Tal Shiar

The Tal Shiar is the Romulan intelligence arm, and up until the Hobus Supernova event had been a significant force in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants. They were believed at their height to have over a thousand agents in the field across many of the galaxy's empires, and engaged in regular acts of espionage, sabotage and otherwise cloak and dagger acts of subterfuge. In the early 25th century however, the Tal Shiar are somewhat of a separate entity to the Romulan Empire, with a large portion of their fellow Romulans distancing themselves considerably from their existence. In 2411, the Tal Shiar, led by Valkesh, attempted to destroy a new Reman base and then turned their ships on New Remus, attempting to take the capitol. They were also revealed to be experimenting with Iconian technology, having control of at least two of their gateways.