Barradus IV

Description of Site
Barradus IV is one of the missing “pit stops” that the original Rihannsu must have made during their ancient voyage to Romulus. However, in modern times the planet of Barradus IV is inhabited by the Bropal, a breakaway Vulcan culture that turned isolationist in the mid nineteenth century and have remained politically autonomous ever since. The Bropal have perfected mind-meld and katra-manipulating techniques that allow them to preserve the identities of the long dead in the form of exchangeable personality fragments. Talking to any individual bropal is almost like speaking to a representative of an immense superorganism. Barradus IV in particular houses an ancient computer backup facility that retains knowledge of the entire state of the Vulcans’ known galaxy at the time of the exodus. In exchange for enough information to assimilate a somewhat faithful simulacrum of the Romulan identity, the Bropal will permit Starfleet to place a semipermanent research group. Access was negotiated by the Korolev in 2322.Q4.M2.

Other Notes
After a short delay waiting for engineering resources to be freed up, construction on the research station is underway. In an unusual move, the Vermillion Connectivity has requested they be allowed to send a small team of representatives for long term psionic knowledge exchanges with the Bropal. Apparently the Bropal's psionic practices mirror ones the Vermillion use for bouts of group decision making. The FDS has taken the request under advisement and will attempt to convince the isolationist Bropal to accept a Vermillion embassy.