North Star was established in the 19th century as a Skagaran colony that eventually became a failed Skagaran settlement in the Delphic Expanse. In addition to Skagaran colonists, the colony had a population of Humans who had been kidnapped from the north-western United States of America and were intended to serve as a slave or worker class. The planet on which the colony was located had a dry climate, similar to the North American southwest. (ENT episode: "North Star")