Caldonian Science Directorate Exploratory Division

The Caldonian Science Directorate is the principal political force, the effective government of Caldonia and her colonies. It maintains a tight control on research and scientific orthodoxy. Sometimes too tight a control, which exacerbates the problems posed by the so-called Science Cults that have been erupting on the colonies. All construction of warp-capable vessels requires the approval of the Directorate's Department of Deep Space Affairs. The largest and most important starships of the Caldonian people are the Caldonian Science Cruisers, well-equipped light cruisers that are capable of carrying out research independently.

The Caldonians operate five of these Science Cruisers, plus a single newer model, and make use of their ships with an eye for research first, and defence second. This has led to grave difficulty putting down uprisings and rebel factions in some of their colonies. The Federation Council and the Diplomatic Service have expressed some concerns about the protection of orthodoxy practiced by the Directorate, however, the Caldonians point to the fact that many of the rebel groups espouse views that are, once you get past the surface, deeply unscientific, often cargo-cult like in their approaches, as evidence that their system of review is functional and necessary, not stifling.

The Exploratory Division, as the name implies, primarily operates as an exploratory and science service, with their Science Cruisers at the forefront along with the newer Keplers. Policing and domestic response duties are handled by frigate-weight ships, primarily Centaur-Bs and Patroller-As, though the Caldonians maintain a Renaissance-class cruiser to spearhead dealing with border violations by the neighboring Klingons. In the event of a major conflict the defense of Caldonia and its colonies would depend heavily on Starfleet assistance; the Caldonians know this and are content with it.

Active Ship Classes

 * Renaissance
 * Caldonian Science Cruiser
 * Caldonian Escort
 * Patroller-A
 * New Caldonian Science Cruiser
 * Centaur-B
 * Kepler

Personnel
Caldonian officers and technical staff are drawn from graduates of the five Bluestone Universities, the venerable and elite institutions of Caldonia, while their enlisted spacers are drawn from graduates of the Vocational Science Education system, who offer a two year diploma. This leads to a certain strain on their crew intake that is difficult to overcome, however, from the ship's galley manager to the tactical officer, everyone is capable of running a research lab. The inefficiency of this has been pointed out to the Directorate, and politely ignored each time.

Spacers
Caldonian spacers are competent laboratory technicians, and the most capable of these are assigned to the Science Cruisers. Here they will have a normal duty station, a battle duty station, and also a research duty station, where they assist in the running of laboratory samples as required during missions.

Officers
Well trained scientists from first to last, the officers of the Caldonian Science Directorate Fleet are all graduates of a university with a minor in starship operation, graduating courses that last between six to eight years. This does leave the Caldonians having grave difficulty increasing their intake to address developing threats, but as a result they operate a carefully maintained Space Reserve, where all officers who leave the service are still liable for call-up in perpetuity.

The Admiralty
The most experienced and well-connected officers are promoted into the Admiralty. The Caldonians extremely rarely operate as a combined fleet, and have no permanent fleet structures. They do have fleet plans prepared for emergencies, should it become necessary, but by and large ships operate independently to fulfil the Admiralty's orders. As a result, the Caldonian Admiralty is not well known as a bastion of competence, and in fact is known more as a reward for long service, even a sinecure.

Bluestone Universities

 * Wycombe University - Experts in Sensors & Comms
 * Bondara University - Experts in Warp Cores & Propulsion
 * High Bridge University - Experts in Weapons & Shields
 * Vedent University - Experts in Medical & Mineral
 * Rinnick University - Experts in Engineering & Computers
 * Achiba Forum - A think tank that does most of their doctrinal work, consisting of the most competent of the officers to not draw Admiralty sinecures.

Major Worlds

 * Calodnia
 * Lomay II

Colonies

 * Ichitha
 * Laud Daer
 * Londak
 * Pirid
 * Fairth
 * And five others

Shipyard
[1x1500kt, 3x1000kt] [1x500kt] [1x1000kt, 2x500kt]
 * Caldonian Government Shipyard, Caldonia
 * Small yard, Ichitha
 * Durint Orbital Docks, Lomay II

Infrastructure

 * Science Directorate Exploratory Division Master Plant - A sprawling plant in Caldonia orbit with annexes around other planets in the system that produces all components

State of Emergency Assets
Diplomacy
 * Science Directorate Administrative Council
 * Science Directorate Colony Administration

Engineering
 * Science Directorate Stellar Engineering Division

Heavy Industry
 * Caldonian Industrial Zone 1 Directorate
 * Caldonian Industrial Zone 2 Directorate
 * Caldonian Industrial Zone 3 Directorate

Logistics
 * Colony Spacelift Services

Doctrine
 * Achiba Forum

Other
 * Bluestone University Research Labs