Telos (planet)

Telos was an uninhabited class M planet in the Beta Quadrant, located within the Organian Treaty Zone. It was the site of a brief skirmish between Starfleet and the Klingon Empire.

History
In 2273, the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) was assigned to complete a scientific survey of the planet. An inhabited world was threatened by an asteroid, and Starfleet considered Telos to be a potential relocation candidate. The Enterprise remained in orbit for at least three days. The soil was fertile, determined to be able to grow any Earth-like crops or vegetation.

Two days prior to the completion of the survey, a Vegan commercial flyer approached the planet. It contained political refugees Chetar and, who requested. Captain James T. Kirk agreed to take them to a starbase to formally seek diplomatic asylum. Before the survey was finished, however, the  arrived to capture the fugitives, who had been dealt the death penalty on Qo'noS. The Enterprise and Rakor exchanged weapons fire, and two travel pods were destroyed to cover Morg and Chetar's escape in the transport spacecraft. 

Background

 * Whether Telos became populated with survivors from the doomed planet was unknown, but in a dropped panel from the comic strip published on May 4, 1980, a member of the landing party thought that they'd found a perfect place for them. This panel was not reprinted in the omnibus The Newspaper Comics, Volume 1. (Dropped panels article at the Star Trek Comics Checklist.)


 * Telos was assumed to be within the Organian Treaty Zone because no questions were raised as to anyone's right to be in the area.