Dessica II

Dessica II was the inhabited second planet of its star system. The planet was home to ancient Romulan settlements, including Nafir.

In 2370, Dessica II was controlled by a government suspected by Starfleet of being corrupt. This planet was one of several planets in its sector that had been raided by a band of mercenaries led by Arctus Baran, who were looking for fragments of the Stone of Gol from ancient Romulan ruins. Jean-Luc Picard tracked the band from its destructive work at Nafir to a bar, where he was captured by the band. 

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According to the script, Dessica II is a frontier world at the edge of Federation space. 

According to StarTrek.com, Dessica was a M-class planet. 

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 45, 66) and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the Dessica (Vindemiatrix, ) system was located in the Beta Quadrant. The system's primary was a G-class star.

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