Cestus III

Facts

• Primary: Cestus
• Capital city: Pike City (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
• Class M
• Population
  • 500+ (2266) (VAN Novel: Open Secrets)
    • All killed in Gorn attack (VAN Novel: Open Secrets; TOS: "Arena")
  • ~1,000,000 (2369) (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
    • Below-average population growth curve since it was resettled (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
    • Settled ~250k refugees following the establishment of the Demilitarized Zone (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
• Nation
  • 2266: United Federation of Planets (VAN Novel: Open Secrets; TOS: "Arena")
    • Federation colony
  • 2266 - : Uninhabited (TOS: "Arena")
  • - c.2280 - Present: United Federation of Planets (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
    • Achieved full membership by mid 24th century (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
• One of a few places in 24th century where baseball is still a common pastime
  • Cestus Baseball League
    • Incorporated c.2368 (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
    • Teams
      • Cestus Comets (DS9: "Family Business")
      • Palombo Sehlats (TNG Novel: Q & A; Novel: Articles of the Federation)
        • General Manager
          • - 2374 - 2380 - : NFN Farrenga (TNG Novel: Q & A)
      • Pike City Pioneers (DS9: "Family Business", "The Way of the Warrior", "Starship Down"; Novel: Articles of the Federation)
      • Port Shangri-La Seagulls (TNG Novel: Q & A)
        • Shortstop
          • - 2380 - : Olwyn Kadohata (TNG Novel: Q & A)

History

• By February 2266: Federation colony established (VAN Novel: Open Secrets)
• December 16, 2266: Colony destroyed by Gorn attack due to encroachment onto Gorn space (TOS: "Arena")
• By c.2280: Gorn Hegemony grants permission to resettle planet upon diplomatic contact (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
  • Implied by parents of Nanietta Bacco residing on Cestus III when married per Articles of the Federation

Political Structure

• Executive
  • Led by planetary governor (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
    • 2368 - 2379: Nanietta Bacco (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
    • 2379 - : NFN Gari (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
    • Palombo serves as state vessel by 2379 (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)

Locations

Surface

• Pike City (DS9: "Family Business", "The Way of the Warrior"; Novel: Articles of the Federation)
  • Named for Christopher Pike
  • Capital city (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
• Johnson City (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
• Lakeside (TNG Novel: Q & A)
• New Chicago (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
• Palombo (TNG Novel: Q & A; Novel: Articles of the Federation)
• Port Shangri-La (TNG Novel: Q & A)
• Unknown city
  • Bacco University (TNG Novel: Q & A)

Indigenous Life

Animal

• Greelak (TNG Novel: Q & A)
  • Lizard analogue (TNG Novel: Q & A)
    • Bright red scales (TNG Novel: Q & A)
    • Rarely reach over 10cm long (TNG Novel: Q & A)
    • Shelf of enamel in lieu of individual teeth (TNG Novel: Q & A)
    • Seven legs (TNG Novel: Q & A)
      • Three along either side, one beneath the neck (TNG Novel: Q & A)
  • Herbivorous (TNG Novel: Q & A)