History:
Humanoid civilization. Orion operatives attempted to sabotage the Babel Conference of 2267. An Orion
vessel fired on the Enterprise, which was transporting delegates to the conference. At the time, Orion smugglers had been raiding the
Coridan system and stealing dilithium crystals to sell on the black market. Their attack was intended to prevent Coridan's admission to
the Federation. TOS "Journey to Babel" ; Star Trek Encyclopedia II .