Kifnell (world)

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Kifnell/Hkao (Afawahisa 0103)
Classic Era (1116)
C653875-7
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere5 Thin
Hydrographics3 Wet World 30%
Population8 Moderate (00 million)
Government7 Balkanization
Law5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons)
Tech Level7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary F7 V
Planetoid Belts 2
Gas Giants 0

Kifnell is a moderate population world with over a hundred million, but not yet at a billion sophonts in population size.

It is a non-aligned world in the Hkao Subsector of Afawahisa Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

No information yet available.


Monostellar System[edit]

Kifnell Monostellar System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Kifnell

F7 V

Primary Main Sequence 1.21 6180 - 6280 1.94872
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0062 0.1158 1.29 - 2.24 0.62 6.2
Orbit #  * 0 4 2 6
Remarks
None

System Data[edit]

System:

Mainworld Data[edit]

No information yet available.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

This world has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Geography & Topography[edit]

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map[edit]

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms[edit]

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

This isolated world has a Human population whose origin is unknown but who have lived here a long time. Kifnell is balkanised into several large nations and many smaller ones, a situation complicated by numerous colonies throughout the system, some of these sovereign nations in their own right. Conflict has been common throughout the history of Kifnell, sometimes spurring on the development of new technologies and upon occasion causing severe setbacks.

World Starport (Sp)[edit]

This world 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 Population (P)[edit]

500,000,000

World Demographics[edit]

World Government (G)[edit]

This world 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 Technology Level (TL)[edit]

This world possesses a Technology Level of TL–7.

  • Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early video and early satellite communication networks.
  • Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fuel cells, solar energy, and geothermal power sources.
  • Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
    • Land: Improved automobiles, hovercraft, and bullet trains.
    • Water: Hydrofoils and early triphibians.
    • Air: Hang gliders and supersonic jets.
    • Space: Deep space probes and interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

Most of Kifnell’s larger nations, and alliances of smaller ones, have some form of primitive but abundant spacefaring capability.

World Language/s[edit]

Urbanization[edit]

No information yet available.

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