- can on ▁works , ▁V ul can ▁is ▁within ▁the ▁triple ▁star ▁system ▁ 4 0 ▁Er id ani , ▁and ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 7 ▁light - year s ▁from ▁Earth . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁film ▁Star ▁Tre k , ▁an ▁alternate ▁tim eline ▁is ▁created ▁in ▁which ▁V ul can ▁is ▁destroyed ▁by ▁a ▁Rom ul an ▁ship . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁In to ▁Dark ness ▁a ▁V ul can ▁col ony ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁named ▁" New ▁V ul can ". ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁V ul c ans ▁once ▁pract iced ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁poly the ism ; ▁this ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁gods ▁of ▁war , ▁peace , ▁and ▁death ▁dep icted ▁on ▁the ▁Stone ▁of ▁Gol ▁re lic ▁in ▁the ▁T NG ▁episode , ▁" G amb it ▁( Star ▁Tre k : ▁The ▁Next ▁Generation ) ". ▁The ▁DVD ▁comment ary ▁for ▁" Am ok ▁Time " ▁says ▁that ▁T OS ▁writer ▁D . ▁C . ▁Font ana ▁named ▁the ▁V ul can ▁god ▁of ▁death ▁" Sh ar iel ", ▁a ▁b ust ▁of ▁whom ▁is ▁seen ▁in ▁Spo ck ' s ▁qu arters . ▁ ▁V ul can ▁civil ization ▁is ▁ancient . ▁In ▁" Am ok ▁Time ", ▁Spo ck ▁says ▁that ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁" K oon - ut - kal - if - fe e " ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁by ▁his ▁family ▁for ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁years .