Editing The Veil of the Sky (section)

== The Communique ==
[[File:Aquillian-Male.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Habrii]][[File:Aquillian- Female.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Alaya]]

The message from Starfleet Command was grim. Events on the planet [[Beta Aquillia IV]] had resulted in the overthrow of the [[Federation|pro-Federation]] government that had previously ruled there. 

The new regime was a pro-isolationist group known as the [[Veil of the Sky]]. The group in prior years had been politically active, although their agenda was not exceptionally popular. The group, led by [[Habrii]] and his lieutenant [[Alaya]] had managed to seize almost complete control of the planet, using a series of coordinated military attacks.

During this time of sudden unrest, several [[Embassy|Embassies]] were overrun and their staff taken hostage by the new leadership on the planet. Among those held were  [[Federation]] [[Ambassador]] [[Joanne Turner]] and her staff including some [[Starfleet Marine Corps|Starfleet Marines]].

Some refugees and members of the disposed government in exile managed to find shelter at [[Atlantis Station]], a luxury hotel, located off the coastal beaches adjacent to the Capital city of [[Joba]]. 

The Rosenante's mission was to secure the release of all [[Federation]] hostages through diplomacy or military action as needed. In addition she was to investigate the sudden unexpected military support and prowess acquired by the [[Veil of the Sky]]. It was generally believed that since [[Beta Aquillia IV]] was situated inside the disputed [[Sector 6309]] that agents of the [[Romulan Tal Shiar|Tal'Shiar]] or the [[Obsidian Order]] could be behind the success of the Veil. Both the [[Romulan Star Empire]] and the [[Cardassian Union]] were attempting to lay claim to portions of the sector, despite Federation claims to the territory, already in place.

Because Beta Aquillia IV was a pro-Federation world, with large resources of tritanium ore, which was being used to reconstruct [[Starfleet]] [[starship|vessels]] lost during the [[Federation Civil War]], the loss of a pro-Federation government on the planet could prove disastrous.