Da'kum'Ulcha was a location on Vulcan and was situated in the Shi'al province. Originally called Devlarm, it was a city that had a population of just over one million in the time before the Awakening. The story of the city was known only to legend by later era Vulcans which claimed that it was the site where the first space capable ship was built which was the reason the city was destroyed. This was because many of the warlords believed that the faction that first reached space would have the ultimate way to gain status and an advantage over their competitors. Thus, when news spread that the warlord Dvir technicians were close to completing a ship, all the neighbouring lords from Xial attempted to gain such a power through either sabotage or negotiation.