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civilization from the planets Romulus and Remus. An offshoot of the Vulcan race that left Vulcan two thousand years ago, the Romulans are a passionate,
aggressive, but highly honorable people. The ancient Romulans reached across
much of the quadrant with outposts and settlements on such far-flung worlds
as Barradas III, Calder II, Dessica II, Draken IV, and Yadalla Prime. In
modern times, the Romulans conducted a brutal attack on the Klingon Narendra III outpost in 2344. The Starship Enterprise-C, under the command of Captain
Rachel Garrett, responded to distress calls from Narendra III, and attempted
to render aid to the Klingons. Although the Enterprise-C was reported lost, the incident led to
closer Klingon-Federation ties in following years. Two Romulan officers
were found on Galorndon Core in 2366 after the downing of their scout craft.
The Romulans believed the Dominion to be the greatest threat to the Alpha Quadrant in
the last century. Accordingly, the Romulan government attempted in 2371
to collapse the Bajoran wormhole in order to prevent a potential Dominion
invasion. The plan, which would have included the destruction of station
Deep Space 9 to eliminate witnesses, failed when a cloaked
warbird accidentally caused Miles O'Brien to timeshift into the near future, where
he witnessed the Romulan attack. Upon returning to his present, O'Brien warned station personnel, thwarting the plan.
The Romulan legislative body is known as the Romulan Senate.
