Editing Orion (section)

==Trade entities==

Despite the rich cultural history of Orion and outside of their "official" stance of neutrality, a dark side of the Orion culture exists in their active trafficking of forced labor through the Orion slave markets, especially their slave girls. [[Barakos IV]], [[Verex III]] and the Orion colony were well-known trade centers during the 22nd and 23rd centuries. (ENT: "Borderland"; TOS: "The Cage")

The primary entity operating within these confines was known as the [[Orion Syndicate]], comprised of a conglomeration of traders, pirates and smugglers. These individuals were well-known for their many illegal operations outside of the slave trade, including extortion, theft, raids, kidnappings and assassinations. (DS9: "The Ascent", "Honor Among Thieves", "Prodigal Daughter") 

These activities were facilitated in the region of space which separated the Orion Syndicate from the [[Klingon Empire]], known as the Borderland. During the 22nd century, this volatile region of space attracted the most dangerous elements from both sides. (ENT: "Borderland")

In 2154, the [[Earth]] [[starship]] Enterprise inadvertently made contact with Orion pirates when they encountered a number of Orion interceptors, which kidnapped nine of Enterprise's crew. The crew was recovered from the Orion processing station on Verex III, where they had been taken. (ENT: "Borderland")

A secondary entity operating within the Orion realm was known as the [[Orion Free Traders]]. The Orion Free Traders had a partially established relationship with the [[Vulcan]]s during the late 24th century. (DS9: "Call to Arms")