| Vessel Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| IRW Aylhr | ||
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| Class: | D'Dherex | |
| Registry: | ChR 945 | |
| Government: | Romulan Star Empire | |
| Commission: | 242105.21 | |
| Commanding Officer: | Rhae'go tr'Neyl | |
| Executive Officer: | T'Imina t'Verelan | |
| Status: | Active | |
History
The first IRW Aylhr was the prototype of the formidable D’Aylhr-class Command Cruiser, a warship built to dominate the stars. In 2400, she was stationed at Koahht Hama, swiftly rising to prominence as the flagship of Rhi’Galae (5th Fleet). When the conflict with the Klingon Empire came to an unexpected halt and the Romulan Star Empire turned its sights on the Federation, Riov tr’Thrai led the Aylhr into battle, securing decisive victories at Drakken III and Barradas. However, the tide turned at the Battle of Yadalla, where the Romulans suffered a costly defeat. In the aftermath, Conn’Hae tr’Rok assumed command, and the warship was reassigned to Galae’tho (6th Fleet).
By 2401, the Aylhr found itself on high alert when intelligence reported that a terrorist faction had hijacked the D’Deridex-class warbird t’Rakla from Koahht Versailles. Erie’Riov tr’Caernu, a rising tactician, swiftly organized his wing to hunt the rogue vessel. Detecting a faint cloaking signature, the Aylhr joined three K’Sejnik-class Destroyers—aging but still deadly warships—in pursuit. The chase led them across the Neutral Zone, where they engaged the stolen warbird. However, the enemy was no ordinary foe—the Revenge Faction of Zakdorn, renowned for their strategic brilliance, had taken control.
The battle was fierce, and tragedy struck when the SRR Terha, one of the Romulan destroyers, was lost. As a Federation patrol closed in, tr’Caernu was forced to withdraw, unwilling to risk an interstellar incident. Yet, he had a final gambit—before retreating, a covert operative aboard the Aylhr had successfully beamed onto the enemy ship and placed a transponder beacon. Though unknown to the enemy crew, this would mark the t’Rakla should it ever return to Romulan space.
By 2403, the Aylhr came under the command of Erie’Riov Argelian tr’Ahaefvthe, a cunning officer whose first mission took him deep into the Neutral Zone to disrupt an illicit smuggling operation. Capturing a band of Orion smugglers, the crew uncovered a sinister plot involving the Romulan narcotic “mindbang”, a drug known for its devastating effects. Their investigation revealed that the shipment was bound for Vulcan, destined for a wanted fugitive—an exiled Romulan spy. Tr’Ahaefvthe made a cold, calculated decision: if the Empire could not have its fugitive, then addiction would claim him instead.
Under Argelian’s leadership, the Aylhr played a pivotal role in the Jurei War Campaign, later assisting the Romulan resistance in overthrowing Galae’EnRiov tr’Mandak. His success earned him a prestigious title—Khre’Riov—and upon his bonding in 2406, he took the surname Verelan. Soon after, he assumed command of the 6th Fleet, departing the Aylhr and leaving behind a legacy of strategic brilliance.
In 2407, the Aylhr was reassigned to Ahuian, serving as the command ship of the Romulan legate and the flagship of the formidable Ael’Riov Shiarrael t’Rehu. The warship soon found itself at the heart of a brewing galactic conflict—the Second Dominion War. It was aboard the Aylhr that t’Rehu uncovered a chilling truth: the Dominion intended to invade the Romulan Star Empire after crushing the Federation. Facing a grim future, she convened with the Rhi’Galae (5th Fleet), making a daring proposition—to aid the Federation and strike first.
With EnRiov Argelian tr’Verelan’s reluctant approval, the Aylhr led a devastating preemptive assault on a Lyran fleet preparing to join the Dominion war effort at Typhon. The Romulans launched a surprise attack, obliterating the Lyran forces and delivering a crippling blow to the Dominion’s war plans. The Aylhr had once again altered the course of history.
By the war’s end, the once-proud warship was decommissioned, left in a mothball fleet until 2415, when the Klingon Empire launched a sudden incursion into Romulan space. Hastily reactivated, the Aylhr joined an emergency strike force, facing off against Klingon warships in the Battle of Dherex. The fight was brutal, and the Aylhr sustained catastrophic damage, left derelict in the aftermath. Declared unsalvageable, the legendary vessel was towed to the Romulan ship-breaking facility in orbit around Constantus, where its materials were repurposed for a new generation of warships.
But legends do not die so easily.
In 2421, from the salvaged remains of its predecessor, a new IRW Aylhr emerged—a state-of-the-art D’Dherex-class warbird, commissioned to carry on the legacy of its fallen namesake. Under the command of Riov Rhae'go tr'Neyl, the Aylhr once again sails the stars, ready to carve its name into history.