The planet of New Terra was the first to be colonised by the Federation after the discovery of the Delta Wormhole. The planet is M-Class with an oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere and has a slight axial tilt, so seasons are available. While New Terra has polar ice caps, oceans and some limited areas of desert terrain, the majority is temperate and covered with rich, verdant, vegetation. A significant portion of the forestation is located in the belts of equatorial rainforest.

In the past, New Terra has been colonised by the Ssorans, Bauffrin, Menelvagorean and Kessrith, and the appearance of the wormhole has also brought many species from the Alpha and Beta Quadrants. The only indigeneous species are the Jera'ishai and Jera'kira: Peaceful and spiritual people who inhabit the jungle regions of the planet. The largest city on the planet, Tkrtrew, was established by Ssoran colonists while the Federation, on strengethening their position in the quadrant with the construction of Deep Space Delta, settled and created Outpost Cape Town - the planet's first space port.

Over the years a peaceful dialogue was established between the planet's two major powers: The Federation and the Ssoran Empire. A trade council was formed, with each having Ambassadors in each other's territory. However, when the Entity destroyed Deep Space Delta, the Ssorans betrayed the Federation and the rest of the Trade Council, and invaded Federation territory, seizing Outpost Cape Town and imprisoning many Starfleet officers and Federation citizens. The USS Hunter, however, exposed Romulan involvement and turned the tide, allowing the Federation to once again gain the upper hand in the quadrant.

More recently, the Falcarian War has taken it's toll on the planet and the Federation colony there. The Ssorans, allied with the Falcarian Confederacy, have once again occupied Outpost Cape Town. However, while many Starfleet officers have been taken as Prisoners of War, the majority of Federation citizens and colonists have been allowed to continue to work and live in Outpost Cape Town. Conspiracy against the Ssoran Empire or the Falcarian Confederacy is brutally rewarded however, with annulment of trading rights, imprisonment, torture and murder being commonplace.

INFORMATION

Name: New Terra
Allegiance: Ssoran Empire
Class: M-Class
Gravity: Standard
Axial Tilt: Slight - Seasons available
Terrain: Forest
Length of Day: 28 hours
Length of Year: 453 days
Satellites: None

Indigenous Species: Jera'ishai, Jera'kira
Non-indigenous Species: Ssorans, Kessrith, Zog, Menelvagorean, Bauffrin, Terran, Romulan, Ferengi
Population: 343,000,000

System:
New Terra Planetary System has a second planet: A gas giant known as Belial.

Political Climate:
New Terra remains generally hostile to Federation Interests. The planet has in the past been governed by the Trade Council but since the Falcarian War has fallen to the Ssorans entirely.

Major Imports: Unrefined Dilithium Ore
Major Exports: Unrefined Trylling Ore; Vegetable, meat and grain products

New Terra, Deep Space Delta and the Wormhole from Belial

The Streets of Outpost Cape Town