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GaGarin iv
worldS
planEtary profilE
planEt namE: GaGarin iv
ClaSS: m
moonS or rinGS: 1 moon
Gravity: 1.0 G
ClimatE: Standard, % hydroSphErE, warm tEmpEratUrE
dEmoGraphiCS: hUndrEdS of rESEarCh SCiEntiStS and workErS
Civilization: aCadEmiC adminiStration, tl GEnEtiCS rESEarCh
rESoUrCES: GEnEtiCS knowlEdGE, rESEarCh, and SkillEd rESEarChErS and
SCiEntiStS
Gagarin IV is a “scumworld” that serves as the
location of the Federation’s premier genetics research
and genetic engineering facility. Here, the building
blocks of life are studied, and evolution—wisely or
not—is hurried along.
erAs: The Darwin Genetic Research Station was
first proposed and constructed during the 23rd century,
amid great debate and references to the Eugenics
Wars. Darwin Station is fully online by the 24th 1-
century.
Characters who have genetic enhancements or
resequencing may have received it here. The peaceful
scientists of Darwin Station, like many others, are
forced to compromise their peaceful beliefs in the
wake of the Dominion war. Their understanding of
genetics and life processes make them ideal researchers
both on the genetic dependency of the Jem’Hadar
and on the nature of the Founders.
locatioN
Gagarin IV is the fourth planet of nine orbiting
a blue star, approximately fifteen light years from
Andoria. As with most planets orbiting blue stars, the
world is very young, and would not likely survive to
evolve higher life forms in the future. In many ways,
Illustration by Kieran Yanner
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Gagarin IV is a snapshot of the earliest stages of evolution
on most worlds—as prokaryotic single celled
organisms evolve into early eukaryotic organisms,
designed to survive on carbon dioxide and expel oxygen.
Were Gagarin IV orbiting a yellow or orange star,
within a few million years life in all its glory would
likely emerge. As it is, its star will have burnt up sufficient
nuclear fuel to change size and luminosity long
before that point, and the world’s protolife will have
died out.
climate
A damp world of almost two-thirds water, Gagarin
IV is nearly identical in many conditions to Earth when
Earth first evolved eukaryotic life forms. The world is
new, and the weather patterns can be harsh as a result.
Rain and storms come suddenly and often, but disappear
as quickly as they come.
The climate is also perfect for the eukaryotic life
that is Gagarin IV’s only indigenous life form. The
“scum” is generally several inches thick along most
river valleys, fed by the rainfall and waterways. Spores
and buds fill the air as well, giving the sky a greenish
cast, and even making the world look green from orbit.
The percentages aren’t so great as to be a problem for
breathing, unless someone is allergic. Still, Darwin station
is careful to filter its air and water.
geography
In many ways, the planet’s geographic features
are rough and new, without eons of wind and water
erosion to soften and smooth terrain. However, the
preponderance of green slime—each cubic meter containing
literally billions of single celled organisms—on
all surfaces in temperate areas makes the rocks and
terrain seem smoother from a distance. (Increase the
TN of physical actions on the surface of Gagarin IV by
2 or more to represent the slimy, unstable footing.)
The lack of sophisticated life forms makes Gagarin
IV ideal for genetic research—the eukaryotic life
means there is a breathable oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere,
but the lack of bacteria, viruses or organisms
with complex DNA keeps the research from becoming
contaminated.
civilizatioN
The only population on Gagarin IV is at the
Darwin Genetic Research Station, founded to be the
Federation’s preeminent Life Sciences research facility.
Darwin Station started as a humble building on the
banks of a gorge. Later, as the Station expanded and
research projects grew in scope and complexity, new,
multi-level facilities were constructed on the opposite
side of the gorge, with a transit bridge connecting
them. Later construction expanded the facility to over
sixty acres.
Darwin Station is civilian-run and administrated,
though Starfleet supports and supplies the station.
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