Editing Kintara IV (section)

==History==

Colonized by the [[Orion Syndicate]] in 2308 by [[Federation]] reckoning, the planet is still largely uninhabited and unexplored with eight major cities and less than one hundred smaller communities. It currently sports an Orion population of less than five million with approximately 130,000 other inhabitants who provide technical and logistical support. Less than 30 percent of its native species have been catalogued as of 2414. Descendents of the original settlers have developed denser musculature and greater endurance due to the planet's higher gravity which is 1.6 [[Earth]] normal and are highly sought after by the Orion Syndicate for hired muscle. 

The original colonists relied little on Syndicate help as the resources on the planet are rich and there was little to slow them except the indigenous predatory wildlife. No sentient native species have yet been found on the planet but then again it is still nearly seventy percent unexplored.