Eminiar VII Eminiar VII was the inhabited seventh planet orbit ing the primary Eminiar . It was the homeworld for the Eminian s , a pre - warp humanoid species . In the 23rd century , Eminiar VII was the principal planet of the NGC 321 star cluster . ( ) In the 24th century , the Eminiar VII Starbase was located on this planet . ( , " okudagram " ) Government . For over five hundred years , the Eminian Union was the planetary government of this world . This government was headed by the First Councilman of the High Council of Eminiar . The council conducted its governmental duties in the Council Room , which was located in the Division of Control . There was a direct channel between this council and the Vendikar High Council , which , by 2267 , hadn ' t been used for centuries . In 2267 , the First Councilman was Anan 7 . History . The civilization was advanced , having had space flight for several hundred years , but it had elected not to venture outside of its star system . Eminiar VII had been fighting a war with Vendikar , its colony on the third planet in the system , for five hundred years . The conditions of this war were stipulated in a treaty signed by both worlds . This was a simulated war with casualties determined by computer projections , and the people willingly killing themselves in disintegration station s . Every year , on Eminiar , one to three million were killed by this process . Legitimate targets in the war included vessels orbiting the planet , a fact that caused Kirk considerable difficulty during his visit . The reneging of this treaty by either side could result in a real war . In 2217 , the visited this planet . During its visit , the star cruiser and its crew were declared casualties of this war . The Eminians successfully destroyed the ship and killed its crew . In 2267 , the visited this planet on a mission to open diplomatic relations with Eminiar VII . During the visit , when his ship and crew were threatened with the same fate as the " Valiant " , Captain James T . Kirk ended the war abruptly by destroying the computers that were conducting the simulated war . Ambassador Robert Fox began work with the two planets to create a lasting peace and to establishment of a Federation treaty port . ( ) In 2268 , when held captive by the Kelvan s , Captain Kirk asked Lieutenant Commander Spock if he could repeat what he did with the guard on Eminiar VII by tricking him into believing the landing party had escaped . The attempt worked , but only briefly before the Kelvans recapture the landing party . ( ) In 2328 , three individuals arrived to the Eminiar VII Starbase from the Elba II Orbital Transit Station via commercial transport . Niel Wray and William Foster on the and David Ramirez on the . ( , " okudagram " ) Lieutenant Commander , a crew member aboard the and , was born on this non - Federation planet . In 2369 , this planet was listed on the chart " USS " Enterprise " Personnel Database " , which was seen on Jean - Luc Picard ' s PADD on aboard the " Enterprise " - D . ( , " okudagram " ) In 2375 , a view of the surface of Eminiar VII was depicted on several viewscreen s on Deep Space 9 ' s Promenade and Replimat advertising a trip to the " scenic Eminiar VII " . ( )