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When the NX class starship Enterprise visited Dakala in 2151, the Starfleet crew detected a diverse animal population, native to the planet. Although Captain Jonathan Archer, Enterprise's commanding officer, expected the planet's surface to be frozen solid, his crew found that hot gases were venting from Dakala's interior. Most of Dakala's lifeforms were concentrated in the areas where these vents could be found. Subcommander T'Pol, the starship's science officer, detected no evidence of humanoid life on Dakala.
Strangely, a power signature near the planet's equator indicated the presence of a vessel. When Enterprise attempted to contact the detected ship, there was no response. Shortly thereafter, a landing party from Enterprise traveled to Dakala in a shuttlepod. The group experienced difficulty using infrared to scan the ship, as the heat generated by the planet's thermal vents was too intense. As the shuttlepod arrived high above its destination, T'Pol attempted to scan for a hole in the canopy which surrounded the planet. Ultimately, it turned out that the planet hosted an Eska hunting party. The Eska had been using Dakala as a hunting reserve for nine generations. They were allowed to hunt there only four days a year.
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'''Dakala ''' is a small , rogue planet, thought to be broken out of its orbit and coursing through interstellar space. * Due to this, the planet existed exists in a state of perpetual night. When visited by a [[Federation]] starship in [[2151]], the crew detected a diverse animal population native to the planet. Upon investigation, it was discovered that though the planet's surface was expected to be frozen solid, hot gases were being vented from Dakala's interior. Most of Dakala's lifeforms were concentrated in the areas where these vents could be found. The ship's [[Chief Science Officer]] detected no evidence of humanoid life. The primal volcanic vents on this planet are similar to Yellowstone National Park and the grottoes of [[Deneva|Deneva Prime]]. This planet is covered by forest similar to the rain forests of New Zealand on [[Earth]]. Indigenous lifeforms included bore worms, drayjins, fire wolves, some species of large reptiles, and a species of bioluminescent "bug". The planet has no indigenous [[humanoid]] life, but had some higher primates which the [[Eska]] did not claim to hunt. Species that were hunted incldued several species such as drayjin and a shapeshifting intelligent species called the wraiths. The Eska did not think the wraiths were intelligent, though the ''[[Enterprise, NX-01|Enterprise]]'' decided otherwise. While investigating the planet, a detected power signature near the planet's equator indicated the presence of a vessel. When there was an attempt to contact the ship in question, there was no response. A landing party from the [[Federation]] [[starship]] traveled to Dakala in a shuttlepod, and subsequently experienced difficulty scanning the ship, due to the heat generated by the planet's thermal vents becoming too intense. Ultimately, it turned out that the planet hosted an [[Eska]] hunting party. The Eska had been using Dakala as a hunting reserve for nine generations. They were allowed to hunt there only four days a year. <br>
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