Excalbia I

Excalbia is the first of three planets orbiting a blue-white giant star. Like many Class E planets, its surface consists entirely of molten lava and primeval gases. Unlike other Class E worlds, however, Excalbia has produced a sentient native life form.

The Excalbians are a carbon-cycle race of beings with a body chemistry based upon calcium carbonate. While little is known about their society or capabilities, they have shown the ability to alter their planet in order to produce other environments for research purposes.

Excalbians are creatures of "living rock," with no apparent internal organs and incredibly high body temperatures. They can draw minerals from within themselves to form quart lenses for seeing or mineral claws for crushing, with no apparent limit to the variety in their external configurations.

Excalbia is under general quarantine due to an even that nearly caused the deaths of Captain Kirk and Commander Spock of the U.S.S. Enterprise. These two officers were forced to fight for their lives in an Excalbian "theater" display through which the Excalbians hoped to learn the difference between good and evil. To avoid further incidents, the planet has been declared off limits to Federation personnel.

THIS PLANET IS UNDER STARFLEET QUARANTINE PROTOCOLS.

Reference(s)

• Johnson, Shane. Star Trek: The Worlds of the Federation, New York: Pocket Books, 1989. ISBN: 0-671-66989-3.