Merope IV was a planet, the fourth planet of the Merope system, located in the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrants. It was the homeworld of an Earth colony and an indigenous, continent-sized sentient entity.
History and specifics[]
Merope IV was Earth-like with three large continents, each with a temperate climate supporting large forests. Surface features included plains, rivers and mountains. Native plants included wildflowers, trees, and ferns. The world supported animal life similar to Earth's bears, birds, cats, deer, insects, moose, reptiles, and wolves.
In the 23rd century, Starfleet personnel explored Merope IV and approved it for Federation colonization.
In the 2220s decade, the continent of New Niger was colonized by Earth settlers, many of whom were from West Africa, with later immigrants coming from many Earth regions and colony worlds.
By 2267, 40,000 resided in the city of New Ibadan, with other settlements bringing the planetary population to 240,000, and they were willing to take on new settlers.
In the year 2267, the colony took in crew from the 21st century colony ship Stephen Hawking who had been rescued by the starship USS Enterprise. The colonists had recently tried to establish a small village to the north, unaware that the activity was uncomfortably near the nexus of a previously unencountered planetary consciousness. It struck out, demolishing the village, and circumstances escalated to the point of New Ibadan becoming surrounded by fissures and huge bio-masses of moss. Spock managed to establish communications with the "Gaia"-like Meropean and negotiated for peaceful coexistence. (TOS novel: Across the Universe)
Lifeforms[]
- Kainji nightingale
- oboe swan
Geography[]
- New Biafra
- New Niger
- Kainji Mountains
- Temba River
- New Yorbua
Settlements[]
- Bakundi
- Gombé
- Jalinga
- New Ibadan
- Alim al-Reyhan Primary School
- Yakuru Plaza
- Shaku
- Shiroro
Notable colonists[]
- Muhammad Alagbe
- Teressa Aliss
- Nguyen
- Trent Ojuremi
- Isaiah Ritchard
- Geraldine Tinko
- Kembo Turner
- Dawn Voth
- Messanga Watson
- Miriam Watson
Notable Hawking settlers[]
- Nasser al-Aswari
- Leander Cortés
- Dmitri Glakov
- Tabib Hanse
- Galvin O'Shea
- Xavier Rodriguez
- Emo Tannan
- Anthony Tikriti
- Laure Vidor
- Rachel Zlatopolsky