Bajor

**CellBajor** was the homeworld of the Bajoran people and capital planet of the Third Republic of Bajor. Throughout much of the 24th century it was occupied by the Cardassian Union. Following Cardassian withdrawal in 2369, the planet became affiliated with the United Federation of Planets, becoming a member world in 2376.

### Affiliation

Third Republic of Bajor, United Federation of Planets (as of 2376), Cardassian Union (formerly)

### Location

Bajoran system, Bajor sector, Alpha Quadrant

### Moon’s

Endalla, Derna, Penraddo, Jeraddo, Baraddo

### Length of day

Ashalla

Bajor

It was a class M planet, the seventh planet in orbit of the Bajoran star system in the spaceof the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant, located near the Bajoran wormhole and the Denorios Belt. Its capital city was Ashalla. (*DS9*  novel: *Twilight*)

Bajor had at least five moons, including Endalla, the innermost moon, followed by Derna, Penraddo, Jeraddo and the outermost moon Baraddo. (*DS9* episodes: "Progress", "Image in the Sand"; *DS9*  novel: *The Fall of Terok Nor*)

Unlike the planet Earth, Bajoran days last 26 hours. (*TOS*  novel: *Captain's Peril*)

Sometimes the planet was referred to by the name **Bajora**. (*TNG*  comic: "Bridges")

In addition to its normal parallel universe versions, Bajor also had a counterpart in the antimatter universe. When Benjamin Sisko, now one of the Prophets, used his abilities to free both counterparts of the scientist Lazarus from their eternal combat, the positive matter Lazarus was deposited on matter-Bajor, and the antimatter Lazarus was placed on the antimatter universe's version of the planet. (*TOS* -  *Strange New Worlds 10* short story: "Reborn")

## History

The Bajoran archaeological record dated back to about 28,000 B.C. (*TNG*  novel: *The Buried Age*)

In the 15th century, Bajor's level of technology was analogous to that of Earth in the 23rd century. (*TTN*  novel: *Sword of Damocles*)

Bajor had at least one extrasolar colony, Pillagra, which ultimately made first contact with the Federation (in the form of Captain James T. Kirk's USS *Enterprise*) in 2270. (*TOS*  novel: *Allegiance in Exile*)

First official contact with the Cardassian Union took place in 2318, although a small number of traders, such as Kubus Oak were already well known to them. Soon after, many members of the Oralian Way moved to Bajor to seek refuge from the Cardassian Central Command. Over the next decade however, the Central Command's presence and influence on Bajor increased to the point that by 2328, they had become an invasive force, and had occupied the planet as an annexed world of the Union. (*DS9*  novel: *Day of the Vipers*)

Shortly after the Cardassian withdrawal, the Bajoran Provisional Government petitioned the United Federation of Planets for relief efforts.

The Cardassian mining station, Terok Nor, was placed into the custodianship of Starfleet, who renamed the station Deep Space 9. (*DS9* episode: "Emissary")

Agrobiology camps were set up on Bajor in the years following the Cardassian withdrawal, in order to help the Bajorans learn how to live off their ravaged planet, with the goal of making the world as fertile as it was before the environmental damage of the Cardassian mining operations. In late 2371 a Federation agrobiology camp on Bajor was the scene of a dramatic showdown when a secret Obsidian Order strike team landed nearby in order to recover a temporal disruptor that was sealed in a nearby mine. The chroniton subatomic particle flux from the released temporal device caused ripples in time that caused several alternate timelines to form, as well as a massive radiation release that caused sickness across the camp. (*DS9*  comic: "No Time Like the Present")

Bajor was the center of events during the Dominion War (2373-2375) due to its proximity to the Bajoran wormhole, the Dominion's only pipeline for troops and material.

The Bajoran sector was temporarily occupied by the forces of the Dominion and Cardassia in the years 2373 and 2374.

The treaty ending the war with the Dominion was signed in Bajoran space, on station *Deep Space 9*, in late 2375. (*DS9* episode: "What You Leave Behind")

Soon after, Benjamin Sisko, the Emissary of the Prophets, stopped Skrain Dukat and Winn Adami from releasing the Pah-wraithand destroying Bajor. (*DS9* episode: "What You Leave Behind")

Bajor joined the United Federation of Planets on September 29, 2376. (*DS9*  novel: *Unity*)

In 2377, Bajor was threatened with destruction by the Ascendants. An Isolytic subspace weapon was detonated near the moon Endalla, destroying the Ascendant fleet and saving the planet. (*DS9*  novel: *Ascendance*)

During the Borg Invasion of 2381, there were concerns the Borg would target Bajor; however, no such attack took place, and Bajor was left alone. (*ST* -  *Destiny*  novel: *Lost Souls*)

## Alternate timelines and realities

In an alternate timeline in which Captain Sisko became trapped in a subspace field in 2372, Bajor took the Emissary's apparent death as a sign from the Prophets that the Federation would be unable to protect the Bajoran people from the Klingon Empire. Consequently, the Bajoran government entered into a mutual defence pact with the Cardassian Union in 2373. (*DS9* episode: "The Visitor")

In an alternate reality, Bajor had overthrown the Cardassian Union prior to 2370 and became increasingly aggressive towards the Federation. (*TNG* episode: "Parallels")

In another alternate reality, the Klingon Empire had conquered most of the Alpha and Beta Quadrants prior to 2380. Once the conquest of Bajor was complete, it planned to invade the Gamma Quadrant through the wormhole. (*TNG*  novel: *Q & A*)

## Geography

### Provinces

   Berenthar Province • Dahkur Province • Ducrain Province • Hedrikspool Province • Hill Province • Janitza Province • Kendra Province • Lotha Province • Musilla Province • Rakantha Province • Tozhat Province • Wyntara Mas Province
##### Regions

Bajoran arctic • Cliffs of Undalar • Dahkur Hills • Fire Caves • Janitza Mountains • Kaladrys Valley • Kendra Valley • Kola Mountain • Northwest peninsula • Okana Desert • Perikian Peninsula • Ratosha Pass • Sahving Valley • Southern islands • Tanis Canyon • Trilar Peninsula • Yadozi Desert
###### Settlements

Ashalla • Bennikar • B'hala • Ilvia • Jabelon • Jalanda • Joradell • Kran-Tobal • Lacroya • Sakelo City • Sidau • Singha

Nations
Nivan

Bodies of water
Elestan River • Glyrhond River • Holana River • Korvale Ocean • Senha River • Yolja River • Valor Ocean

Points of Interest
Akorem Laan Museum • Bajoran Institute of Science • Bajoran Military Academy • Barodeem • Calash Monastery • Calash retreat • Central Archives • Dakeen Monastery • Elemspur Detention Facility • The Emissary River House • Fort Tendro • Heavenward Prayer Spaceport • Jalanda Forum • Kenda Shrine • Kiessa Monastery • Monastery Fortress of Kai-tona • Nirvat Sanctuary • Palace of the Akorem • Parek Tonn • Paths of the Lost • Qui'al Dam • Retollan Monastery • Temple of Iponu • Shikina Monastery • Temple of the Prophets • Tozhat resettlement center • Vanadwan Monastery • Whispering Hall
## Natural history

###### Fauna

Barrowbug • Carnivorous rastipod • Hara cat • Hyurin • Kata-bunny • Krutu • Rakonian swamp rat • Tokka • Two-headed Malgorian • verdanis
## Appendices

### Connections

###### References

* *Last Unicorn RPG*  module: *Raiders, Renegades & Rogues*