In 2375, after a grueling war with the unrelenting Dominion, the United Federation of Planets and its allies brought a
new era of peace to the Alpha and Beta Quadrants. Or so they thought.
For years following the Dominion War, relief efforts helped to rebuild the structures and ships destroyed during battle.
Faith in the Federation from its citizens, however, was not so easy to regain. Instead of peace, a new era of paranoia
and political unrest emerged - threatening to plummet the Federation into a civil war, which in itself could have far
reaching consequences throughout the Alpha Quadrant.
Meanwhile, the Cardassian empire was quickly able to recover itself and lock down its borders, threatening to destroy
any ship - including the former relief vessels - that passed into their territory. This new unease with the former
allies of the Dominion only helped feed the paranoia which was slowly causing the