Chon

Very little is known about the Chon civilization, except what can be found in historical records. Some can be found at the University of Beruna, but almost all of these are copies of data records found in the Jarbaron Library on Prelion. However, Dr. Rathmin, a Federation scientist assigned to Project Starlight in the T'burad Expanse, is making great strides in uncovering new data about the Chon.

It is currently known that the Chon "inherited" control of the T'burad Expanse region of the galaxy from the political vacuum left when the Braemar civilization was wiped out. The Chon Empire approached the region from the galactic core, and grabbed control of the entire region. For 500 years they remained unchallenged in the Expanse region. Then, suddenly, the Chon began fighting an important war on their opposite border. All their resources were re-allocated to help fight this enemy who was unknown to the T'burad races. The Chon retained an outpost at the core-ward edge of the T'burad Expanse, but had no nominal presence in the region ever again. The Chon Empire finally succumbed to their assailants approximately 13,000 years ago. That was when they abandoned their outpost that is currently being renovated by Starfleet and re-designated Deep Space Starlight.

Indigenous species of the region knew of the outpost, but most stayed away because of "ghost stories". Those brave enough to approach and board the station never stayed long, and died shortly thereafter, adding to the mystique of the station. In reality, ancient reactor cores long devoid of maintenance had been leaking radiation into the atmosphere within the station. In 13,000 years no one ever attempted to fix or replace the reactors and flush the environmental systems.

In order to gain a political foothold in the region, the Project Starlight fleet temporarily reassigned personnel and materiel to restore the Chon outpost to working order, much like they did with Terok Nor, turning it into. The newly christened Deep Space Starlight is full of Chon technology, artwork, writings, and other clues to their culture and history. Dr. Rathmin is currently attempting to translate and document everything he can on the station.