In 2276, the Ortisei was one of six Starfleet ships that met with a Romulan flotilla for peace talks under the protection of the Lalairu city-ship Mascrar. The other Starfleet ships were the USS Enterprise under Captain Kirk; USS Sempach, under Captain Jono Danilov; the USS Hemalat under Caitian Captain Hressth ssha-Aurrjjesh; the USS Lake Champlain, under Centauri Captain Finn Winter; and the USS Nimrod. Also present was the renegade Romulan warbird ChR Bloodwing, under former Commander-General Ael t'Rllaillieu, who had stolen the Sword from the Empty Chair in the Romulan Senate.