Grey Confederacy

From Hidden Frontier

The Grey Confederacy is still largely a mystery to the Federation and are a level three civilization. The Grey are led by the telepathic Ethereals, who employ footsoldiers to do their dirty work, frustrating Starfleet's attempt to explore the Briar Patch and solve the mysteries of the tetrahedrons. Grey battleships use biomechanical hull plating. It was theorized by Rayvan that the metaphasic particles found within both the Briar Patch and the McAllister Nebula could enhance the strength of their plating.

The main tactic used by the Grey were attack by using their psionics and take over the minds of the their enemy. Then they would take captured enemy and leave the area. Commander Elizabeth Shelby compared them to the Borg. (HF 1.06 - "Echoes")

History

Around 400 CE, the Confederacy bombed Iconia and destroyed the Iconian race. (HF 1.02 - "Enemy Unknown, Part 2")

Sometime in the 2360's, the Grey, sensing a threat from the Federation, dispatched silicoids and were successful in taking over key members of Starfleet Command before they were discovered by the crew of the USS Enterprise-D. In 2375, the Confederacy started to leave the Patch and make incursions into Federation space. (HF 1.01 - "Enemy Unknown, Part 1")

By 2377, the Confederacy had made numerous raids and incursions in and near Federation space, which prompted the assignment of Captain Ian Quincy Knapp to Deep Space 12. Generally, the Grey would come out of hiding to attack a civilization and/or abduct individuals. Then they would go back into hiding. (HF 1.02 - "Enemy Unknown, Part 2") The Confederacy fought a pitched battle against the Federation at the Battle of Devron. (HF 1.03 - "Enemy Unknown, Part 3") The Grey attacked a Tzenkethi colony world near Deep Space 12, and the Excelsior was sent to stop them. The battleship was disabled and captured by the Excelsior using nanites. (HF 1.06 - "Echoes")

In 2378, an attempt by the Dominion to secure an alliance with the Grey was stopped by Captain Ian Quincy Knapp. (HF 2.03 - "Old Wound")