Peladon

Peladon was the home planet of the Peladonians.

Astronomical Data
Peladon was similar to Earth in temperature, gravity and atmosphere. It had three moons, which made navigation difficult. It was known for being especially stormy. Dangers from the wind and rain were constant. These constant storms meant that plants were difficult to grow, since there generally was not enough sunlight (PROSE: Legacy) even though Peladon had more than one parent star. (AUDIO: The Bride of Peladon) One of the major locations was Mount Megeshra. (TV: The Monster of Peladon) The planet was rich in trisilicate (TV: The Monster of Peladon) and granite, but had no chalk. (PROSE: Legacy)

Native species included the Peladonians, the Aggedor, (TV: The Curse of Peladon) and the Equinna. (PROSE: Legacy)

History
Around 6100 BC, the Osirian Sekhmet was banished from Phaester Osiris in a salt spacecraft. She landed on Peladon, where she lay for ten thousand years. (AUDIO: The Bride of Peladon)

Early in Peladon's history, King Erak tried to conquer the whole planet, but was overthrown by Gart and his son Sherak. Gart allowed Sherak to take the credit and become king. (PROSE: Legacy)

At some point between the 26th and 29th century, humans occupied and even became dignitaries on the planet. One such was Lady Rosilie of Peladon. (PROSE: The Graves of Mordane)

In 3864, Princess Ellua of Earth crashed on Peladon. After King Kellian helped her contact the Galactic Federation, he fell in love and married her. Though Peladon applied to join the Galactic Federation, they decided that Peladon needed more time to develop and planned to return in 3885. In 3865, Ellua had a son named Peladon. In 3877 Kellian died in a hunting accident and Peladon accended to the throne after this. (PROSE: Legacy)

Circa 3885, Peladon was king and was trying to get Peladon accepted into the Galactic Federation, a move opposed by more conservative Peladonians, such as High Priest Hepesh. The Time Lords sent the Third Doctor and Jo Grant to Peladon to help the process. (TV: The Curse of Peladon)

In the later years of Peladon's reign, he opened Peladon to refugee Ice Warriors from the New Martian Republic. (AUDIO: The Prisoner of Peladon)

Circa 3935, during the Federation's war with Galaxy 5, the planet was found to contain trisilicate, which was vital for the war effort. The lower classes were forced into mining the trisilicate, which caused further unrest between the classes. A mining engineer from Earth, Eckersley, was sent to Peladon but was secretly working with Galaxy 5. Ice Warriors declared martial law on Peladon after Federation Troops were summoned in response to the miners revolting. They were part of a rogue faction and were working with Eckersley. With the help of the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith, the Ice Warriors and Eckersley were defeated. (TV: The Monster of Peladon)

In 3985, King Tarrol invited Federation delegates to Peladon for his coronation. During this event, many of the sacred artefacts were stolen. The Seventh Doctor was accused of the murder of Lianna and "executed", all aliens were banished from Peladon, the Ice Warrior delegate Savaar was blamed and "executed" for attacking the High Priestess Atissa and the Diadem, an ancient artefact of evil, was brought to Peladon. In the end, the problems were solved, but the Advisor Geban was killed by the criminal Nic Reece and the High Priestess Atissa left for the dark side of Mount Megeshra.

Seeing the destruction that had been done, King Tarrol decided that Peladon needed to see if it could survive on its own. He severed all ties with the Galactic Federation. Though King Tarrol intended the Federation to return in 4035 to see if more help was needed, the Dalek invasion in the 4010s meant the collapse of the Federation. (PROSE: Legacy)

Sarah Jane Smith recalled meeting the Daleks on Peladon. (AUDIO: Glorious Goodwood)

Around 4035, Sekhmet was awoken by the blood of four princesses. (AUDIO: The Bride of Peladon)

Kings and Queens of Peladon

 * Erak - The first King of Peladon (PROSE: Legacy (novel))
 * Sherak - The second King of Peladon, lasted five years (PROSE: Legacy (novel))
 * Kellian - Died in 3877
 * Peladon of Peladon - 3877 to unknown (TV: The Curse of Peladon)
 * Thalira - Died in c.3948 (TV: The Monster of Peladon, mentioned in PROSE: Legacy (novel))
 * Tarrol - 3948 to unknown (after 4035) (PROSE: Legacy (novel))
 * Paladin, also known as Peladin the Great - 40th century
 * Elspera - Died in 4035 (AUDIO: The Bride of Peladon)
 * Pelleas - 4035 to unknown (AUDIO: The Bride of Peladon)