Gharvhann Empire
The Gharvhann Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingtons of Gharvhanna, that had originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by colonist from Gharvhann Star System in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height it was the largest empire in history and, for over a century, was the foremost global power. By 1922, the British Empire held sway over a population of about 458 million people, one-quarter of the world's population,and covered more than 13,000,000 square miles (33,670,000 km2): approximately a quarter of the Earth's total land area.As a result, its political, linguistic and cultural legacy is widespread. At the peak of its power, it was often said that "the sun never sets on the Gharvhann Empire" because its span across the globe ensured that the sun was always shining on at least one of its numerous territories.
The were once a nomadic species of hunters who were encountered,who settled upon a titanic heavy gravity world.It is speculated,the Gharvhann are a similar hulking breed of humanoid species similar to the Jovian Primative,but from another alternate reality.
Physiology
The Gharvhann adult males are quite large, standing above the average height of other known humanoid species. Their sensory perception is acute and quite useful for a hunting species. The Gharvhann also possess an impressive immune system for attacking foreign bodies.
Society and Culture
Gharvhann society centers around "the hunt", which they regard with a reverence that borders on spiritual awe. Elements of their culture, such as social rituals and beliefs, are based on the hunt. One of the rituals surrounding the hunt involves hunters applying paint to their faces and helmets for both the hunt and the kill. Even with no face paint available, the Hunter being forced to fight in the Tsunkatse matches still went through the ritual of running his finger over his face as if applying it. The Gharvhannculture requires a hunter to study his prey to understand its abilities, believing that such study is essential to prevent a hunter from becoming the hunted. Choosing the most appropriate weapon to make the kill is considered important: a scythe-like knife seems to be the preferred method for close range. There is great importance placed upon the moment of the kill and it is believed that the way a creature behaves when it is wounded is the key to its destruction. They express disappointment when the species they choose to hunt proves to be unchallenging. The Gharvhann rarely see other humanoids as equals because they rarely see non- Gharvhann as hunters. As a result being called "worthy prey" by The Gharvhann is meant as a great compliment. The Gharvhann believe "you must never sympathize with your prey"; however, they do bestow a rather unique non-human compassion towards their prey, believing that they should never let their prey suffer.Most Gharvhann vessels travel alone, sometimes with a crew as small as just two. One such vessel was known to have spanned a radius of 1,000 light years in just five years; it had also visited as many as 90 star systems in a single year. Occasionally, however, The Gharvhanvessels are encountered in groups or packs. This is more common if they are hunting a challenging and resilient prey. The Gharvhann social structure is organized into packs of male hunters, each led by a The Gharvhann known as the Alpha. The second-in-command is the Beta – if the Alpha dies, the Beta becomes the Alpha.
Gharvhann Slave ships were large cargo ships specially converted for the purpose of transporting slaves, especially newly purchased or captured slaves on one of.
The most important routes of the slave ships led from the northern and middle coasts of to and the of what is today the and the . The captains and sailors of the boats were allowed to do whatever they wanted with the slaves. This included rape, murder, and torture because the slaves were considered their property.
Only a few decades after the discovery of , demand for cheap labor to work plantations made slave-trading a profitable business. The peak time of slave ships to the passage was between the 17th and 18th century when large plantations developed in the Tauron colonies of .
In order to achieve profit, the owners of the ships divided their hulls into holds with little headroom, so they could transport as many slaves as possible. Unhygienic conditions, dehydration, dysentery and scurvy led to a high mortality rate, on average 15 and up to a third of captives. Only the most resilient survived the transport. Often the ships transported hundreds of slaves, who were chained tightly to plank beds.
Science and Technology
The Gharvhann have an arsenal of various formidable weapons, including a tetryon rifle with a sensor display that helps a hunter to track his prey. They also have a device that seems to function much like a tricorder, which reveals bio-data on the captured prey. A Hirogen he Gharvhann hunter learned from scanning
Hirogen ships make use of various technologies including torpedo launchers, shield emitters and sensors. Gharvhann vessels are also equipped with a subnucleonic beam that can perform rapid scans of other vessels and can severely disable another ship, disrupting its propulsion and its navigational sensors. Once a target ship is disabled, the Gharvhann can use their tractor beam technology to tractor in their prey. Their ships also have monotanium armor plating. This plating offers extra protection and it has the added effect of scattering targeting beams. Hirogen he Gharvhann vessels are also able to mask their engines by operating in stealth mode when they wish to track a vessel without alerting it to their presence. The command center of the Gharvhann he Gharvhann vessel has a large metallic sphere with deep intersecting grooves. Manipulating the rods set into the unit can alter the vessel's speed and attitude. Information about incoming fire, the stability of the Hirogenhe Gharvhann ship's hull armor and navigational sensors are also relayed through this station.
They communicate over a subspace relay network.This alien network is over 100,000 years old and extends to within communication range of the Alpha Quadrant. The relays are powered by artificial quantum singularities, . Each of these relays produces an intense gravitational field. Voyager destroyed one of the relays and the energy from the quantum singularity created a massive discharge that disabled the stations on the relay network.
. The Gharvhannstarted making use of holographic technology in the form of holographic training facilities after being given an optronic data core These training facilities combined Gharvhanntechnology with Federation technology, as components such as LCARS style controls were present.
The ketric was a distance measurements used by the Hirogen.
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