Kerelian

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Kerelian
Lt.Cmdr Nella Daren - Acomplished Musician
Four Letter Code	KERE
Federation Status	Member
Planet of Origin	Kerelia
Encountered	TNG: Lessons
T/E Rating	T0/E0
Current Tech Level	N+
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A race of humanoids with extremely advanced vocal and audiotory abilites, Kerelians are almost identical to Terrans except with significantly enlarged ears. Most Kerelians find employment as musicians, singers, or in the sonic sciences. This ability is the evolutionary result of a very thin atmosphere with pressures so low that many Kerelians need special treatments before entering a standard class M environment.

One such Kerelian, Lieutenant Commander Nella Daren served aboard the Enterprise-D for a short time in 2369. She was an accomplished musician, playing piano in an ensemble that included Data on violin, which performed Chopin in Ten-Forward to a very moved audience. She had acquired a flat, scrollable keyboard from planet Mataline II, which she used to start playing duets with Captain Picard, who was practicing the Ressikan flute. So refined was her ear for music, she was able to located the most acoustically perfect spot on the ship - the fourth intersect of Jefferies Tube 25.

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Name

• Proper Name: Kerelian
• Pronunciation: Keh'Reh'Lian

Home System

• Quadrant: Beta
• Location: Eta Eridani Sector Block - Donatu Sector (coordinates B27-0002-1300 )
• Pronunciation:
• Star: Beta Eridani
• Terran Name: Cursa
• Spectral Type: A3 III
• Distance from Star: @ perihelion 310 million km
• Companions: 7 other planets. It is the 3rd planet in the system

Home World

• Proper Name: Kerelia
• Pronunciation:
• Diameter: 22,841 km
• Gravity: 1.06 standard gravity with a density of 5.8
• Axial Tilt: 0.87%, no appreciable tilt and no seasons
• Orbital Period: 321 days
• Rotational Period: 28 hours
• Classification: M
  • Surface Water: 85%
  • Atmosphere: 1/3 earths measured from sea level with 75% nitrogen, 24% oxygen, 1% trace chemicals
  • Climate: Warm semi-tropical with tropical at the equator.
  • Population: 2.8 Billion
  • Geography: Kerelia major land masses are the continents, Kiatea and Actya. These continents were once joined and separated during massive tectonic plate shifts 11,000 years ago. At the closest point the continents are separated by a distance of 8000 km by two oceans, Abaran and Tanis. Several minor islands formed from undersea volcano eruptions. Water accounts for 85 percent of the planet’s surface. The main continents lay between latitudes 35N and 15S. Both poles are covered in with massive ice surfaces that extend several kilometers deep. A sophisticated network of caves have been carved out over millions of years for global warming and cooling. The oceans at the deepest point is 29 kms. Eighty Five percent of the population live on the main continents with 13 percent on the smaller islands. The remaining two percent (from a religious sect) live at the northern pole region.

Government

The Government of the Kerelia is the supreme authority for the planet. It consists of the Prime Minister, or Coi, appointed by the Chovina (parliament), and cabinet ministers appointed by the Coi. The Chovina is comprised of 9 members from each province. Abaran has the most provinces with 12, Actya has 8, and the provincial island states of Adatlina, Edela, Clessa, and Iletua combine for a total of 216 members. The northern pole inhabited by religious separatist are not represented.

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