VULCAN MANUAL STARFLEET MARINE CORPS Xenostudies Vulcan Manual

XENOSTUDIES VULCAN MANUAL STARFLEET MARINE CORPS Xenostudies Vulcan Manual 2007 Edition This manual is published by the STARFLEET Marine Corps, a component of STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc., and released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by- nc-nd/2.5/). You may freely copy, distribute, display, and perform this manual, but all other uses are strictly prohibited unless written permission is received from the Commandant or Deputy Commandant, STARFLEET Marine Corps. The STARFLEET Marine Corps holds no claims to any trademarks, copyrights, or other properties held by Paramount, other such companies or individuals. Published: May 2007 XV Manual Contents Part 1 - Introduction ��1 Copyright and Disclaimer �� 1 Pronoun Disclaimer �� 1 Acknowledgements �� 1 Reporting Authority �� 1 Author’s Note �� 2 Part 2 - 40 Eridani ��3 The Solar System �� 3 T’Khasi (Vulcan) �� 5 Part 3 - Notable Places ��6 Cities �� 6 Geological Formations �� 7 Structures �� 8 Temples �� 9 Other Planets and Colonies �� 9 Part 4 - The Vulcan People ��11 Evolutionary History �� 11 Physiology �� 13 Cultural Information �� 19 The Family �� 23 Ritual �� 25 Vulcan Philosophy �� 29 Religious Beliefs �� 34 Ethics �� 35 Mental Disciplines �� 36 Part 5 - The Government ��38 History �� 38 Modern Government �� 42 The Judicial System �� 43 The V’Shar �� 44 Other Government Agencies �� 45 Dissident Movements �� 46 Part 6 - The Vulcan Military ��50 Military Ranks �� 50 Ground Troops �� 50 Military Engagements �� 51 Weaponry and Technology �� 52 Ships �� 53 Appendices ��61 Appendix A - Historical Timeline �� 61 About the SFMC Academy ��66 XV Manual Part 1 - Introduction Copyright and Disclaimer This manual is published by the STARFLEET Marine Corps, a component of STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc., and released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/). You may freely copy, distribute, display, and perform this manual, but all other uses are strictly prohibited unless written permission is received from the Commandant or Deputy Commandant, STARFLEET Marine Corps. The STARFLEET Marine Corps, STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan Association, Inc., holds no claims to any trademarks, copyrights, or other properties held by CBS Studios Inc., other such companies or individuals. Reference works used in creation of this manual; Information & images found in this manual has been compiled from many sources on the Internet. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek 2. http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Vulcans 3. http://www.vulcanlanguage.com/ 4. http://www.ditl.org/ 5. http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/history.htm 6. http://www.geocities.com/shirkahr/VulcanTimeline.html 7. http://www.ccdump.org/ 8. http://www.starbase118.net/wiki/index.php/Vulcan_(planet):_The_ Provinces_of_Na’nam 9. http://www.geocities.com/shirkahr/ShirKahrCity.html 10. http://www.projectrho.com/vulsun.htm 11. “The Way of Kolinahr” by Last Unicorn Games 12. “Sarek” by A.C Crispin 13. “The IDIC Epidemic” by Jean Lorrah 14. “Spock’s World” by Diane Duane Pronoun Disclaimer In this manual, “he”, “him”, and “his” are used following the standard English language grammatical convention to use these forms for gender-nonspecific pronouns. No sexist bias is intended. The convention is used merely for ease of writing and reading. There have been and hopefully always will be plenty of female members in the SFMC, and no slight to them is intended. Acknowledgments This manual would not have been possible without the help of the countless people who have worked on the source material and Carol Thompson. Reporting Authority The governing authority for Xenostudies Branch information is the Commanding Officer, Training Command (COTRACOM). Send questions, comments, or suggestions concerning Support to: [email protected] 1 XV Manual Author’s Note: Vulcan information both published and televised tends to contradict itself. This manual attempts to reconcile the major contradictions and leaves out information that totally contradicts canon and near-canon “facts.” In some cases even canon sources contradict themselves and so the information is compared with earlier or more accepted facts, the latter taking precedence. Where canon information is absent, non-canon information is presented. 2 XV Manual Part 2 – 40 Eridani Federation Area Map The Vulcan system is 16.45 light years from Earth as shown on this close-up of a Federation map. The Solar System 40 Eridani Solar system (not to scale) Note: The term T’Khasi will be used in this manual when referring to the planet itself. The term Vulcan will be used in any context referring to the people of T’Khasi, titles, culture, politics, etc as this is the more familiar term when dealing with Vulcans. Solar System Details 40 Eridani A, the primary star (and T’Khasi’s sun) is an orange main-sequence dwarf of spectral type K1 V, which makes it a cousin to our own Sun. Because this sun is a bit smaller than ours, its planets orbit closer. The star is 500 million years older than our sun. Its solar activity runs on a cycle of 7 years, affecting all life in that solar system, including the Vulcan mating cycle. 3 XV Manual The first planet out is 40 Eridani A I. Its orbit is about 0.25 AU or about 2,325,000 miles from its sun. It is a rocky type B (geomorteus) planet, partly molten, volcanically active. The strong tidal forces of the primary star have kept this planet from completely solidifying and its surface temperature is very high. It’s plane of orbit is tilted several degrees from the ecliptic. The second orbit out is at 0.56 AU or about 5,236,000 miles from the sun. This orbit is shared by two planets T’Khasi and T’Khut which rotate about a common point and together complete the yearly orbit in a bit under 200 days. Real Life astronomers say that the habitable

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