Tezwa

Facts

• Primary: Tezel-Oroko
• Inhabitants: Tezwan
• Population
  • 2379: 4.9 billion (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
• Capital: Keelee-Kee (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
• Nation
  • Antiquity - : Non-unified
  • - 2364 - 2380 - : Independent (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill; Novel: Articles of the Federation)
• Gravity: ~0.8g (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
• Red-colored sky (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
• Lead-colored water (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)

History

• At least 12 distinct eras of Tezwan history, reaching back millennia (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
• Late December 2372: Following the establishment of an agreement between Koll Azernal and Prime Minister Kinchawn, rapid-frequency nadion-pulse cannons are installed on Tezwa, though left inactive, in preparation for potential direct Klingon strikes against the Federation. (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
• March 2379: Planetary infrastructure devastated by Klingon attack instigated by interference from Chief of staff Koll Azernal (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
  • Full global functioning still not yet restored by May 2380 (Novel: Articles of the Federation)

Political Structure

• Center of government: Ilantava, Keelee-Kee (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
• Red-and-gold flag (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
• Planetary government originally established under the Tezwan Civil Charter (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
• Executive
  • Head of state: Prime Minister (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
    • 2372 - 2379: Kinchawn (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
    • 2379 - : Bilok (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill, A Time to Heal)
    • Deputy prime minister serves as second-in-command (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
    • Minister of State third in line of succession (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
  • Uniform of office consists of flowing purple robes, metal-banded wooden staff (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
  • Commander of the Tezwan military (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
• Legislative
  • Chief body the Assembly Forum (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
    • Membership in the hundreds (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
    • Members known as Ministers (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
      • Certain members hold chairs in specific ministries (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
        • Chairs can be reassigned to different ministries by Prime Minister, but cannot be dismissed (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
        • Known ministries
          • Ministry of Agriculture (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
          • Ministry of the Army (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
          • Ministry of the Arts (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
          • Ministry of Education (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
          • Foreign Ministry (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
          • Ministry of Health (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
          • Ministry of Intelligence (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
          • Ministry of Justice (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill, A Time to Heal)
          • Ministry of Labor (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
          • Ministry of State (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
          • Ministry of Trade (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
    • Weapons banned within the Forum (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
• Government dominated by two political parties (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill, A Time to Heal)
  • Lacaam (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill, A Time to Heal)
    • Demonym: Lacaam'i (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
    • Largely consisting of elininae (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
    • Extremely conservative party holding near-exclusive power upon the election of Kinchawn (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
      • Lost power following overthrow of Kinchawn following Klingon attack (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
  • Gatni (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill, A Time to Heal)
    • Largely consisting of trinae (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill, A Time to Heal)

Locations

Surface

• Locations
  • Kolidos Desert (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
    • Southern hemisphere (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
  • Linoka Forest (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
    • Spans over half a continent in the southern hemisphere (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
  • Mokana Basin (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
    • Southern hemisphere (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
    • Approximately 100 km south of the Equator (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
  • Nokalana Sea (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill, A Time to Heal)
    • Equatorial body of water (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
  • Solasook Peninsula (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
    • Northern hemisphere near the arctic circle (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
• Cities
  • Keelee-Kee (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill, A Time to Heal; Novel: Articles of the Federation)
    • Capital city (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill, A Time to Heal)
    • Ilanatava (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill, A Time to Heal)
      • Also known as the Prime Aerie (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
      • Main executive offices (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill, A Time to Heal)
      • Top floor: Prime minister's office (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill, A Time to Heal)
    • Deelatava (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
      • Government administration (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
      • Destroyed March 29, 2379; insurgent bombing (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
  • Alkam-Zar (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal; Novel: Articles of the Federation)
  • Anara-Zel (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
  • Arbosa-Lo (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill, A Time to Heal)
    • Very distant from Keelee-Kee (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
  • Kuruk-Tau (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
    • Considered one of Tezwa's greatest cities before its destruction in Klingon attack, 2379 (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
    • First founded millennia before 2379 (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
  • Masheena-Kel (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
  • Odina-Keh (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill, A Time to Heal)
  • Savola-Cov (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
    • Trinae-dominant city (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)

Indigenous Life

Animal

• Kessal (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
  • Common livestock (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
• Lokeg wasp (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
  • Native to Linoka Forest, possibly other biomes (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
  • Sting is fatal to Tezwans, extremely hazardous to Humans (TNG Novel: A Time to Heal)
    • Symptoms of sting include extreme fever (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)

Plant

• Ilosk (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
  • Fern analogue (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
• Naka (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)
  • Edible root (TNG Novel: A Time to Kill)