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In the mirror universe, the Bajoran colonial government served as the official administration of Bajor after the Terran Empire invaded the planet. Installed beneath the oversight of Governor Elthur, the directorate oversaw matters related to the subsequent occupation, including the extraction of the local resources and the efforts to wrestle the native resistance into submission. Through the government ruled for over forty years, it was later dismantled after the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance expelled Imperial forces from Bajor, which then became a prominent member of their liberators, though a dissident movement later formed to challenge the presence of the Alliance in Bajoran affairs.
History and specifics[]
Occupying Bajor[]
Beginning and early rule[]
The symbol of the Terran Empire (above), which installed the colonial government to manage the occupation of Bajor.
Established to enforce the reign of the Terran state, the colonial government succeeded the Second Empire as the ruling power on the planet Bajor, which had been sentenced to face invasion from the Imperial Starfleet when its native inhabitants refused to submit after first contact. Having surveyed the sector with covert reconnaissance vessels before the command structure dispatched Admiral Gorek to led the fleet of battlecraft it had sent to conquer the system, even with the might of the Imperial war machine on display to reinforce demands for immediate surrender, the outraged Bajoran people refused to capitulate, despite the answering planetary bombardment that demolished a section later known as the outback, rendering it unable to sustain humanoid life. Thus began to conquest of Bajor and within a week, Terran forces had demolished the makeshift armada pitted against it and made landfall, capturing the survivors from the failed defences, who were executed alongside any individual that had voiced opposition to the new regime, leading to a death count that numbered over one hundred and twenty five million. However, despite this mass liquidation, the sustained conflict on Bajor continued to persist for an entire year before the planet was deemed suitable for designation as an Imperial colony. Having discovered that their most recent prize was rich with untapped deposits of uridium and other valuable minerals, waiting to be harvested for their expansionist efforts, the Terran Empire wasted little time and proceeded to install the colonial administration to monitor the situation under the supervision of the new regional manager, Elthur of Vulcan, who was sworn into office as the first Imperial governor. From the beginning of his term, Elthur was answerable to a clear edict that had been issued to him from Emperor Kelvar Leonard Garth, who instructed the colonial government to scour the planet until it had nothing left to offer. (Decipher RPG module: Through a Glass, Darkly)
Dismissed as little more than uncivilised beasts of burden, the natives were victims of the same exploitation that befell their homeworld, which their people were forced to quarry, among other tasks. Once a proud race of farmers and craftsman, the Bajorans were reduced to a conquered nation of slaves, toiling inside the gulag that Elthur had built on locations where the occupational forces identified key mining areas. For the duration of the occupation, countless millions met their ends inside these penal colonies and labor camps alone, where the destitute conditions allowed fatal diseases to run unchecked and become rampant epidemics. The Terran enforcers conducted frequent executions that were conducted for various misdemeanours, which ranged from insubordination and collusion with seditious elements. Among the facilities, the Gallitep labor camp were the most infamous example of the lives that Bajorans endured as subjects of the Empire and housed "disciplinary cases" and other agitators who were condemned to what was a virtual death sentence. Inside the walls of their effective tomb, the inmates at Gallitep were forced to shoulder the most dangerous roles and the smallest infractions were received with harsh repercussions. To further support to extraction and strip-mining, the Terran Empire supplied its colonial government with advanced machineries that were used to break through the surface of Bajor. (Decipher RPG module: Through a Glass, Darkly) During their reign, the Terran directorate also outlawed the Bajoran religion and tried to eradicate its influence of the enslaved population with a mass culling, killing priests who upheld the faith and destroying related icons, including the fabled Orbs of the Prophets. However, thanks to the preparations Kai Dava Nikende — who had foretold the occupation in a vision — made centuries before, fragments of the Orb known as paghvarams were preserved for later revival. (DS9 novels: Fearful Symmetry, The Soul Key) Despite this, the damage inflicted apparently meant that the word of the Prophets lost its influence on numerous Bajorans, like Bareil Antos, who saw them as more legend than fact. (DS9 episode: "Resurrection")
In addition to its bountiful resources, the beautiful landscape of Bajor and its resemblance to Earth climate-wise also made it an attractive location for Imperial officials that wanted to settle and the colonial government used force to evict millions of the indigenous residents, freeing space to accommodate an influx of human colonists, including successful military officers that the Empire rewarded well-appointed estates to. These residences were furnished with indentured locals who became household servants that catered to the whims of their Terran masters. Other Bajorans allowed themselves to be taken on as workers for the vacation resorts that had been established on the most picturesque regions of the planet, which their countrymen were barred for. The colonial government erected a palace to house the incumbent Governor and to add insult to injury, when Elthur — the administrator that had overseen the occupation in the beginning — met his end, the Vulcan was buried on Bajoran land. (Decipher RPG module: Through a Glass, Darkly)
Battles with the Resistance[]
Despite their harsh measure for enforcing Imperial rule across Bajor, the colonial government found that the Terran Empire was challenged from the moment the first starship entered the B'hava'el. Aggressive and fierce, the Bajorans were not prepared to accept their torment without a fight and the conclusion of the original invasion gave rise to a militant resistance movement that vowed to overthrow the Imperial reign and expel their colonial government. From the immediate aftermath of the annexation, the Bajoran Underground spent the next four decades fighting in a guerilla war to regain their self-determination, building numbers and strength from the rampant desire to unseat the Imperial domination. While the resistance was able to access the galactic black market, which offered them ammunitions and supplies, the colonial government was at first unconcerned, even as its mining equipment was sabotaged, the homes of its citizens were attacked or demolished, frequented public sites were bombed and the penitentiaries were raided, robbing the Terrans of the slave labour that such facilities housed. Natheless, though Governor Elthur and his initial successors were dismissive and believed that the Bajoran Rebellion was nothing more than a heterogeneous band of terrorists who would be apprehended for execution, as years past, the attacks mounted to the point where the colonial government and the officers answerable to its rule were forced to accept the stark reality of its situation: the resistance was growing larger and more confident, even vandalising the Governor's Palace during a bold assault in 2283. One of the greatest sparks was handed to the insurrection from the Imperial government three years later, when the Empire decided that the best deterrent against further attacks was to illustrate the consequences for defiance. To this end, the colonial leadership dispatched soldiers to execute forty-two resistance fighters who it captured from a cell inside the Kendra Valley. In contrast to their predictions, the repercussions of the "Kendra Valley Massacre" transformed the crucified Bajorans into martyrs, further enflaming the rebel crusade. (Decipher RPG module: Through a Glass, Darkly)
Finally, after sixty years of brutal suppression under the Terran banner, the Bajoran Resistance emerged triumphant when the Empire — already weakened from internal schisms and difficulties on multiple lines — collapsed from an invasion that the Alliance coalition formed between the Klingon Alliance and the Cardassian Union (which neighboured the Bajor sector) launched. With assistance from the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance, Bajor overthrow the shackles of Imperial oppression, then applied for membership with their liberators, who received support from Bajoran soldiers that were eager to avenge decades of Terran horrors. In the wake of their liberation and the disillusionment of the colonial government, the native population of Bajor reaped a savage vengeance on those who had led this defunct leadership, desecrating the crypt of Elthur and paraded the decapitated head of the last human to hold the governorship, Nathan Kwan, through the streets of their capital, Theladria. After the overthrow of the Empire saw the Alliance elevated to become the dominate regime, Bajor rose with them as one of their foremost members and, with manpower supplied through forced labor provided from Terrans that had been enslaved, the former environment of the planet was restored. (Decipher RPG module: Through a Glass, Darkly)
Members[]
- Elthur
- Nathan Kwan