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image = [[Image:Vendikan.jpg|250px]]| | image = [[Image:Vendikan.jpg|250px]]| | ||
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origin = Vendikar (Eminiar III) | | origin = Vendikar (Eminiar III) | | ||
encountered = TOS: A Taste of Armageddon | | encountered = TOS: A Taste of Armageddon | | ||
techlevel = M | | techlevel = [[Planetary Development Scale|M]] | | ||
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==Home System== | ==Home System== | ||
* '''Quadrant''': Alpha | * '''Quadrant''': Alpha | ||
* '''Location''': | * '''Location''': Izumrli Sector (coordinates A24-0001-1302) | ||
* '''Proper Name''': Eminiar system | * '''Proper Name''': Eminiar system | ||
* '''Star''': It orbits a [[Star Classifications|class A (White)]] star | * '''Star''': It orbits a [[Star Classifications|class A (White)]] star | ||
* '''Distance from Star''': | * '''Distance from Star''': its orbit is approximately 37 million km | ||
* '''Companions''': It is the 3rd of 14 planets in the system | * '''Companions''': It is the 3rd of 14 planets in the system | ||
* '''Moons''': it has 3 moons. | |||
==Home World== | ==Home World== | ||
* '''Proper Name''': Vendikar (Eminiar III) | * '''Proper Name''': Vendikar (Eminiar III) | ||
* '''Diameter''': | * '''Diameter''': 22,809 km (14,173 miles) | ||
* '''Gravity''': 1. | * '''Gravity''': 1.04 standard gravity with a density of 3.2 | ||
* '''Axial Tilt''': 11.2%, with normal seasonal changes | * '''Axial Tilt''': 11.2%, with normal seasonal changes | ||
* '''Orbital Period''': 318 days | * '''Orbital Period''': 318 days | ||
* '''Rotational Period''': 22.8 hours | * '''Rotational Period''': 22.8 hours | ||
* '''Classification''': [[Planetary Classification|M]] | * '''Classification''': [[Planetary Classification|M]] | ||
* '''Surface Water''': 48% | |||
* '''Atmosphere''': 0.96% is a standard pressure with 73% nitrogen, 25% oxygen, 2% trace chemicals | |||
* '''Climate''': Mainly a semi-tropical and temperate world. | |||
** '''Population''': Just over 8 billion | * '''Terrain''': It has rain forests, forests, swamps, mountain ranges and plains. | ||
* '''Population''': Just over 8 billion | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
When the [[Eminian]] finally conquered space and developed | When the [[Eminian]] finally conquered space and developed spacecrafts capable of both transporting large numbers of people and traveling throughout their system they established a colony on Eminiar III. They continued to ship out thousands of people each year. Almost all of these colonists were members of the Vend Min Kan, a group with different cultural and religious beliefs than most of the rest of the population. Eventually all of the Vend Min Kans were transported to their new colony as well as a number of other smaller cultural sub-groups. Each sub-group settled in a different location on the planet and they developed into small nation states with their own governments and policies. | ||
Eminiar III continued to receive support, equipment and supplies throughout the entire process that lasted approximately 87 years. After this the colony had to start shipping back goods and natural resources to pay for the expense of starting up and establishing the colony. | Eminiar III continued to receive support, equipment and supplies throughout the entire process that lasted approximately 87 years. After this the colony had to start shipping back goods and natural resources to pay for the expense of starting up and establishing the colony. | ||
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Eventually sometime around the early 18th century they started to call themselves Vendikans and renamed their world Vendikar. This seems to have been the start of their desire to distance themselves from their home world which had been draining them dry of natural resources and other goods. | Eventually sometime around the early 18th century they started to call themselves Vendikans and renamed their world Vendikar. This seems to have been the start of their desire to distance themselves from their home world which had been draining them dry of natural resources and other goods. | ||
Shortly after this they declared independence, stopped supplying goods and natural resources and seized all of the ships currently docked on their world. This had been a well-timed and planned assault that allowed them to capture | Shortly after this they declared independence, stopped supplying goods and natural resources and seized all of the ships currently docked on their world. This had been a well-timed and planned assault that allowed them to capture more than half of all the ships owned by the Eminians. | ||
Shortly after this the nation-states of this world united under a central planet wide government. The government was administered by the Vendikar High Council and a brand new city called Vikar was built on an island to serve as their capital city. | Shortly after this the nation-states of this world united under a central planet wide government. The government was administered by the Vendikar High Council and a brand new city called Vikar was built on an island to serve as their capital city. | ||
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Ambassador [[ma:Suvok|Suvok]] was able to use this information to open up a new series of peace talks. It took almost 3 years but a clear and positive result was achieved, one that not only meant peace for the two civilizations but a start to healing the rift between them. | Ambassador [[ma:Suvok|Suvok]] was able to use this information to open up a new series of peace talks. It took almost 3 years but a clear and positive result was achieved, one that not only meant peace for the two civilizations but a start to healing the rift between them. | ||
By 2304 they entered into a joint commercial and defense pact that had them establish long term trade and joint military operations | By 2304 they entered into a joint commercial and defense pact that had them establish long term trade and joint military operations within their system. Surprisingly this joint endeavor has lasted and gradually morphed into its current form with a permanent joint military and an economic system so interwoven as to be practically a single entity. | ||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||
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==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||
The civilization is advanced, having had space flight for more than 800 | The civilization is advanced, having had space flight for more than 800 years, but it had elected not to venture outside of its solar system while locked in armed conflict with the Eminiar. Since the end of that war they have flourished and grown, supporting numerous research programs and making steady progress at developing new advanced technologies. | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Both Memory Alpha and Memory Beta were used as references as well as the following TV episodes TOS: A Taste of Armageddon and DS9: Call to Arms. The movie Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was also used. | Both Memory Alpha and Memory Beta were used as references as well as the following TV episodes TOS: A Taste of Armageddon and DS9: Call to Arms. The movie Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was also used. | ||
===SDC=== | |||
This file was updated and approved by the SDC on 11 August 2014 | |||
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