Habitable moon (Into the Fold)

Non-canonical termThis subject matter was never named by a canonical source. However, for the purposes of identification and clarity, the term Habitable Moon has been provisionally adopted by the Wiki.

Habitable Moon
Isaac, Ty and Marcus Finn walk through a stream on the Moon's surface
Class:	Habitable
Type:	Satellite
Status:	Inhabited
Affiliation:	None

A habitable moon (or Drogen's Moon) orbiting a gas giant planet was encountered by the USS Orville in January 2420.

A sentient humanoid species had thrived on the moon until nearly all died in a devastating war. The few survivors either resorted to cannibalism or eked out their livelihoods in compounds.

Description

The world was one of 32 moons orbiting a gas giant, roughly 1,000 light years from Planetary Union space. The moon was terrestrial, with Earth-like climate, ecosystems, and gravity.

During a war between members of the species, a group dumped a weaponized toxin known as polloxus into the water supply, infecting a majority of the inhabitants. Most died from infection; however, some of those infected did not die but suffered significant facial disfigurement.

In the aftermath of the plague, the available food supply dwindled and the few infected survivors resorted to cannibalism. A survivalist named Drogen prepared for the catastrophe and lived in a bunker stockpiled with food and weapons.

When their shuttlecraft was sucked into a spatial anomaly, Isaac, Doctor Claire Finn, and her two sons Marcus and Ty, were forced to crash land on the moon.

Commander Kelly Grayson insists that the Planetary Union should return to the moon at some point in the future to distribute a cure and help re-establish a society among the native people.

Trivia

• Science consultant André Bormanis and executive producer Brannon Braga based the moon on Callisto, a moon of Jupiter.

Appearances

• Episode 1x08: Into the Fold