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[[Image:NX01_Expanse.jpg|thumb|The [[United Earth]] ship [[Enterprise NX-01|''Enterprise'' NX-01]] enters the Delphic Expanse in [[2153]].]] |
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| − | The '''Delphic Expanse''' was an area of space in the [[Alpha Quadrant]] |
+ | The '''Delphic Expanse''' was an area of space in the [[Alpha Quadrant]] that was surrounded by [[thermobaric cloud]]s. It was approximately 50 light years from the [[Sol system]] and was estimated to be around 2,000 light years across. {{ENT|The Expanse}} |
| + | Numerous vessels were lost within the Expanse and the [[subspace anomly|subspace anomalies]] that plagued the Expanse made it a hazard, which most species tried to avoid. ({{ENT|The Exapanse|Impulse}}) |
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| − | A native species known as the [[Triannon|Triannons]] called the Delphic Expanse the "Chosen Realm;" they believed it had been created by beings they called the [[Makers]] as a paradise for their eventual return. They thought that the Makers were using a system of anomalies to reshape the Chosen Realm into a new form. Events would eventually show that the Triannons were essentially correct. {{ENT|Chosen Realm}} {{ENT|Azati Prime}} |
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| + | Following the [[Xindi attack on Earth]] during the [[22nd century]] it was discovered by the {{pre||Enterprise|NX-01| (NX-01)}} that the Expanse was not a natural phenomenon rather that it existed due to a complex network of [[memoryalpha:Delphic Expanse sphere|spheres]] created by the [[Sphere builders]], an extra-[[dimension]]al [[species]], to match an environment that was more suited to them. The network was created as part of their plans to invade the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] and that for a thousand years the expanse had expanded and if left unchecked would eventually encompass the entire galaxy. ({{ENT|Anomaly|Zero Hour}}) |
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| − | Entering and exiting the Expanse was extremely hazardous due to [[thermobaric cloud]]s which surrounded the area. Travel through the Expanse was further complicated by numerous [[subspace anomaly|subspace anomalies]] which littered the area at random; these anomalies were responsible for numerous inexplicable events. During the [[2130s]], for instance, a [[Klingon]] vessel emerged from the Expanse and with its crew anatomically inverted, but still alive. These anomalies often led species from outside of the Expanse to ban entry and exit. In late [[2152]], the [[Vulcan]] vessel ''[[Seleya]]'' was drawn into the Expanse and all contact was lost. The Vulcan's dispatched the ''[[Vaankara]]'' to investigate, but contact was also lost with this vessel. It was later discovered that the crew had gone insane within two days of entering the Expanse. (''ENT'' novelization: ''The Expanse'') {{ENT|Impulse}}. |
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| + | The ''Enterprise'' destroyed a crucial sphere in the network in [[2154]], which caused a chain reaction throughout the network, destroying it. With the network no longer active the Delphic Expanse was returned to its natural state. ({{ENT|Zero Hour}}) |
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| − | The [[2153 Xindi Attack on Earth]] was launched from the Delphic Expanse in March of that year. The attack, which left seven million [[Humans]] dead, prompted [[United Earth]] to dispatch the starship [[Enterprise NX-01|''Enterprise'' NX-01]] to enter the Expanse and search for the Xindi to stop them from launching a second, devestating attack on [[Earth]] and thwart their genocidal plans for the Human race. |
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| − | On this mission, the crew of ''Enterprise'' NX-01 discovered an expansive system of ancient [[Spheres]] that covered much of the Delphic Expanse. These Spheres, it was discovered, were responsible for the spatial anomalies that roamed the Expanse, and were in fact responsible for the existence of the Delphic Expanse itself. ([[ENT]]: "Anomaly.") The Delphic Expanse had been created by an extra-dimensional race of beings from the [[26th Century]] known as the [[Sphere Builders]]. The Sphere Builders, known to the Triannons as the Makers and to the Xindi as the [[Guardians]], had traveled back to the [[12th Century]] to create the Spheres after their attempted invasion of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was thwarted by the [[United Federation of Planets]] in their 26th Century; the Spheres were designed to gradually grow and transform space so as to make it habitable for the Sphere Builders. The Expanse had been growing for 1,000 years prior to the Xindi attack on Earth, and would eventually grow to encompass the entire galaxy as part of their invasion plans. The attack on Earth itself had been prompted by the Sphere Builders as part of an attempt to retroactively prevent the Federation from forming. {{ENT|Zero Hour}} |
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| − | The Delphic Expanse ceased to exist when the space within the Expanse was restored to its natural state in January of 2154. ''Enterprise'' NX-01 destroyed Sphere 41, an important link in the Sphere network. The destruction of this Sphere caused a chain reaction, destroying the others and removing the source of the spatial anomalies that had plagued the Expanse for centuries. {{ENT|Zero Hour}} |
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Revision as of 10:33, 16 January 2008
The United Earth ship Enterprise NX-01 enters the Delphic Expanse in 2153.
The Delphic Expanse was an area of space in the Alpha Quadrant that was surrounded by thermobaric clouds. It was approximately 50 light years from the Sol system and was estimated to be around 2,000 light years across. ENT: "The Expanse"
Numerous vessels were lost within the Expanse and the subspace anomalies that plagued the Expanse made it a hazard, which most species tried to avoid. (ENT: "The Exapanse", "Impulse")
Following the Xindi attack on Earth during the 22nd century it was discovered by the Enterprise (NX-01) that the Expanse was not a natural phenomenon rather that it existed due to a complex network of spheres created by the Sphere builders, an extra-dimensional species, to match an environment that was more suited to them. The network was created as part of their plans to invade the Milky Way Galaxy and that for a thousand years the expanse had expanded and if left unchecked would eventually encompass the entire galaxy. (ENT: "Anomaly", "Zero Hour")
The Enterprise destroyed a crucial sphere in the network in 2154, which caused a chain reaction throughout the network, destroying it. With the network no longer active the Delphic Expanse was returned to its natural state. (ENT: "Zero Hour")
Native species
External links
- Delphic Expanse article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Delphic Expanse article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.