Ura Neteos III

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Ura Neteos III (Meirash)
Stellar Cartography
Region	The Borderlands
System	Ura Neteos system
Sun(s)	Ura Neteos (G8V type)
Orbital Radius	0.7 AU
Class	M
Physical
Climate	Varying, generally temperate
Native species	Meirashi
Societal
Official Language	Prash
Technological Classification	B
Affiliation	Unaffiliated (pre-warp)
Government	Ununified, feudal states

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Ura Neteos III, locally known as Meirash, is the third planet of the Ura Neteos system in the Borderlands near the Celendi Nebula. It is the homeworld of the Meirashi, a pre-warp, pre-industrialized civilization. Being a class M planet, Ura Neteos III can support most humanoid life.

Physical characteristics

Ura Neteos III has an average distance of 0.7 AU from its star. Due to the lower luminosity of the star, the planet is within the Goldilock Zone of the star despite its comparatively short distance. It has several moons.

Due to the planet’s proximity to the Celendi Nebula, it is subjected to intense radiation during the nebula’s active periods. However, due to the factors like the atmosphere and magnetic field, not much of that radiation reached the ground, and the life on the planet may have evolved so that it can survive the intense periods.

The planet’s climate is generally temperate. Areas such as the jungles of Lesser Prash are subject to periodic rain seasons.

Flora and Fauna

The jungles of Lesser Prash are inhabited by a species of annelids referred to as “camel worms” or “water worms” by the Starfleet team that recorded them in 2401. The species resemble earthworms but are larger, about the size of a Terran cat, and have bulbous sacs along its back. These sacs are typically filled with liquid water that does not scan for harmful contaminants. The surface of the sacs does not have nerve endings. The team reported emptying one of the sacs with hypospray and drinking the water, noting that the water is “perfectly drinkable”. The annelids respond to water (a member of the Starfleet team shook a water bottle near one) and try to reach it. They do not appear to have any mean of defence that the Starfleet team could find, though they did not test for bitter taste. Instead, the team found the annelids “friendly”. The annelids make a hissing sound.

History

Gaire Unem, the 22nd century Orion who became a spiritual figure and the Empress of the Meirashi.

See also Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (Artemis)

In 2132, a ship crashed to Ura Neteos III while flying through the Celendi Nebula during the nebula's period of activity. The sole survivor, an Orion engineer Gaire Unem set up a signal beacon but was unable leave the planet, having to survive in the jungle. She took refuge in a mine, where she made contact with the Meirashi miners. She managed to gain their trust, but after saving a miner from a cave-in with the help of technology and her survival skills, the miners began to view her as an object of religious worship.

The word of Unem's alleged powers spread to the nearby settlements, and more people began to come to her for healing and for religious guidance. She and her followers attracted the attention of a Rishe, a local feudal lord. Despite the objections from the religious authorities, Unem managed to instil herself to the court of Rishe Varshan of Greater Prash. In about two local years, she had taken over Upper Prash as the Empress and before the end of year 3 on the planet, she had launched a war of conquest against Lower Prash. Her plan was to introduce slavery after consolidating her power. She was however defeated and killed by the Rishes. Her cult was subjugated, but it continued to survive to the 25th century in secrecy.

A Federation research team studied the planet in the 2370s, but their work was interrupted by the Dominion War. The research team collected some planetary, biological and cultural records, but these were considered minimal in their extent. No further studies had been conducted in the 24th century.

See also

• List of systems and planets of the Borderlands