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* Population: 90,000,000 (2381)
* Population: 90,000,000 (2381)
* Capital
* Capital
**  - 2154 - 2165 - : Laibok (ENT Novel: ''Beneath the Raptor's Wing''; ''Live by the Code'')
**  - 2156 - 2381: Divided
** - 2365 - 2381: Laikan (TNG Short Story: "The Captain and the King")
*** Industrial: Laibok (ENT Novel: ''Beneath the Raptor's Wing'')
*** Political: Laikan (ENT Novel: ''Beneath the Raptor's Wing'', ''Live by the Code''; TNG Short Story: "The Captain and the King")
** 2381 - Present: Lor'Vela (TP Novel: ''Paths of Disharmony'')
** 2381 - Present: Lor'Vela (TP Novel: ''Paths of Disharmony'')
* [[Class M]]
* [[Class M]]
* Inhabitants: [[Andorian]], [[Aenar]] (extinct)
* Two moons (ENT Novel: ''Beneath the Raptor's Wing'')
* Inhabitants: [[Andorian]], [[Aenar]] (extinct by 23rd century), [[Arkenite]]
* Nation
* Nation
** Antiquity - : Non-unified (DS9 Novel: ''Andor: Paradigm'')
** Antiquity - 19th century: Non-unified (DS9 Novel: ''Andor: Paradigm'')
** - Present: [[Andorian Empire]]
** 19th century - Present: [[Andorian Empire]]
* Andorian magnetic field weakest at the poles, solar wind reaching even to the surface in regions (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
* Andorian magnetic field weakest at the poles, solar wind reaching even to the surface in regions (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
** Obscures sensors even more strongly than on most worlds as a result (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
** Obscures sensors even more strongly than on most worlds as a result (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
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==History==
==History==


* The icecutter Kumari is the first vessel to circumnavigate Andor. (ENT: "United")
* The icecutter Kumari is the first vessel to circumnavigate Andor, crewed by the explorers [[Shetthius]], [[Shintral]], and [[Chorna]]. (ENT: "United"; DS9 Novel: ''Mission Gamma: Twilight'')
* Andor united by [[Thalisar the Last]], the planet's last monarch. (DS9 Novel: ''Andor: Paradigm'')
* Andor united by [[Thalisar the Last]], the planet's last monarch. (DS9 Novel: ''Andor: Paradigm'')
* c.1850: First contact with [[Vulcan]]s, leading soon after to the development of warp drive in response to what is seen by Andorians at an attempt at pacification. (ENT Novel: ''A Choice of Futures'')
* c.1850: First contact with [[Vulcan (species)|Vulcan]]s, leading soon after to the development of warp drive in response to what is seen by Andorians at an attempt at pacification. (ENT Novel: ''A Choice of Futures'')


==Locations==
==Locations==
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* Northern island chains
* Northern island chains
** Harbortown
** Harbortown
** Laibok
** Laibok (ENT Novel: ''Beneath the Raptor's Wing'')
** Laikan
*** Established by 2156 (ENT Novel: ''Beneath the Raptor's Wing'')
*** Industrial capital (ENT Novel: ''Beneath the Raptor's Wing'')
** Laikan (ENT Novel: ''Beneath the Raptor's Wing'', ''Live by the Code'')
*** Established by 2156 (ENT Novel: ''Beneath the Raptor's Wing'')
*** Political capital (ENT Novel: ''Beneath the Raptor's Wing'', ''Live by the Code'')
** Northern Wastes (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
** Northern Wastes (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
*** Northernmost region of Andor
*** Northernmost region of Andor
*** Former location of [[Aenar]] settlement prior to their extinction (ENT: "The Aenar"; ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
*** Former location of [[Aenar]] settlement prior to their extinction (ENT: "The Aenar"; ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
* Unknown
* Unknown
** Andorian Art Academy (DS9 Novel: ''Mission Gamma: This Gray Spirit'')
** Dreshna
** Dreshna
** Khyzon Sea
** Khyzon Sea
** Lor'Tan
** Lor'Tan
** Lor'Vela
** Lor'Vela
** Musilla province (DS9 Novel: ''Mission Gamma: This Gray Spirit'')
** Weyzhiss Mountains
** Weyzhiss Mountains


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* Andorian bull (DS9: "Fascination")
* Andorian bull (DS9: "Fascination")
* Atlirith (TOS Novel: ''The Captain's Oath'')
** Eagle analogue (TOS Novel: ''The Captain's Oath'')
* Eel (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
* Eel (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
** Native to the lakes of Zhevra (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
** Native to the lakes of Zhevra (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
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* Redbat (ENT Novel: ''A Choice of Futures''; DS9: "Invasive Procedures")
* Redbat (ENT Novel: ''A Choice of Futures''; DS9: "Invasive Procedures")
** Eaten for food
** Eaten for food
* Tathrac (DS9 Novel: ''Mission Gamma: This Gray Spirit'')
** Mountain-dwelling animal capable of easily navigating difficult terrain (DS9 Novel: ''Mission Gamma: This Gray Spirit'')
* Zabathu (TNG: "Pen Pals")
* Zabathu (TNG: "Pen Pals")
** Riding animal
** Riding animal
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** Used in the ancient past by Andorian cavalry soldiers (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
** Used in the ancient past by Andorian cavalry soldiers (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
** Possibly the zabathu?
** Possibly the zabathu?
===Plant===
* Andorian tuber root (DS9: "Second Sight"; TTN Novel: ''Taking Wing'')
** Presumably a potato analogue


===Protist===
===Protist===
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* Unnamed bio-luminescent microorganism (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
* Unnamed bio-luminescent microorganism (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
** Source of natural lighting in Aenar caverns within the Northern Wastes (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
** Source of natural lighting in Aenar caverns within the Northern Wastes (ENT Novel: ''The Good That Men Do'')
===Vegetable===
* Andorian tuber root (DS9: "Second Sight")


[[Category:Moons]]
[[Category:Moons]]

Latest revision as of 02:10, 27 September 2020

Facts

  • Primary: Fesoan
  • Also known as: Andoria
  • Population: 90,000,000 (2381)
  • Capital
    • - 2156 - 2381: Divided
      • Industrial: Laibok (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
      • Political: Laikan (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing, Live by the Code; TNG Short Story: "The Captain and the King")
    • 2381 - Present: Lor'Vela (TP Novel: Paths of Disharmony)
  • Class M
  • Two moons (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
  • Inhabitants: Andorian, Aenar (extinct by 23rd century), Arkenite
  • Nation
    • Antiquity - 19th century: Non-unified (DS9 Novel: Andor: Paradigm)
    • 19th century - Present: Andorian Empire
  • Andorian magnetic field weakest at the poles, solar wind reaching even to the surface in regions (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • Obscures sensors even more strongly than on most worlds as a result (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)

History

  • The icecutter Kumari is the first vessel to circumnavigate Andor, crewed by the explorers Shetthius, Shintral, and Chorna. (ENT: "United"; DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: Twilight)
  • Andor united by Thalisar the Last, the planet's last monarch. (DS9 Novel: Andor: Paradigm)
  • c.1850: First contact with Vulcans, leading soon after to the development of warp drive in response to what is seen by Andorians at an attempt at pacification. (ENT Novel: A Choice of Futures)

Locations

Surface

  • Zhevra (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • Continent (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
  • Northern island chains
    • Harbortown
    • Laibok (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
      • Established by 2156 (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
      • Industrial capital (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
    • Laikan (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing, Live by the Code)
      • Established by 2156 (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing)
      • Political capital (ENT Novel: Beneath the Raptor's Wing, Live by the Code)
    • Northern Wastes (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
      • Northernmost region of Andor
      • Former location of Aenar settlement prior to their extinction (ENT: "The Aenar"; ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
  • Unknown
    • Andorian Art Academy (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: This Gray Spirit)
    • Dreshna
    • Khyzon Sea
    • Lor'Tan
    • Lor'Vela
    • Musilla province (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: This Gray Spirit)
    • Weyzhiss Mountains

Indigenous Life

Animal

  • Andorian bull (DS9: "Fascination")
  • Atlirith (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
    • Eagle analogue (TOS Novel: The Captain's Oath)
  • Eel (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • Native to the lakes of Zhevra (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
  • F'sherr beetle (ENT Novel: A Choice of Futures)
  • Frost boar (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • Hibernates (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
  • Ice-bore (ENT: "The Aenar")
    • Worm which generates heat through an internal exothermic process to burrow through ice
  • Redbat (ENT Novel: A Choice of Futures; DS9: "Invasive Procedures")
    • Eaten for food
  • Tathrac (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: This Gray Spirit)
    • Mountain-dwelling animal capable of easily navigating difficult terrain (DS9 Novel: Mission Gamma: This Gray Spirit)
  • Zabathu (TNG: "Pen Pals")
    • Riding animal
  • Unnamed riding animal (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • Used in the ancient past by Andorian cavalry soldiers (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • Possibly the zabathu?

Plant

  • Andorian tuber root (DS9: "Second Sight"; TTN Novel: Taking Wing)
    • Presumably a potato analogue

Protist

  • Andorian amoeba (VOY: "Tuvix")
    • Noted for reproducing symbiogenetically rather than through mitosis
  • Unnamed bio-luminescent microorganism (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)
    • Source of natural lighting in Aenar caverns within the Northern Wastes (ENT Novel: The Good That Men Do)