This is the wiki of the USS Challenger (NCC-71099) roleplay. Since we're creating a whole new galaxy, we need to keep things straight and also keep a record of what we have done and where we have been. This is where we'll do it. Members will be able to add new things and edit them as well as use the wiki to get vital information of the Angel galaxy and USS Challenger.
The Story So Far…
On Stardate 61455.06 (2384) a science vessel of the United Federation of Planets discovered an unusual and exciting phenomena: A stable intergalactic portal. Initial explorations determined that the portal exited in a distant galaxy GS-10952, renamed the Angel galaxy.
A new era of scientific advancement and exploration began. The Federation quickly established a colony and starbase in the uninhabited star system which was the exit of the Portal in this new galaxy. They named the system Haven. Many new alien races were discovered and some even joined the Federation, but along with new friends, came also new enemies.
Stardate 62125.84 (2385)
The Aldis Rae were a semi-nomadic warrior race that inhabited a region of the Angel galaxy called the Periphery. For millennia their domination of the Angel Galaxy was unchallenged. They raided, pillaged and ruled with an iron fist. The first battle between Federation and Aldis Rae forces was unavoidable and inevitable. The USS Redemption, a diplomatic vessel, under Captain Sarah Hawkins was on a mission in the Melkor system conducting negotiations with the Melkorians for trade rights. An Aldis Rae raiding fleet appeared and began to attack the Melkor orbital stations and outer colonies. Captain Hawkins engaged the Aldis Rae fleet even though they outnumbered her by more than ten to one. At first, the Aldis Rae starships engaged the Redemption in single combat - as their own warrior code demanded- but when it quickly became clear that Redemption's weapons and technology was far superior to the Aldis Rae Light Attack Craft, dubbed Raptors, they swarmed in for the attack. Due to the skill of the officers and crew of the USS Redemption, and at great loss of life among their crew and the brave Melkor defence forces, the attack was beaten back and the raiders withdrew to edges of the system. When word of the battle reached Earth and Starfleet Command, a hastily assembled Federation Task Force made its way through the Portal to the Angel Galaxy. The Aldis Rae responded to their defeat by reinforcing the initial raiding party with a force numbering over a thousand ships. Long range sensors indicated that more than triple that amount was on its way. The Federation had no interest in an all out war and diplomatic overtures were made suggesting a ceasefire to discuss a truce. Although they were clearly unhappy with the Federation presence in the Angel Galaxy, the obviously superior technology of the Federation made the Aldis Rae cautious and led to a truce being signed.
Under the conditions of the Truce of Melkor, the Federation would not stray or attempt to expand into the regions of the Angel Galaxy claimed by the Aldis Rae (the Periphery and several sectors and civilizations under the domination of the Aldis Rae). Likewise, the Aldis Rae would not expand into regions claimed by the Federation. All other territories would be considered neutral ground and the Truce would have no effect outside of Federation allied territories and the territories of the Aldis Rae.
It was immediately after this agreement that Starfleet established the Angel Fleet as a permanent Starfleet presence in the Angel galaxy. The starbase, Angel One, was the headquarters of this new fleet. The Federation clearly enjoyed a technological advantage over the other races of the Angel galaxy and Starfleet Command took the decision to assign only older classes of starships to the Angel Fleet. This was both economical expedient as well as strategically wise.
The Angel galaxy was much smaller than the Milky Way galaxy. Despite this, even though the initial exploration missions turned up many allies and friends and greatly expanded the knowledge of the Federation in this galaxy, the majority of the Angel galaxy remained unexplored.
Stardate 66041.05 (2389)
Starfleet decides to reinstate the 'Five Year Mission' project in the Angel galaxy and recommissions the USS Challenger as the first of the ships to embark on this voyage of discovery. Under the command of Captain Alexander Cypher, the officers, crew, civilians and their families are preparing for the launch of the veteran starship on the most ambitious mission it has ever undertaken: to boldly go where no one has gone before.
