To Rule is Our Right
Romulans are humanoid beings, identical in appearence to the Vulcans. The exact story of Romulan seperation from their Vulcan ancesters is at this time unknown to Federation historians. They are the most aggressive of the known empires. The Romulans seem to honestly believe that they are destined to rule the galaxy and are constantly working toward this end.
A House Divided Cannot Stand
Nearly a century ago the Romulan Star Empire and the United Federation of Planets fought a ptiched war that ended in a bloody stalemate. Since that time, however, rivalries among the Romulan great houses has prevented their warpdrive technology from keeping up with that of the other known races. While they can defend in depth and use strategic warp engines to redeploy along their borders, they are currently incapable of building ships which may actually enter combat at translight speed. This technological shortcoming has changed their status within the Federation from that of a serious threat to that of merely an extremely hostile nuisance.
A Sleeping Menace Grants No Promise of Safety
The addition of tactical warp to their starships would greatly increase the threat posed by the Romulans. As the Four Power War gets underway, The Federation is not currently concerned about this as Romulan development of tactical warp is years away. Other races, however, have paid much more attention to the pressure that would be put upon the Federation should the Romulans suddenly find themselves with this capability.
Last updated 10/05/2002
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