Laxala Incident (FASA)
The Laxala Incident occured on Reference Stardate 1/9504 (April 2195) when a Klingon task force intercepted an Orion merchant ship carrying dilithium to the Federation world of Alphosa. The Orions had remained neutral in the Four Years War, a conflict between the Klingons and the Federation, and rather than allow the dilithium to be taken by the Klingons, the Orion captain destroyed his own ship. As a result of the Laxala Incident, the Botchok Planetary Congress and the Orion Frontier Merchants Association issue the Sacred Cargoes Act on Reference Stardate 1/9505 (May 2195), threatening to destroy all dilithium deposits on Rigel XII if any further dilithium cargo convoys are attacked by either side in the war. Both sides comply, and the Orions profit greatly by this, saving their worlds and their economies from collapse, as does the Federation, badly in need of dilithium and other scarce war materiel.[1][2][3]
Notes and References
- ↑ Theisen, John A. (Author). The Four Years War. Star Trek: The Role Playing Game. Book 2218A . Cover art and illustrations by Dana Knutson. FASA Corporation. 1986.
- ↑ Rogan, Peter R. (Author). The Orions: The Book of Common Knowledge. Star Trek: The Role Playing Game. Book 2008 . Cover art by David R. Deitrick. Illustrations by Jane Bigos, Dana Knutson, Todd Marsh, and Jim Nelson. FASA Corporation. 1987.
- ↑ Rogan, Peter R. (Author). The Orions: The Book of Deep Knowledge. Star Trek: The Role Playing Game. Book 2008 . Cover art by David R. Deitrick. Illustrations by Jane Bigos, Dana Knutson, Todd Marsh, and Jim Nelson. FASA Corporation. 1987.
