Nareen

Planet PX-921, known locally as Nareen is located deep in the Shackleton Expanse, approximately twenty lightyears from the Draxan System, and ten lightyears from Harha’kuva. Occupied by the Nihari until some three hundred years ago, the planet is now a relatively barren wasteland.

Ancient Ruins and Artefacts

Evidence of life on Nareen is linked to the presence of ruins that were initially dated at three thousand years old, but later confirmed to be six millennia old. These relics, partly buried beneath the sand but still towering above the desert landscape, consisted of monolithic obelisks composed of unknown alloys and engraved with beautiful inscriptions and glyphs. Analysis conducted by a Starfleet expedition led by the Hypatia in 2402 indicated that the artefacts were, in fact, a map that indicated the planet was once a major part of an interstellar network of planets, interdimensional ley-lines and trade routes that ceased to be upon the construction of the Shroud, a resonance field that significantly limited warp travel across the expanse.

Further planetary analysis found evidence that the planet had been subjected to a vicious, sustained period of planetary bombardment nearly three thousand years earlier.

Modern History

Entering the Nareen system in late October 2402, Hypatia Squadron and their colleagues aboard Wasp and Mok'tal arrived in response to rumours shared by natives of the expanse and in search of answers regarding the mysterious ‘Shroud’ that once encompassed the expanse. An initial survey of the planet from orbit identified the planet to be barren and lifeless, with little signs of anything of note, until Wasp detected the presence of anomalous metallic structures on one of the northern continents. With there being no risk to life, away teams from across the squadron set up camp at the site of several ruins across the continent and quickly located several obelisk-like structures, in varying state of decay but still very much intact. An in depth analysis of the structures indicated that they were thousands of years old, and the ornate markings engraved on the surface piqued the curiosity of the stellar cartography teams. Their findings determined that the obelisks were part of a map system, suggesting the planet was part of an ancient network of planets that allowed travel across the expanse.