Editing Romulan Republic

{{playablefactioninfo
| name = Romulan Republic
| motto = March beneath the raptor's wings
| faction = Romulan Republic
| release = May 21, 2013<br />([[Legacy of Romulus]])
| status = Playable Faction
| capital = New Romulus
| quadrant = Beta Quadrant
| species = [[Romulan]]<br />[[Reman]]<br />[[Liberated Borg]]<br />[[Alien]]
| political_system = Republic
| foreign_policy = Alliance Building
| leader = Proconsul [[D'Tan]]
| alliance_relations = Member
| emblem = Romulan Republic Emblem.png
}}
The '''Romulan Republic''' is one of the [[playable faction]]s in ''[[Star Trek Online]]''. Born out of the {{MAlpha|Vulcan reunification}} movement and the [[Reman Resistance]], the Romulan Republic was formed in [[2409]] as an alliance of [[Romulan]]s and [[Reman]]s who wish to build a peaceful civilization as opposed to [[Sela|Empress Sela]]'s oppressive [[Romulan Star Empire|Star Empire]]. The Republic is centered on [[New Romulus]], though it also controls several systems and colonies throughout the [[Beta Quadrant]].

Members of the Romulan Republic cannot build their own [[Fleet starbase]]s. Instead, at level 10, a player of the Romulan Republic has to ally either with the Federation or the Klingons, enabling this character to join the chosen ally's [[fleet]]s and visit its social hubs while still remaining part of an otherwise separate Romulan faction.

==Player Characters==
Like Federation and Klingon characters, Romulan players must choose a [[career path]] (analogous to a 'class' from other [[MMORPG]]s) and a [[Player race|species]]. Neither can be subsequently altered. Later, when the player reaches a higher rank, a new starship must also be selected, which can, however, be changed at any time. 

[[File:Romulan Republic choose faction.png|center|500px]]<br />
:''"Both Starfleet and the Klingon Defense Force have agreed to take Romulans into their forces. I'd like you to be the first. You will be our eyes, ears and hands in their fleets. More importantly, you will be our voice. Where you serve is your choice. But wherever you go, always remember that you are Romulan."''
::: ― [[D'Tan]] to [[player]], following the [[Khitomer]] conference

At the end of {{mission|Turning Point}}, i.e. when reaching level 10, players of the Romulan Republic also have to choose to either [[Federation-aligned|align with the Federation]] or [[Klingon-aligned|the Klingon Empire]]. Romulan characters will retain their [[UI]], specific storyline as well as their exclusive access to [[Warbird]]s, costumes, and certain Republic [[hub]]s. However, they cannot build their own [[fleet starbase]]s and will instead be able to join [[fleet]]s and teams, as well as visit social hubs of their chosen ally. Republic players therefore have access to more hubs than any [[Starfleet]] or [[Klingon Defense Force]] player.


Romulan Republic players are also called "RRF" in-game, although its meaning is never shown (possibly '''R'''omulan '''R'''epublic '''F'''leet?).

===Races===
Romulan Republic characters have a range of [[Player race|races]] to choose from, each of which offers unique traits and abilities. A player's choice of race is important and cannot be changed, so it is advisable to choose carefully.
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===Starships===
[[File:Romulan Warbird - Cloak.png|thumb|All Romulan Warbirds come with an innate [[Ability: Battle Cloak|cloaking device]]]]
:''[[Romulan playable starship|See main article: Romulan playable starships]]''
The [[Romulan Star Empire]] has long been one of the dominant powers in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. Boasting unparalleled cloaking technology, powerful Plasma and Disruptor weaponry, and the resourcefulness to quickly develop countermeasures for the tactics of other factions, [[Romulan]]s were a key force in many conflicts since the 2150s.

[[Warbird]]s – the most iconic of Romulan vessels – have formed the backbone of the Romulan military for centuries. With the destruction of [[Romulus]], these Warbirds have become a lasting symbol of the once mighty empire’s strength – as well as a new home for some of the many refugees in the wake of their planet’s destruction.
* Romulans are masters of Cloaking technology, and all Warbirds are equipped with a [[Ability: Battle Cloak|cloaking device]]. In addition, the Romulan racial trait – [[Trait: Subterfuge/boff|Subterfuge]] – enhances the performance of cloaking devices and increases the damage that their ships deal after lowering their Cloak.
[[File:Romulan Ships Engineering Singularity Core.jpg|thumb|Warbirds are powered by a [[Singularity Core]]]]
[[File:Romulan Warbird - Singularity Implosion.png|thumb|When destroyed, Warbirds leave behind a deadly Singularity implosion]]
* Romulan ships tend to be large and heavy, making them somewhat slower and less maneuverable than comparable [[Federation]] and [[Klingon Defense Force]] ships. The iconic [[D'deridex Warbird Battle Cruiser|''D’deridex''-class]], for example, is larger and more resilient than the [[Starfleet]]'s [[Exploration Cruiser]] – but considerably slower as a result.
* Unlike Federation and Klingon Defense Force vessels, Romulan Warbirds are powered by a unique [[Singularity Warp Core]]. The Singularity Warp Core can build power as the Romulan ship engages in combat, and then utilize this power to produce one of several devastating effects on the battlefield.
* As an added consequence of their unique Warp Core, Warbirds create a deadly Singularity implosion when they are destroyed.

Although Warbirds form the backbone of the Romulan military, there are other ships, exclusive to Romulan Republic, which behave more like their Federation and Klingon Defense Force counterparts. These starships, such as [[Suliban Silik Flight-Deck Assault Cruiser|Suliban Flight-Deck Assault Cruiser]] or [[Dewan Pilot Escorts]], are powered by a classic [[Matter Anti-Matter Warp Core]]. 

Characters of the Romulan Republic may also fly almost any ship of their respective ally - the [[Federation]] or the [[Klingon Empire]]. Ally ships which remain unusable by the Romulan Republic characters are:
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* [[Chimera Heavy Destroyer|Chimera]]/[[Manticore Heavy Destroyer]] ''(All variants)''
* [[Peghqu' Heavy Destroyer|Peghqu']]/[[Duvqu' Heavy Destroyer]] ''(All variants)''
* [[Wells Temporal Science Vessel|Wells]]/[[Verne Temporal Science Vessel]] ''(All variants)''
* [[Korath Temporal Science Vessel|Korath]]/[[Qul'poH Temporal Science Vessel]] ''(All variants)''
* [[Mobius Temporal Destroyer|Mobius]]/[[Klein Temporal Destroyer]] ''(All variants)''
* [[Krenn Temporal Destroyer|Krenn]]/[[Chargh'poH Temporal Destroyer]] ''(All variants)''
* [[Command Assault Cruiser]] ''(All variants)''
* [[NX Escort Refit]]
* [[Prototype Dreadnought Cruiser]]
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* [[Universe Temporal Heavy Dreadnought Cruiser]]
* [[Temporal Light Cruiser]]
* [[D7 Temporal Battlecruiser]]
* [[D9 Dreadnought Battlecruiser]]
* [[Durgath Temporal Heavy Dreadnought Battlecruiser]]
* [[Kelvin Timeline D4x Pilot Bird-of-Prey]]
* [[Kelvin Timeline Heavy Command Cruiser]]
* [[Kelvin Timeline Intel Dreadnought Cruiser]]
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==Storyline missions==
The Romulan Republic have several arcs of faction-exclsuive [[mission]]s, after which they join the main cross-faction story flow. A handful of these missions are available to other factions via alternative story arcs, and the Wasteland arc is an optional endgame arc for other factions.
{{EpisodeArc
|color = #386
|image = File:Episode Arc - Romulan Tutorial.png
|link = [[Tutorial|Tutorial: A Day on the Farm]]
|description = ''The following Episode Arc cannot be replayed.''<br>
You are surviving on the agricultural world of [[Virinat]] after the destruction of the [[Romulus System]]. Over 20 years after the heavy blow to the [[Romulan Star Empire]], you and your friends are trying to rebuild in the wake of cataclysmic changes to the Empire and its people. 
|missions = {{mission|A Day on the Farm}} • {{mission|A Day in the Sun}} • {{mission|Virinat, Invaded}} • {{mission|Flight from Virinat}}
}}
{{EpisodeArc
|color = #386
|image = File:Episode Arc - From the Ashes.png
|link = [[Story Arc: From the Ashes|From the Ashes]]
|description = You rejected the politics and problems of the [[Romulan]] people for a quiet life in [[Virinat|Virinat Colony]]. But even that far-away world wasn't safe from the machinations of the [[Tal Shiar]].
|missions = {{mission|Explore the Flotilla}} • {{mission|The Helix}} • {{mission|Crossroads at Crateris}} • {{mission|Gasko Blues}} • {{mission|The Search for New Romulus}} • {{mission|Turning Point}} • {{mission|Neutral No More}}
}}
{{EpisodeArc
|color = #386
|image = File:Episode Arc - Allies.png
|link = [[Story Arc: Allies|Allies]]
|description = The return of a [[Charva|former friend]] leads you into conflict with the allies of the [[Romulan Republic]].<br>
Was Virinat more than just a Romulan colony? Were its citizens as innocent as you once thought? Who is telling the truth? The answers to these questions can only be found by looking back into the past.
|missions = {{mission|The Price of Neutrality}} • {{mission|Memory Lane}} • {{mission|Bigger Picture}} • {{mission|Smash and Grab}} • {{mission|Tradecraft}}
}}
{{EpisodeArc
|color = #386
|image = File:Episode Arc - In Shadows.png
|link = [[Story Arc: In Shadows|In Shadows]]
|description = Infilitrate the Tal Shiar and learn more about the inner workings of their organization.<br>
What lines will you cross to uncover secrets best left buried?
|missions = {{mission|An Inside Job}} • {{mission|Enemy Action}} • {{mission|Sleepers}} • {{mission|Cloak and Dagger}} • {{mission|Revelation}} • {{mission|Mind Game}}
}}
{{EpisodeArc
|color = #386
|image = File:Episode Arc - Wasteland.png
|link = [[Story Arc: Wasteland|Wasteland]]
|description = Something is stirring beneath the sands of the [[Nimbus III|Planet of Galactic Peace]].<br>
A tip from your allies sends you to Nimbus III in search of thalaron triggers and hidden [[Tal Shiar]] [[Installation 18|installation]]. 
|missions = {{mission|Secrets of Nimbus}} • {{mission|The Lost City of Paradise}} • {{mission|Blind Men Tell All Tales}} • {{mission|The Undying}} • {{mission|A Fistful of Gorn}} • {{mission|Installation 18}}
}}
{{EpisodeArc
|color = #386
|image = File:Episode Arc - Vengeance.png
|link = [[Story Arc: Vengeance|Vengeance]]
|description = The time has come to shine a light on the creatures hiding in the dark.<br>
The [[Elachi]] will pay for everything they've done.
|missions = {{mission|Small Packages}} • {{mission|Last Stand}} • {{mission|The Best Defense}} • {{mission|Turnabout}} • {{mission|Devil's Choice}}
}}
{{EpisodeArc
|color = #386
|image = File:Episode Arc - Freedom.png
|link = [[Story Arc: Freedom|Freedom]]
|description = Put an end to the Tal Shiar threat and free your people! 
|missions = {{mission|Toward Freedom}} • {{mission|Task Force Operations: Romulan Mystery}} • {{mission|The Vault}} • {{mission|Mine Enemy}} • {{mission|Frozen}} • {{mission|Coliseum}} • {{mission|Cutting the Cord}} • {{mission|Darkness Before the Dawn}}
}}

==Culture==
The New Romulans desire to live peacefully, leaving behind the secrecy and deception forced upon them by the Star Empire. Many of the Republic's Romulan population also desires to reunify with the [[Vulcan]]s, as their two races share a common ancestry.

==History==
[[File:Romulan Republic delegation - Surface Tension.png|thumb|The Romulan Republic delegation during the conference on countering the looming [[Undine]] threat in early [[2410]]]]
:''Main article: [[History of the Romulan and Reman peoples]]''
* The origins of the Republic can be traced back to the teachings of [[Spock]] during his time on [[Romulus]] with the Reunificationists. Many of his followers, including D'Tan, seek to escape the constant fear and paranoia that pervades the Star Empire, and were given an opportunity to do so following the [[Hobus supernova]] in [[2387]].
* By [[2409]] the Republic - not yet recognized as a faction separate from the Star Empire - controls a number of warbirds, many of them older designs that have fallen out of service with the Romulan Star Navy.
* That same year, the Republic colonizes Dewa III, which it renames "New Romulus" and declares it to be its new capital. Shortly after, the [[Federation]], the [[Klingon Empire]] and the [[Romulan Star Empire]] convene a conference on [[Khitomer]] in order to discuss full diplomatic recognition of the Romulan Republic. Although the Federation and the Klingon Empire both recognize and agree to support the Republic, Empress [[Sela]] of the Star Empire vows to hunt down and punish D'Tan and his followers.
* Later in 2409, an [[Iconian gateway]] leading to the [[Solanae Dyson Sphere]] at the [[Beta Quadrant|Beta-]][[Delta Quadrant]] border is discovered and re-activated in the Republic-controlled [[Jouret System]]. Being in a similar position as [[Bajor]] when the [[Bajoran wormhole]] was discovered, the [[Dyson Joint Command]] is formed under the command of the Romulan Republic but in close cooperation with the Federation and the Klingon Empire in order to explore and secure the Dyson Sphere on the far-side of the gateway.
* In early [[2410]], the Republic further progresses on its path to be an equal partner among the Federation and the Klingon Empire, when it takes part in a conference in the newly discovered [[Jenolan Dyson Sphere]] deep within the Delta Quadrant. The Romulan Republic soon actively assists in defending both [[Earth]] and [[Qo'noS]] from an [[Undine]] surprise attack and subsequently participates in a cease-fire meeting between the Empire and the Federation.
* Later in 2410, New Romulus is attacked by the [[Herald]]s of the [[Iconian]]s after the cold war against them [[Iconian War|heats up]]. Despite heavy losses, the Republic together with the Federation, Klingon Empire and many other allies from the entire galaxy can end the Iconian War.

==Politics==
[[File:D'Tan on New Romulus.jpg|200px|thumb|Right|[[D'Tan]], Proconsul of the Republic on [[New Romulus|Mol'Rihan]]]]
The Romulan Republic has a democratic government. Proconsul [[D'Tan]] is the current head of state.

The New Romulans maintain peaceful relations with the [[Federation]], and are also working with the [[Klingon Empire]]. The latter sees helping them as a way of conquering one of their greatest enemies without lifting a blade, and it also allows them to devote more resources toward preparing for greater threats.

Despite its peaceful intentions, the Republic is at odds with a number of factions, most notably the [[Tal Shiar]] and the [[Tholian Assembly]] - [[Hirogen]] hunters are frequently sighted on New Romulus as well.

==Military (NPC)==
The Republic has access to most of the Star Empire's starship designs. They typically (though not always) use the [[Ship prefix|prefix]] R.R.W. ('''R'''omulan '''R'''epublic '''W'''arbird).
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=== Starships ===
* {{pips|0}} [[Romulan Shuttle]]
* {{pips|0}} [[Scorpion Fighter (Mob)|Scorpion Fighter]]
* {{pips|1}} [[T'varo Light Warbird (Mob)|T'varo Light Warbird]]
* {{pips|2}} [[Dhelan Warbird (Mob)|Dhelan Warbird]]
* {{pips|2}} [[Mogai Heavy Warbird (Mob)|Mogai Heavy Warbird]]
* {{pips|3}} [[D'deridex Battlecruiser]]
* {{pips|3}} [[Ha'apax Advanced Warbird (Mob)|Ha'apax Advanced Warbird]]
* {{pips|4}} [[Falchion Dreadnought Warbird (Mob)|Falchion Dreadnought Warbird]]
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===Ground Forces===
* {{pips|0}} [[Romulan Analyst]]
* {{pips|0}} [[Technician]]
* {{pips|0}} [[Recruit (Romulan)]]
* {{pips|1}} [[Uhlan]]
* {{pips|1}} [[Sublieutenant Medic]]
* {{pips|1}} [[Guard]]
* {{pips|1}} [[Shadow Guard]]
* {{pips|2}} [[Centurion]]
* {{pips|2}} [[Centurion Engineer]]
* {{pips|2}} [[Centurion Medic]]
* {{pips|2}} [[Centurion Scientist]]
* {{pips|2}} [[Guard Elite]]
* {{pips|2}} [[Shadow Guard Elite]]
* {{pips|2}} [[Dark Shadow Guard Elite]]
* {{pips|3}} [[Subcommander]]
* {{pips|3}} [[Subcommander Engineer]]
* {{pips|3}} [[Guard Commander]]
* {{pips|4}} [[Romulan Commander]]
* {{pips|4}} [[Guard Captain]]
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=== Bosses ===
* {{pips|4}} [[D'Tan]]
* {{pips|4}} [[Obisek]]
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==Space==
*[[:Category:Romulan Republic sectors|Romulan Republic sectors]]
*[[:Category:Romulan Republic systems|Romulan Republic systems]]
*[[:Category:Romulan Republic planets|Romulan Republic planets]]
*[[:Category:Reman systems|Reman systems]]
*[[:Category:Reman planets|Reman planets]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:New Romulus space.png|New Romulus from orbit.
File:New Romulus surface.jpg|The surface of New Romulus.
File:D'Tan.png|D'Tan.
File:Obisek.png|Obisek.
File:DtanObiseknewrom.png|D'Tan and Obisek on New Romulus. 
</gallery>

==Notes==
* The Romulan Republic was added to the game on November 12th, 2012 as part of [[Season Seven: New Romulus]], continuing the storyline of [[Cloaked Intentions]].
* The Republic became a playable [[faction]] on May 21st, 2013, as part of the [[Legacy of Romulus]] expansion.

==See also==
*[[Max Level Boost]]

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