Homeworld:
An earth-like planet less than 20 light years from earth. (Terra
Nova has been associated with the star
Eta
Cassiopeia. It 's a binary star, with the primary being a G2
star, just
like ours, and the secondary being an M0 star,
orbiting at a distance of
roughly 70 AU, with a period of 480 years. Its
distance is just under 19
light-years. It took them nine years to get
there, giving them a rough speed
of just over twice light speed.)
Enterprise's data archives contain a wealth of
information on the early
colonization attempt in 2076, including crew
manifests, survey photos, and
weekly status reports.
History:
2076: Mission to colonize Terra Nova begins. In the
early years of space exploration it was called
"the Great Experiment".
2081: After the colony had been there 5 years, the space
agency decided to send another vessel. The
colonists didn't want another 200 people arriving. Relations
with earth became strained. One of the
colonists, Loch Logan,
lead the movement against the second wave of
settlers. Angry
messages were sent back and forth.
Communications with
earth abruptly stopped and the lost colony remained
a
mystery for the next 70 years. The cause of
the colony's
abrupt silence was an asteroid which struck 500
kilometers
north of the settlement. The asteroid was
composed mostly
of Baresium ore causing radiation levels that were
at lethal levels during that time and are only just
dissipating when the Enterprise arrives 70 years
later. The resulting dust cloud covered half of the
northern hemisphere for more than a year and rained
toxins on the colonists killing half the adults.
Children around the age of 4 or less developed an
immunity and moved underground into a network
of caverns. The survivors called themselves
Novans. The children growing up underground, believed
that they were distinct from the humans that they
blamed for the radiation. They thought of humans
as the enemy.
2151: Enterprise arrived at Terra Nova and revealed the
truth. The Novan's water supply had become
increasingly contaminated and would have proven
fatal to the final 58 survivors but Archer managed
to convince them they should move. They
successfully relocated to the unaffected Southern
hemisphere where there are similar tunnels.
Language:
They developed their own terms based on their life underground
including:
Diggers = a burrowing animal that is hunted for food and clothing by
the Novans
Go Befores = ancestors
Overside = the planet's surface.
Shale = lies
Underside = underground tunnels they live in
SEE: Communications
tower ; Conestoga ; Mitchell,
Captain.
"Terra Nova" [ENT]
Individuals of
Note:
Akary (Greville Henwood) - Adolescent
who was trapped under a large tree in a well. It happened
because the shuttlepod from Enterprise caused quakes
in the caves when the ground gave way to it.
Akary was saved by Jaymin and Captain Archer.
Athan (Brian Jacobs) - Adolescent
who guarded Lieutenant Reed when he was held as a prisoner
in the Novan caves.
Fuller, Bernadette
(Mary Carver) - A Novan colonist born in 2076, known after the asteroid
impact
as "Nadet." Fuller's son, Jaymin, was the leader of the Novans . She
developed lung cancer as a result of the planet's
radiation poisoning, but
Doctor Phlox cured the disease in 2151.
"Terra Nova" [ENT]
Fuller, Vera
- A human who traveled aboard the Conesttoga to settle Terra Nova . Vera had a
daughter, Bernadette, in 2076, shortly after
landing.
"Terra Nova" [ENT]
Jaymin -
Nadet - SEE: Fuller, Bernadette
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