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| − | [[Admiral]] Abel Niwen commanded [[Earth Starfleet|Starfleet]]'s Sixth Fleet in the mid-22nd century, when the first official contact was made between [[Humans]] and [[Tellarites]] on [[Stardate#Reference_Stardate|Reference Stardate]] 0/7308.20 (20 August 2153).<ref name="FASA2221A"/><ref group="Notes" name="NoteDating"/> A Tellarite vessel entered the [[Sol system]], declaring that it had been "annexed" by the [[United Planets of 61 Cygni]].<ref name="FASA2217"/> With Starfleet forces streched thin patrolling the system due to the ongoing [[Xindi]] crisis,<ref group="Notes" name="NoteFC"/> Niwen chose to diplomatically welcome the vessel, warning that any hostile action would be reciprocated. The Tellarite commander accepted what he saw as a message of friendship and implied military alliance,<ref name="FASA2217"/> which ultimately resulted in a Tellarite presence at the first [[Babel Conference]],<ref name="ENT88"/><ref name="ENT89"/><ref name="ENT90"/> and Tellarites joining as founding members of both the [[Coalition of Planets]]<ref name="ENT96"/><ref name="ENT97"/> and the [[United Federation of Planets]].<ref name="ENT98"/> Admiral Niwen received the [[Medal of Honor]] for his efforts, and later retired from Starfleet to serve as [[Earth]]'s first ambassador to [[Tellar Prime]].<ref name="FASA2217"/> | + | [[Admiral]] Abel Niwen commanded [[Earth Starfleet|Starfleet]]'s Sixth Fleet in the mid-22nd century, when the first official contact was made between [[Humans]] and [[Tellarites]] on [[Stardate#Reference_Stardate|Reference Stardate]] 0/7308.20 (20 August 2153).<ref name="FASA2221A"/><ref group="Notes" name="NoteDating"/> A Tellarite vessel entered the [[Sol system]], declaring that it had been "annexed" by the [[United Planets of 61 Cygni]].<ref name="FASA2217"/> With Starfleet forces streched thin patrolling the system due to the ongoing [[Xindi]] crisis,<ref group="Notes" name="NoteFC"/> Niwen, aboard the [[Liberty class|''Liberty'' class]] [[U.N.S.S. Bonhomme Richard|U.N.S.S. ''Bonhomme Richard'']],<ref name="SFC"/> chose to diplomatically welcome the vessel, warning that any hostile action would be reciprocated. The Tellarite commander accepted what he saw as a message of friendship and implied military alliance,<ref name="FASA2217"/> which ultimately resulted in a Tellarite presence at the first [[Babel Conference]],<ref name="ENT88"/><ref name="ENT89"/><ref name="ENT90"/> and Tellarites joining as founding members of both the [[Coalition of Planets]]<ref name="ENT96"/><ref name="ENT97"/> and the [[United Federation of Planets]].<ref name="ENT98"/> Admiral Niwen received the [[Medal of Honor]] for his efforts, and later retired from Starfleet to serve as [[Earth]]'s first ambassador to [[Tellar Prime]].<ref name="FASA2217"/> |
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| − | <references group="Notes"> | + | |+style="background-color:#000;text-color:#fff;"|<div align="left" style="color:#fff;margin-left:1em;">'''Excerpt from Admiral Niwen's Log'''</div> |
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| + | |"Here was a lone, somewhat backward-looking ship threatening ten heavily armed cruisers with extinction. Did they have a secret super-weapon on board? I doubted it. So in my best diplomatic voice, I called their bluff. I welcomed them to our Solar System, said we were always delighted to meet new intelligent lifeforms, and told them if they made a single hostile movement, we would destroy their ship. | ||
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| + | "A very long silence followed, broken finally by the still gruff voice accepting our offer of friendship and exclaiming that as allies we would be an invincible duo."<ref name="SFC"/> | ||
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| + | |+style="background-color:#000;text-color:#fff;"|<div align="left" style="color:#fff;margin-left:1em;">'''Notes'''</div> | ||
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<ref name="NoteDating">FASA game materials referred to events by a FASA-specific dating standard called the "Reference Stardate." All dates taken from FASA sources in this article have been adapted from that notation into standard calendar dates, which are then adjusted for errors in the baseline dates used as reference by the FASA authors. Working with a known, dated event (e.g., the launch of the [[Constitution class|''Constitution'' class]] starships), the other dates in the timeline can be adjusted accordingly. FASA sources give the launch of the ''Constitution'' class as Reference Stardate 1/8801.04, which translates to the standard caldendar date of 04 January 2188. This has been established on screen, however, as occurring in 2245. As the exact month and date remain unstated in other sources, those remain the same, but the year has been adjusted to 2245, giving a modified date of 04 January 2245. This can then also be converted into the pre-[[Star Trek|TOS]] stardate system established in [[Star Trek (Film)|''Star Trek'' (2009)]], giving us a stardate of 2245.004.</ref> | <ref name="NoteDating">FASA game materials referred to events by a FASA-specific dating standard called the "Reference Stardate." All dates taken from FASA sources in this article have been adapted from that notation into standard calendar dates, which are then adjusted for errors in the baseline dates used as reference by the FASA authors. Working with a known, dated event (e.g., the launch of the [[Constitution class|''Constitution'' class]] starships), the other dates in the timeline can be adjusted accordingly. FASA sources give the launch of the ''Constitution'' class as Reference Stardate 1/8801.04, which translates to the standard caldendar date of 04 January 2188. This has been established on screen, however, as occurring in 2245. As the exact month and date remain unstated in other sources, those remain the same, but the year has been adjusted to 2245, giving a modified date of 04 January 2245. This can then also be converted into the pre-[[Star Trek|TOS]] stardate system established in [[Star Trek (Film)|''Star Trek'' (2009)]], giving us a stardate of 2245.004.</ref> | ||
| − | <ref name="NoteFC">The Reference Stardate given, 0/7308, originally worked out to August 2073, a mere 10 years after First Contact with Vulcans. However, Captain Archer seemed unfamiliar with his Tellarite captor's species in 2152. Adjusting the date up 80 years to 2153 placed it several months into the Xindi crisis of ''Enterprise's'' third season, and fits with the more defensive and militaristic approach to Starfleet described in the original text.</ref> | + | <ref name="NoteFC">The Reference Stardate given, 0/7308, originally worked out to August 2073, a mere 10 years after First Contact with Vulcans, as originally noted in the Spaceflight Chronology. However, Captain Archer seemed unfamiliar with his Tellarite captor's species in 2152. Adjusting the date up 80 years to 2153 placed it several months into the Xindi crisis of ''Enterprise's'' third season, and fits with the more defensive and militaristic approach to Starfleet described in the original text.</ref> |
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| − | == References | + | {| |
| − | <references> | + | |+style="background-color:#000;text-color:#fff;"|<div align="left" style="color:#fff;margin-left:1em;">'''References'''</div> |
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| + | <ref name="SFC">[[Spaceflight Chronology (Book)|"Spaceflight Chronology"]]. [[Star Trek (Miscellaneous)|''Star Trek'' (Miscellaneous)]]. Book. Simon & Schuster/Pocket Books/Wallaby, January 1980.</ref> | ||
<ref name="FASA2217">[[Where Has All the Glory Gone? (FASA-2217)|"Where Has All the Glory Gone?"]] [[Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game (FASA)|''Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game'']], Supplement 2217. Game. FASA Corporation, 1985.</ref> | <ref name="FASA2217">[[Where Has All the Glory Gone? (FASA-2217)|"Where Has All the Glory Gone?"]] [[Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game (FASA)|''Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game'']], Supplement 2217. Game. FASA Corporation, 1985.</ref> | ||
<ref name="FASA2221A">[[The Romulan War (FASA-2221A)|"The Romulan War"]] ''[[Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game]],'' Supplement 2217. Game. FASA Corporation, 1986.</ref> | <ref name="FASA2221A">[[The Romulan War (FASA-2221A)|"The Romulan War"]] ''[[Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game]],'' Supplement 2217. Game. FASA Corporation, 1986.</ref> | ||
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<ref name="ENT98">[[These Are the Voyages... (Episode)|"These Are the Voyages..."]] ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]],'' Episode 98. Television. Paramount Pictures Corporation, 13 May 2005.</ref> | <ref name="ENT98">[[These Are the Voyages... (Episode)|"These Are the Voyages..."]] ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]],'' Episode 98. Television. Paramount Pictures Corporation, 13 May 2005.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 01:00, 25 July 2018
Admiral Abel Niwen commanded Starfleet's Sixth Fleet in the mid-22nd century, when the first official contact was made between Humans and Tellarites on Reference Stardate 0/7308.20 (20 August 2153).[1][Notes 1] A Tellarite vessel entered the Sol system, declaring that it had been "annexed" by the United Planets of 61 Cygni.[2] With Starfleet forces streched thin patrolling the system due to the ongoing Xindi crisis,[Notes 2] Niwen, aboard the Liberty class U.N.S.S. Bonhomme Richard,[3] chose to diplomatically welcome the vessel, warning that any hostile action would be reciprocated. The Tellarite commander accepted what he saw as a message of friendship and implied military alliance,[2] which ultimately resulted in a Tellarite presence at the first Babel Conference,[4][5][6] and Tellarites joining as founding members of both the Coalition of Planets[7][8] and the United Federation of Planets.[9] Admiral Niwen received the Medal of Honor for his efforts, and later retired from Starfleet to serve as Earth's first ambassador to Tellar Prime.[2]
| "Here was a lone, somewhat backward-looking ship threatening ten heavily armed cruisers with extinction. Did they have a secret super-weapon on board? I doubted it. So in my best diplomatic voice, I called their bluff. I welcomed them to our Solar System, said we were always delighted to meet new intelligent lifeforms, and told them if they made a single hostile movement, we would destroy their ship.
"A very long silence followed, broken finally by the still gruff voice accepting our offer of friendship and exclaiming that as allies we would be an invincible duo."[3] |
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