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Colony Name: Analavia IV
Creator: James Braun
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GEOGRAPHY
System/Location: Analavian system(Blue Medium star);
close to the Tellarite home system.
Distance to nearest Starbase: Starbase 17 orbits the colony
Planet Classification: M-Class
Satellites/Space Stations: 3 small moons, captured asteroids. All
uninhabited. SB17 is stationed in orbit.
Land/Water Ratio: 22%/78%. Landforms consist of a
supercontintal mass covering most of the
nothern and equatorial regions, and a
volcanic archipeligo of 17 islands in the
southern region. Oceans and seas are wide
shallow bodies, and most of the supercontinent
is marshland.
Climate Controlled: No
Native Sentient Life: None
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COLONY INFORMATION
Colony Age: 48 years
Population: 770 000
Species Present: Tellarite 78%
Ferengi 16%
Cardassian 5%
Other 1%
Colony Status: UFP Protectorate
(Leased to Ferengi for 55 years)
Government: The Ferengi Commerce Authority has set up a
local lease board to administrate it's interests.
Liasons from the Federation Council and the
Tellarite Miners Guild sit on the lease board.
Major Cities/Settlements: Merangh--350 000.
History: Although surveyed by the Tellarite Mining Guild
more than 250 years ago, this metals-rich planet
was left untouched for centuries; most of the
veins are located under oceans or marshes, making
extraction difficult and expensive.
53 years ago, however, the latinum-strapped TMG
proposed a plan to mine Analavia...going to the
Ferengi Commerce Authority to get the capital it
needed. Under the terms of the contract later
worked out between the UFP and the FCA, Analavia
was leased to the Ferengi for a period of 55
years. Colonists can choose between UFP or
Ferengi citizenship, and all the profit from the
development goes back to the Ferengi until the
handover.
48 years ago, the Tellarites broke Earth on the
tritanium mine at Merangh. In ten years, Merangh
became a small city, and a number of smaller
mines grew up along the western coast of the
supercontinent. At this point, the Tellarites
petitioned the Federation Council to scuttle the
decreipt SB17 facility in orbit around the
Tellarite home star, and built a new one over
Analavia. The station, which is Federation owned
and manned, has become a focal point for trade in
the sector, and has grown to include zero-gravity
foundries for the formation of particular alloys.
Although population has risen steadily since the
colony's inception, the last real immigration
wave was 30 years ago, when a host of Cardassian
refugees fleeing Klingon aggression at home
settled on the station. The Analavian operation,
which was in dire need of skilled workers, turned
a blind eye to the origins of anyone with mining
or freighter experience; there the Cardassians
found a friendlier home than most within
Federation borders.
In recent years, with the steady expansion of the
mining operations on the supercontinent, the
Federation has become increasingly concerned
about the effects on the Analavian ecosystems.
The Galactic Envirionmental Protection Agency,
along with the Federation Science Council, have
leased 15 of the 17 islands of the southern
archipeligo from the FCA, operating a wildlife
preserve and field research station. Due to the
predominance of ocean life on the planet, the
Federation has managed to add a clause into the
FCA lease prohibiting development 320 km off the
shores of any landmass, and on any islands of the archipeligo.
Economy: Latinum-based. Tritanium, Latinum, Copper and
Iron are all mined from the planet.
Tech Level: Modern.
Culture: Analavian culture has been predominantly
Tellarite, although Ferengi traditions have made
their appearance through holidays, business
practices, etc. Race relations have been
remarkably harmonious, most of the citizens have
been too busy reaping the rewards of successful
mining ventures to pay much mind to the origins
of their neighbours and coworkers.
Notes: Although Analavia IV has so far been a model of
joint economic development cooperation between
the great powers of the galaxy. However, as the
date of handover approaches, Analavia's success
may jeopardize it's stability. The FCA has
already attempted to negotiate an extension of
the lease period; the TMG has placed a similar
offer on the table trying to buy out the Ferengi
claim to the colony. Neither offer has met
with any success.
As Stardate 110312 approaches, tensions are
increasing among the factions of the lease board,
and the possibility of violence has not been
overlooked...although relations between the
citizens still appear friendly, reports indicate
that undercurrents of malice are beginning to
manifest themselves. The lines between the
Ferengi and the Tellarites are clear, what
hasn't been determined(as usual?) is where the
Cardassians will cast their lot should a fight
erupt for control of the planet.
UPDATE: Stardate 110612
Under the watchful escort of the USS Osiris,
USS Kingston, USS Singapore and a pair of Ferengi
caravels, the Ferengi component of the lease board
left Analavia IV on SD 110405, leaving the
the colony in the hands of the Tellarites and their
newly-elected colonial government. A sizeable
Ferengi population remains on the planet and in
control of many key spinoff industries, but so far
the handover has been a smooth one.
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