welcome to Section 31
Section 31 is the code
name of an officially nonexistent and uncondoned rogue agency within
Starfleet Intelligence that claims to protect the security interests
of the United Federation of Planets. The group's historical precedent
derives from the 22nd
century, when an ancestral organization within the Earth
Starfleet acted covertly in the interests of United
Earth.
Its operating authority stems from an obscure provision of the Starfleet charter
— Article 14, Section 31, from which its name is derived — that makes allowances
for 'bending the rules' during times of extraordinary threats.
While the original intent may have been to give Starfleet personnel some
leeway when it comes to unusual or extreme circumstances, some Federation
Council and Starfleet officials took it a step further and secretly
created a standing organization able to respond to any threat, preemptively
if need be. Section 31 is 'similar' to the Romulan Tal Shiar and Cardassian Obsidian
Order in that it operates covertly; unlike those organizations however,
Section 31 does not exist to punish traitors or enforce the will of the
state but to end threats before they begin and often before they are even
realised by the United Federation of Planets. Another major difference
between the former mentioned Intelligence groups and Section 31 is that
the Tal Shiar and Obsidian Order are greatly feared among their populances,
whilst Section 31 are not even known to exist at all.
current plot
Dark-Tide: Stand by for plot log!
news
We're back in business folks. A number of things have happened since a weekly update, but I will do my best to have this updated at least once in a seven day week.
- SD:240708.01 - Special Agent Broder resigned from UCIP.
- SD:240708.01 - Agent O'Connor moved to Agent in Charge.
- SD:240708.02 - Agent Trainee Shenanigan Flix assigned to the Firehawk.
- SD:240708.04 - Agent Ceranski awarded the rank of Senior Agent.
- SD:240708.05 - Agent Samael transferred to Firehawk.
- SD:240710.10 - Agents Errsi and Jennings transferred to the Firehawk.
If you notice the gaping hole in the timeline, you have my sincerest apologies once more. I underwent surgery, and the recovery process has been difficult. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your sticking with me during the silent period, especially so soon after losing an AiC as capable as Broder.
-D
