Syrrannite
The Syrrannites were a radical Vulcan group during the 22nd century, led by a Vulcan named Syrran.
They followed what they believed to be the true teachings of Surak, the father of Vulcan philosophy. Believing that Vulcan culture had become corrupt and no longer followed Surak's original teachings, they stood in vocal but peaceful opposition to Vulcan's government.
Syrrannites objected to the militaristic attitude that the Vulcan High Command had adopted, and that Vulcans had disregarded other basic tenets of Surak's teachings. They used the frequent deception, distrust, and anger as embodied by the use of the Vulcan monastery at P'Jem for espionage as examples. The withholding of the truth from allies, even though the Syrrannites did not fully accept the presence of non-Vulcans on Vulcan, was considered another sign of the cultural failings of the time.
In 2154, Earth's embassy on Vulcan was bombed by as-of-yet-unknown forces. The Vulcan government pointed to the Syrannite group as the main suspects. While investigating the bombing, Enterprise's Captain Jonathan Archer and his Vulcan First Officer T'Pol encountered the Syrranite leader in Vulcan's Forge. While seeking shelter from a sandfire storm, Syrran was killed by an electrical burst from the storm.
The injury was fatal, but before he died, Syrran transferred Surak's katra to Archer.
Each leader of the Syrrannite movement was believed to be in possession of the katra, or spirit, of Surak.
Guided by the katras of both Syrran and Surak, Archer and T'Pol found the Syrrannites' main base at the T'Karath Sanctuary. The Vulcan High Command then began to destroy the Syrranites' base at the Sanctuary, to cover up their involvement in the bombing of the embassy, and to completely and finally wipe out the Syrranites once and for all.
