Betazed

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The planet Betazed

Betazed is a class-M Federation member world, and home to the Betazoids. It is the fifth planet in the Beta Zeta system.

The (ceremonial) ruling family of Betazed is the Fifth House of Betazed. The planet's capital is Rixx.

Scenery

The majority of the time, the weather is calm, pleasant, and bordering on tropical. But when the atmospheric conditions shift, they do so with startling speed. Betazed has a blue sky with pink clouds. There is a lot of farmland on Betazed, and cities that are devoted to philosophical studies.

Sites

Lake Cararia is a beautiful place on Betazed. Janaran Falls is a waterfall in the Jalara Jungle on Betazed. It is rare for anyone to travel any distance into the jungle. It has dangers such as mudpits, but there are very few dangerous animals. Bacarba Lake is a lake located on Betazed. The Valley of Song is located on Betazed. The northern cliffs in the Valley of Song is a popular location for scattering the ashes of deceased loved ones. The Loneel Mountains is a mountain range on Betazed. Loneel Valley is the caldera of an ancient volcano. It is honeycombed with tunnels and caves. High concentrations of fistrium in the rock prevented detection by sensors. There was a resistance stronghold in these mountains during the Dominion occupation of Betazed.

Darona is a small colony in the Betazoid system known for it's agricultural, medical and scientific research facilities. Darona is the 6th planet in the Betazoid system. Darona also has a prison. Darona has a rose-colored sky and an atmosphere of serenity and natural beauty. Jarkana is Darona's capital city, and the Jarkana spaceport is just outside 'the city'. Jarkana Mountains are near Jarkana. Jarkana is a large villiage of less than 100 squat square houses, built from adobe made from the indigenous red clay, with broad avenues between them, and extensive gardens filled with exotic flowers surround each residence. There are a few larger governmental and research buildings in the center of the capital. The Teskalia tree is found on Darona. Cavat is grown in fields on Darona. Less than 1,000 Dominion troops were stationed there due to it's low population.

History

Betazed was admitted into the Federation in 2273.

In 2366, Betazed held the Federation's biennial trade agreements. (TNG episode: "Ménage à Troi")

In 2374, the Dominion invaded Betazed while the Tenth fleet was on a training run. (DS9 episode: "In the Pale Moonlight")

The Dominion used Betazoid slave labor to construct Sentok Nor in orbit of Betazed. Sentok Nor was used as a Jem'Hadar breeding facility during the Dominion occupation. Starbase 19 is only a few hours at warp from Betazed.

Captain David Gold's son, Nathan, was visiting Ambassador Lwaxana Troi just as the Jem'Hadar attacked. Her assistant, Homn, was killed when the Dominion fired on the surface. However, the inhabitants fought back, and eventually rid the world of Dominion forces, but not until after suffering heavy casualties themselves. (short story: "The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned" from Tales of the Dominion War; TNG novel: The Battle of Betazed)

As of 2377, Betazed had a population of 1.3 billion. (reference work: Star Trek: Star Charts)

Geography

Seas

• Opal Sea

Regions

• Loneel Valley
• Lake Cararia
• Valley of Song
• Jalara jungle
• Janaran Falls
• Lake El-Nar

Cities

• Rixx

Volcanos

• Loneel Mountains

Natural History

Flora

• Muktok plant
• Uttaberry plant

Fauna

• Wanoni tracehound

External link

• Betazed article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.