dramatically demonstrated during the short Human/Tholtaran war. The Galactic Alliance was created to address the flaws inherent in the Consortium.
Under the Consortium, the law enforcement agencies of one planet had found it nearly impossible to obtain the arrest and extradition of a criminal who had managed to flee to another world unless a specific treaty existed between the two planets. Although information allowing individuals to freely travel to any planet in the Consortium was shared over a common network, law enforcement agencies typically did not share information between planets. This, and other problems, had been addressed when the Galactic Alliance was brought into existence.
The peacekeepers were created to extend Alliance law throughout all member planets by embodying the power to uphold the law into one easily recognizable law enforcement agency. The orders of a peacekeeper were to be obeyed without question and without delay by all members of the Alliance no matter their species or position.
Peacekeepers did not interfere or concern themselves with local politics or law, they had the power to enforce Alliance law and on very rare occasions were called upon to carry out the will of the Grand Council. The peacekeepers were allowed this power because they were continuously monitored by the computer aboard their ship. If a peacekeeper were to ever misuse his authority the ship could command that individual's cybernetic systems to shutdown.
All peacekeepers were cybernetically enhanced. After receiving extensive training and screening they underwent a series of complex and risky surgeries. Their bodies were encased in an ultra-resilient black metallic armor. Their limbs and many of their internal organs were replaced or enhanced. They were endowed with phenomenal strength and abilities. Each peacekeeper was then assigned a Seeker class scout ship. These ships became their home and office wherever they went. The capabilities of these ships and the peacekeepers was highly classified.
"I was ordered to remain incognito unless the security of the alien device was in jeopardy," Sorbith said. "Your suspicions about withholding information is not only justified, but it is correct. Since your ship will be providing primary security for the device, I will provide you with the missing information. What I am about to tell you is to be considered classified at the highest level — do you understand?"
Stricklen, still seething, sat down at his desk and replied, "I understand."
"Approximately 36 standard years ago an exploration team on a remote planet discovered the remains of a probe which had crashed on the planet's surface. The probe was taken to their ship and examined. The facilities aboard the exploration ship were limited and they were unable to learn much from it. The probe was eventually transferred to a research station near Almaranus where it was extensively analyzed. It was later determined that the device had been constructed over 40,000 years ago.”
"The crash had severely damaged the probe. We were lucky that the planet where it had crashed did not have an atmosphere. This prevented any further destruction of the probe's mechanism through corrosion or weathering. The analysis of the probe indicated that it had originated from a culture far more advanced than any member of the Alliance or any species of which the Alliance was aware.”
"Because of the extensive damage, very little could be learned about its operation. Two scientific advances resulted from the examination of its mechanism. One was the development of a superior stardrive and the other was the improvement in FTL communications speed and distance. Far more could have been learned if the probe had not been nearly destroyed completely on impact. We know the builders had a knowledge of continuum field dynamics that far surpasses our own.”
"It was decided to classify the discovery in the event that additional artifacts were ever found. When
Under the Consortium, the law enforcement agencies of one planet had found it nearly impossible to obtain the arrest and extradition of a criminal who had managed to flee to another world unless a specific treaty existed between the two planets. Although information allowing individuals to freely travel to any planet in the Consortium was shared over a common network, law enforcement agencies typically did not share information between planets. This, and other problems, had been addressed when the Galactic Alliance was brought into existence.
The peacekeepers were created to extend Alliance law throughout all member planets by embodying the power to uphold the law into one easily recognizable law enforcement agency. The orders of a peacekeeper were to be obeyed without question and without delay by all members of the Alliance no matter their species or position.
Peacekeepers did not interfere or concern themselves with local politics or law, they had the power to enforce Alliance law and on very rare occasions were called upon to carry out the will of the Grand Council. The peacekeepers were allowed this power because they were continuously monitored by the computer aboard their ship. If a peacekeeper were to ever misuse his authority the ship could command that individual's cybernetic systems to shutdown.
All peacekeepers were cybernetically enhanced. After receiving extensive training and screening they underwent a series of complex and risky surgeries. Their bodies were encased in an ultra-resilient black metallic armor. Their limbs and many of their internal organs were replaced or enhanced. They were endowed with phenomenal strength and abilities. Each peacekeeper was then assigned a Seeker class scout ship. These ships became their home and office wherever they went. The capabilities of these ships and the peacekeepers was highly classified.
"I was ordered to remain incognito unless the security of the alien device was in jeopardy," Sorbith said. "Your suspicions about withholding information is not only justified, but it is correct. Since your ship will be providing primary security for the device, I will provide you with the missing information. What I am about to tell you is to be considered classified at the highest level — do you understand?"
Stricklen, still seething, sat down at his desk and replied, "I understand."
"Approximately 36 standard years ago an exploration team on a remote planet discovered the remains of a probe which had crashed on the planet's surface. The probe was taken to their ship and examined. The facilities aboard the exploration ship were limited and they were unable to learn much from it. The probe was eventually transferred to a research station near Almaranus where it was extensively analyzed. It was later determined that the device had been constructed over 40,000 years ago.”
"The crash had severely damaged the probe. We were lucky that the planet where it had crashed did not have an atmosphere. This prevented any further destruction of the probe's mechanism through corrosion or weathering. The analysis of the probe indicated that it had originated from a culture far more advanced than any member of the Alliance or any species of which the Alliance was aware.”
"Because of the extensive damage, very little could be learned about its operation. Two scientific advances resulted from the examination of its mechanism. One was the development of a superior stardrive and the other was the improvement in FTL communications speed and distance. Far more could have been learned if the probe had not been nearly destroyed completely on impact. We know the builders had a knowledge of continuum field dynamics that far surpasses our own.”
"It was decided to classify the discovery in the event that additional artifacts were ever found. When
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