Changes: Kyrian

Latest revision as of 15:17, 16 May 2023

The Kyrian people were a warp-capable species from the Delta Quadrant. They shared a homeworld with their neighbors, the Vaskans, with whom they had a strained relationship for centuries.

In 2374, they were on the verge of war with the Vaskans. The Vaskans, who saw the Kyrians as a violent, stubborn people, claimed to have tried every diplomatic option, but expected an attack any day. The trigger for the war appeared to be when the USS Voyager, unaware of the interspecies tension, signed a trade agreement with the Vaskans, which a Kyrian leader called Tedran interpreted as them negotiating an alliance to attack the Kyrians.

Voyager was attacked by three Kyrian ships, and a group of Kyrians led by Tedran beamed aboard Voyager and took several people hostage and collected technology. They were defeated by Voyager security personnel, but on the eve of surrender Tedran was killed by the Vaskan ambassador, Daleth. After this, Voyager was attacked by nine more Kyrian ships. It was speculated that the EMH backup module was stolen during this battle.

Voyager was believed to have then left the area sometime later. The Great War ensued, which was later described as brief but brutal.

By the 31st century, a Kyrian struggle for equality was ongoing. Kyrians were forced to live outside of city centers, and their children could not attend the same academies as those of Vaskans. Token Kyrians might be included in commissions.

During this period, a man named Quarren founded the Museum of Kyrian Heritage. Among its exhibits was one called The Voyager Encounter. However, after seven centuries the Kyrian view of the event was severely distorted. They believed that Voyager was a warship that had been hired by the Vaskans to attack Kyrian lands and that the Vaskans promised them the location of a wormhole in exchange. In their version of events, Voyager's doctor created biogenic weapons responsible for eight million deaths, and Janeway coolly executed Tedran, who was by now regarded as a Kyrian martyr.

This version of events was upended by the discovery of a back-up copy of The Doctor in an EMH backup module found beneath the ruins of Kesef. After being sent to the Museum of Kyrian Heritage, Quarren managed to reactivate this version of The Doctor, initially considering him a war criminal. However, The Doctor protested the revisionist history, and eventually started to win over Quarren and the rest of the planet. Within years, the two species witnessed the dawn of harmony. (VOY: "Living Witness")

The species name "Kyrian" was invented by Brannon Braga. (Information from Larry Nemecek)

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+{{sidebar species
-[[File:Quarren, Living witness.jpg|thumb|Quarren, a Kyrian]]
+| image     = Quarren (Kyrian).jpg
-[[File:Kyrian text.gif|thumb|Kyrian script]]
+| caption  = {{dis|Quarren|Kyrian}}, a Kyrian male ([[31st century]])
-The '''Kyrian''' people were a [[warp]]-capable [[species]] from the [[Delta Quadrant]].
+| type      = [[Humanoid]]
+| quadrant  = [[Delta Quadrant]]
+| image2    = Kyrian arbiter.jpg
+| caption2 = An unnamed Kyrian female (31st century)
+| planet    = [[Kyrian and Vaskan homeworld]]}}
+[[File:Kyrian text.png|thumb|Kyrian script.]]
+The '''Kyrian''' people were a [[warp-capable]] [[species]] from the [[Delta Quadrant]]. They shared [[Kyrian and Vaskan homeworld|a homeworld]] with their neighbors, the [[Vaskan]]s, with whom they had a strained relationship for centuries.
-In [[2374]] they were an aggressive people who had strained relations with the neighboring [[Vaskan]]s. This resentment boiled over into war when the {{USS|Voyager}} signed a [[trade agreement]] with the Vaskans.
+In [[2374]], they were on the verge of war with the Vaskans. The Vaskans, who saw the Kyrians as a violent, stubborn people, claimed to have tried every diplomatic option, but expected an attack any day. The trigger for the war appeared to be when the {{USS|Voyager}}, unaware of the interspecies tension, signed a [[trade agreement]] with the Vaskans, which a Kyrian leader called [[Tedran]] interpreted as them negotiating an alliance to attack the Kyrians.
-A group of Kyrians, led by [[Tedran]], beamed aboard the ''Voyager'' and took several people hostage. They were defeated when Tedran was killed by the Vaskan [[ambassador]].
+''Voyager'' was attacked by three Kyrian ships, and a group of Kyrians led by Tedran [[beam]]ed aboard ''Voyager'' and took several people [[hostage]] and collected technology. They were defeated by ''Voyager'' security personnel, but on the eve of surrender Tedran was killed by the Vaskan [[ambassador]], [[Daleth]]. After this, ''Voyager'' was attacked by nine more Kyrian ships. It was speculated that the [[EMH backup module]] was stolen during this battle.
+''Voyager'' was believed to have then left the area sometime later. The [[Great War]] ensued, which was later described as brief but brutal.
-Several days later ''Voyager'' was attacked by nine Kyrian ships. Several soldiers managed to board ''Voyager'' and stole various pieces of technology before escaping. The ''Voyager'' then left the area.
+By the [[31st century]], a Kyrian struggle for equality was ongoing. Kyrians were [[oppression|forced to]] live outside of [[city center]]s, and their [[children]] could not attend the same [[academy|academies]] as those of Vaskans. [[tokenism|Token]] Kyrians might be included in commissions.
-The war between the Vaskans and Kyrians that followed was devastating and almost completely wiped out Kyrian culture. Over the next few centuries they became second-class citizens in a predominantly Vaskan culture.
-By the [[31st century]] Kyrian culture was reasserting itself. One aspect of this cultural renaissance was an investigation into what was known as [[The Voyager Encounter|The ''Voyager'' Encounter]]. After seven centuries the Kyrian view of the event was hugely distorted. They believed that ''Voyager'' was a warship that had been hired by the Vaskans to attack Kyrian space and that the Vaskans gave them the location of a [[wormhole]] in exchange. In their version of events, ''Voyager'' used [[biogenic weapon]]s to cause mass deaths on the Kyrian [[homeworld]] and killed Tedran, who was by now regarded as Kyrian martyr.
+During this period, a man named {{dis|Quarren|Kyrian}} founded the [[Museum of Kyrian Heritage]]. Among its exhibits was one called [[The Voyager Encounter|The ''Voyager'' Encounter]]. However, after seven centuries the Kyrian view of the event was severely distorted. They believed that ''Voyager'' was a warship that had been hired by the Vaskans to attack Kyrian lands and that the Vaskans promised them the location of a [[wormhole]] in exchange. In their version of events, ''Voyager''{{'}}s [[Emergency Medical Android|doctor]] created [[biogenic weapon]]s responsible for eight million deaths, and Janeway coolly executed Tedran, who was by now regarded as a Kyrian martyr.
+This version of events was upended by the discovery of a back-up copy of The Doctor in an [[EMH backup module]] found beneath the ruins of [[Kesef]]. After being sent to the Museum of Kyrian Heritage, Quarren managed to reactivate this version of The Doctor, initially considering him a [[war criminal]]. However, The Doctor protested the [[revisionist history]], and eventually started to win over Quarren and the rest of the planet. Within years, the two species witnessed the dawn of harmony. ({{VOY|Living Witness}})
-The Kyrians also made incorrect assumptions about the nature of the crew. This included [[Chakotay]] having a [[Māori]] [[tattoo]], [[Seven of Nine]] being a full [[Borg]] and [[Kazon]]s being crew members. They also believed that [[The Doctor]] was an [[android]] rather than a [[hologram]].
+{{bginfo|The species name "Kyrian" was invented by [[Brannon Braga]]. (''Information from [[Larry Nemecek]]'')}}
+== People ==
-This version of events was put forward by [[Quarren (Kyrian)|Quarren]] in his [[Kyrian Museum of Heritage]] until he discovered a back-up copy of the Doctor in an [[EMH backup module]] found beneath a Kyrian city. This device had originally been stolen by the Kyrians in their attack and the Doctor had lain dormant in it ever since.
+* {{dis|Quarren|Kyrian}}
+* [[Unnamed Kyrians]]
+[[de:Kyrianer]]
-After he was reactivated, the Doctor was considered a war criminal. However he explained the real history of the Kyrian/Vaskan conflict. Although this caused the old tensions between the two races to once again boil over, it led to a new understanding between them and eventually created a harmonious society.
-The copy of the Doctor became the Kyrian [[Surgical Chancellor]] for many years before leaving in a one-man ship with the aim of reaching the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. ({{VOY|Living Witness}})
-== See also ==
-*[[unnamed Kyrians|List of Kyrians]]
 [[Category:Species]]