Otrai (GR 0929) (world)

Otrai/Poonch (Glimmerdrift Reaches 0929)
Classic Era (1116)	E878874-6 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 8 Wet World 80% Population 8 Moderate (600 million) Government 7 Balkanization Law 4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons) Tech Level 6 Pre-Stellar (nuclear)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F5 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	3

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Otrai (GR 0929) 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 Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Poonch Subsector of Glimmerdrift Reaches Sector.

• It is the homeworld of the Otari, a sophontic species and Human Chimera adapted to the harsh environment of this world.
• The world Coupe de Pointe is one of the six additional worlds in this system.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This world is part of the Asla Cluster.

Monostellar System

Otrai Primary Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Otrai Primary F5 V	Primary	Main Sequence		1.33	6350 - 6550	2.71319
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0069	0.1366	1.49 - 2.6	0.69	6.9
	Orbit #	*	0	4	2	6
	Remarks
	None

Mainworld Atmosphere

Otrai has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. While a Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint.

Specifically, the planet’s atmosphere is tainted by a number of organic poisons. The exact cause of the taint is unknown (and in fact has never been extensively studied), but it is believed to be related to the unusual biochemical basis of life on the world. The Otrai have been genetically engineered to deal with the taint, but most Humans would find exposure to the atmosphere to be fatal within a matter of minutes.

Native Sophont (NIL): Otari

The Otrai are a Human chimera, genetically engineered during the Rule of Man to allow them to survive in a harsh environment.

History & Background / Dossier

No information yet available.

World Starport

Otrai (GR 0929) has a Class E Starport, a frontier quality installation with few expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of a downport.

World Technology Level

Otrai (GR 0929) possesses a Technology Level of TL–6.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fission power generation, advanced water and wind generation of electricity.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Improved automobiles, early ATV's, and dedicated AFV's.
  • Water: Amphibious vehicles, improved submersibles, and early SCUBA gear.
  • Air: Early jet aircraft and rotorcraft VTOL's.
  • Space: Early unmanned rocket delivery systems and early manned orbital rockets.

World Government

Otrai (GR 0929) 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.

The Otrai see little need for organized forms of government. They prefer to grant authority only to those with whom they are in direct contact. They keep to simple clan structures based around faith and family. When more complex forms of administration prove necessary (for example, in the few large towns on Otrai) they normally use a council of clan elders chosen for their experience.

World Economy

Otrai has little interaction with the wider universe, and generates comparatively little trade. Their agrarian culture and low technological base limit the opportunities for trade in industrial products. Some Otrai-manufactured goods do find markets on worlds with a similar technological base, where they are well regarded for their attention to environmental concerns.

World Timeline

• 484: The first attempts to incorporate Otrai into the Third Imperium. These attempts meet with outright hostility. The Otrai want no part of an interstellar state. Valisan Archduchess, a Luriani citizen who governs the Domain of Gateway, chooses to leave the Otrai alone, and engage in low-key efforts to change their views.

• 568: Attempts at incorporation resume, but once again meet with widespread hostility. Slowly, however, the patient approach is starting to bear fruit.

• 604: The Imperial Civil War undoes all of the work; the Otrai once again become hostile to incorporation and elect not to accept client-state status.

• 622: With the end of the Civil War, the Otrai remain just outside the Imperial border and attempts to integrate them are abandoned.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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