Welcome Aboard the USS Joshua Norton

There is a department within Starfleet that is tasked with collecting and analyzing sensitive data that matters, planning and executing time-critical covert and overt operations, and safeguarding the secrets of the United Federation of Planets from internal and external threats to keep us all safe. Who are we? Starfleet Intelligence.

Certain assignments, however, cannot appear on standard mission dockets, carried out in secret by the best of the best for no fame, thanks, or recognition. They are the true heroes of the Federation, specialists in their field, operating from the shadows. They are Clandestine Operations.

Political landscapes are shifting, the Romulan Empire is rebuilding, terror cells are striking at the very heart of our society. For neutralizing such threats, Clandestine Operations recognized the value of a multi-disciplined team of operatives primed to respond. The crew of the USS Joshua Norton is one such team - they have seen what you can offer, and they've requested you join them.

The USS Joshua Norton is a Nova based collaborative writing Star Trek Sim. Set on a Golden Gate class starship, specifically designed for specialized Clandestine Operations use, the Emperor (as she's affectionately known by crew) is set in 2417. Please join our Discord if you're interested in joining us, or even just learning more about the game!

Latest Mission Posts

» Cmdr Sharir & LtJG Dragomirov - "Dancing Bears"

Mission: Lick Your Fingers Clean
Posted on 2026-08-04 00:45 by Lieutenant JG Veda Dragomirov & Commander Nadiv Sharir

Veda was still a little exhausted from the looping the artifact Morgan had accidentally gotten stuck in caused; not physically tired, she was thankful that every loop had started off with her being as awake as the one before it, but mentally exhausted from having to do the same thing over and over and over again. In some ways, the repetition had caused it to become easier and easier with each loop—she remembered more and more of what was needed to program the mRNA therapy, memorized the correct dosages of the vitamin C once that the mRNA had done its…

» Royal Consort tr'Vrenak - "Like Some Phantom Cry"

Mission: Lick Your Fingers Clean
Posted on 2026-06-26 16:20 by Sarik tr’Vrenak

Between all the gilded pretense expected of him as he stood at the Empress's side, or rather a step back from it, during the public facing nonsense of running the empire, and what was demanded of him by his task masters, who presented themselves as his assistants, Sarik found it hard to find a moment to himself. He could tell she only tolerated his presence as a means to an end, though she could fake something that appeared sincere when she knew she was being watched by someone not in the know of the reality of the situation, but he…

» Lt Weho Lape, LtJG Morgan & Ens Archer - "Was it something?"

Mission: Lick Your Fingers Clean
Posted on 2026-06-25 14:53 by Lieutenant JG Sean Morgan & Lieutenant Weho Lape Sabril & Ensign Miles Archer

The ship joined the orbit of the moon Regula 23 was in geosynchronous orbit above maybe a half hour ahead of schedule; a testament to Amelia's preference to include buffer time whenever possible and the rest of the crew happily obliging. The moon's only designation was a string of letters and numbers that Sean could look up, again, when it was time to write his report after they were done. For now, it was simply Regula 23's moon for want of a better title.

The scans upon approach had easily located the canyon Miles had described, and they didn't find…

» Capt Waterhouse, Lt Weho Lape & Ens Archer - "Mushroom Hunting"

Mission: Lick Your Fingers Clean
Posted on 2026-05-20 21:19 by Captain Amelia Waterhouse & Lieutenant JG Sean Morgan & Lieutenant Weho Lape Sabril & Ensign Miles Archer & Petty Officer 3rd Class Rao Komasch

Amelia had grown bored with the flower vines that had previously been the projected privacy divider when the mezzanine was being used for a briefing or other private purpose, so she'd asked the computer to replace it with something inspired by a 20th and 21st century movie franchise called The Matrix. Now neon green code dripped from ceiling to deck and blocked the top of the stairs; the code parted like a bead curtain if someone entered that way. She was really tempted to have the computer shuffle play through her favorite number station recordings at a low level, but…

» Capt Waterhouse - "Tumbling with the Tumbleweed"

Mission: Let's Do The Timeloop Again
Posted on 2026-04-13 02:35 by Captain Amelia Waterhouse & Lieutenant JG Sean Morgan

"Fuck. How many times did you stick me with singing Sonny's part in I Got You Babe?" Amelia picked up her plush turtle with the orange mask from next to her on the couch and let it fly in Sean's direction as he entered her quarters. He caught it and grinned as he tossed it back.

"Ya think I'll tell ya?" He laughed as he sat down in the chair next to the couch.

"You probably don't even remember, which means it happened enough that I'm morally obligated to hate you for five minutes straight." She settled the plush turtle…