HRD (world)

HRD/Vincennes (Deneb 1623) Milieu 1116 A401654-F Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g) Atmosphere 0 Vacuum Hydrographics 1 Dry World 10% Population 6 Moderate (8 million) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons) Tech Level F High Stellar (anagathics)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M5 III
Worlds	9
Gas Giants	0
Planetoid Belts	1
Cultural Details
Government	Feudal technocracy
Law Level	Moderate
Cultural Extension	473D
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	15
Economic Extension	955-1 Resources 9 Moderate Labor 5 Moderate (800 thousand) Infrastructure 5 Limited Efficiency -1 Average
Importance Extension	1
Resource Units	203
GWP (BCr)	76
World Trade Number	5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	48,642
Starport Details
Classification	Class-A
Port Size	6
Building Capacity (Tons)	7,600
Port employees	13,520
Port passengers (annual)	12,200

HRD is an icy, non-agricultural and nonindustrial vacuum world, warranting hazardous environment precautions.

• Its surface is ice-capped with little or no atmosphere and nearly all of its water frozen.
• It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
• It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Vincennes Subsector of Deneb Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. HRD, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world. This world has a nearby Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships.

HRD (world)/Vincennes (Deneb 1623) New Era A401775-F Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g) Atmosphere 0 Vacuum Hydrographics 1 Dry World 10% Population 7 Moderate (20 million) Government 7 Balkanization Law 5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons) Tech Level F High Stellar (anagathics)
See also	UWP
Cultural Details
Government	Balkanization
Law Level	Moderate
Cultural Extension	483D
Army Size (BEs)	5
Economic Details
Technology Level	15
Economic Extension	96D+5 Resources 9 Moderate Labor 6 Moderate (2 million) Infrastructure D Comprehensive Efficiency +5 Very advanced
Importance Extension	2
Resource Units	3,510
GWP (BCr)	156
World Trade Number	5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	29,009
Starport Details
Classification	Class-A
Port Size	6
Building Capacity (Tons)	13,000
Port employees	17,580
Port passengers (annual)	92,200

Era: New Era

HRD has complete lack of an atmosphere, but does have some water frozen on the planet's surface. The system has a population between 10 million and a billion sophonts, with a self supporting industrial base. It is a member of Regency of Deneb in the Vincennes Subsector of Deneb Sector. This world has a nearby Regency Naval Base, capable of handling warships.

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• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or over technology standards for Charted Space.
• This world has a research station engaged in the scientific pursuit of knowledge.
• This world has an Imperial Research Station facility.
• HRD is sometimes known as Hrd.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Monostellar System

HRD Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
HRD Primary M5 III	Primary	Giant		7.4	2000 - 2900	2280
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	2.12153	3.96052	37.96 - 61.87	212.153	2121.53
	Orbit #	4	5	9	11	15

History & Background (Dossier)

HRD is a non-industrial Imperial ice-capped world located in the Vincennes Cluster in Vincennes Subsector of Deneb Sector.

• The system contains a Naval Base.

Lurent planetoid ships may be found, trading, in the inner system or in the system’s Oort clouds, refuelling.

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility

HRD, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

Point of Interest: Humbolt Research Directorate

Originally established as the Humbolt Research Directorate, HRD is now a think tank, whose only export is information and analysis. Unlike research stations, however, it is not a unified government-owned operation. HRD consists of a large number of commercial analytical groups, all competing for government contracts.

HRD is the sector's largest exporter of information. Although HRD was originally settled as a research center for the Imperial Navy, pressure from other elements of the sector government gradually pushed HRD toward independence. However, the Navy maintains a highly visible presence in system, and its technical training center is greatly renowned.

HRD is still Deneb's primary think tank, with experts in every field applying their skills to the Domain's problems. The world's economy is almost exclusively sustained by the various research projects being conducted there. While the exported data is mainly confidential, mostly slated toward the Domain's defense, several local organizations research civil subjects as well.

The world's political structure revolves around several corporate centers, all vying for contracts and engaging in industrial espionage. Overall government is supplied by a council of corporate representatives, but individual companies provide most of the infrastructure and basic services.

Since much of HRD's work is classified, rumors abound as to what projects are actually being conducted on world. Media sources occasionally try to infiltrate HRD's web of corporate intrigue, but they seldom manage to report anything conclusive.

Recent rumors concern hidden installations and unreasonably heavy Naval patrols. Other journalists have noted the large number of transient Droyne that regularly pass through the system. Accounts of small bodies insystem having been moved by no identifiable means continue to circulate.

References

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