Sordinia IV was a habitable planet, located somewhere in the space of the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrants, the fourth planet in orbit of the Sordinia star system.
History and specifics[]
Sordinia was in the boundaries of 23rd century Federation space, near Starbase 23. The planet was inhabited by a sentient humanoid civilization known as the Sordinians.
Sordinia was rich in mineral wealth and proved a tempting target for numerous pirates and plunderers who in turn brought untold misery and destruction to the Sordinian civilization in the process. Things began to change in the 2250s decade when first contact was made and the Sordinians were invited into the Federation, which gained the support of the Prime of Sordinia IV, Vodis Vodanis. Soon Sordinia's mineral wealth was used by the Sordinians to rebuild their cities and the world began to thrive, even constructing a large deflector shield grid around their capital city in order to improve defense.
These defenses were certainly necessary in the year 2257 when the N'shaii launched an invasion of Sordinia IV by placing several satellites in orbit. Initially unsure of their intent, Vodanis contacted Starfleet and they dispatched the starship USS Constitution to investigate. Soon after the Constitution entered orbit, the satellites began to bombard the planet, especially the capital city, with their powerful directed energy weapons. Thankfully, the Constitution was able to take down the satellite network and the N'shaii mothership, and the planet was saved. Although it was initially believed that the N'shaii had targeted Sordinia for its mineral wealth, it was later learned that it was all part of an elaborate competition between the various N'shaii factions. (TOS - My Brother's Keeper novel: Constitution)
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| Planets targeted by the N'shaii |
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| Indish III • Linyar II • Mos'rammi IX • Sordinia IV • Tenekratus IV • Velarrh VII |