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During the construction of the outposts, many of the High Counsel's fears began to prove to be coming true; intelligence reports from the time spoke of the Romulan Star Empire mobilizing its forces in a defensive posture. This of course forced the Federation to once again begin remobilizing its own ships in preparation for a possible Romulan invasion. The event to have defused the entire situation, as it turned out, was when the [[Klingon]]'s took the opportunity to invade the Romulan Star Empire in a surprise attack that took both the [[Kemp'ra system]] as well as the [[Marless Belt]].
 
During the construction of the outposts, many of the High Counsel's fears began to prove to be coming true; intelligence reports from the time spoke of the Romulan Star Empire mobilizing its forces in a defensive posture. This of course forced the Federation to once again begin remobilizing its own ships in preparation for a possible Romulan invasion. The event to have defused the entire situation, as it turned out, was when the [[Klingon]]'s took the opportunity to invade the Romulan Star Empire in a surprise attack that took both the [[Kemp'ra system]] as well as the [[Marless Belt]].
  
As the Klingon's provided an appropriate distraction, the Federation took the chance to complete the first three outposts and bring them online. The Romulan's however, suspecting that the Federation had allied itself, or had otherwise manipulated the [[Klingon Empire]] into initiating the surprise attack, they still kept a large contingency of ship's stationed on their side of the Neutral Zone. In a dual attempt to both reassure the Romulans and to also reinforce their own boarder with the Klingon's in the case that they should also launch an invasion into Federation Space.  
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As the Klingon's provided an appropriate distraction, the Federation took the chance to complete the first three outposts and bring them online. The Romulan's however, suspecting that the Federation had allied itself, or had otherwise manipulated the [[Klingon Empire]] into initiating the surprise attack, they still kept a large contingency of ship's stationed on their side of the Neutral Zone. In a dual attempt to both reassure the Romulans and to also reinforce their own boarder with the Klingon's in the case that they should also launch an invasion into Federation Space.
 
 
 
 
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After the war, at least eight Earth Outpost Stations were built on asteroids along the Zone. In 2266, four of these outposts were destroyed by a Romulan Bird-of-Prey. Commander Hansen was in command of Earth Outpost 4 until its destruction. By the terms of the treaty, the Romulans had a legal right to seize and impound any Federation starship that entered the zone. Its location in the Milky Way Galaxy was depicted on a Federation star chart in 2293.
 
 
 
In 2311 the Neutral Zone was reinforced and redefined in the Treaty of Algeron. Deanna Troi recalled this fact when she discussed the Pegasus Incident with Commander Riker.
 
 
 
In 2364, the USS Enterprise-D was ordered to investigate the Neutral Zone to solve a mystery concerning the disappearance of a string of Federation outposts. It was later established that the outposts were decimated by the Borg due to a signature obliterative technique unique to their technology. A crew member aboard the ship, Worf, describes it: "The outpost was just not destroyed, it's as though some great force just scooped it off the face of the planet." Later that year, the Enterprise-D encountered a Borg cube that had obliterated several other populations in uncharted space in the same fashion.
 
 
 
In 2373, the USS Enterprise-E was ordered to patrol the Neutral Zone during the second Borg assault on Earth, as Starfleet Command felt that Jean-Luc Picard's experience with the Borg would make him a risk during the battle to defend Earth.
 
 
 
Before the Romulans joined the Dominion War in late 2374, the bulk of their fleet was deployed along the Neutral Zone. The USS Cairo disappeared and was presumed destroyed by the Dominion near the Neutral Zone. It was believed that the Dominion ships had crossed from the Romulan side of the Zone to attack the Cairo, something they were allowed to do as per their nonaggression pact with the Romulans.
 
 
 
In 2379, Praetor Shinzon attempted to fool Picard into believing he wanted the Neutral Zone to be abolished.
 
 
 
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Romulan Star Empire
Basic information
Major Species
Capital(s)
Founded

938 AD (Official founding of the Empire)

Warp Capable

320 AD

Official Language

Rihannsu

Official Currency

Talons

Political Information
Military Branches

Romulan Star Navy


The Romulan Neutral Zone was an area of neutralized space established between the United Federation of Planets and the Romulan Star Empire. The Neutral Zone was located in the Alpha Quadrant close close to the Alpha/Beta Quadrant Boarder, and was established in 2161 as apart of the Treaty of 2060 which ended the Earth-Romulan War. Detailed in the Treaty, entry through the boarder by either side into the Zone would be constituted as an act of war, of which the opposing side could opt to either act upon, or dismiss.

Within the span of its 225 year history, the Neutral Zone was breached by both sides a number of times. None of these instances however, ultimately resulted in an actual declaration of war being deployed by either side.

Conception & Establishment

Immediately following the end of the war, tensions between the two interstellar powers remained high, with each side accusing the other of subterfuge. Many within the mysterious Romulan Star Empire were furious at the thought of being "defeated" by such a small, and comparably inferior, both technologically as well as militarily force of loosely-allied worlds and colonies. Thus, to defuse the tensions, an amendment was inserted into the peace treaty, also known as the: "Barradas Treaty", in honor of the world which was used a meeting place where both parties met (though not face to face) to sign the treaty.

With the subsequent creation of the Neutral Zone, Earth and its fledgeling alliance, established a series of outposts along the Federation-side of the Neutral Zone. Initially, twelve of these outposts were planned to be constructed, however, due to the internal politics of the new "United Federation of Planets", citing concerns by the new Federation High Counsel that the construction of so many new bases along the boarder could be seen by the Romulans as a prelude to an aggressive action and possibly, another war, the number of bases was cut to eight.

During the construction of the outposts, many of the High Counsel's fears began to prove to be coming true; intelligence reports from the time spoke of the Romulan Star Empire mobilizing its forces in a defensive posture. This of course forced the Federation to once again begin remobilizing its own ships in preparation for a possible Romulan invasion. The event to have defused the entire situation, as it turned out, was when the Klingon's took the opportunity to invade the Romulan Star Empire in a surprise attack that took both the Kemp'ra system as well as the Marless Belt.

As the Klingon's provided an appropriate distraction, the Federation took the chance to complete the first three outposts and bring them online. The Romulan's however, suspecting that the Federation had allied itself, or had otherwise manipulated the Klingon Empire into initiating the surprise attack, they still kept a large contingency of ship's stationed on their side of the Neutral Zone. In a dual attempt to both reassure the Romulans and to also reinforce their own boarder with the Klingon's in the case that they should also launch an invasion into Federation Space.