Berengaria VII

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Facts

  • Primary: Berengaria
  • Also known as: Draed'ulhei (Romulan) (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
  • Class M
  • Gravity approximately 0.4x Earth normal (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
    • About equivalent to Martian gravity by that work
  • Potentially at least one moon (SCE Short Story: "Here There Be Monsters", "Breakdowns")
  • Inhabited
    • Formerly inhabited by native intelligent species; extinct by 22nd century (TNG Novel: Q & A)
    • Settled by Confederacy of Vulcan and United Earth c.mid 22nd century (ENT: "Bount"; ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
  • Nation
    • - Historical - : Independent (TNG Novel: Q & A)
    • - Later historical - : Uninhabited (TNG Novel: Q & A)
    • c.2100 - 2155: Confederacy of Vulcan (ENT: "Bound"; ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
    • 2155 - 2160: Romulan Star Empire (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
    • 2160 - 2161: Confederacy of Vulcan (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
    • 2161 - Present: United Federation of Planets (TOS: "This Side of Paradise"; DS9: "In the Cards"; DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Twilight)

History

  • c.2100: Vulcan scientific research outpost established (ENT: "Bound"; ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
  • 2154: Scouting begins for construction of Earth Starbase 1 (ENT: "Bound")
  • November 8, 2155: Attacked by Romulan forces during Earth-Romulan War; all planetary outposts destroyed (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)

Locations

Surface

  • Noted for dangerous mists (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
  • Vulcan scientific outpost
    • Destroyed in 2155 attack, lost with all hands (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
  • Earth Starbase 1
    • Destroyed mid-construction in 2155 attack (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)

Indigenous Life

Animal

  • Berengaria dragon (ENT: "Bound"; ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
    • Jokingly known as "Draco berengarius" (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
    • Reptile-esque form, but completely unrelated biology (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
    • Grey hide (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
    • Tough, tubular skeleton (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
    • Low planetary gravity allows for airship-like flight through internal gas bladder system (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
    • Forward gas bladders contain flammable compounds including hydrogen sulfide, used to fend off threats and hunt prey (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
  • Yrilijk (TNG Novel: Q & A)
    • Extinct dire-wolf-analogue (TNG Novel: Q & A)
    • Alive concurrently with native intelligent species (TNG Novel: Q & A)