- For similarly named articles, see Orellius.
The Orelious system was a star system in the Beta Quadrant of the Milky Way Galaxy. In the 14th century, it was the site of the final battle between the Promellians and Menthars, which destroyed the system's ninth planet and created an asteroid belt from the rubble. The Rigel Highway ran close to Orelious. (TNG: "Booby Trap"; Star Trek: Pendragon)
In 2366, the USS Enterprise-D discovered the Cleponji, an ancient Promellian battle cruiser, intact within the asteroid belt. The vessel had been stranded there when all its energy was drained by Menthar aceton assimilators hidden within the asteroids. The Enterprise barely avoided the same fate, and destroyed the assimilator field and the Cleponji to avert any danger to future travelers. (TNG: "Booby Trap")
By the 2390s, rogue Nausicaans had set up a base in the asteroid belt. The Klingon Defense Force raided the system and destroyed the base in 2396. (STO: The Path to 2409)
Background[]
- Star Trek: Star Charts conflates this system with the similarly-named Orellius system from the DS9: "Paradise". While this is not impossible, it seems unlikely, and Star Trek: Pendragon chooses to interpret them as different locations. Orelious would be pronounced "oh-REE-lee-us" or possibly "OAR-lee-us", while Orellius would be pronounced "or-ELL-ee-us".
External links[]
- Orelious IX article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Orelious IX article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.