additionally, owing to the Klingons’ warrior culture and the nature of their society, it is not uncommon for individual houses or even military elements to act independently of the High Council, thereby often posing a significant threat to regions of space near the Empire’s border.
Argo is not currently accepting KDF characters.