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Klingon Empire, and was coveted by both sides as a naval base until the signing of the Organian Peace Treaty in 2261. The inhabitants, apparently a simple humanoid culture rating D- on the Richter Scale, are actually a race of immensely advanced radiant beings that have very little interest in the affairs of corporeal beings beyond the enforcement of a galactic peace. Pop: 14,000?

Platonius (-116.8, -73.6, 65.6)

This Class M planet is the fourth of four orbiting a bright orange star, and the only humanoid inhabitants are refugees from Sandara, a star that went nova several millenia ago. The Platonians have utilized the natural abundance of kironide to develop their psychokinetic abilities, and have shown little judgment or compassion in the use of these powers. Pop: 71

Pollux [Beta Geminorum] (13.9, 65.6, 0.6)

This giant yellow-orange star is orbited by seven planets (class 0 facilities), the fourth and fifth of which are Class M. Both are habitable, but are currently devoid of intelligent life. Planet IV, a parklike world, was the home of a now-extinct humanoid race that visited Earth (Sol III) in antiquity.

Psi 2000 (-65.4, -148.9, -90.6)

An unstable yellow subdwarf nearing the end of its main sequence evolution (class 0 facilities), Psi 2000 once supported an extensive planetary system that has since escaped the star's gravitational pull or has been disintegrated into asteroid belts.

Danger D-421. The orbit of Psi 2000's last satellite, La Pig, is now an asteroid belt, and planetary debris is traveling throughout the system on uncharted trajectories. Spacecraft should exercise due caution.

Pyris (-1.6, -93.4, -2.6)

A blue dwarf orbited by ten planets (class 0 facilities), the seventh of which is marginally Class M. At one time, Pyris was the base of an extra-galactic civilization attempting to gain a foothold in this galaxy.

Planet Q (4.7, -192.7, 216.8)

A small Class J planetoid, orbiting a moderate yellow star (class 1 facilities), that was terraformed and settled in the early 23rd century as a colony of scientists deliberately remote from the Federation hub. Now a self-supporting colony of almost 450,000, the surface of Planet Q is habitable, if somewhat barren; most of the population still resides within the domed city of New Princeton.

Regulus [Alpha Leonis] (10.7, 83.9, 0.7)

The Regulus system consists of thirteen planets orbiting a blue-white giant in a triple system (class 1 facilities). The other two stars are orange dwarfs orbiting well outside the region of the planets. Several of the planets are Class M, but only one, the second planet, has developed intelligent life. The Regulans, a non-humanoid race rating G+ on the Richter Scale, have opened the plateaus on their southern continent for human habitation, and a small Federation colony (pop: 16,000) now occupies this region. Regulus V also supports advanced non-humanoid life, including the giant Regulan eel-bird and the Regulan blood worm. Pop: 8.3 billion

Rigel [Beta Orionis] (-209.9, 7.7, -136.0)

This quadruple star system includes two stars of interest, a blue-white super-giant and a somewhat smaller blue-white giant, and supports a total of thirteen planets, six of which are inhabited (class 3 facilities). This remarkable number of Class M worlds is attributed to the star's extensive habitable zone, and to the Hakel radiation belt which surrounds the system's primary and shields against the lethal radiation emitted by the B spectral class super giant. Rigel II and Rigel IV, sometimes called the Rigel Colonies, were settled by humans within the last two centuries, and are now major Federation worlds with a combined population in excess of 8 billion. Rigel V is inhabited by a peaceful humanoid culture (pop: 1.2 billion) that is thought to be an offshoot of the Vulcan race, and has been a Federation member since the 2180s. Rigel VI and VII are a double planet system in a trojan orbit. Rigel VII, a large Class M world, is inhabited by a belligerent neanderthaloid race called the Kalar, rating about D+ on the Richter Scale (pop: 10,000). Rigel VIII, also known as Orion, is one of the very few inhabited ringed worlds, and supports a native humanoid population of aggressive, yellow-skinned warriors (pop: 5.4 billion). Given interstellar travel by Earth explorers before the implementation of the Prime Directive, the Orions colonized the two planets of Rigel's blue giant secondary star, and then went on to form a pirate empire trading primarily in Orion females, semi-intelligent and green-skinned, but prized for their aggressiveness. This slave trade was ended in the 2250s by Federation intervention, and more recently, the decision to let the Orion worlds remain neutral has been questioned. Rigel XII is a Class G desert planet with large deposits of dilithium, and supports a small mining colony.

Romii (-180.0, -156.4, -1.8)

A home star in the Romulan Star Empire, evidently an early colony of Romulus Prime. A white subdwarf with four planets; only one, the first planet, is inhabited. Est. pop: 5 billion

Romulus (-176.3, 158.5, -1.8)

The Federation name for the home star of the Romulan Star Empire, a small white dwarf in a binary system. Both planets appear to be Class M and show signs of extensive habitation; the total population is estimated at over 5 billion.

Sandara (-45.9, 147.7, 70.2)

A star with several planets, at least one of which was inhabited. It was destroyed in ancient times by a nova. The only known survivors are the inhabitants of the planet Platonius.

Sarpeidon see: Beta Niobe

Scalos (-70.1, -121.1, -183.2)

This Class M planet is the fourth of eight orbiting a moderate yellow star. The native humanoid population, although technologically very advanced, was exposed to radioactive pollutants which accelerated their rate of metabolism and rendered all male Scalosians sterile. The planet is now uninhabited.

Sherman's Planet (-171.3, 119.2, -4.3)

Named after a friend of the discoverer, this Class M world is the fifth of ten orbiting a moderate yellow star (UFC 24187) with class 1 facilities. It is presently being developed by both the Federation and the Klingon Empire as an agricultural colony. The Federation colony on the