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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Reverend: [QB] [QUOTE]Shi(r)Kahr was never intended to be the Vulcan capital AFAIK - but rather the Vulcan equivalent of a small midwestern town. At least this is the impression we get from the novels, and the TAS view of the city certainly doesn't impress upon us the feeling of a metropolis. The defining feature fo Shi(r)Kahr in "Yesteryear" is that it sits on the edge of the Forge, which would be a pretty silly place to build your capital on.[/QUOTE]You're assuming that The Forge was always a harsh wilderness. If Vulcan really did endure millennia of global war cycles then it's quite possible that the current harsh desert environment, which seams to be prevalent across the planet was in fact caused by these successive wars and that Vulcan might have once been a more hospitable place. If that is the case then it stands to reason that the historic Capital would have been the focus of many attacks, so I wouldn't be surprised if most of the city is subterranean, if not for shelter from the ancient bombings then from the harsh climate. Indeed you might even postulate that The Forge itself was the product of one such attack and the dampening properties are the reminent of a weapon dropped on the area, meant to disrupt technology and it's effects have somehow endured to the present. As for why they landed the Bird of Prey, I can imagine several possible answers. 1 - Spock's apparently deteriorating condition made it dangerous to transport him. 2 - It isn't wise to be parking a Klingon ship in orbit of a major Federation world, especially when you're wanted fugitives. 3 - Mt.Selaya is a religious preserve and as such is outside the jurisdiction of Starfleet, allowing Sarek to give the ship and crew sanctuary. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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