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[[File:Vulcan desert night wide.jpg|thumb|Vulcan's forge (2237)]]
 
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[[File:ForgeMap2.jpg|thumb|[[Hologram|Holographic]] map of Vulcan's Forge]]
 
[[File:ForgeMap2.jpg|thumb|[[Hologram|Holographic]] map of Vulcan's Forge]]
'''Vulcan's Forge''' (or simply '''The Forge''') is a vast desert canyon on the planet [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]. The Forge is where, according to historical record, [[Surak]] began his pilgrimage in the [[4th century]] AD.
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'''Vulcan's Forge''' (or simply '''The Forge''') is a vast desert canyon on the planet [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]. The environment of the Forge is harsh, subject to electrical sandstorms and possessing geomagnetic instabilities that interfered with [[22nd century]] technology including scanners, [[communicator|communicators]], and [[transporter|transporters]]. The interference extended several hundred meters above the ground and while aircraft could fly over it, the interference prevented their scanners from identifying objects on the ground.
   
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The Forge is a natural environment for [[sehlat|sehlats]].
In [[2154]], [[Jonathan Archer]] and [[T'Pol]] traveled to The Forge to track down members of the [[Syrrannite]] movement, thought to be responsible for the bombing of the [[Earth]] embassy on Vulcan. They discovered that the Syrrannites had taken refuge in the [[T'Karath Sanctuary]], until its destruction by the [[Vulcan High Command]]. ({{ENT|The Forge|Awakening}})
 
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According to historical record, the Forge is where [[Surak]] began his pilgrimage in the [[4th century]] AD and his presumed entrance to the Forge was a location known as ''The Gateway''. In [[2154]], [[Jonathan Archer]] and [[T'Pol]] traveled to The Forge to track down members of the [[Syrrannite]] movement, thought to be responsible for the bombing of the [[Earth]] embassy on Vulcan. They discovered that the Syrrannites had taken refuge in the [[T'Karath Sanctuary]], until its destruction by the [[Vulcan High Command]]. ({{ENT|The Forge|Awakening}})
   
 
In [[2237]], a young [[Spock]] traveled on Vulcan's Forge during his ''[[kahs-wan]]'', or Vulcan maturity test. ({{TAS|Yesteryear}})
 
In [[2237]], a young [[Spock]] traveled on Vulcan's Forge during his ''[[kahs-wan]]'', or Vulcan maturity test. ({{TAS|Yesteryear}})

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This article deals with the geographical feature. For other meanings, please see Vulcan's Forge (disambiguation).
Vulcans Forge

Vulcan's Forge (2154)

File:Vulcan desert night wide.jpg

Vulcan's forge (2237)

File:ForgeMap2.jpg

Holographic map of Vulcan's Forge

Vulcan's Forge (or simply The Forge) is a vast desert canyon on the planet Vulcan. The environment of the Forge is harsh, subject to electrical sandstorms and possessing geomagnetic instabilities that interfered with 22nd century technology including scanners, communicators, and transporters. The interference extended several hundred meters above the ground and while aircraft could fly over it, the interference prevented their scanners from identifying objects on the ground.

The Forge is a natural environment for sehlats.

According to historical record, the Forge is where Surak began his pilgrimage in the 4th century AD and his presumed entrance to the Forge was a location known as The Gateway. In 2154, Jonathan Archer and T'Pol traveled to The Forge to track down members of the Syrrannite movement, thought to be responsible for the bombing of the Earth embassy on Vulcan. They discovered that the Syrrannites had taken refuge in the T'Karath Sanctuary, until its destruction by the Vulcan High Command. (ENT: "The Forge", "Awakening")

In 2237, a young Spock traveled on Vulcan's Forge during his kahs-wan, or Vulcan maturity test. (TAS: "Yesteryear")

In 2374, Worf proposed that he and Jadzia Dax undertake a hiking trip across Vulcan's Forge for their honeymoon. Dax rejected the idea as entailing too much suffering. (DS9: "Change of Heart")

Enterprises scenes in the forge were filmed in Simi Valley
According to text commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda on the ENT Season 4 DVD, the Forge was formed by the nuclear war that devastated Vulcan during the Time of Awakening. To reflect this fact, at one point it was discussed to litter it's floor with fragments of rough green glass, similar to those formed at the Trinity nuclear test site in New Mexico.
The Forge also relates to the space station found in the game Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force which is made up of lots of different starship's hulls.

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