Betazed
Betazed is a member of the United Federation of Planets.
Then-Lieutenant William Riker was stationed on Betazed, where he became romantically involved with psychology student Deanna Troi.
The biennial Trade Agreements Conference, an interstellar congress, was held on Betazed in 2366.
Lake Cataria on Betazed was one of Deanna Troi's favorite places. The Janaran Falls is a waterfall located on the planet.
In the final year of the Dominion War, Betazed was conquered by the Dominion. In the novel The Battle of Betazed, it is shown how the planet was ruled by the Jem'Hadar and their Cardassian allies for four months. It was eventually liberated by the Betazoids using telepathic emotional projection against the Jem'Hadar.
Betazed's Mirror Universe counterpart appears only once, in Rudy Josephs' short story "The Sacred Chalice" (part of the trade paperback collection, "Shards and Shadows"). The mirror Betazed lies in ruins, its native population having been wiped out decades earlier by the Terran Empire (which greatly feared telepaths of any species). The few surviving Betazoids attempt to pass themselves off as Earth humans, since most species are unaware of the similarity in appearance between Betazoids and Humans. Mirror counterparts of the Troi family also appear in this story: Ian is a rebel starship commander, Lwaxana runs a brothel in the midst of ruined Betazed, and Deanna (who had been working for her mother) eventually leaves to join the Rebellion as well. After two Klingons, Lursa and B'Etor, are killed while visiting Betazed, the few surviving Betazoids abandon the planet due to fear of retaliation by the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance.
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