It's the end of the 23rd century, and with it comes a new era of cooperation between long time adversaries the Federation and Klingon Empire. Praxis the moon of Qo'Nos, homeworld of the Klingon people, explodes in an industrial accident. With it's loss Qo'Nos is massively affected and an estimated 50 years of life is estimated for the planet, the heart of the Klingon Empire is dying. Gorkon the then Chancellor and leader of the Klingon Empire, understands that to survive the Empire can no longer stay in a state of cold war with the Federation, and so extends peace offerings to the Federation. But not all are happy with the new found friendship and peace that was given birth at the Khitomer Conference. Both from outside and within, there is dissension, forces unhappy with the shift of power within the quadrant.
Relations with the Klingon Empire had deteriorated to a point of war in the mid 2280's, and with Starfleet unprepared for a open conflict, the Federation council authorised Starfleet to start production on several combat orientated designs. The Ulysses was the largest and most powerful of these new designs, using tested technology rather than the new technology from the yet unproven Excelsior class. This was done to cut construction costs and reduce the time required to get the new classes into service. The Ulysses unlike previous designs had an unparalleled amount of torpedo launchers, triple phasers emitters and enough space to house marines and other ground forces.
Model and texture by Majestic.