Cestus System
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Located on the edge of Federation space near the border with the Gorn Hegemony, the Cestus System is home to Starbase 218 and many Federation citizens on the planet of Cestus III.
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[edit] Cestus I
[edit] Cestus II
[edit] Cestus III
Cestus III is an M-class planet, located in the Cestus system. It has no natural satellites of any significance, and is one of several planets in the Cestus system. Much of the landscape was originally barren and desert-like, but after 100 years of colonisation the surface has been terraformed into a hospitable environment supporting a variety of flora and fauna.
Located a few light-years from Starbase 218, Cestus III is a former Federation Colony (now Federation Member), and one of the largest settled planets in the immediate area. Positioned on the border between the Federation and the Gorn Hegemony, Cestus III is a planet with a heavily contested history. In the late 23rd Century it lay on the Federation frontier, in a region that the Gorn considered part of their territory. The original colony was destroyed in a Gorn attempt to reclaim the planet, but after a number of border skirmishes and the beginning of diplomatic relations, Cestus III was eventually ceded to the Federation.
With the colony rebuilt the planet flourished, and by the 24th Century it was populated by several settlements and millions of Federation citizens. It began to play a notable part in Federation politics, particularly following the election of former Governor Nanietta Bacco to the office of Federation President. It has become such a major location in fact that it has been elevated from colony status to become a Federation Member in its own right. Cestus III is also largely responsible for the return of the Terran game Baseball as a popular sport, and the late 24th Century saw the beginning of the Cestus Baseball League, broadcast via the Federation News Network to hundreds of worlds.
Notable Locations
- Pike City (Capital)
- Johnson City
- Lakeside
- New Chicago
- Palombo
- Port Shangri-La
- Prairieville
Notable Citizens
- President Nanietta Bacco
- Major Tycho Garrok, ret.
[edit] Starbase 218
The closest Starfleet facility to the Gorn Hegemony and New Deridous.
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