Rator III

Twin worlds similar to Romulus and Remus, Rator III and IV have become the heart of the new Romulan Star Empire.

History
In 2388, after the destruction of Romulus, the leaders of Rator III attempted to proclaim themselves the new capital of the Romulan Star Empire (and the planet's leadership council calling themselves the new Romulan Senate). Other worlds made similar claims, challenging the leaders of Rator III.

2391 saw Rator III become the first planet whose people claimed Admiral Taris to be the Romulan leader, after a military victory of Taris's in the Zeta Pictoris system. The admiral attempted to convince Romulan colony world leaders to come to Rator III in order to build a new government and capital.

In 2392, construction began for a new capital city, Rihan, and plans for the new government were formed (but slowed, by fighting among the Romulans).

Empress Sela maintains a palace on the surface of Rator III, and the Romulan Senate meets in the city of Nova Roma. Much of the rest of the planet is taken up by forests and wild mountainous regions, although Starfleet has intelligence that suggests that there are at least three major Romulan military bases on the planet as well.