OB-8254

A rich system over 86 lightyears from Starbase 381 *"Praetorian"*, **OB-8254** is home to a pre-warp civilization living on the fourth planet, Pursla. There are three sub-species of the same ancestor that live on the three main continents of the world.

Data collected in 2414 suggest that these sub-species have only begun working together after being at war for about 15 years. Peace came to them when they unified to defend against an extraterrestrial attack by a race they call the Spurge. Only documentation pertaining to the Spurge they have is of assault ships strafing their cities and snatching up citizens with some sort of hooked cables. The more primitive sub-species known as the Yit, carry on tales in the oral tradition of "demons that fight like shadows" who "steal their warriors."

There is evidence of smugglers from the Milky Way having dealings on this planet. To what ends, there is little data.

On Stardate 92281.25, the USS *Tejas* observed the sub-species called Vavvarra do their first test of a space-faring vessel suspected to be warp-capable. The test was unsuccessful, the ship and other smaller vessels exploding on the platform. It is uncertain if this failure was a natural failure or one of sabotage.

# Pursla (OB-8254/IV)

Pursla is a Class M world with three moons that are large, medium, and small in size. The planet has temperate conditions with average temperatures at approximately 20 degrees Celsius.

The planet hosts a pre-warp civilization of approximately 146 million inhabitants spread across three continents. Approximately 73% of the planet is covered in water in the form of oceans. Due to the separation of water and the lack of seafaring vessels (suspected due to large hostile predatory marine life) the life on each of the continents mostly developed separate from each other. It was only after flight was developed that the sub-species began to interact with each other.

## Vavvarra

This sub-species has a population of 100 million and lives in a society on the Southern Hemisphere super-continent in that spans the temperate to tropical regions. They are the most technically advanced of the three groups with two major spaceports. There is an agrarian society in the sub-tropical region while they have more recent developments in the temperate region. Based upon the architecture and achievements, art and science both appear to be very important to this society.

## Gruckarc

This sub-species has a population of 45 million and lives in a society on the Northern Hemisphere super-continent in that spans the temperate to arctic regions. There is a single spaceport within one of the major cities. There is a presence of fossil fuel based technology is in use on this continent, with a technology level similar to the 21st Century of Sol-III (Earth).

## Yit

This sub-species has a population of 1 million and lives in a hunter-gatherer society on the smaller, subtropical continent that resides between the two larger super-continents. The continent is growing in size due to an increase of volcanic activity. There is a high number of large predators on the continent, which contribute to the lack of significant development and architecture, as well as the lack of development in the areas of art or science.

# Other Planetary Bodies

## Planets

* OB-8254/I - Class Y. Extremely inhospitable 'demon'-class atmospheric and surface conditions.
* OB-8254/II - Class N. Sulfuric atmosphere.
* OB-9254/III - Class L. Barely habitable, argon-heavy atmosphere.
* OB-8254/V - Class J. Gas giant, 22 moons.

## Asteroid Belts

* Inner - Rich in heavy metals, likely a product of a stellar impact on OB-8254/III.
* Outer - No data.

## Planetoids

8 Class D Planetoids. These planetoids make up the outer edge of the system.