Saraha (world)

Saraha/Foralin (Far Home 1032)
Classic Era (1116)	C370655-5 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 6 Moderate (4 million) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons) Tech Level 5 Industrial (mass production)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F3 IV
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	3

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Saraha is a nonindustrial desert hellworld with a population struggling to survive in an inhospitable environment.

• Hellworlds often offer daily, and sometimes hourly, life-threatening situations to their inhabitants. Survivors often form intense survival skills and tend to be grim realists.
• This world has no free-standing water.
• It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. Having to import most manufactured and high tech goods drives the price up for these items at this world.
• This is a "low technology" world with technology competencies well below technology standards for Charted Space.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Foralin Subsector of Far Home Sector.

Astrography and Planetology

This star system is detailed using the Fringian Variant System Description.

• This world lies on the Spinward Drift Star Lane.

Monostellar System

Saraha Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Saraha F3 IV	Primary	Giant		2.2	6500 - 7000	14.8
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.02457	0.31909	3.06 - 4.99	2.457	24.57
	Orbit #	*	1	6	5	8

System Data

Tuara-Saraha System

The primary is Tuara, a white subgiant star. It has a luminosity of 14.8 Sols, a mass of 2.2 Sols, and a diameter of 3.673 million km. The inner system consists of (I) a vacuum inner world, (II) a trace atmosphere radworld, (III) a corrosive atmosphere inferno world, (IV) an exotic atmosphere stormworld, and (V) a very thin atmosphere hospitable world. (VI) Saraha orbits within the habitable zone and is designated the mainworld. (VII) an exotic atmosphere bigworld, (VIII) a sparse stony planetoid belt, (IX-I) a large gas giant, (IX-II) a ringed large gas giant, (X-I) a ringed small gas giant, and (X-II) a dense icy planetoid belt form the outer system. Many of the worlds retain satellites.

Mainworld Data

(VI) Saraha

(VI) Saraha is designated the mainworld. It orbits Tuara at a mean distance of 3.12 AU (466.8 million km), within the habitable zone. It has an orbital period of 3 years 261 days and a rotation period of 29 hours. The axial tilt is 15 degrees. Saraha has a diameter of 5,425 km, a density of 3.24 g/cm³, and a surface gravity of 0.25 G. The world is geologically active. Its atmosphere is rated as Standard, Tainted, with a mean surface pressure of 0.89 bar and a composition of 79% nitrogen (N₂), 20% abiotic oxygen (O₂), and 1% argon (Ar), water vapor (H₂O), carbon dioxide (CO₂), ozone (O₃), neon (Ne) and other trace gases. The taint is caused by the lack of water vapor in the atmosphere and large amounts of airborne silicates and dust. Approximately 0.4% of the surface is covered in lakes of liquid water. Mean surface temperature: 41°C. The climate is rated as Hot and experiences moderate seasonal changes during the local year. The atmosphere is active and moderate weather systems driven by the star drive across the globe.

Satellites

Saraha retains two natural satellites, a tiny vacuum worldlet named Jolo and a cratered vacuum worldlet named Bagan:

(VIa) Jolo (UWP YS00000-0, orbiting at 5 Diameters/27,000 km)

(VIb) Bagan (UWP Y100000-0, orbiting at 55 Diameters/300,0000 km)

Mainworld Geography and Topography

Total surface area: 92 million km², Land surface area: 91.6 million km², Water surface area: 400,000 km².

• The oxygen in the atmosphere is abiotic in origin, produced by the photocatalytic reaction between the high levels of UV energy radiating from the star and titanium dioxide (TiO₂), which is found in surface minerals such as ilmenite.

Native Lifeforms

Tuara-Saraha System

The large gas giant lying in orbital position (IX-I) (within the outer system) has jovionoid lifeforms within its atmosphere.

No other world in the system is known to have native life.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

World starport

Saraha has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which includes amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World technology level

Saraha possesses a Technology Level of TL–5.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Electricity, hydrocarbon internal combustion, and the most fundamental atomic energy.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ground cars or automobiles and tracked vehicles.
  • Water: Large ships and submersibles with steel hulls.
  • Air: Early aircraft including seaplanes and very early unmanned rockets.

World government

Saraha is governed by a Feudal Technocracy. Society divides itself based on the technical requirements of the society. Each of these functions are granted as a fief to an individual or group. Leadership of these fiefs determines the head of the government.

World military

No information yet available.

World economy

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Trade data

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World demographics

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World culture

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Historical data

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World timeline

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UWP listing

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References & Contributors / Sources

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science