Newly appointed Chancellor Martok works closely with Federation Ambassador Worf on efforts to restore the Empire to its former state of glory. On the Klingon homeworld of Qo'noS, the population grows restless for battle.
The USS Enterprise-E, commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, is assigned to re-establish Federation support in some of the more devastated systems of the quadrant. On Federation planets across the galaxy, the process of recovery has begun. For now, an uncomfortable peace has settled in the galaxy. The three major powers of the Alpha Quadrant, once allied against a common foe, begin planning for the future.