Holcomb's Planet

Holcomb's Planet is a world located in Federation space, and is the site of a Federation colony.

Located in the Dilyut System, the planet was originally inhabited by Orion settlers, but due to the Romulan massacre at Farx, the world was quickly abandoned and never re-colonized. Eventually Harry Holcomb happened upon the planet, and laid claim to it on the eve of the Four Years War. Quite often, single-person claims to an entire planet are easy to make, but hard to keep; nevertheless, the events of the war kept others from challenging his claim.

Holcomb returned to the planet with his family (as well as settlers), and soon found himself a very wealthy man since the beautiful, warm temperate planet proved to be a valuable source of pharmaceuticals. When several Orion families petitioned the Federation for settlement on the planet, Holcomb became a champion for their cause, and Holcomb's Planet became a rare example of joint Human-Orion colonization and cooperation. The capital is a seaport named Orlando where Harry Holcomb has since retired and now runs a sportsfishing fleet. His four sons jointly share the civilian authority on the planet and efforts are made to address the concerns of the Orion miniority.

Due to Holcomb's initial welcome, many Orions now view the man and his family as heroes. The Holcomb family have achieved the Orion ideal of starting with nothing and rising to the top. Harry Holcomb is sometimes referred to as rhadaman anthus, or "prince of executives," a title he wears on a baseball cap when out fish.

The top five companies on the planet are Holcomb Pharmaceuticals (owned by Harry's wife and daugher), Holcomb Construction and Excavation, Holcomb Mining, and Holcomb Computers. (The Orions: Book of Common Knowledge)