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After humans discovered the [[mineral]] riches of the planet, it became humanity's third ever colony, as Earth was suffering from mineral shortages at the time. It was owned and funded by the [[Interplanetary Mining Corporation]], who sought to keep things "economical" by providing the colony with the bare necessities of [[technology]] and equipment, stifling efficiency and increasing danger on the planet and in its [[mine]]s. This built up resentment, and a band of rebels began plotting against [[Governor]] [[Hensell]], whom they viewed as an IMC mouthpiece. At the time, the nearest human settlement was twelve [[parsec]]s away. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Power of the Daleks]]'')

Early in the colony's history, a [[Space capsule (The Power of the Daleks)|crashed spacecraft]] was discovered underground. At the same time as [[Bragen]]'s rebellion against Hensell, it was reactivated by [[Lesterson]], releasing [[Dalek]]s who began an indiscriminate [[Murder|slaughter]] of the colonists. However, the [[Second Doctor]] arrived and overloaded their temporary [[Static electricity|static]] circuit from the colony's [[electricity]] supply ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') with a device made by [[Magpie Electricals]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') The Daleks that survived this encounter with the Doctor were classified as [[Insanity|insane]] and were sent to the "intensive care" section of the [[Dalek Asylum]]. These Daleks were later destroyed when the [[Parliament of the Daleks|Dalek Parliament]] blew up the planet. ([[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'')