Vendor Prime

Vendor was an inhabited planet in the Alpha Quadrant. The atmosphere was capable of supporting humanoid life-forms. This was the homeworld of a non-humanoid species, the Vendorians. The planet, located near the Romulan Neutral Zone, was quarantined by the Federation during the mid-23rd century because its inhabitants were deemed psychologically unfit for participation in a community of worlds.

Carter Winston's trading vessel crash-landed on Vendor in 2264. He eventually died there in 2265, while under the care of a Vendorian who later assumed his identity. (TAS: "The Survivor")

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The location of the Romulan Neutral Zone in "The Explored Galaxy" wall chart

According to the Federation star chart "The Explored Galaxy", the Romulan Neutral Zone was located in the Alpha Quadrant. This map of charted space in this quadrant depicted the locations of the Tholian Assembly and Romulus/Remus. Both locations were identified in dialog as being located in this quadrant. (DS9: "The Search, Part I", "Call to Arms") The chart was also seen in several Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes set in the 24th century, from the year 2364 to 2370. These were TNG: "Conspiracy", "The Measure Of A Man", "The Emissary", "The Mind's Eye", "The Game", and DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets", "Cardassians".

In the novelization of "The Survivor", the Vendorian homeworld was consistently referred to as "Vendoria" and it was said that Romulans frequently visited the planet, during a period of several years prior to 2269.

According to the Star Trek: Star Charts ("United Federation of Planets I"), Vendor was located in the Vendor planetary system. This system was a binary star system. Vendor A was a F class star with a magnitude of +3, which was ten times brighter than Sol. Vendor B was a M class star. In 2378, this quarantined system was in or near Romulan space.

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