Evora

Facts

Located in Alpha Quadrant near Cardassian space (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
- Presumptive through involvement of USS da Vinci (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
Inhabitants: Evoran
Nation
- Historical - c.2310: Non-unified (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
- c.2310 - 2377: Independent (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
  - 2375 - 2377: Federation protectorate (Star Trek: Insurrection; SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
- 2377 - 2380 - : United Federation of Planets (Novel: Articles of the Federation)
Population: ~300,000,000 (2376) (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
Gravity slightly higher than Earth-normal (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
Incredibly geologically stable, with little to no seismic activity in recorded history (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
- Result of the seismic stabilizers installed by unknown past alien species to prevent widespread geological damage (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
Power generation on Evora largely accomplished via underground thermodynamic powerplants beaming energy to cities via microwave transmission (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")

c.100,000ya: Seismic moderation devices are installed on Evora by an ancient unnamed species. (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
c.50,000ya: The Evoran civilization is established. (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
c.2310: Planetary civil wars end, the world's nations unifying under a single planetary government. (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
2374: Evorans become warp-capable (Star Trek: Insurrection; SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
March 2375: Declared Federation protectorate (Star Trek: Insurrection; SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
- Still a protectorate as of July 2376 (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")

Head of state: Regent (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
Legislative body divided into seats assigned by political party (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
- Parties include the Onlith (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
  - Xenophobic faction believing all interstellar contact ought to be ended (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")

Sellow bird (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")
- Bird noted for burying its head, either metaphorically akin to ostriches or literally (SCE Short Story: "Past Life")