Vulcan

Vulcan is a prominent world in the United Federation of Planets. The term also describes natives of the planet Vulcan.

History

The early history of Vulcan is largely unknown. They were capable of interstellar spaceflight since at least the 9th century BC, founding at a monastery at P'Jem. The key turning point of Vulcan history was the so-called "Time of Awakening", a period of nuclearcivil war that nearly destroyed their civilization; the war caused a split between the followers of Surak, who remained on the planet and embraced logic, and their adversaries who fled into space.

A second, minor revolution occurred in the first half of the 22nd century, when the High Command unsuccessfully attempted to reform Vulcan society into an expansionist power.

Organization

Vulcan is one of the founding member worlds of the Federation. Political and military power falls under the Vulcan High Command; however, it's structure is largely unknown.

Attributes

Vulcan blood uses copper compounds to transport oxygen, resulting in them having green blood. They are physically much stronger than humans, although the gravity on Vulcan does not seem to be high compared to that of Earth. Telepathy is a common trait among Vulcans.

Vulcans have a life expectancy of approximately 400 years.

Territory

Vulcan is one of the major worlds of the Federation. It is unclear whether there are Vulcan colonies on other planets. The pre-Federation Vulcan government had claims on a number of planets, though these were heavily contested by the Andorian Empire.

Threat Assessment

Vulcans are the originators of much of the technology used by the Federation, although it is not clear how much of this technology they invented and how much they discovered through interaction with other races. Vulcan has a defensive fleet of unknown size as well as its own intelligence service.

During the 22nd century, Vulcan was a major power in the Alpha Quadrant, but their influence is now entirely subsidiary to that of the Federation. Two Federation vessels have been known to be crewed exclusively by Vulcans, USS Intrepid in the 23rd century and USS T'Kumbra in the 24th.