Skakve (world)

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Skakve/Gaakish (Antares 1039)
Classic Era (1116)
B979643-9
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g)
Atmosphere7 Standard (tainted)
Hydrographics9 Wet World 90%
Population6 Moderate (7 million)
Government4 Representative Democracy
Law3 Low Law (no automatic weapons)
Tech Level9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary F4 V
Planetoid Belts 1
Gas Giants 4

Skakve is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

  • In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
  • As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
  • It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Gaakish Subsector of Antares Sector in the Domain of Antares.

Astrography and Planetology[edit]

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Monostellar System[edit]

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

F4 V

Primary Main Sequence 1.38 6550 - 6670 3.08729
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0071 0.1457 1.58 - 2.75 0.71 7.1
Orbit #  * 0 4 2 6

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]

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

World starport[edit]

Skakve has a Class B Starport, a good quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World technology level[edit]

Skakve 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]

Skakve is governed by a Representative Democracy where government leadership is representatives elected by eligible voters. What determines an eligible voter varies. The representatives determine policy, including selecting members of the bureaucracy. There can be referendum, votes by eligible voters on specific subjects.

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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