V'radian

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V'radian
Four Letter Code	VRAD
Federation Status	Members
Planet of Origin	V'rad III
Encountered	ENT: Rajiin
T/E Rating	T0/E0
Current Tech Level	N-
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V'radian

Home System

• Quadrant: Beta
• Location: ?? Sector (coordinates B24-0004-1296 ??) inside what use to be the Delphic Expanse.
• Proper Name: V'rad system
• Star: It orbits a class K (Orange) star
• Distance from Star: its orbit is approximately 43 million km
• Companions: It is the 3rd of 8 planets in the system

Home World

• Proper Name: V'rad III
• Diameter: 11,307 km (7,026 miles)
• Gravity: 0.93 standard gravity with a density of 5.8
• Axial Tilt: 9.4% with minimal seasonal effects
• Orbital Period: 335 days
• Rotational Period: 23.3 hours
• Classification: M
  • Surface Water: 55%
  • Atmosphere: 0.98 is a standard pressure with 73% nitrogen, 24% oxygen, 3% trace gases/chemicals
  • Climate: Mostly a temperate climate with polar caps
  • Population: Just over 7 billion

History

For most of their history they were an almost strictly agrarian people. The difficulty in gathering certain raw resources seems to have been the main reason for this. Then the discovery of certain deposits allowed a sudden industrial revolution but one that was very limited. Cities started to develop around these deep core mines but even then the availability of certain raw resources hampered any real large scale industrialization.

Over time the mines went deeper, the cities grew bigger and technology advanced, however in most cases most of these advances were never seen out side of the cities as they could not build very many of any new devices, especially if they were a result of high technology.

Religion

They have a strong healthy belief in a kind of feminine nature spirit they call V'rid that controls the weather, nature and many other aspects of the world around them. As a result any harvest results in a massive communal celebration that gives thanks to her for the bounty of the harvest. Added to this is the daily devotions in the form of prayer at sun up and sun down. This can take place any where the sun can be seen rising above the horizon or falling behind one.

Mythology

They have numerous tales and legends about V'rid walking among them, watching, learning and influencing them in a positive manner. She seems to be both a watchful and instructive being. All of the legends and tales seem to have a lesson of some kind, a reason for what happened. In the smaller communities these stories have been the driving force for educating their young and ensuring that they as a people can survive.

Society

They have mostly an agrarian way of life with numerous small communities surrounded by farms, orchards and strips of forest. These small communities have a very relaxed way of life, with very little crime, a spirit of co-operation that sees them all working together for the betterment of the community. Over 80% of the total population lives in this manner.

In the few large cities that they have are the limited industrial complex's that transform most of the imported raw resources into goods that they need and luxury goods they can trade for more raw materials. Here things are more rugged, the cities dirty, congested and suffering from a slow breakdown of the social consciousness that makes them who they are. As a result in the cities you have a higher crime rate, poverty, hunger and other social problems totally unheard of in the smaller communities.

Technology

Unfortunately they are lagging behind most of the other Federation member worlds, especially when it comes to engineering and advanced technology research. As regards chemistry and biology, in these two fields they have been able to keep up and are even considered able to produce individuals whose training is good enough for them to get jobs on just about any Federation member world out there.

Economy

Their home world is most an agrarian planet with a very small industrial base so they are dependent on many imports and as such they have an economy that while strong can not be considered rich. Over 75% of all luxury goods and over 50% of all foods produced by them are exported in order to be able to balance the cost of importing raw materials that they need to keep their economy going.

Military

At one time they had a fairly strong if small military force that protected their homeworld however since they joined the Federation they have depended on Starfleet for protection and converted their small fleet into a civil defense force that patrols the transportation and cargo lanes with in their sector. Unfortunately nothing has been done to upgrade or seriously maintain this fleet and it is now over 50 years out of date. A few of the ships have been mothballed as they are no longer even remotely considered safe to operate.

Federation Intelligence Files

The V'radians are a humanoid species from inside the section of space that use to be the Delphic Expanse.

An unnamed V'radian was also held captive in the slave market on Verex III.

Sources

Both Memory Alpha and Memory Beta were used as references as well as the following TV episodes, ENT: Rajiin and ENT: Borderland.

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