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The Garidians are a humanoid civilization who show signs of Vulcanoid evolution, associated with the Romulan Star Empire, and are native to the planet Garid. As of the year 2370, the Garidians were on friendly terms with the Romulans, to the point of sharing technology which included surplus Romulan starships as well as cloaking devices although some, like Captain Pentara, would complain that they felt like a subject to the Romulan Star Empire, forced to do their bidding, without having the power to refuse. This comment might imply that the Garidian Republic is actually a satellite state of the Romulan Star Empire. The Garidians have earned a reputation as honorable warriors and do not usually resort to trickery. (TNG video game: A Final Unity)

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Garidian warbird Asiram.

Garidians generally made use of D'deridex-class warbirds supplied by the Romulan Star Empire as part of their military forces. These craft are often distinguished by their light gray paint scheme with flat red highlights on their hulls reminiscent of early Romulan spacecraft. One such vessel, under the command of Garidian Captain Pentara, intercepted the USS Enterprise-D and demanded the return of three Garidian nationals to her custody. (TNG video game: A Final Unity)

Society[]

Garidian society is split into two classes; Patricians (the upper class) and Plebians (the lower class). The structure of the society is based on the four scrolls written by the Lawgiver one thousand years prior to the 2360's.

The first scroll defines the Garidians' code of honor. The second defines the relationship between the military and the government. The third scroll outlines the Garidians' religion. Finally, the fourth scroll defines the privileges and responsibilities of the Patrician class.

History[]

The Fifth Scroll[]

Garidian legend states that the Lawgiver also wrote a fifth scroll that outlined the privileges and responsibilities of the Plebian class. However, the Patricians forced the Lawgiver and his followers to flee Garid, before he could reveal his fifth scroll.

In the 2360's, the Plebian-born social revolutionary, Lucana, believed that if she could recover the fifth scroll it could cause the oppressed lower class to rebel against their Patrician masters.

Eventually the Enterprise helped the revolutionists locate the Fifth Scroll. After an away team had discovered the original scroll Lucana sent a subspace message to Garid, which caused a revolution. Pentara traced the location and demanded the Enterprise return Avakar, Lucana and T'bak to her. Avakar convinced Pentara to deliver the scroll and him and his colleagues safely back to Garid, so that their people could benefit from the wisdom of the scroll.

Pentara later explained to Jean-Luc Picard that the situation on Garid being so bad, with all opposers to the Fifth Scroll being executed, that her people needed something as powerful as the Unity Device to help the situation.

The visual appearance of the Garidians makes them appear similar to Romulans. The Dark Veil confirms that they are a Romulan offshoot.

Service to the Empire[]

In 2385, the Decurion Benem was a Garidian who was allowed to serve aboard a Romulan warbird. Commander Joron Medaka was an unusually open-minded shipmaster, which was reflected in the diverse crew of the IRW Othrys. Benem operated the sensors and shroud consoles aboard the Mogai-class warbird. The ship's Tal Shiar operative was skeptical of Medaka's meritocratic approach and of Benem for not being fully Romulan. Medaka found that the longer chin and larger skulls made the Garidians look like a distorted mirror image of his people. (PIC novel: The Dark Veil)

The Unity[]

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Neral's IRW Unity in 2411.

The IRW Unity was a D'deridex-class warbird specially constructed by the Romulan Star Navy after being commissioned by the Romulan Proconsul Neral in the year 2367. Built with lavish recreational and diplomatic facilities, the proconsul tasked the Unity with hosting delegations of colonies important to the Empire and its stagnating economy. This softer touch was augmented by the ship's defensive capabilities, enabling to engage in gunboat diplomacy.

After the Unity completed several successful tours showing the flag throughout the Imperial space, it was attacked and captured by a cadre of Garidian rebels in 2379. Taking advantage of the confusion surrounding Shinzon's coup, the rebels seized the Unity while it was visiting their homeworld Garid. Once under their control, the Garidians repainted the hull in stark gray and red; turning it into a symbol of defiance against Imperial authority. The IRW Unity remained in service till the end of the 24th century and eventually joined the Romulan Republic fleet.

The Garidian warbird Unity remained in Romulan Republic Navy service as of 2411, and retained its unusual paint scheme. In that year, the Republic upgraded the D'deridex class to a legendary starship configuration, allowing other ships of the class to bear the Garidian paint scheme. (STO website: House United : Legendary D'deridex Miracle Worker Warbird Battlecruiser)

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