Mainz (world)

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Mainz/Mora (Spinward Marches 2930)
Milieu 1116
C553352-A
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere5 Thin
Hydrographics3 Wet World 30%
Population3 Low (8 thousand)
Government5 Feudal Technocracy
Law2 Low Law (no energy weapons)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K2 V M7 V
Worlds 11
Gas Giants 3
Planetoid Belts 0
Cultural Details
Government Feudal technocracy
Law Level Low
Cultural Extension 1316
Army Size (BEs) 0
Economic Details
Technology Level 10
Economic Extension
821-4
Resources8Moderate
Labor2Low (800)
Infrastructure1 Extremely limited
Efficiency-4Very poor
Importance Extension 0
Resource Units 10
GWP (BCr) 0
World Trade Number 3
Trade Volume (MCr/year) 0
Starport Details
Classification Class-C
Port Size 0
Building Capacity (Tons) 0
Port employees 0
Port passengers (annual) 0

Mainz has an unbreathably thin atmosphere and very little surface water. The system supports a population of fewer than 10,000 sophonts. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Mora Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Mainz, 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 contains an Imperial Scout Base, capable of handling Scout Service starships and personnel.

Astrography & Planetology[edit]

Mainz is a member of the Palique Cluster. Mainz has a cold climate and a thin oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere; much of main world remains unexplored. One of the Mainz's most notable features is its irregularly fluctuating magnetic field.

Binary Solar System[edit]

Mainz Binary Star System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Mainz primary

K2 V

Primary Main Sequence 0.82 4830 - 5100 0.49928
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0036 0.0586 0.7 - 1.26 0.36 3.6
Orbit #  *  * 3 1 5
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Mainz companion

M7 V

Secondary Main Sequence 0.09 2630 - 2680 0.00022
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0006 0.0012 0.02 - 0.03 0.06 0.6
Orbit #  *  *  *  * 2

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey[edit]

2930 Mainz (Imperial)

Starport: Class III.

Diameter: 5,183 miles (8,300 km).
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 30%.
Climate: Cold.
Population: 9000.
Government: Technocracy.
Control Level: 1.
Tech Level: 9.
World Trade Number: 3.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The world is something of a backwater, with large areas unexplored.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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