Kzinti Hegemony (SFU)
Home of the Kzinti species. 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 both had developed warp drive,[1] with the First Klingon-Kzinti War spanning Y50-Y82.[2] The Kzinti found themselves embroiled in another war from Y48-Y56, this time with the Lyrans, a distantly related species, who were also fighting against the Klingons, and whom the Kzinti had initally mistaken for Klingon allies, and the misconception may have inadvertently caused that very alliance to happen. The Kzinti began to implement tactical warp drive in Y78, in response to the Klingons doing the same.[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. A Third War raged from Y123-Y131, to inconclusive results. That was followed by a Fourth War from Y158-Y162, which again ended inconclusively.[2]
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 trade 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 Klingons' aggressive expansion into their territories.[2]
Notes and References
- ↑ Cole, Stephen V. Star Fleet Battles: Pocket Edition. Graphics by Allen D. Eldridge. Cover by A.J. Bellflower. Task Force Games. 22 June 1979.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
- ↑ 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.
