Ba'ku (planet)
The planet Ba'ku is a Class M planet located in the Briar Patch. It has been the location of a Ba'ku colony since the mid-21st century, and is characterized by a unique effect caused by the planet's rings that cause the planet's inhabitants not to age.
History[edit]
Ba'ku is a ringed planet, the rings themselves being saturated with Metaphasic Radiation. The planet is home to a Ba'ku settlement, established in 2066 by a group of approximately 600 of the Ba'ku, fleeing their homeworld for fear of their race's self-destruction. The planet's radiation allowed the inhabitants to live extended life spans, In the late 23rd century, a group of the Ba'ku, disillusioned with the settlement's ways, left the planet, and became the Son'a.
In 2375, an attempt by the Son'a – led by Ahdar Ru'afo, and assisted by Starfleet officers under Matthew Dougherty – to strip the planet of its metaphasic particles and to forcefully relocate the Ba'ku to another planet, was stopped by the actions of Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise-E.
Geographical[edit]
There are several mountains near the Ba'ku settlement that contain caves lined with kelbonite ore that protect from transporters.
Zoological[edit]
There are many species of animal life on the Ba'ku planet, several of which can be seen in a Ba'ku children's book. These species' names are unknown, but pictures have been seen of a six-legged turtle-like animal, a polar bear-like animal, an animal that resembles an ancient Earth pterodactyl, and a Ba'ku butterfly.
Ba'ku also has a small caterpillar-like mammal, known as a rhyl. There are also several species of goats, llamas, fish, and a two-tailed kolibri.
