Mote (Da 1414) (world)

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Mote/Ushra (Dagudashaag 1414)
Milieu 1116
D100420-A
StarportD Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size1 Small (1,600 km, 0.05g - 0.09g)
Atmosphere0 Vacuum
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population4 Moderate (20 thousand)
Government2 Participating Democracy
Law0 No Law
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K2 V
Worlds 14
Gas Giants 0
Planetoid Belts 1
Cultural Details
Government Participating democracy
Law Level No law
Cultural Extension 1315
Army Size (BEs) 0
Economic Details
Technology Level 10
Economic Extension
732-5
Resources7Few
Labor3Low (2 thousand)
Infrastructure2 Extremely limited
Efficiency-5Extremely poor
Importance Extension -1
Resource Units 21
GWP (BCr) 0
World Trade Number 3
Trade Volume (MCr/year) 0
Starport Details
Classification Class-D
Port Size 0
Building Capacity (Tons) 0
Port employees 0
Port passengers (annual) 0

Mote is a vacuum world, with a complete lack of atmosphere. The system has a population between 10,000 and 10 million, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Ushra Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Mote, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world. During the Long Night this world was named Sennur Guun. It is the homeworld of the Moteans.

Astrography and Planetology

Mote is a carbonaceous/ice asteroid trapped into a stable orbit round Mother, a brown dwarf.


Monostellar System

Mote (Da 1414) Primary Monostellar System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Mote (Da 1414) Primary

K2 V

Primary Main Sequence 0.82 4830 - 5100 0.49928
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0036 0.0586 0.7 - 1.26 0.36 3.6
Orbit #  *  * 3 1 5

Native Sophont: Moteans

Moteans have developed under near zero-G and are a tall, spindly race that now are unable to withstand gravity above 0.5g without exoskeletons.

History & Background (Dossier)

It was tunneled out originally by miners in 10 and a small mining settlement stayed.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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