Romulans / Romulan Empire
Military operations and covert probing at the Neutral Zone; interstellar diplomacy and strategic threat projectionDescription
The Romulan polity (commonly referenced as the Romulans or the Romulan Empire) is a sovereign, secrecy‑oriented, militarized interstellar state projecting power along the Neutral Zone through outposts, cloaked cruisers, and covert probes. In the material they appear as a strategic antagonist that employs clandestine technology and calibrated probing to test Federation responses and heighten geopolitical tension; diplomatic and military channels (e.g., Commander Tebok, Sub‑Commander Thei) indicate hierarchical command and conditional engagement rather than immediate open war.