Dramia II

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Dramia II from space
Dramia II from space

Dramia II a planet colonized by the Dramians sometime prior to the 2250s.

In 2251, Dramia II was visited by Leonard McCoy, who was the head of a massive inoculation program on the planet. While on Dramia II, McCoy saved a Dramian colonist, named Kol-tai, from a strain of the Saurian virus. Shortly after McCoy departed, the colony was hit by an auroral plague that killed most all of the planet's colonists. McCoy was blamed for their deaths.

The surface of Dramia II, 19 years after a plague wiped out nearly all of its inhabitants
The surface of Dramia II, 19 years after a plague wiped out nearly all of its inhabitants

Nineteen years later, McCoy was arrested and charged for the mass murder of Dramia II's inhabitants. He later found an antidote for the plague and was cleared of all charges. (TAS: "Albatross")

[edit] Background

It is unclear if "Dramia II" is so named to describe the second planet of the Dramian system or if it is the second "Dramia." The reason for this lies in the time and distance which the Enterprise seemed to travel to get to the latter planet. While it was equally unclear if the Enterprise was traveling at warp when it was en route to the Dramia II, it was clear that they were over four hours away, leading Kirk to increase speed to warp 6. If indeed they are in the same system, traveling at warp 6 seems a bit excessive, as when it has been stated in other cases that going to warp in a solar system is typically not a standard practice.

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