Technorog

Technorog was a mining colony of the Terran Galactic Empire. Several times larger than Earth, the planet was thought to have inexhaustible resources with its resource extraction becoming vital to the Empire's expansion.

History
Some 4,000 years before the 28th century, Technorog was known as Alflolol, inhabited by the Alflololians, a peaceful race of hunter/gatherers who left their planet en masse and embarked on an interstellar vacation. When the humans discovered the empty planet, they presumed that the natives had died off and set up a mining colony, the sheer amount of output going on to almost single handedly fuel Terran expansion.

To protect this vital asset, Technorog was protected by an impenetrable energy barrier. When Spatio-Temporal Agents Valérian and Laureline visited in the 28th century, they found an Alflolian ship hovering near the barrier making the acquaintance of Argol and his family. When Valérian learnt of the aliens' connection the planet, he reluctantly brought them home and showed them the human colony. Though shocked, the Alflolians quickly adapted, though making a mess of Technorograd, and returned to their hunting lifestyle which proved chaotic for the miners before the rest of the Alflolian species arrived.

With Galaxity unwilling to give up such a vital planet, the soldiers stationed on Technorog were ordered to herd the Alflolians onto reservations, eventually enslaving them to try and restore productivity. Unable to cope with work, the Alflolians returned to space, seeking out a new home, save Argol and his family whom Valérian brought to Galaxity for diplomatic negotiations.