Caught between the gravity of a heavy star and a large gas giant, Tortuga Prime has no sunrise or sunset, no tides and no seasons. For the most part, the hot, arid atmosphere makes the planet's rocky terrain unhibitable. The only tolerable region is the twilight zone. Nestled between the sun's intense heat on one side, and the cold shadow of the gas giant on the other, the Federation base on Tortuga is the Fleet's last refuge from the Falcarian confederacy.

The planet was discovered on the edge of Borg space not far from Narnia's 6th Kingdom by the USS Hunter. With no other options after the Falcarian War, that crippled the Federation's forces and saw the destruction of ODSDelta and the capture of New Terra, the survivors settled the planet, using and expanding a small mining operation to survive. Tortuga's asteroid belt provides excellent cover for the remaining vessels of the fleet.

Tortuga has no atmosphere, and while suffering from intense gravitational forces from the sun and gas giant, which threaten to one day tear the planet in two, the Tortuga's own gravity is normal and stable.

Tortuga prime is the scene of the Federation's last stand in the Delta Quadrant. Life on Tortuga is hard and many of the civilians and diplomatic staff that survived the defeat at ODSDelta thirst to return to the Alpha Quadrant or New Terra.

INFORMATION

Name: Tortuga Prime
Allegiance: Federation
Class: Rockball
Gravity: Standard
Axial Tilt: None - tide locked
Terrain: Rocky
Length of Day: N/A
Length of Year: N/A
Satellites: None

Indigenous Species: None
Non-indigenous Species: Terran
Population: 200

System:
The Tortuga star is a Yellow Giant type, making Tortuga hot and dry, even in the more temperate twilight region. Other than Tortuga Prime, the system also has a small asteroid cluster between Tortuga Prime and the system's only other planet - a gas giant lovingly named Collosus.

Political Climate:
Tortuga has been ignored in the past by the sector's indigenous powers making it all the more suitable as a Federation base. The system borders with Narnian, Borg and neutral space, while the Mrrshan inhabit a nearby region.

Major Imports: Foodstuff, fabricated goods, some metals and minerals
Major Exports: Dilithium

Tortuga - The Dark Side