Regulus V

Regulus V is the fifth planet in the Alpha Leonis system, often referred to simply as Regulus. The system consists of thirteen planets orbiting the blue-white giant member of a triple star system. The other two stars are both orange dwarfs that orbit the primary, well beyond the orbits of the system's planets. The second, third, fifth, and sixth planets are Class M, but only Regulus V is home to a native intelligent species.

The Regulans, a race of feline bipeds, have developed a culture that rates G-plus on the Richter scale. Humanoid in size and shape, Regulans are very hospitable and have opened the lush plateaus on their southern continent to human habitation. A Federation colony of more than sixteen-thousand now occupies this region and shares a steady, mutually beneficial trade with the natives.

Regulus V supports a variety of advanced non-humanoid life forms. The giant eel-birds of the western caverns are known across the Federation for their precise migration, whereby eleven years they return to the deep caves of their birth. These magnificent creatures are up to thirty feet in length, with brightly colored wings and tails that reflect the sun's rays in a prismatic fashion. Another native life form, the Regulan bloodworm, inhabits both the second and fifth planets in the system.

The planet's ecosystems are based around rolling savannahs, dense jungles, and jagged mountain peaks. Many anthropologists theorize that the conditions were near-perfect for a race of feline-like beings to evolve here. The majority of the population live in small rural villages throughout the planet, and the handful of cities is where most of the industry and commerce take place.

Reference(s)

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