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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Omega: [QB] I wasn't going to do this, but I started typing and I couldn't stop! I'd suggest an archeology plotline. Set some time immediately after the Dominion war. A ship is given the task of finding out more about the history of the region: the Progenitors, the Preservers, the T'kon, the Iconians, and especially the first humanoid race. This allows lots of new plotlines, along with revisiting several older ones as desired. Major mysteries are discovered and resolved as the series progresses, leading towards large revelations of various kinds. Given the plot line of the first humanoid race, it's easy to see how themes of unity among differences grow out of this. The ship is a small one, perhaps Nova class. It was typically relegated to scout or rear lines duty during the war, so it didn't see much combat action. It's not terribly well armed or equipped, and it's not that fast. But it's sensors kick ass, especially after an extended refit. The entire crew is new, due to the major redistribution of personnel after the war. Due to the thawed relationship between the Federation and Romulans, and given the ship's important mission and lack of armament, the ship may be equipped with a cloaking device. The captain is an older human male, with moderate diplomatic experience, but he's not much into archeology. Not much into games or reading, either. Basically, he prefers reality to his imagination in all ways. His preferred entertainment is to walk his new ship, and get to know her and his crew. He can frequently be seen in the ship's bar, chatting. He hates the ship's only holodeck, and refuses to use it for immersive recreational purposes. He also puts strict limits on how the holodeck is used by the crew: no using other peoples' images without permission, no accidentally creating AIs, no holodiction. He finds a connection with both the Klingon and Romulan representatives, forming a balance between them, and keeping their general competition in check. This is an inter-species operation, with Klingon and Romulan officers aboard. The representatives are experts in the cartography and history of their respective regions. In addition, the Klingon is a tactical genius, since studying Klingon history lends itself to that. The Klingon rep is also female, lending itself to a study of how exactly women are treated differently in Klingon culture. The Romulan is a male, and a general scientist. They're very competitive, and don't seek each other's company, but they're capable of working together so long as the captain acts as a buffer between them, forming your K-S-Mc triangle. Each has a young aide/protoge. The Klingon aide considers the job a waste of his time, and as a male finds it demeaning to work for a woman. The Romulan aide (female) is thrilled to be there, very eager. She may be the daughter of her boss. The aides absolutely HATE each other because of their species, and would probably kill each other given half a chance. The first officer is a young Bajoran male. The Bajoran militia has been assimilated into Starfleet by this point. He's never even been outside the Bajoran system before this assignment. And since Bajor was neutral during the Dominion war, he doesn't have much combat experience, or really space experience at all. He grew up in the resistance, having no idea who or where his parents were. Spending much of his time in caves, he was always fascinated by the artifacts other resistance members would ignore. Other Bajorans in the crew see him as something of a hero. The destruction of Bajor's cultural treasures by the Cardassians almost made him more angry than their treatment of the people. After the Cardassian withdrawal, he was assigned to help catalog and protect the important sites and artifacts left behind. His religious beliefs are shaky, as he was in his late teens when the wormhole was first discovered. He doesn't know how much of Bajoran religion was actually desired by the Prophets. He tried to ask them in an orb vision, shortly before leaving Bajor on this mission, but their answer was cryptic, possibly implying something about his destiny. If the Captain is away, he has a hard time getting respect from the Romulan and Klingon representatives due to his inexperience. If all three are away, it's even worse, because now he has to keep their aides at bay. He does establish friendships with both aides eventually, but finds it difficult for either to accept his friendship with the other. The crew needs fleshing out, including an engineer and a doctor. I'm still working on who the bad guy should be. I'm thinking someone old and awakened, but that's reminiscent of the Vaadwaur, and they sucked. Perhaps just the general forces of the status quo, ala Chang. The Romulan and Klingon representatives continually have a hard time convincing their respective peoples of the importance and impact of what they find (whatever that is), but eventually this ship's discoveries will change the Alpha Quadrant. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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