Ik'sath (world)
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Ik'sath/Sarudis (Far Home 2333) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic Era (1116) | A302878-B
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See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary | M2 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 1 |
Ik'sath is a non-agricultural, preindustrial, icy vacuum world, warranting hazardous environment precautions.
- 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 is a member of the Sath Alliance in the Sarudis Subsector of Far Home Sector.
- This world-system hosts a Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces, which may be located on or off-world.
- Warning: humans are not welcome within the Sath Alliance. Those few humans that venture into its territory are generally met with a hostile reception and are closely monitored at all times.
Astrography and Planetology
This star system is detailed using the Fringian Variant System Description.
- Ik'sath is part of the Sha'a Cluster.
Monostellar System
Ik'sath Monostellar System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Ik'sath 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
System Data
The primary is Thiika, an ordinary red main sequence star. It has a luminosity of 0.0268 Sols, a mass of 0.4258 Sols, and a diameter of 658,000 km. (I-I) Cha'kka, a standard atmosphere hospitable world, and (I-II) Ik'sath, designated the mainworld, have a shared orbit within the habitable zone. (II) an exotic atmosphere bigworld, and (III) a small gas giant form the outer system. The outer worlds retain satellites.
(I-I) Cha'kka
(I-I) Cha'kka (UWP F475668-A) is designated a standard atmosphere hospitable world. It orbits Thiika at a mean distance of 0.15 AU (22.4 million km), within the habitable zone. It has an orbital period of 32 days 13 hours: it is tidally locked to Thiika. The axial tilt is 5 degrees. Cha'kka has a diameter of 6,234 km, a density of 5.44 g/cm³, and a surface gravity of 0.48 G. The world is geologically active. Its atmosphere is rated as Standard, Tainted, with a mean surface pressure of 0.78 bar and a composition of 83% nitrogen, 16% oxygen, and 1% argon, water vapour, carbon dioxide, neon and other trace gases. The taint is caused by the low percentage of atmospheric oxygen and relatively high levels of background radiation: emission rates exceed 3 rads per hour. Approximately 47% of the surface is covered in seas of liquid water: average tidal ranges exceed 0.4m. Mean surface temperature: 33°C. The atmosphere is active and strong weather systems driven by the star and the seas drive across the globe. The climate is static.
Geography and topography
Total surface area: 122 million km², Land surface area: 65 million km², Water surface area: 57 million km².
Mainworld Data
(I-II) Ik'sath
(I-II) Ik'sath is designated the mainworld. It orbits Thiika at a mean distance of 0.22 AU (32.9 million km), within the habitable zone. It has an orbital period of 57 days 19 hours: it is tidally locked to Thiika. The axial tilt is 4 degrees. Ik'sath has a diameter of 5,113 km, a density of 4.78 g/cm³, and a surface gravity of 0.35 G. The world is geologically inert. Its atmosphere is rated as Vacuum. Approximately 17% of the surface is covered in sheets of water ice. Mean surface temperature: 45°C in daylight, -70°C in shadow.
Mainworld geography and topography
Total surface area: 82 million km², Land surface area: 68 million km², Ice surface area: 14 million km².
Native Lifeforms
Cha'kka, the temperate hospitable world lying in orbital position (I-I) (within the habitable zone) has primitive native life, consisting entirely of microscopic cyanobacteria-parallels and multicellular organisms that exist in almost every ecological niche. Their metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal. The atmosphere is tainted by a dangerous pathogen – a common local lifeform – that rapidly kills the majority of organisms that it infects.
No other world in the system is known to have native life.
History & Background (Dossier)
This system is controlled by the Ka'sa Faction of the Sath Alliance.
World starport
Ik'sath has a Class A Starport, an excellent 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 other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.
- War footing (government modifier x1.5). Port Capacity: 1,200,000 dTons
World technology level
Ik'sath possesses a Technology Level of TL–11 or TL-B in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
- Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
- FTL: Jump Drive-2.
World government
Ik'sath has a Balkanized Government. There is no central world government. The world has several governments competing for control of the world. These may be allies, cooperating, competitors, or at war with each other.
World military
The Sath Alliance Military Forces have four Military Bases. Most TL–11 warships are constructed at the two available class A starports.
World economy
No information yet available.
Trade data
No information yet available.
World demographics
Population: 400,000,000
World culture
- Homogeneity: A (Discordant)
- Acceptance: A (Very friendly). With regard to humans, their Acceptance is 2 (Very xenophobic)
- Strangeness: 4
- Symbols: A
Historical data
No information yet available.
World timeline
No information yet available.
UWP listing
No information yet available.
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
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com