Nelvana III

Nelvana III

Nelvana III is the uninhabited third planet of the Nelvana system, located in what was the former Federation/Romulan Neutral Zone. Its surface is barren rock, with no native lifeforms.

In 2366, Nelvana III was the subject of an elaborate ruse perpetrated by the Romulan Star Empire to expose Admiral Alidar Jarok as a traitor and to provoke the Federation into violating the Neutral Zone. Through deliberate misinformation, Jarok was led to believe that the Empire had established a cloaked base on Nelvana III in preparation for a preemptive strike against the Federation. Faced with the prospect of war, Jarok defected to the Federation to warn them of the attack. To enhance the deception, the Empire placed a probe in orbit of Nelvana III that emitted low-level subspace signals. When the USS Enterprise-D arrived in orbit, Romulan warbirds de-cloaked and revealed the trap, but the Enterprise was able to withdraw with help from hidden Klingon reinforcements.

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