Regulus

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Facts

  • Also known as Alpha Leonis
  • Quaternary system
    • Regulus A chief primary, orbited by white dwarf
      • Upon death of Regulus A primary, Regulus A swelled to blue giant (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
        • Innermost planets vaporized (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
        • More distant rocky worlds became habitable (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
          • Sudden ecological shift resulted in accelerated evolution (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
    • Regulus BC binary pair orbiting at extreme distance
  • In the Beta Quadrant near the Federation/Klingon/Romulan triborder, within Regulus Sector (TOS Novel: Ex Machina)
    • About 80 ly from Sol (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
    • About 16 parsecs from Rasalas; three days at warp 6 (OS) (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
    • About 8 parsecs from 88 Leonis (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
  • Starbase 22 in stellar orbit (TOS Novel: Ex Machina; Ex Machina annotations)
  • Unrelated to the Regulus approximately 300 light years from core territories except by name
  • High levels of ultraviolet radiation throughout system (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)

History

  • c.28th millennium BCE: The Veliki begin using the Regulus system as a massive genetic engineering laboratory to practice development of UV-resistant lifeforms. (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
    • Such experimentation includes the creation of the Regulan bloodworm of Regulus II, the Regulan phoenix of Regulus V. (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
    • Regulus system abandoned upon its takeover by a rogue faction pushing eugenics for personal power, overthrow of said faction following strikes on surrounding systems. (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)

Political Structure

  • Population
    • 2264: Over 1,000,000,000 (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
  • Capital city: Unknown city, Regulus III (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
  • Nation
    • - c.21th century - c.22nd century - : Independent (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
    • - 2254 - Present: United Federation of Planets (TOS: "The Cage", "Amok Time"; TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath; DS9: "Fascination")
  • Legislature: Central Council (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
    • Representatives from each world (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
      • Regulus I and II share a representative (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
  • Executive: Council President (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
    • Presides over Council meetings (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
  • Military: Regulan Defense Force (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)

Known Planets

Stellar Data

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