WAYDIS III
M-CLASS TERRESTRIAL PLANET
Waydi Homeworld, Neutral
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POPULATION
~4 billion
CLIMATE
Various
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ASTRONAUTICAL ASSETS
- 2 functioning ground-based spaceports (down from 5)
- 1 orbital space station under construction (down from 1 functioning)
- 10-15 'minor' starships, ~15 crew (down from 32)
- 6 'major' starships, ~50-60 crew (down from 17)
FIRST CONTACT & EARLY INTERACTIONS
The Federation's first contact with the Waydi was uncontrolled and occurred in early 2412. The previously unknown species made contact with a civilian transport ship, the S.S. Vanden, and tried to communicate, though their efforts were thwarted due to the Waydi's sickness-inducing telepathic methods. The Captain of the Vanden learned enough information to set up a follow-up rendezvous and Starfleet tapped the nearby-stationed Task Force Argo to take lead on the operations.
The first diplomatic conference between Task Force Argo and Waydi Ambassador Cei was ambushed and disrupted by a force of Klingons from the House of Kartain. Though the Argo delegation was able to escape the encounter, Ambassador Cei was killed and the conflict merely signaled the start of the Klingons' aggression. They soon moved in on the Waydis home planet and occupied it for their own, motivated by the planet's plentiful resources and easily subjugated natives.
The occupation lasted roughly two weeks. While Task Force Argo mustered forces to take back the planet, another Klingon House made contact and offered assistance. Karga, of House Garn, was willing to put aside general Federation and Empire animosity in favor of denying the House of Kartain their easy victims; the two houses were direct rivals and Karga would be more than happy to assist in sabotaging Kartain's efforts.
The final assault to take back the home world involved offenses in both orbit and planetside. Last minute reserves from Starfleet Task Force Zenith turned the tide of combat towards victory and the Kartain forces abandoned the planet.
EXPANSION CAMPAIGN
In 2416, the Waydi reached out to Starfleet again for assistance in their expansion plans. Projections on their population growth placed them perilously close to straining their home planet's resource production, but the devastation from the earlier Klingon occupation had crippled their ability to adequately defend and support a potential colony.
Argo, now 38th Fleet, requisitioned the U.S.S. Sirocco to the system, which began terraformation operations on Waydis II, to enable the Waydi to settle a colony much closer by. The early phases of the project took nearly six months and generally proceeded without issue. In the late phases, however, a Waydi terrorist attempted sabotage of the operations, resulting in the destruction of the Sirocco. Ultimately the development of the planet was too far under way to be totally thwarted, so the Waydi are expected to be able to start colonizing the new M-class planet in late 2416.
References
AAR - Waydis I
AAR - Waydis II
Colloquy
WAYDIS II Terraformation Project Outline
AAR - Terra Perennia