Star Trek: Into the Badlands
The Badlands, a region of space some thousand light years across, have barely been explored by the Federation. The region is home to vast plasma storms that make navigation almost impossible, as few ships are capable of avoiding the jets of plasma that can destroy even the mightiest of hulls. Because of this the sector is home to few residents, containing the homeworlds of a few minor species and colonists who have left the Federation to make their homes on the frontier. Other than engaging in occasional anti-piracy operations Stafleet was content to leave this region of space alone. The discovery of the Bajoran wormhole changed that. Three years ago the first stable wormhole was discovered near Bajor, this rift in spacetime connects the alpha and gamma quadrants, bridging a distance of 70,000 lightyears in mere seconds. The discovery of the first stable wormhole promises to usher in a new era of scientific advancement and peaceful exploration, and the great powers of the Alpha and B...