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SPECIES
So'jan
Flag of the So'jan People
Planet: Ka'al
Goverment: So'ja Coalition
Form of Goverment: Monarchy
Executive: King
Head of State: Ar'kon
Founded: 2379
Formation: coup d'état
Location: Oralian sector
Capital: Ka'fa
Legislature: So'jan Senate
Judiciary: Legate Es Soloja
Military: So'ja High Command
Commander: Admiral Da'note
Flagship: CWS Kal'sa
Intelligence Service: Okad Pahn
Religion: Ba'gee the Guide
Language: So'janese
Currency: Solog’na Credits
Anthem: "March of the Coalition"
Affiliation: Tyson Calok, Di'gan
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Supreme Admiral Da'note

The So'ja or So'jan are a species from the planet Ka'al located in the Oralian sector. (Star Trek: Pioneer (STP))

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[edit] Physiology

A female So'jan
Chancellor Ar'kon

The So'ja have two yellow reptilian eyes that seem to glow in darkness. The face looks humanoid. The facial skin is abnormally wrinkly (from a human point of view). Male's have short white hair or bald (most males go bald), while females have long white hair, sometimes in dread locks. The majority of their body his covered in scales, except from the palms of their hands, which are the wrinkly skin mentioned above. Their finger nails are a mixture of yellowish green and are approximately one inch in length. Their blood is the color blue.

[edit] Federation-So'ja relations

The Venka Treaty was created between the Federation and So'ja government so that the Federation would not be attacked when they sent in a science team to examine the Venka Nebula. The So'ja Government had no ill feelings towards the United Federation of Planets. However their are some who don’t like the Federation and their feelings towards it are very bitter. Those So’ja were part of the So'ja Rebellion. ("The So'ja Incident")

In 2381, So'ja and Federation relations broke down with the outbreak of the Coalition War. ("The Hornet's Nest")

Soon after the start of the war, Federation citizens started adopting the derogatory slang scalys and/or leather skins to refer to the So'ja. ("Monks of Or'pec")

[edit] Government

The So'ja Government was called the So'ja Republic, but after the coup in 2379 it became the So'ja Coalition. The capital planet is Ka'al. Planets under the rule of the So’ja include: Ka'al, Fanu, Ia'al, Balia'k, Deac'on, and Jas'min.

[edit] Military

The So'ja military was run by the Supreme Admiral. From 2378 to 2379, Admiral Ru'mal served as the Supreme Admiral. In 2379, with the formation of the So'ja Coaltion, Admiral Da'note took up the post.

The So’ja do not call their starship commander’s captains, they call them Maj, which in So’ja tongue means "the one in charge". Maj is not the rank of the commander of the starship, it is simply the title. Most Maj's are either hold the rank of admiral or colonel.

The military was controlled by the Admiralty which was organized into the So'ja High Command. The High Command made all military discussions and would make recommendations to the political leader based on their own deliberations.

For more see: So'jan military ranks and So'ja High Command

[edit] Fleets

[edit] So'ja Kingdom

The So'ja Kingdom was a period in So'ja history where the So'jan people were ruled by a monarch called a king, who descended from the genelogical line of the leader of the So'ja revolt against the Oppressors.

[edit] So'ja Republic

Formed shortly after Captain Timothy Franco and other Federation representatives, including Commander Connor Burt, made first contact with the So'ja. The formation of the So'ja Republic was a result of a revolt lead by democratic forces, lead by Ba'l, who later became the So'ja Republic's first and only President.

[edit] So'ja Rebellion & So'ja Coalition

The So’ja Republic was overthrown and the government became the So’ja Coalition. The Coalition despised the Federation, blaming them for much of the poverty and lack of strong political leadership that followed in the fall of the last So'jan King. The Coalition leadership was made up of members of the so-called So’ja Rebellion. The political leader of the So'ja Rebellion, Ar'kon, became the Coalition's first Chancellor. The Rebellion's main goal was to resort the dictatorial rule that they had seen under the So'ja Kingdom. ("The Removal, Part 2")

[edit] Religion

The So’ja religious faith is a simple one. Most So’ja believe in Ba’gee the Guide, and greet each other by placing their hand on the others chest and saying "May Ba’gee guide us well". This religious requires no gatherings, no sacrifices, and no offerings. It has been lost through generations and is not mere tradition and common belief. They share this religion with their cousin race, the Rigusians. Ba'gee the Guide was represented by the color yellow, which was then converted into the royal color. Ancient laws decreed that only those of the royal family could wear the color yellow. Those that disobeyed were executed as traitors to the crown. This was one of the traditions that was reinstated under Ar'kon's regime.

[edit] Erat ritual

The Erat is a blood feud ritual in which two rivals who have a disagreement battle each other to the death to resolve the conflict. Similar to dueling. ("Defector, Part 3")

[edit] Judgment of Ba'gee

In 2382, King Ar'kon began burning "criminals." In doing so he was reviving an old tradition. According to the ancient so’jan mystics, dying by burning was the ultimate way to be brought before Ba’gee for judgment. Those who were not worthy to be in His presence would then have their soul consumed by the flames of which they died. ("Dawn")

[edit] Notable So'jans

A So'jan Major in dress uniform (drawn by Josh Taylor) from Star Trek: Pioneer (STP)

So'ja Kingdom

  • So'mal - Last King of the So'ja Kingdom

So'ja Republic

So’ja Coalition

So'ja Resistance

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