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The Romulan Star Empire

The Romulans are an offshoot of the Vulcan civilization that broke away to settle on the twin planets of Romulus and Remus. Romulans are passionate people, in direct contrast to their emotionless Vulcan counterparts, and they pride themselves as both intellectuals and cunning warriors. The Romulan Empire relies more on stealth and subterfuge than overt military action, a tactic which has led to the development of the cloaking device and the formation of the Tal Shiar, the special intelligence branch of the Romulan military. The Romulan Empire is currently controlled by the Romulan Senate, which is presided over by the Praetor.

The Romulans' earliest recorded military actions were the century-long Romulan-Vulcan War, which was later followed by a conflict with Earth forces around the year 2160. This conflict ended with the creation of the Romulan Neutral Zone, which remained unviolated until the year 2266, when a Romulan ship entered the expanse. The Romulans then entered a brief alliance with the Klingon Empire, which resulted in an exchange of military technology and allowed the Romulans access to Klingon vessel designs. Following the Tomed Incident in 2311, the Romulans adopted an isolationist policy which lasted until 2364, when they again emerged to investigate early Borg activity near the Neutral Zone. Romulan-Federation relations remained strained until a brief, yet reluctant alliance against the Cardassians and Dominion in the Dominion War.