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Gamma Athenides IV, also known as "Athenides" is a class-M planet uninhabited by intelligent life within Federation space. It is located in Sector 312, Grid 14 x 23 x 08. The Federation has recently assigned it to be a new colony world, and we have been working with other starships to assist in the first phase of infrastructure construction.

The colony will be located on the equatorial Western shore of the Eerazay supercontinent.

Most features on the planet were named by the Dr. Okatoro Keinnt of Denobula, the first scientist to do a full-scale survey of the planet. While he named his favorite island chain after himself, he named the volcanic Eastern island chain after the Vulcan ship that first discovered the planet, the supercontinent after the Bolian science vessel that did a preliminary study of the planet that inspired his survey, and the Western-most island Suut vahl Island. Which roughly translates from Denobulan into: "I don't like this island."

Library Database: Benecia

NAME: BENENCIA

POPULATION: 509,000

AFFILIATION: FEDERATION COLONY

CAPITAL: EE'MAKATHA CITY

CLASS: L

OXYGEN/NEON ATMOSPHERE

MEAN SOLAR DISTANCE: 270,600,000 KM

SURFACE AREA: 44% Land, 56% Water

ROTATIONAL PERIOD: 22 hours 2 minutes

History
First charted by the starship USS Archon in late 2166, the Benecia colony was founded in the 2250s by the Ariolo. Federation members, the colony operated as a Federation protectorate. Starting with a colony of 2,400 Ariolo in a marshy valley, the colony began to prosper and invite more colonists from other worlds. As part of a trade agreement, an equatorial jungle was offered to the Xindi, inviting them to colonize it and operate the colony jointly with the Ariolo and the Federation. The Xindi accepted this offer, and in 2263 sent a colony vessel of 1,400 Xindi-Insectoids to found a city-structure there.

By the 2270s, the colony had a population of nearly 5,000 Ariolo, and 3,200 Xindi-Insectoids. A small Starfleet communications base was put on the planet in 2271, operated by a staff of 5 officers. Various reasons soon led to a immigration influx: in 2272, severe weather conditional shifts on Midos V led to a flight of nearly 10% of the colonies population, many of which settled on Benecia and consisted primarily of Rigelians. By the 2280s, the Xindi-Insectoid population had built and improved ties with the Ariolo, and a colony of Xindi-Aquatics were also invited to colonize a neighboring sea.

During the 23rd century, the Colony had sub-par medical care for a colony of its size. Faced by repeated funding and construction issues, a fully-capable hospital to replace the small-scale medical centers was not constructed until 2296.

By 2300, Benecia was still a slow growing colony compared to other Federation successes. The 2300 Federation Census marked it's population as approximately 175,000 - consisting of 90,000 Xindi-Insectoid; 35,000 Ariolo; 15,500 Xindi-Aquatic; 12,500 Rigelians and assorted others. The Benecian Art Gallery gained sector-wide fame as a tourist location during the 2310s.

The Starfleet base was remodeled in 2322 and expanded, adding a shuttlebay and now requiring a staff of 30. It's location relatively near the Talarian border soon became an issue during the Galen border conflicts of the 2350s, when it's security became a higher priority. Starfleet presence in the system increased exponentially, when once a Starship would pass through only a handful of times a year - suddenly dozens of starships visited a week, to monitor Talarian activity. Starfleet built a Subspace Relay Station in the system, and the Starfleet Corps of Engineers designed a large scientific research observatory on a moon in the system. As the Talarian conflict died down, Starfleet converted the observatory (long believed to be a listening post) into a fullscale monitoring station that kept tabs on the Talarian border.

During later 24th century, the Benecia colony had fairly little involvement in intergalactic affairs continuing growth as a small Federation colony, reaching a population of 500,000 in 2372. During the Dominion war, Benecia operated a Topaline mine in it's southern polar continent. Sizable quantities of Mizinite existed on the planet but went unmined, used by the Dominion but not particularly by Alpha Quadrant races. A small worry existed that the Dominion might plan to seize the planet for the ore existed, but Starfleet considered Benecia safely protected.

Library Database: Klendth

NAME: KLENDTH

POPULATION: 320,000

AFFILIATION: FEDERATION COLONY

CAPITAL: LOONKERIAN CITY

CLASS: L

OXYGEN/ARGON ATMOSPHERE

MEAN SOLAR DISTANCE: 284,200,000 KM

SURFACE AREA: 39% Land, 61% Water

ROTATIONAL PERIOD: 25 hours 14 minutes

History

Klendth III, also known as just "Klendth" is a Federation colony world and former Vulcan outpost. Founded in the late 19th century, it was here the Vulcan High Command set up the Loonkerian Outpost to study atmospheric conditions and test atmospheric modification apparatuses. 

The destruction of a Andorian colony in the neighboring system during the Romulan wars left nearly 2,000 Andorian refugees homeless and without a high-warp capable ship. As part of a peace agreement between Andoria and Vulcan made during the war, the refugees were offered an island subcontinent near the Vulcan outpost to call their new home. By that point, the research being done on the planet was not considered classified or dangerous if the Andorian Imperial Guard had gotten ahold of it.

By the founding of the Federation in 2161, the planet had reached a population of 7,000 and less focus was put on the science outpost. As its commerce and trade grew, the population grew as well - and families and farmers began to move there. By the late 2180s, the population had jumped to nearly 80,000. In 2191, a major bioengineering breakthrough was made by a team led by Dr. Seran - the invention of the Universal Atmospheric Element Compensator, which is to this day considered the planets crowning contribution to Federation science.

Loonkerian City sprouted up around the Loonkerian Outpost, which is still operated to this day by Civilian Federation Scientists. The Andorian settlement across the bay from the city became known as Eketha'uul, a modification of the name of a resilient species of tree. By the 2230s population growth had allowed further suburbs of the two cities to form, as the area became less divided along racial lines. Further populous cities include Izh-skish Valley, New Austin, and Enuul Marsh - though all of the populated regions of the planet are in the same hemisphere.

By the 2340s the population had reached 300,000 though population growth slowed in the 2360s. A small orbital platform jointly run by the local civilian representatives and Starfleet was built in the 2310s, but was destroyed by the Jem'Hadar during the Dominion war. The building of a new orbital platform has been in the planning phase since 2376.

Government
As a Federation Colony, there is an elected Governor and Legislature - the Governor serving four year terms, and the legislature being elected on a rotational basis every three years. The Governors Office building is in Loonkerian City, but the Legislative Building is located in Eketha'uul.

[For more information, access Memory Gamma, Federation Databank.]