Qualf

Qualf III, or simply Qualf, was the third planet in the Qualf-system in the Botchok Planetary Congress. It was the only class-M planet in its system, and it had four moons. It was home to an Orion colony.

Qualf was formerly known as a peaceful and pleasant world, with a reputation for being happy and industrious. Its population, numbering over 3.4-billion Orions, was second only to the homeworld of Botchok. It rarely experienced war and never suffered pirate raids, and Orion refugees from the Outer Dark and Klingon and Romulan invasions were no trouble.

Qualf III had a warm temperate climate, a class-M terrestrial atmosphere and a 24-hour day. It had a total surface area of 764,537,960 square kilometers and, with 21% land mass, a total land area of 160,552,970 square kilometers. About 38% of its makeup was normal metals, 17% was radioactive elements, 9% was gemstones, with trace amounts of special minerals and industrial crystals.

The planet was conquered in 2153 during the  Borderland Blitz, the  Klingon Empire   annexation of the  Botchok Planetary Congress , becoming a protectorate world when the Orion government surrendered.