The Orion Dawn was a legendary event in Orion history, when the Orions finally gained ships of their own with which to battle the aliens that enslaved them, leading to the birth of Orion piracy. Ombrey and Maark were two Orion slaves who served as senior officers on freighters belonging to the Buban. In November 1508 BCE (reference stardate −35/0811), they stole two armed freighters in a well-planned heist, named the Revenge and the Fate. Ombrey and Maark were aided by Orions on Botchok (Rigel VIII) and in Colonies near the Rigel system, forming a widespread network of secret supply stations and repair facilities. Later legend embellished the event into the 'Orion Dawn', and had Ombrey and Maark learn their skills as slaves in a freighter's hold, and lead a revolt of manual labor slaves to