Deneva

Facts

• Primary: Kappa Fornacis
• System name: Kappa Fornacis III
• Class M
• Population
  • 2267: 1,000,000+ (TOS: "Operation: Annihilate!")
  • 2381: Uninhabited
  • Former Inhabitants: Human
• Nation
  • 2147 - 2155: Deneva Colony
  • 2155 - 2156: Romulan Star Empire
  • 2156 - 2381: Deneva Colony

History

• 2147: First settlers arrive on Kappa Fornacis III, establishing a basic support base for asteroid miners in the system; settlement continues over the next years, expanding the support base into a full colony (ENT Novel: A Choice of Futures; TOS: "Operation: Annihilate!")
• October 16, 2155: Conquered by Romulan forces during the Earth-Romulan War; no known survivors (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wings, A Choice of Futures)
• June 2156: System retaken by Earth forces (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wings, A Choice of Futures)
• November 2159: Taken once more by Romulan forces; harrying efforts by evacuated settlers redirecting asteroids to the surface prevent Romulans from keeping a foothold until the Battle of Charon ends the war eight months later (ENT Novel: To Brave the Storm, A Choice of Futures)
• August 2266: Planetary settlements attacked by blastoneuron parasite‏‎s, leading to numerous casualties, temporary mental enslavement of the populace towards the construction of starships (TOS: "Operation: Annihilate!")
• April 20, 2267: Invasion repelled by efforts of USS Enterprise (TOS: "Operation: Annihilate!")
• By 2379: Colonial government largely supplanted by Orion Syndicate influence. (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
• February 2381: Planetary surface razed during 2381 Borg Invasion; surface rendered essentially uninhabitable (Novel: Lost Souls)

Locations

Surface

• Summer Islands archipelago (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
• Lacon Township (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
  • Possibly destroyed in 2155 Romulan attack (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
• MACO garrison (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
  • Destroyed in 2155 Romulan attack (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
• Starfleet Research and Development Branch Office (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)
  • Established by 2266 (VAN Novel: Reap the Whirlwind)

Indigenous Life

Plant

• Millennium tree (SCE Short Story: "Aftermath")
  • Noted for having rough, gnarled bark (SCE Short Story: "Aftermath")