Shulgi (world)

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Shulgi/Dingir (Solomani Rim 1324)
Classic Era (1116)
B512855-C
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere1 Vacuum (trace)
Hydrographics2 Dry World 20%
Population8 Moderate (300 million)
Government5 Feudal Technocracy
Law5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons)
Tech LevelC Average Stellar (robots)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M2 V M2 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 3

Shulgi is a non-agricultural, preindustrial, and moderate population icy world with over a hundred million, but not yet at a billion sophonts in population.

  • Its surface is ice-capped with little or no atmosphere and nearly all of its water frozen.
  • It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
  • It is a world working toward being an industrial powerhouse but lacks an adequate workforce to do so. It must now import many of its manufactured and high tech goods.
  • This is a cold world with an overall climate that is at the lower temperature range of human-congruous sophont endurance.
  • This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or over technology standards for Charted Space.
  • It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Dingir Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector in the Domain of Sol.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

It is a non-agricultural, ice-capped world.

Binary Solar System[edit]

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

M2 V

Primary Main Sequence 0.44 3470 - 3560 0.0565
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0021 0.0197 0.25 - 0.48 0.21 2.1
Orbit #  *  * 1 0 4
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Shulgi

M2 V

Secondary Main Sequence 0.44 3470 - 3560 0.0565
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0021 0.0197 0.25 - 0.48 0.21 2.1
Orbit #  *  * 1 0 4

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey[edit]

1324 Shulgi (Imperial)

Starport: Class IV.

Diameter: 5,300 miles (8,500 km). Gravity: 0.47g.
Atmosphere: Trace oxygen-nitrogen (Tainted).
Hydrographics: 20%.
Climate: Frigid.
Population: 350 million.
Government: Technocracy.
Control Level: 3.
Tech Level: 10.
World Trade Number: 5.0.

System Data[edit]

No information yet available.

World Data[edit]

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Native Lifeforms[edit]

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History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Shulgi is a non-agricultural, ice-capped world located in Dingir Subsector of the Solomani Rim. The system is a member of the Imperium.

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility[edit]

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

World Government[edit]

No information yet available.

World Economy[edit]

No information yet available.

World Demographics[edit]

No information yet available.

Historical Data[edit]

During the Sixth Interstellar War Shulgi was captured by the forces of the Terran Confederation in -2321, but the Vilani were ultimately able to retake the system. During the Eighth Interstellar War the Terrans again captured the system in -2255.

Additional Notes[edit]

Shulgi appears on the Imperium game map. Like several Imperial worlds on that map, its name has a Sumerian origin. Shulgi was a Sumerian king in the Third Dynasty of Ur. Notably, the Great Ziggurat of Ur was completed during his reign.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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