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* '''Proper Name''': [[ma:Ventax II|Ventax II]] | * '''Proper Name''': [[ma:Ventax II|Ventax II]] | ||
* '''Pronunciation''': Ven’Tax II | * '''Pronunciation''': Ven’Tax II | ||
* '''Diameter''': | * '''Diameter''': 12,843 km (7,980 miles) | ||
* '''Gravity''': 1.06 standard gravity with a density of 5.8 | * '''Gravity''': 1.06 standard gravity with a density of 5.8 | ||
* '''Axial Tilt''': 14.6%, with normal terran seasonal changes | * '''Axial Tilt''': 14.6%, with normal terran seasonal changes | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Ventaxians | A thousand years ago, the Ventaxians had achieved an extremely advanced technological level, but then voluntarily renounced it and reverted to a simple, agrarian existence. They have a very peaceful, clean world that is the result of this 1,000 year improvement plan called the "Contract of Ardra.". They panicked in 2367 when a con artist posing as Ardra returned to claim "her" planet until the ''U.S.S. Enterprise'' NCC-1701-D crew successfully revealed her fraud; Captain Picard pointed out that [[ma:Ardra|Ardra]] may likely have been a secret native ruse to help push the reforms. Although agrarian, their capital city still featured tall pyramidal buildings and large public walkways. | ||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
They appear to be Caucasian terrans except with no truly obese individuals or anyone who is abnormally tall or short. They have a very stable genetic make up. | Ventaxians are friendly and mostly nondescript. They appear to be Caucasian terrans except with no truly obese individuals or anyone who is abnormally tall or short. They have a very stable genetic make up. | ||
==Physiology== | ==Physiology== | ||
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==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||
The placid and tolerant Ventaxian countryside is used by some religious orders as a site of monasteries and abbeys. Their theology held that the reforms were sparked after leaders literally sold out for prosperity by signing a pact with "the devil," Ardra, but aside from considering her name unlucky to speak aloud the people lived uneventfully. | |||
It is as a result of this Contract of Ardra that they have had 1,000 years of peaceful co-existence. Still many religious leaders feel that it was a sell out and are actively opposed to any favourable representation of Ardra. | They have a very unusual belief system. For them the belief in a devil being called [[ma:Ardra|Ardra]] replaces a divine saviour. After all it was Ardra who ended the senseless civil war and famine that was threatening the entire planet. It is as a result of this Contract of Ardra that they have had 1,000 years of peaceful co-existence. Still many religious leaders feel that it was a sell out and are actively opposed to any favourable representation of Ardra. | ||
==Mythology== | ==Mythology== | ||