Kzinti Hegemony (SFU)
| First Appearance | TAS11 (15 Dec 1973) |
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Originally composed only of the Kzinti Homeworlds and a number of nearby habitable systems, the Hegemony expanded to control several planets with native sentient races, but didn't allow those subject races to leave their planets, which had no spacefaring capability of their own and traded only with the Kzinti and the occasional offworld smugglers. Eventually, the Kzinti signed a treaty with the Federation in Y166, despite many years of conflicts, to counter the Klingon Empire's aggressive expansion into their territories.[1]
The Kzinti government was a monarchy; the ruling hereditary sovereign was known as the Patriarch. There were four principal divisions of Kzinti territory, each ruled by a hereditary noble: the Duke (Klingon border), the Marquis (Federation border), the Count (Lyran border), and the Baron (who controlled a region of newly explored territory with no hostile borders). These titles were approximate Earth translations, and the four nobles ranked among themselves in the order given (Duke highest, Baron lowest). There was also at times a Crown Prince, who was the heir apparent (designated successor) to the Patriarch. These five nobles formed a council known as the Pentarchy, which advised the Patriarch.[2]
The Kzinti found themselves embroiled in a war with the Lyrans, a distantly related species, from Y48-Y56. The Lyrans were fighting against the Klingons, and stumbled upon Kzinti space while attempting to circumvent Klingon forces.[3]
Map of the Alpha Octant, Y75 (GPD2020)
Bordering both the Klingon Empire and the United Federation of Planets, the Kzinti and Klingons were at war with one another almost as soon as they met,[4] with the Kzinti believing that the Klingons who had encroached on their territory were allied with the Lyrans.[3] The First Klingon-Kzinti War spanned Y50-Y82.[1] The Kzinti began to implement tactical warp drive in Y78, in response to the Klingons doing the same.[3]
The first known contact between the Kzinti and the Carnivons occurred in Y55. A year later, as the Kzinti-Lyran War ended, the canine-like Carnivons began to attack both of the felinoid species, taking advantage of their war-weary forces in the region.[3]
The First Federation-Kzinti War erupted in Y88, following the Kzinti's first encounter with the United Federation of Planets, and the conflict lasted until Y92. Tensions rose again a decade later when the Federation declared a formal, nearly-spherical border extending 4750 parsecs (15,485 light years) from that nation's Primary Member Zone, which impacted parts of Kzinti and Klingon territories.[3]
The Kzinti, having lost their first conflict against the Klingons, soon entered into a Second War from Y103-Y106, regaining the planets lost in the previous conflict.[1] After driving the Carnivons out of both of their territories (and possibly to extinction), a Lyran exploration ship was discovered scouting for potential colony sites in former Carnivon territory claimed by the Kzinti, sparking the Second Kzinti-Lyran War, which was waged from Y109-Y114. Soon thereafter, the Kzinti fought a brief civil war as the Usurper attempted to overthrow the Patriarch in Y116, but was driven to flee to the WYN Cluster instead.[3]
Map of the Alpha Octant, Y126 (GPD2020)
A Third Klingon-Kzinti War raged from Y123-Y131, to inconclusive results.[1] Meanwhile, from Y125-Y131, the Third Kzinti-Lyran War occurred after the Lyrans attacked, hoping to take advantage of Kzinti patrols thinned out due to the war with the Klingons.[3] The Fourth Klingon-Kzinti War was fought from Y158-Y162, which again ended inconclusively.[1]
During Fourth Klingon-Kzinti War, the Patriarch managed to achieve true control over his domain. In the wake of the war, the Kzintis began a program to improve their ships based on their combat experiences.[2] The Kzinti signed a treaty with the Federation in Y166, despite many years of conflicts, to counter the Klingons' aggressive expansion into their territories.[1] A border war with the Lyrans in Y168 expanded into the General War.[2]
Notes and References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Cole, Stephen V. Star Fleet Battles: Designer's Edition. Additional Design Material by Barry Jacobs, Mike Hillsgrove. Produced by Allen D. Eldridge. Graphics (counters) by Allen D. Eldridge. Graphics (SSD sheets) by Allen D. Eldridge, R. Vance Buck, Steve Wilcox, and Stephen V. Cole. Cover by A.J. Bellflower. Task Force Games. November 1979.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Petrick, Steven P. Basic Set, Star Fleet Battles. SFB Game Design by Stephen V. Cole. Cover Art by Michael Winterbauer. Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc., 2012 (revised 30 November 2020), Fifth Edition.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Cole, Stephen V. "The Early Years." Star Fleet Battles, Module Y1. SFB Executive Developer: Stephen P. Petrick. Project Staff: Tony Zbaraschuk, Michael Filsinger, John Berg, Ken Burnside, Scott Moellmer, Joe Butler, Jon Cleaves, Stewart Frazier, Jeff Laikind, Chuck Strong, Gary Plana, Richard Eitzen, Michael Calhoon, Patrick Abram, Mike West. Computer art by Stephen V. Cole. Cover art by Ted Geibel. Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc. 27 June 2000.
- ↑ Cole, Stephen V. Star Fleet Battles: Pocket Edition. Graphics by Allen D. Eldridge. Cover by A.J. Bellflower. Task Force Games. 22 June 1979.
