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The '''Centaurans''', also known as the "Alpha Centaurans", are a species indistinguishable from the [[Human]] race, hailing from [[Alpha Centauri IV]]. They are the fifth species to join the [[Federation]] following its founding.
The '''Centaurans''', also known as "Alpha Centaurans" or "Velestians", are a species indistinguishable from the [[Human]] race, hailing from [[Alpha Centauri IV]], or Velestus in their own language. They are the fifth species to join the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]] following its founding.


==Home world==
==Home world==
:'''''See also:''' [[Alpha Centauri IV]]
:'''''See also:''' [[Alpha Centauri IV]]''
The current population of Alpha Centauri is around 3 billion people, plus a small human and Vulcan population. Unlike Earth, there are no truly large continents on Alpha Centauri IV. The sum of the landmasses are numerous islands: large and small. No land-bridges nor any small straits connect any of the islands to each other. There is but one polar continent, in the northern hemisphere and two major oceans. Because of this physical isolation from other landmasses, each island would develop one large city, which would form the center of power for that island. And the Centauran people would develop a great deal of pride in their own city-state. So of course tensions would arise as exploration occurred. Searching around for resources only to find another people occupying that land, people fiercely loyal to their city-state. Rampant factionalization highlights the ancient history of Alpha Centauri IV.
 
=== Description ===
Dubbed "Alpha Centauri" by Humans long before they had achieved interstellar travel, the home system of the Velestians has always been visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing as the brightest star in the Centaurus constellation. The system consists of binary stars, Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B along with thirteen orbiting planets. Velestus is the fourth planet from the gravitational center of the system.
 
Unlike Earth, there are no truly large continental landmasses on Alpha Centauri IV. The planet is instead dotted with many archipelagos and islands, large and small, with few land-bridges or easily-crosses straits connecting one island to the next. Expectedly, the planet's landmasses are quite verdant and hardy to intense oceanic weather events. There is one polar landmass in the northern hemisphere, which is covered in an ice cap year-round. There are two primary oceans on Velestus, roughly divided along the northern and southern hemispheres of the planet, though these oceans are further subdivided into numerous small seas and bays.  
 
=== Demographics ===
The current global population of Velestus is just over three billion Centaurans, along with several thousand Humans and Vulcans. Additional exoplanetary research facilities and small colonies have also been founded in the system, with similar population demographics.
 
Due to the inherent physical isolation between oceanic landmasses, early Centauran history is characterized by significant cultural and political fragmentation and factionalization. It was common for individual islands, or island chains, to coalesce into city states centered on one capital. During this period, jingoism, isolationism, and fierce political loyalty were ubiquitous, with each competing city state focused solely on ensuring their own interests. Many distinct cultures and political systems flourished during the early period of Centauran civilization.


==History==  
==History==  
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