Straleb Faction

The Straleb Faction emerges as a political-military group aligned with Kushell, demanding Captain Okona's surrender during diplomatic tensions aboard the Enterprise. Their confrontational stance against Okona and insistence on formal protocols reveal a faction deeply entrenched in strict governance traditions. As Kushell's faction opposes Riker's sympathies, their actions expose rigid ideological divisions suppressed beneath surface civility. This militant faction operates as power brokers in the region, willing to enforce their demands through coercion when challenged—though their exact command structure remains opaque beyond Kushell's visible leadership.