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Boradis System

Boradis System sits as a cold nodal sector on star charts—a nearby stellar cluster that functions chiefly as a navigational reference and rendezvous anchor. It smells of urgency aboard the bridge: mission coordinates fall just outside its jump points, colonies and outposts dot its periphery, and ships thread its lanes under time pressure. The system reads as operational space rather than a set-piece world—practical, taut, and charged with the unspoken stakes that drive a warp‑nine intercept and secretive Starfleet orders.
2 events
2 rich involvements

Detailed Involvements

Events with rich location context

S2E20 · The Emissary
Catching the Emissary — Warp Nine Retrieval

The Boradis system is the contextual rendezvous reference — the intercept coordinates are near this sector, which contains colonies and outposts whose presence heightens the stakes and explains Starfleet's urgency.

Atmosphere

Referenced rather than physically present; carries implied strategic weight and urgency.

Functional Role

Geographical anchor and narrative justification for haste.

Symbolic Significance

Signals frontier vulnerability and the responsibilities of the Federation to its colonies.

Charted coordinates and nav overlays on bridge consoles. Mention of Boradis Three and multiple colonies increasing mission gravity.
S2E20 · The Emissary
Admiral's Secret — Warp‑Speed Probe Retrieval

The Boradis system provides the navigational context for the rendezvous and frames the strategic stakes—colonies and outposts in the sector make the timing urgent and justify Starfleet's secrecy.

Atmosphere

Contextual, strategic—its name evokes the presence of civilian settlements and potential vulnerability.

Functional Role

Spatial reference and implicit reason for Starfleet's haste.

Symbolic Significance

Represents frontier vulnerability and the Federation's duty to its colonies.

Access Restrictions

None in the scene; it's a navigational area rather than a physical set-piece.

Charted coordinates outside Boradis proper referenced by Data. Mention of Boradis Three and nearby colonies as stakes for urgency.

Events at This Location

Everything that happens here

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S2E20 · The Emissary
Catching the Emissary — Warp Nine Retrieval

Starfleet diverts the Enterprise to a mysterious rendezvous outside the Boradis system. Admiral Gromek withholds the mission's purpose, heightening Picard's frustration; Data reveals the envoy is sealed inside a two‑meter …

S2E20 · The Emissary
Admiral's Secret — Warp‑Speed Probe Retrieval

Starfleet orders Picard to rendezvous with a 'special emissary' delivered not by ship but inside a Class‑Eight probe, the contents and purpose withheld by Admiral Gromek. Picard's frustration at being …