Star Type: M2IIIa
Position in System: 4 (of 9)
Number of Moons: 1 (Metuchen)
Days to Jump Point: 7
Surface Water: 66%
Atm. Pressure: Standard (Breathable)
Surface Gravity: 1.1
Equatorial Temp: 35� C
Highest Native Life: Mammals
Population: 1,134,458,000
Governor: Chuck Kincaid
Planetary Legate: Kirk O�Brien
Menkar IV, or Menkar, is a large world with two large continents, Ulug Beg and Al Tizini, and three archipelagoes. Menkar�s two oceans are deep and full of life. Ulug Beg and Al Tizini have arid landscapes and fertile valleys fed by large rivers. The majority of the planet�s population is split between the two continents. Monkar, Menkab, and Al Minkar are medium-sized archipelagoes that are covered mostly with jungle. These archipelagoes are used for harvesting plants for medical research and special medicines used in reversing the rejection effects of transplanted organs or replacement limbs.
Menkar was captured during the Fourth Succession War by Davion forces without a shot being fired. The planet�s military surrendered in order to save the planet from seeing war for the first time. Blakist forces invaded when the Jihad was at its height. The planetary government surrendered as they did with the Davions�or so it appeared. They knew of the horrendous acts of barbarism the Blakists had committed. The Blakists left a garrison on the planet and departed. A week after this departure, a mysterious illness swept through the conquerors� camp, as well as the local population. When the war was over and Menkar liberated, the Blakists were all dead, as were 10 percent of the population who sacrificed themselves to kill the invaders.