Post by Odan Thos on May 8, 2009 3:00:24 GMT -6
IC Plot
It is the year 2291. After the success of the Enterprise (NCC-1701), The United Federation of Planets and Starfleet have put the second Excelsior Class star ship into service and dubbed her The New Orleans hoping that she would be more successful than the first Excelsior. She has been put under the command of a fairly fresh Starfleet Academy graduate by the name of Kayen Storm. His crew has been mostly handpicked to try to include representatives of every known race. This ship was personally pushed by now Rear Admiral James T. Kirk.
Her primary mission? To continue exploration of the Alpha and Beta Quadrants, to contact and communicate with other civilizations, and to facilitate diplomatic negotiations. Captain Storm, the son of a Starfleet Admiral, has been specially trained to function as a diplomat and ambassador of Starfleet to help with this mission.
Lastly, the New Orleans is designed to function as a battleship in hostile situations. For this purpose, it has been refitted with a new hull and more responsive engines and shields (but they are prone to malfunctions). She has also been supplied with resources to last over 10 years if necessary.
OOC Information
The timeline for this role playing group is known as liquid time. This means that some technologies, races, and people from other Star Trek eras may make appearances in this RP.