Nasat (planet)

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Facts

  • One of the nearest Federation worlds to Tzenkethi Coalition (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
  • Class M
    • Majority if not totality of the inhabited surface is made up of a single massive forest (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Air quite humid compared to most class M planets (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
  • At least one moon (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Has a single inhabited base (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
      • Has sufficient space to hold the full population of a single township (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
  • Inhabitants: Nasat, Citoac
  • Nation

History

  • c.mid-1600s: The Nasat first migrate from the forest floor into the canopy (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
  • c.2370: Brief attempt by Tzenkethi Coalition at opening trade relations (Novel: Articles of the Federation)

Political Structure

  • Overarching government directed by a Planetary Council (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Holds various devoted subcouncils (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
      • Planetary Science Council (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
  • Forest divided into quadrants (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
    • Each led by quadrant governor (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature"; Novel: Articles of the Federation)

Locations

Surface

  • Planetary forest (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Administratively divided into "quadrants" (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
    • Populated areas made up solely of canopy settlements, akin to massive treehouse-type structures (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
      • Individual settlements known as "townships" (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Pneumatic cross-forest travel system established c.2360 (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
    • c.2375, preliminary efforts at installing security netting between townships and forest floor begun (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")

Indigenous Life

Animal

  • Bark beetle (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
  • C'kh fly (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
  • Laito monkey (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Native to the canopy (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
  • Unnamed keel-billed avian species (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Diet includes hermoorsia fruit (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
  • Unnamed multiwinged avian species (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Native to the canopy (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")

Plant

  • Greela (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
    • Fruit (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
  • Hermoorsia (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Produces fruit with a hard yellow rind (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
  • Jahang (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Produces berries (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
  • Kaino (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Root vegetable (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
  • Mother-tree (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Massive trees whose canopies comprise the totality of Nasat settlement (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
      • Original environment in which Nasat evolved (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
      • All settlements located in the canopies of mother-trees, with little to no descent to the ground (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
  • Neophatra (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Small-leafed plant native to mother tree canopies (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
  • Pledh (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Vining plant (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Produces edible fruit (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
  • Zeeflower (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")
    • Flowering, fruiting plant (SCE Short Story: "Balance of Nature")