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*** Initially a [[Federation colony]]
*** Initially a [[Federation colony]]
*** Achieved full membership by mid 24th century (Novel: ''Articles of the Federation'')
*** Achieved full membership by mid 24th century (Novel: ''Articles of the Federation'')
* One of a few places in 24th century where baseball is still a common pastime
** Cestus Baseball League
*** Cestus Comets (DS9: "Family Business")
*** Pike City Pioneers (DS9: "Family Business", "The Way of the Warrior", "Starship Down")
*** Port Shangri-La Seagulls (TNG Novel: ''Q & A'')


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 13:36, 24 December 2019

Facts

  • Primary: Cestus
  • Capital city: Pike City (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
  • Class M
  • Population
    • 500+ (2266) (VAN Novel: Open Secrets)
      • All killed in Gorn attack (VAN Novel: Open Secrets; TOS: "Arena")
    • ~1,000,000 (2369) (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
      • Below-average population growth curve since it was resettled (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
      • Settled ~250k refugees following the establishment of the Demilitarized Zone (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
  • Nation
    • 2266: United Federation of Planets (VAN Novel: Open Secrets; TOS: "Arena")
      • Federation colony
    • 2266 - : Uninhabited (TOS: "Arena")
    • - 2292 - Present: United Federation of Planets (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
      • Initially a Federation colony
      • Achieved full membership by mid 24th century (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
  • One of a few places in 24th century where baseball is still a common pastime
    • Cestus Baseball League
      • Cestus Comets (DS9: "Family Business")
      • Pike City Pioneers (DS9: "Family Business", "The Way of the Warrior", "Starship Down")
      • Port Shangri-La Seagulls (TNG Novel: Q & A)

History

  • By February 2266: Federation colony established (VAN Novel: Open Secrets)
  • December 16, 2266: Colony destroyed by Gorn attack due to encroachment onto Gorn space (TOS: "Arena")
  • By 2292: Gorn Hegemony grants permission to resettle planet upon diplomatic contact
    • Implied by Nanietta Bacco being born on Cestus III in that year per Articles of the Federation

Political Structure

  • Executive
    • Led by planetary governor (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
      • 2368 - 2379: Nanietta Bacco (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
      • 2379 - : NFN Gari (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)
      • Palombo serves as state vessel by 2379 (TNG Novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)

Locations

Surface

  • Pike City (DS9: "Family Business", "The Way of the Warrior")
  • Port Shangri-La (TNG Novel: Q & A)

Indigenous Life