Tarnak II was a planet located somewhere in the space of the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrants, the second planet in orbit of the Tarnak star system.
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Tarnak II had a breathable atmosphere, reddish sky, and orange clouds. It appeared brown from orbit. Located 12 light years inside 23rd century borders of the Klingon Empire, it was the site of a Klingon colony by the 2260s decade.
In the year 2269, the outpost was destroyed. The colonists' distress signal reported that they were being assaulted by an unidentified alien vessel. The USS Enterprise picked up the distress call but arrived too late, finding no survivors. Sensor scans revealed that the strike left Federation weapons signatures, and that the outpost's computer core had been completely erased.
Kang's battlecruiser arrived shortly thereafter and confronted the Enterprise. Commander Kang's landing party killed security guards Hornick, Rainer, and Washington on the surface before the Enterprise was able to vacate Klingon territory. The sensor evidence plus sighting the Enterprise in orbit sparked a major interstellar incident. (TOS - The Chosen comic: "The Hunted")
- Its sky appeared purple on the comic's cover, but red in the story.
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- TOS - The Chosen comic: "The Hunted"