Pollux V is a planet, the fifth planet in the Pollux star system orbiting Pollux-B. By the 23rd century, Pollux V was located in the space of the United Federation of Planets.
History[]
Thousands of years ago, the world was populated by a green skinned race of insectoids called the Nauians. Their advanced civilization detected a meteor that was going to hit their homeworld and catapult it into an ice age. In order to survive, the Nauians created a highly complex underground shelter in what would be later known as Mount Idyll where they were placed in suspended animation until the next eclipse where the gravitational field would awaken them.
Not all Nauians managed to reach the shelters and some remained on the surface of their world when it was engulfed by an ice age. During this time, a great cataclysm occurred that destroyed the world's moon, scattering its remains as a planetary ring around Pollux V which prevented the machinery from awakening the Nauians.
By the 23rd century, the world was colonized by settlers from the Federation, with its membership consisting of adherents of the Acolytes of the Stars. The Nikolasi colony uncovered many artifacts of the planet's past but remained unaware of the Nauian legacy. As they expanded and developed a mine at Mount Idyll, the ancient Nauian machinery's defensive systems activated which created demonic images to the settlers in an attempt to frighten them away from the sleeping chambers.
In the 2260s, after increasing reports of demons were made to Starfleet, the starship USS Enterprise was dispatched to Pollux V to learn what was the mystery of these creatures. Upon arriving at the planet, they discovered the doorway into the sleeping complex and managed to reactivate the sonambutron machinery which awakened one of the Nauian's who explained his species plight. As a reward for their assistance, the Nauians agreed to share their worlds with the settlers and also wanted entry for his people into the Federation as they believed they had much advanced technology to share. Captain James T. Kirk agreed to make an application for membership for the race and departed the world, allowing the Nauians to awaken on their world once more.
Ecology[]
The planet has an abundance on lower animal forms and plants, such as laraxian berry, doctis cattail, brandzite pod, gindorian fern, khytellian tulip etc.
In addition to this, those Nauians that remained on the surface degenerated into a cat sized insects called Silotis and were the largest native life form on that world. (TOS video game: 25th Anniversary mission: "Demon World")
Residents[]
- High Prelate Robert Angiven
- Brother Chub
- Brother Grishnash
- Brother Kandrey
- Brother Roberts
- Brother Stephen
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later 23rd century associate-status Federation member races and culturess | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Argelians • Betans • Elasians • Enochians • Iotians • Horta • Nauians • Troyians • Vendikar Eminians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
later 23rd century associate-status Federation member worlds and systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andorian worlds | Baladar (Beta Indi system) • Beta Prime (Beta Leonis system) • Kadacohr (Kadass system) • Lustrix (Remusa 885 system) • Niobe (Gamma Indus 552 system) • Paradira (Beta Rosa system) • Th'allt (Thalak system) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Caitian worlds | Macadama (Giordin 275 system) | Centauran worlds | Amber (Beta Rigalia system) • Egaran II (Egara 172 system) • Gaggle Point (Luris Eta system) • Moxen (Moxenalus system) • Osiris VII (Osiris system) • Principius (Princip system) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cygnian worlds | Etrolopar (Alpha Carinna 17 system) • Grief (Tahniva 311 system) | Deltan worlds | Cremindas (Beta Rigala system) • Duo III (Duosetel system) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tellarite worlds | Anchor (Beta Hydra 378 system) • Crassenia (Crovala 173 system) • Finlorra (Gamma Leonis system) | Vulcan worlds | Abyss (Abyss Alpha system) • Aesa IX (Aesa system) • Narcissus III (Narcisus system) • Norassil (Norassen system) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Human and humanoid worlds | Alfa 177 (Alpha Honorus system) • Argelius (Rho Magnin system) • Ariannus (Arianna system) • Avalon (Caberhardt system) • Babel (Wolf 424 system) • Beta III (43993 system) • Cavalier (Calka system) • Covdival (Cordival system) • Crater's World (Gamma Zeta 4 system) • Cyclopus (Verigus K system) • Delta Vega (Trimordidion system) • Elas (Tellun system) • Elevation (Epsilon Zeta system) • Fullman (Ursu Geminorum system) • Gammorah (Ceta 503 system) • Iotia (Sigma Iotia system) • Janus (Gamma Major system) • Katan III (Tau Abir system) • Lochabahr (Lochnarle system) • Malla (Maurex 782 system) • Marac Polis (Marac system) • Maren (Maren Alpha system) • Mira (Omicron Ceti system) • Monarch II (Monarch Alpha system) • Namorra (Namor system) • New Kensington (Beta Aleph 703 system) • Pathos (Paradigm system) • Pollux (Beta Geminorum system) • Precipice (Brightstar system) • Rashile (Ungethiem system) • Scandha' (Zeta Perseus system) • Second Chance (Proxima Canaris system) • Tarry Awhile (Carmara 712 system) • Triacus (Alpha Lyrae system) • Troyius (Tellun system) • Vendikar (Eminiar system) • Wall (Bahr system) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-humanoid and mixed races and cultures | Barrony (Zeta Hydra 281 system) • Berengaria V (Berengaria system) • Bonanza (Aegis Aquila system) • Borigris (Borigrass system) • Castor Fields (Castora system) • Castrola IX (Castrola system) • Commissariate (Beta Trianguli system) • Dalanda V (Dalanda system) • Darmal (Darmius system) • Dartanian (Ti Che system) • Demoiselle II (Demoiselle system) • Determination (Demarcation system) • D'livian VI (D'livian system) • Ecstasy (Hydra Impora system) • Egross (Alpha Vega 272 system) • Elba (Quarius Nova system) • Eldamas (Eldamas 344 system) • Eldorado (Eldamas 344 system) • Enid VI (Vega Majoris system) • Enoch IV (Vega Majoris system) • Eternity (Alpha Eridani system) • Falorin (Alpha Parsis 25 system) • Familiarity (Beta Maxim 437 system) • Fellowship (Beta Maxim 437 system) • Femininity (Beta Maxim 437 system) • Findesa (Gamma Dinara system) • Fullsome Park (Ursu Geminorum system) • Function (Foram Canara system) • Grammen Park (Alpha Piscis Austrini system) • Haldraine (Alpha Nimorra system) • Heuristic (Rexenox system) • Hospis (Sigma Tricali system) • Hospitality II (Havidar system) • Idiom (Valen's Star system) • Imagination (Metriunn 867 system) • Lakeland (Purlii system) • Lecroutex (Lecrotox system) • Lexinisar (Menitrom 799 system) • Malawren (Malas system) • Marcos (Marcios system) • Maximilian (Zeta Geminorum system) • Memory Alpha (Kam Sim system) • Mexas II (Mexas system) • Mindara XII (Minclara system) • Necturop (Nekusa system) • New Horizon (Gamma Quadratis system) • Oloss (Ofossa system) • Ontara Prime (Sigma Quadralis system) • Ovlon II (Ovlon system) • Pampilia (Gamma Omicron system) • Passgate (Alpha Geminorum system) • Pike's Planet (Pitcara Prime system) • Riviera (Ochs system) • Rover Prime (Sigma Barana system) • Roxan (Ampolis system) • Wrigley's Pleasure Planet (Sol system) • Thraxis (Thrax system) |
Background[]
While there was no editorial connection between the two sources, The Federation establishes a Federation member world in the Pollux system in the 2280s decade, indicating that Kirk's offer was well-received.
References[]
- TOS video game: 25th Anniversary mission: "Demon World"
- FASA RPG module: The Federation