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'''Talin IV''' was a planet in or near [[Federation]] space in the mid [[23rd century]], and home to a sentient [[Reptile|saurian]] race known also as [[Talin (race)|Talin]]. |
'''Talin IV''' was a planet in or near [[Federation]] space in the mid [[23rd century]], and home to a sentient [[Reptile|saurian]] race known also as [[Talin (race)|Talin]]. |
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Revision as of 06:00, 26 August 2015
Talin IV was a planet in or near Federation space in the mid 23rd century, and home to a sentient saurian race known also as Talin.
Talin IV had at least four major continents, with the largest comprised largely of equatorial desert, and the second largest covered by forest and grasslands. The fourth-largest continent held an anomalous large deposit of naturally-occurring rubindium crystals.
Talin IV also had a single moon.
In the mid 2250s, shortly after Talin science discovered a method of nuclear fission, an ancient, primitive lifeform dubbed "the Many", were attracted to Talin IV, and began manipulating the natives' technology in an effort to increase political tensions and provoke a large release of atmospheric radiation.
In the early 2260s, Starfleet's First Contact Office began observation of Talin and its people, and established FCO Outpost 47 on the planet's moon.
In 2269, the Many succeeded in triggering a major exchange of nuclear weapons, creating a new planetary environment fit to grow a certain strain of purple waterborne algae, intended for consumption by a symbiotic lifeform, called "the One". However, the Federation intervened, launching an anticipated three-year project to remove this growth (which would instead be cultivated on Talin VIII, a gas giant in the Talin system) and restore the planet's biosphere. (TOS novel: Prime Directive)