Honor of ___ is a Star Trek Online Foundry mission series by sirboulevard that starts with a conspiracy on Ferasa and eventually reveals a plot of divide and conquer against the Klingon Empire. The first mission of the series, "Honor of Ferasa"
, was released on December 23, 2013 and quickly earned a place as an STO Spotlight Mission in the rather rapid time of a single month (in fact, it became the spotlight mission for the 4th Aniversary, giving it publicity next to the then new featured episode "A Step Between Stars"). "Honor of Orions" was released on February 20, 2014. "Honor of the Empire" was released February 28th, 2014 and has since gained higher ratings than "Honor of Ferasa."
The story follows the player after the Ferasan Patriarchy contacts the High Council and the Romulan Republic regarding a mysterious incident involving Orions; an exiled rogue Ferasan clan, the Shiassi; and stolen biological samples from New Romulus. Along the way, the player and Ambassador S'taass find themselves trapped in a dangerous, deep, if almost comical in nature conspiracy that threatens to destroy the Klingon Empire.
The series wildly swings on the Sliding Scale of Silliness vs. Seriousness starting very serious, getting silly, then serious and so on until becoming deadly serious towards the end of "Honor of Orions" and staying that way through the finale.
- Adaptation Expansion: Originally, "Honor of Ferasa" was meant to be a one-shot story. The villains and supporting characters were so compelling that combined with high reviews, 2 sequels were put into planning.
- No Transhumanism Allowed: Zig Zagged, the Ferasans are augements, but the Shiassi take it to the next level up to including flame sacks, telekinesis, and venom sacks. The other Ferasans felt a more conservative approach is necessary.
- Rule of Cool: The series breathes this trope. If it was a Federation or Romulan mission, no one would take it seriously. Klingons fighting Fire-Breathing Epohhs and Cat-people? AWESOME.
- Shameful Strip: Part of (unseen) Ferasan exiles' punishment. Individuals are left with nothing but their bodies alive and unharmed. Averted in practice, but still part of the punishment for exiling entire clans. They are left their clothes but it is only to reinforce what they are losing. Within a year or two most clans are naked (no way to obtain replacement cloth) and feral, the deterioration of clothes resembling the dissolution of the Clan's civility. The fact this ''didn't'' happen to the Shiassi was a warning sign to the Patriarchy.
- Supporting Protagonist: Ambassador S'taass, to make up for the Gorn not having a dedicated episode to themselves. Instead, S'taass helps paves the way for the Ferasans and the other vassal races to earn membership on the High Council.
- Two-Part Trilogy: Fereseans was meant as a solo episode and can stand alone. The following two are not as self-contained.
- Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: The Ferasan the player speaks with at the sign-in desk speaks of one botched augmentation attempt where a Ferasan grew big enough to use a shuttlecraft as a makeshift club.
- A Day in the Limelight: For the Ferasans, who have yet to get any screentime devoted to them in the main game.
- Evil Plan: Use genetically modified pets from New Romulus to create a mutant army. In a rare case, its valid.
- Mirroring Factions: Its made clear early on that the Ferasan clans behave similarly to the Klingon Great Houses. However, they can be just as sneaky as Romulans due to their Felinoid nature.
- Scenery Porn: Ferasa's capitol city is a very well redressed Defera map. Also notable in that its mostly seen out of windows.
- What the Hell, Hero?:
- The Ferasans gave one of these to the Shiassi clan. Eventually they were thrown into exile with no supplies.
- Ferasan players can give an epic one to Zekah the Depraved about how the Ferasans are doing much better thanks to the KDF.
- Subverted with the speech that the player, Jilia and S'taass give to the Shiassi Patriarch. They think he's stoned for coming up with this plan.
- Alcohol Hic: One occurs in the background by a drunk gorn passed out on a table in the nightclub.
- The Cavalry: Subverted. S'taass beams over a team to help on your away mission, but they end up on the other side of a window where they can't do anything. Except be slaughtered by mutants. S'taass bluescreens from the loss - and absurdity - when he sees what happened.
- Continuity Nod: The nods indicate the location of the mission chronologically. It's post-discovery of the Solanae Dyson Sphere but pre-"A Step Between Stars".
- Interspecies Adoption: S'taass adopted a Shiassi orphan who was exiled by the clan by refusing further modification. She's now on the player's crew.
- Orphan's Ordeal: Niaru Urwau basically explains what happens when a Ferasan individual is exiled. It involves a Shameful Strip and being left outside in the rain with no possessions, no way to obtain food legally and only your life.
- Pet the Dog: An option in the ready room sequence in the pet the Jackal Mastiff you picked up at Rura Penthe.
- Ambadassador: S'taass, Slathis, K'Dhan, Melani D'ian...
- Big Good: J'mpok, Melani D'ian, King Slathis, Rusizth and the other members of the Klingon High Council.
- Call-Back:
- The revamped KDF tutorial is called back to by Worf and Warden Gazzan
- Commander Nin'yan was minor character in Sphere of Influence.
- Much of the player character's career is referenced.
- Niaru's backstory regarding her exile comes back to haunt her when captured by Shiassi telepaths.
- Ambassador S'taass' "The Reason You Suck" Speech is filled with them, many quotes by Worf or other Klingons.
- The mission opens mere days after Honor of Orions and is heavily built up on it.
- Final Battle: Occurs in the Klingon Great Hall.
- Oh, Crap!: "Sir, that wasn't the Ambassador's ship! It was a hologram masking a gravetic mine. We're disabled!"
- Pun-Based Title: One of the mission stages is titled "Ferasan and Loathing".
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Not given to the villain. Given to the KLINGONS by S'taass!
- Your Princess Is in Another Castle!: S'taass taking advantage of the situation to give non-Klingons equal rights.
