Gash (RD 2116) (world)

Gash/Caledon (Reaver's Deep 2116)
Classic Era (1116)	DAF8573-7 Starport D Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel Size A Large (16,000 km, 1.14g - 1.48g) Atmosphere F Exotic (thin, low) Hydrographics 8 Wet World 80% Population 5 Moderate (100 thousand) Government 7 Balkanization Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level 7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M1 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	2

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Gash (RD 2116) 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 Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Caledon Subsector of Reaver's Deep Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Monostellar System

Gash Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Fury M1 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.5	3620 - 3660	0.08839
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0023	0.0247	0.31 - 0.59	0.23	2.3
	Orbit #	*	*	1	0	5

System Data

Planetary System: Three major bodies.

• One inhabited world (Gash, I)
• Two gas giants
• One planetoid belt

Mainworld Data

• Mean orbital radius: 254.32 million kilometers (1.7 AU).
• Period: 636.1 days.
• One satellite
• Diameter: 169.36 kilometers
• Density: 1.0 standard
• Mass: 1.95 standard
• Mean surface gravity: 1.25 G.
• Rotation period: 22 hours, 36 minutes, 24 seconds.
• Axial inclination: 20°3'4.7".
• Albedo: 0.35.
• Surface atmospheric pressure: .45 atm. Composition, standard oxygen-nitrogen mix, breathable without artificial assistance in valley floor (respirator required at surface pressures).
• Hydrographic percentage: 81%; composition, water and frozen water-ice.
• Mean surface temperature: 32°C.

Mainworld Topography and Geography

This world is largely remarkable for the feature that gives it its name -- a deep valley running like a scar across the face of the major continent. This valley averages 1.2 kilometers in depth, 8 kilometers wide, and 117 kilometers in length. Sheer walls delineate it on each side, while the ends are somewhat gentler slopes.

It is believed that the Gash (the local name for the valley) was created by some awesome weapon used during the war which is believed to have shattered the domains of the Ancients hundreds of thousands of years ago. No sign of Ancients ruins has been discovered on the world, but it is believed that the only complex on the planet may have been somewhere along the path of the Gash. A disintegration weapon of unbelievable power is usually theorized as the agent for the destruction.

At any rate, the Gash exists. The atmosphere at the planet's sea-level surface is too thin to support human life, but, along the valley floor, is sufficient (if still rather thin). Settlements have been established along the valley floor.

History & Background (Dossier)

The walls of the Gash are a veritable treasure trove for miners; exposed veins of silver, gold, platinum, iridium, and other metals are found in abundance on the sheer cliffs. At any rate, mining is the major industry on Gash today.

Each of the four mining settlements on Gash (the fifth settlement, Touchdown Starport and its environs, is a neutral facility accessible to all) is independent and fiercely competitive, sending out mining teams to locate, claim, and exploit new veins in the cliff walls. Claim jumping is common, and most expeditions go out expecting, and often looking for trouble. Escalation of conflicts between these parties leads to frequent but short-lived wars between cities; most such conflicts end with resolution of the specific dispute, but the balance of power makes it unlikely that the cities will ever actually unite.

World Starport (St)

Gash has a Class D Starport, a poor quality installation which has few of the 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 only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Population (P)

100,000

References

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