Obsidian Order

• Intelligence agency and secret police for the Cardassian Union
• Founded with the establishment of the Cardassian Union as representatives of the elite families of Cardassian society (ENT Novel: Uncertain Logic)
• Disallowed from holding military-grade vessels by order of the Detapa Council (DS9: "Defiant")
  • Small fleet of approximately ten Keldon-class cruisers constructed c.2371 in preparation for joint Tal Shiar mission against Founder homeworld (DS9: "Defiant", "The Die is Cast")
  • All such vessels destroyed alongside a majority of Obsidian Order agents upon the failure of said mission, leading to the collapse of the agency late 2371 (DS9: "The Die is Cast", "The Way of the Warrior", "Rocks and Shoals")
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  • Obsidian Order agents