Paques (world)

Classic Era (1116)

D9E6400-4

Starport	D	Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size	9	Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g)
Atmosphere	E	Exotic (ellipsoid)
Hydrographics	6	Wet World 60%
Population	4	Moderate (30 thousand)
Government	0	No Government structure
Law	0	No Law
Tech Level	4	Industrial (combustion)

Description (Planetology)[edit]

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Paques Binary Star System
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Paques 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
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Paques DA	Secondary	White Dwarf		0.36	14000 - 14000	0.005
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00016	0.00587	0.06 - 0.09	0.016	0.16
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	0

Non-canon: Paques is an ellipsoidal world, with a spherical atmosphere.

Because of this, there are various bands of atmospheric pressure, from Vacuum at the ends to Trace, to Thin, and even to Dense and Exotic at the centre bands.

The map (at right) shows the various bands in an irregular projection.

caption Map of Paques

The Thin, Standard and Dense bands are breathable, with the Trace band requiring compressors, and the Exotic band requiring vacc-suits (the air is far too dense to breathe).
Most of the world's ocean is in the Exotic band, but there are many lakes and seas on the rest of the surface.
Paques itself has a violent nature, with much vulcanism, many quakes, and frequent windstorms.

Paques orbits another unusual world, known as Eglise (YF00000-0).

Eglise is a dense chunk of heavy metals 15,000 km in diameter, with no atmosphere and no hydrographics.
Paques and Eglise share their orbit with three other planets of sizes 1, 1, and 3.
Being that the five planets share the same orbit, they form a non-equilateral Rosette, an extremely rare occurrence in nature, if indeed the Paques Rosette is natural...

Paques (alternate spelling: Pacques) is a non-aligned world located in the Menorial Subsector of the Trojan Reach.

Non-canon: Like most of the worlds in the Rimward Void, Paques was only re-discovered recently by the IISS.

Plans are just getting underway for the foreign exploitation in 1105 of the rich deposits on Eglise, but there is little interstellar traffic as yet.

Paques was colonized in the late 900's by the crew of the Prince Moselle, a Regal Class Battle Cruiser which misjumped and crashed.

The planet's primary city, Moselle (pop. 15,000) grew up around it, gutting it for parts.
When Paques was contacted by the IISS in 1093, the Prince Moselle was rebuilt as the world's Class D starport.
It currently provides power, tankage for unrefined fuel, warehousing, a hotel, and suites for the Starport Authority.
Most settlements on Paques are scattered in the western hemisphere, with a few to the east.
Long-distance travel is usually by train or (for the eastern towns) by dirigible.

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