The Othan sector was an area of space along the Romulan Star Empire's border with the Klingon Empire in the Beta Quadrant. It was considered a buffer region between the two interstellar powers, serving much the same function as the Federation Neutral Zone did along the Empire's westward border.
In the mid-24th century, the Romulans began "pacifying" (ie, conquering) the Othan sector as part of an ongoing policy of creating a strong defense along the Klingon border, and trying to provoke the neighboring Empire into a confrontation as a test of their strength. The Othan Campaign had strong support in the Romulan Senate into the 2370s, with many in the military seeing it as another opportunity to win greater glory for themselves in the name of the Empire.
The sector was home to the Othan Empire, a small interstellar power that held a half dozen or so systems in the region. The Othans were a humanoid, proto-Klingon race, with similar physiology and warlike attitudes. Romulan scientists speculated that they were an ancient offshoot of a lost Klingon colony, or perhaps arose from Klingon stock transplanted by the Hur'q or another alien race in the distant past. (LUG: The Way of D'era: The Romulan Star Empire)
Locations[]
- Derex • D'Korin • New Otha • Otha system (Otha Prime) • Sankrax
External links[]
- Othan sector article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.