Chinon (world)

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Chinon/Jardin (Solomani Rim 0536)
Classic Era (1116)
C696846-8
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere9 Dense (tainted)
Hydrographics6 Wet World 60%
Population8 Moderate (300 million)
Government4 Representative Democracy
Law6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Tech Level8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M1 V M7 V
Planetoid Belts 2
Gas Giants 2

Chinon is a pre-agricultural, pre-Industrial, moderate population world with over a hundred million, but not yet at a billion sophonts in population size.

  • It requires significant imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
  • Its economy and population are growing and living conditions are expected to slowly improve barring outside forces.
  • It is a member of the Solomani Confederation in the Jardin Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector.


Description (Planetology)

The Solomani naval base at Dolor (Solomani Rim 0437) is ostensibly assigned to patrol Chinon.

Binary Solar System

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

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
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Chinon

M7 V

Secondary Main Sequence 0.09 2630 - 2680 0.00022
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0006 0.0012 0.02 - 0.03 0.06 0.6
Orbit #  *  *  *  * 2

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

0536 Chinon (Solomani)

Starport: Class III.

Diameter: 6,300 miles (10,100 km). Gravity: 0.86g.
Atmosphere: dense oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 62%.
Climate: Normal.
Population: 390 million.
Government: Representative democracy.
Control Level: 4.
Tech Level: 9.
World Trade Number: 4.5.

History & Background (Dossier)

Chinon is a backwater Solomani Confederation world located within Jardin Subsector of the Solomani Rim.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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