Farius Prime, also known simply as Farius, was the inhabited prime planet in its star system, and was the homeworld of the humanoid Farians. (DS9: "Honor Among Thieves") It was located at a bearing of 216 mark 177 from Deep Space 9. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I")
A 2370s trade route connected Farius Prime and Galador II, which was served by Galador freighters. Deep Space 9 was a way station along this trade route. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I")
The planet was politically neutral and hosted a Klingon embassy. The Klingon ambassador in 2374 was an opponent of Gowron and his posting there was considered a form of punishment.
Paper currency was in use on the planet, races were held and prostitution existed. A location on Farius Prime was the Jinami Street. The planet maintained both a police force and a Municipal Sanitation department.
Different species lived on the planet besides the native Farians, including Humans, Bolians, Dopterians, Nasari, and several other humanoid species.
Farius Prime was also a major hub for activities of the Orion Syndicate, a criminal organization. In 2374, Miles O'Brien was sent undercover by Starfleet Intelligence to the planet to infiltrate the organization and build a case against some of its members. Among the Farius Prime-base members of the Syndicate were Liam Bilby, Graife, Flith, Krole, Yint and Raimus. (DS9: "Honor Among Thieves")
According to StarTrek.com and the scripts for "The Maquis, Part I" and "Honor Among Thieves", the pronunciation for Farius was "FAIR-ee-us". [1](X) [2] [3]
According to StarTrek.com, this planet orbited the star Farius. [4](X)
According to Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 47) and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the Farius system was located in the Alpha Quadrant. The system's primary was a F-class star. In the late 24th century, it was an independent system.
External links[]
- Farius Prime at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works