Newsi (world)

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Newsi/Sakhag (Antares 2439)
Classic Era (1116)
E523976-9
StarportE Frontier - no facilities
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere2 Vacuum (very thin - tainted)
Hydrographics3 Wet World 30%
Population9 High (7 billion)
Government7 Balkanization
Law6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Tech Level9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K5 V
Planetoid Belts 1
Gas Giants 4

Newsi is a poor, high-population, non-agricultural, industrial world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

  • As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
  • It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
  • It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Sakhag Subsector of Antares Sector in the Domain of Antares.

Astrography and Planetology[edit]

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Monostellar System[edit]

Newsi Monostellar System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Newsi

K5 V

Primary Main Sequence 0.7 4300 - 4440 0.28697
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0033 0.0444 0.56 - 1.01 0.33 3.3
Orbit #  *  * 2 1 5

System data[edit]

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Mainworld data[edit]

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Mainworld geography and topography[edit]

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Native lifeforms[edit]

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History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

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Imperial high nobility[edit]

Newsi, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estates of two members of the Imperial Nobility, who are charged with overseeing the world.

World starport[edit]

Newsi has a Class E Starport, a frontier quality installation with few expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of a downport.

World technology level[edit]

Newsi possesses a Technology Level of TL–9.

  • Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics and satellite communication and data networks.
  • Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fusion power.
  • Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
    • Land: Ultra high-speed trains and early grav vehicles.
    • Water: High efficiency sailcraft, multihulled seacraft, improved artificial gills.
    • Air: Tiltrotorcraft, exotic VTOL's, PARWIG, and rocket-assisted suborbitals.
    • Space: SSTO spacecraft, early military spacecraft (System Craft), and interstellar STL starships
    • FTL: Prototype Jump Drive-1.

World government[edit]

Newsi has a Balkanized Government. There is no central world government. The world has several governments competing for control of the world. These may be allies, cooperating, competitors, or at war with each other.

World military[edit]

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World economy[edit]

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Trade data[edit]

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World demographics[edit]

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World culture[edit]

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Historical data[edit]

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World timeline[edit]

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UWP listing[edit]

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