More thoughts on offworld Vulcans.
Last post, I speculated on a reason Vulcans might not have numerous colonies -- philopatry. After some thought, another reason came to me. Vulcans might be a species which does not see a big value in planetary colonization. Just because some humans want to colonize as many planets as possible does not mean that a non-human species shares the same view. Vulcans might have enclaves on many worlds throughout the Federation, but very few formal colonies. To me it might be similar to the Chinatowns found in many countries -- cultural enclaves within a larger society.
Vulcans went a colonization phase, but they seem to have lost interest after the Time of Awakening. The Romulans appear to be the last wave of colonization before the Vulcans focused inward. They still went into space, but now it was for exploration instead of colonization. The impulse for colonization/empire building is confined to the Romulans.
Vulcans went a colonization phase, but they seem to have lost interest after the Time of Awakening. The Romulans appear to be the last wave of colonization before the Vulcans focused inward. They still went into space, but now it was for exploration instead of colonization. The impulse for colonization/empire building is confined to the Romulans.