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{{header menu}}[[Category:Bureau of Information | {{header menu}}[[Category:Bureau of Information]][[Category:Office of Star Fleet Intelligence]][[Category:OSFI Alien Threat Assessment Desk]] | ||
<center>[[Image:Tholian2.png| | <center>[[Image:Tholian2.png|100px|Tholian logo]]</center> | ||
<center><font size="+2">'''Tholian Holdfast Fact Sheet'''</font></center> | <center><font size="+2">'''Tholian Holdfast Fact Sheet'''</font></center> | ||
<center>''Updated SD | <center>''Updated SD 220116''</center> | ||
* INFORMATION CLASSIFICATION: <font color="yellow">SECRET</font> | |||
* RELIABILITY CLASSIFICATION: D (limited, brief contacts by Star Fleet/neutral/hostile assets) | |||
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After their initial contact with the Federation, a treaty of non aggression was reached, as the UFP was embroiled in the [[Second Klingon War]] at that time. One condition of the treaty, which the Federation protested vehemently, was the Tholians demanded phaser technology. Until that time they had used a weapon that was somewhat similar, but could not manufacture or repair it. Only the fact that the UFP was in a costly war with the Klingon Empire|Klingons]] at the same time, and could not afford to fight a war on two fronts, caused the Federation to agree to such a stipulation. | After their initial contact with the Federation, a treaty of non aggression was reached, as the UFP was embroiled in the [[Second Klingon War]] at that time. One condition of the treaty, which the Federation protested vehemently, was the Tholians demanded phaser technology. Until that time they had used a weapon that was somewhat similar, but could not manufacture or repair it. Only the fact that the UFP was in a costly war with the Klingon Empire|Klingons]] at the same time, and could not afford to fight a war on two fronts, caused the Federation to agree to such a stipulation. | ||
The Klingons sought to take advantage of the situation by drawing the Tholians into outright conflict with the Federation. In rare form, the [[Klingon Empire|Klingons]] attempted to use stealthy methods of entering Tholian space and stage attacks meant to appear as Federation attacks. The [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]] cloaking technology appeared useless against the Tholians. Their highly maneuverable ships and adaptive use of anchoring their web technology to asteroids (instead of between two ships) proved disastrous for the [[ | The Klingons sought to take advantage of the situation by drawing the Tholians into outright conflict with the Federation. In rare form, the [[Klingon Empire|Klingons]] attempted to use stealthy methods of entering Tholian space and stage attacks meant to appear as Federation attacks. The [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]] cloaking technology appeared useless against the Tholians. Their highly maneuverable ships and adaptive use of anchoring their web technology to asteroids (instead of between two ships) proved disastrous for the [[Klingon Empire|Klingons]]. It is believed that the Tholians were able to use their suspected psionic capabilities to track the [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]] invaders. Fully 43 ships were lost to the [[Klingon Empire|Klingons]], with figures for the Tholians believed to be less than a dozen. | ||
At that time, all Tholian ships were based on a diamond design. The largest warships they had brought with them were light cruisers, roughly the size of a modern frigate. They had no true capital ships, their solution was to effectively weld three light cruisers together. | At that time, all Tholian ships were based on a diamond design. The largest warships they had brought with them were light cruisers, roughly the size of a modern frigate. They had no true capital ships, their solution was to effectively weld three light cruisers together. | ||
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Recently the Gorn sent a task force of ships to retake the planet, which succeeded mainly due to the cooperation from the recent alliance of the Gorn clans. | Recently the Gorn sent a task force of ships to retake the planet, which succeeded mainly due to the cooperation from the recent alliance of the Gorn clans. | ||
This series of on-again/off-again fighting has been loosely called The Tholian/ | This series of on-again/off-again fighting has been loosely called [[The Tholian/Gorn Conflict]]. Despite facing the superior firepower possessed by the Gorn Navy, the Tholians were able to defend their new conquests, using their superior mobility and superior numbers to basically surround and capture/destroy lumbering Gorn starships which are not known for their maneuverability. There were at least a dozen distinct "skirmishes" in this conflict, which finally petered out in 2411, when the [[Gorn Hegemony]] turned its attention to the mineral-rich Federation border. | ||
Since the end of the [[Tholian/Gorn Conflict]], there had been no meaningful contact between the Federation and the Tholians until 2418, when ambassadors on both sides met to discuss forging an economic treaty and a trade agreement. These negotiations, however, would not be without incident. | |||
===The Second Tholian Treaty=== | |||
Negotiations began on board [[DS13|Deep Space 13]] in mid-2418. Before the nogotiations could proceed very far, however, the Tholian Ambassador was killed. Initial invesitgations pointed towards agents of the [[Gorn Hegemony]] as being the likely culprits. | |||
As the investigations proceeded, the negotiations continued, this time convening in secret on [[KRIMAXFOR_-_Planets_of_Note#Orestes_Prime|Orestes Prime]]. However, both Federation and Tholian ambassadors were killed in a bomb blast. Again, evidence pointed towards the [[Gorn Hegemony]]. | |||
The [[USS CIRCE|USS ''Circe'']] was dispatched to investigate the murder on [[KRIMAXFOR_-_Planets_of_Note#Orestes_Prime|Orestes Prime]] and to secure the continuing negotiations, now taking place on [[KRIMAXFOR_-_Planets_of_Note#Karbella_II|Karbella II]]. Eventually, both the [[DS13]] and the [[USS CIRCE|''Circe'']] investigations would reveal that the murders were in fact carried out by [[OSFI_Section_31_Factfile|Section 31]] operatives in order to drive the Tholians and the Federation into a war with the [[Gorn Hegemony]]- a war the Gorn could not win, thereby removing them from the galactic map and further securing Federation interests along the [[Gold Fleet]] border. | |||
Eventually, the Tholians and the Federation signed what became known as [[The Second Tholian Treaty]]. Though specific details of the treaty are still classified, what IS known is that it is a lucrative agreement for both sides. | |||
==DATABASE OF THOLIAN SHIPS== | ==DATABASE OF THOLIAN SHIPS== | ||
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* The Tholian Holdfast pages are based on information created by Matthew Nicholls, David Hills, Sean Speake and Scott Lusby. In addition, Gary Knerr has also helped substantially in the continued development and editing of these pages. | * The Tholian Holdfast pages are based on information created by Matthew Nicholls, David Hills, Sean Speake and Scott Lusby. In addition, Gary Knerr has also helped substantially in the continued development and editing of these pages. | ||
* The Tholian flag image is courtesy of [http://www.st-minutiae.com Star Trek Minutiea]. | * The Tholian flag image is courtesy of [http://www.st-minutiae.com Star Trek Minutiea]. It was created by [mailto:mailto:reverendtrigster@yahoo.com Kristian Trigwell]. | ||