Betazed
Betazed was an inhabited planet in the Beta Zeta system. This star was located in the Alpha Quadrant. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds")

This was the homeworld of the Betazoids, a warp-capable humanoid civilization. It was closely associated with the United Federation of Planets, but was never explicitly confirmed to be a member, yet multiple Betazoids were known to have served in Starfleet. The planet was run under the supervision of the Betazed government. ()

Location 
In 2259, the location of this planet was labeled on a stellar cartography chart that was seen on the 's ready room viewscreen. This planet's symbol had a blue color, indicating that it was affiliated with the . It was already warp-capable at that time and either a member of the Federation or in the process of becoming one. () 

On its way to Kaelon II in late 2367, the  passed fairly close to Betazed, enabling Lwaxana Troi to visit the ship. ()

In 2371, the location of Betazed was labeled in the star chart Data and Jean-Luc Picard were studying in stellar cartography aboard the Enterprise-D. (, display graphic)

Deep Space 9 was quite far from Betazed, although a transport from the station often left for the planet. ()

In 2399, the location of Betazed was labeled in a star chart that was in Fleet Admiral Kirsten Clancy's office at Starfleet Headquarters. The planet was in or near to Federation space. () 

In 3189, the location of Betazed was denoted on a holographic star chart of the galaxy at Federation Headquarters. ()

History 

By the 2250s, the Betazeds had become a warp-capable civilization. By 2259, they had or were in the process of being inducted into the Federation. ()

In 23rd century, con man Harry Mudd robbed a bank on Betazed. Using a time crystal, Mudd was able to learn everything about the bank's complex security measures, a fact he bragged about to Ash Tyler during their imprisonment in 2256. ()

In the mirror universe, Emperor  and Captain  conquered the Betazoids together sometime prior to 2256. ()

In 2364, Counselor Deanna Troi took a shuttle from Starbase G-6 to Betazed. ()

The Betazed Federation ambassador during the 2360s and '70s was Lwaxana Troi, daughter of the Fifth House, holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed. (; )

Betazed took part at the Pacifica conference in 2365 and hosted the biennial Trade Agreements Conference in the following year. ()

As of 2369, Vash was unwelcome (persona non grata in Q's words) on Betazed. ()

During the Dominion War in 2374, Betazed was invaded by the Dominion from the Kalandra sector. The Federation Tenth Fleet had been assigned to defend Betazed and its outlying colonies, but was caught out of position on a training exercise. The obsolete and undermanned planetary defense system was overwhelmed, and the planet fell in under ten hours. With Betazed captured, other nearby worlds, including , Tellar, Alpha Centauri, and Andor, were at risk of Dominion attack. ()

Near the end of 2374, the Second Fleet struck the Dominion forces occupying Betazed three times in a single month. However, each time the Dominion sent reinforcements and fortified their surface positions. ()

Betazed was eventually freed from Dominion control by at least 2375. (, ) 

In 2379, Will Riker and Deanna Troi planned to have a traditional Betazoid wedding ceremony on this planet and then spend their honeymoon at Betazed's Opal Sea. ()

Environment 

Betazed was consistently described as a lush, beautiful world. The planet's climate varied from dense jungles to wide canyons and cliffs. Many of the major continents were dotted with lakes.

Geography 

 Lake Cataria
 Lake El'nar
 Janaran Falls
 Opal Sea

Lifeforms 
 Betazoid cat
 Muktok plant
 Uttaberry

Points of interest 
 Janaran Sanctuary
 University of Betazed

Appendices

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Background information 
According to the script for "Q-Less", the pronunciation for Betazed was "BAY-tuh-zed". 

The original non-remastered planet model for Betazed was first used for Mintaka III in . It was later used for Barkon IV in .

The scenes on Betazed in "Ménage à Troi" were originally written with studio filming in mind as their shooting locale, because the notion of using filming locations was at first prohibited for the episode. When more money became available, however, this plan was revised, with a day of location shooting planned instead. (Starburst, Special #29, p. 57) The footage was ultimately filmed at the Huntington Library Botanical Gardens in Pasadena, California, where  had also been filmed two and half years earlier. ()

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 33), Betazed was the fifth planet in the Betazed (Beta Zeta) system. The official name of the government was the Fifth House of Betazed, which governed this planet from the capital city of . Betazed was admitted into the  in 2273. As reported in the census of 2370, the planet was populated with 1.3 billion Betazoids living there. Betazoids had been warp-capable since antiquity. Major attractions on this world included Lake Cataria, Janaran Falls, and the University of Betazed. The system was named by the 21st century Human John Burke, chief astronomer of the Royal Academy.

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 36 & 48) and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the primary of the Betazed (Beta Zeta) system was a G-class star. In October 2374, the Dominion won the Battle of Betazed and claimed the system. (Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Stellar Cartography" p. 41; "The Dominion War: Strategy and Battles, 2373-75") placed this event in September 2375.)

The  classified Betazed as a class M planet.

Apocrypha  
Alternately, The Worlds of the Federation places the Betazoid homeworld, called Cyndriel, as the fifth planet in the Beta Veldonna system. The Star Trek: The Next Generation First Year Sourcebook puts Betazed as the second planet in the Beta system, and Planets of the UFP describes Betazed as the second planet in the Betazed system, with its capital city being Medara. The Worlds sourcebook places Betazed as the third planet in its system.

The Star Trek: Federation Travel Guide describes local attractions including the University of Betazed (with classes open to visitors), Janaran Falls, and the ornate mansions of Betazed's "exalted houses" - especially the Fifth House. Restaurants include "The Oskoid" with its vegetarian menu and "Apolloni's Retreat" with its uttaberry pudding. The recommended lodging option is "The Mountain House" at Lake Cataria, allows visitors a view of beautiful sunsets and swimming during the appropriate season. A Betazoid key phrase is "May good fortune attend you."

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