Philoctetes (world)
| Philoctetes/Kaasam (Mendan 3122) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | A67A223-D
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary | G6 V M6 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Philoctetes is a low-population water world, which has 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water and a population of less than 10,000 sophonts.
- The inhabitants of this world live on the roughly 10% of exposed land mass, in underwater colonies, on city ships, or similar arrangements.
- This is a "low technology" world with technology competencies well below technology standards for Charted Space.
- It is a member of the Asimikigir Confederation, part of the Julian Protectorate, located in the Kaasam Subsector of Mendan Sector of the Vargr Extents.
Description / Astrography & Planetology
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Binary Solar System
Philoctetes Binary Star System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Philoctetes G6 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.97 5550 - 5600 0.89888 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0044 0.0786 0.91 - 1.61 0.44 4.4 Orbit # * * 3 1 6 Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Philoctetes M6 V
Secondary Main Sequence 0.102 2740 - 2810 0.00034 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0006 0.0015 0.02 - 0.04 0.06 0.6 Orbit # * * * * 2
System Data
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Mainworld Data
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Mainworld Geography & Topography
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Mainworld Map
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Native Lifeforms
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History & Background / Dossier
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World Starport
Philoctetes 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.
World Technology Level
Philoctetes possesses a Technology Level of TL–13 or TL-D in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovideo recorders.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, prototype collectors, advanced fusion plants.
- 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-4.
World Government
Philoctetes is governed by a Participatory Democracy where eligible voters determine laws and policy. What determines an eligible voter varies. There may be smaller councils or regional bodies to write the policies voted on. Leadership of the government and all members of the bureaucracy are determined by voting population.
World Law Level
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World Military
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World Economy
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Trade Data
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World Demographics
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World Culture
As part of the Asimikigir Confederation, this world is one on which Humans and Vargr share a fully integrated society with total social, economic, and political equality between the two species. This extends even to the personal level, where the interspecies panet relationship is very common.
Urbanization
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World Language/s
- Julian Anglic
- Irilitok (language)
Historical Data
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World Timeline
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UWP Listing
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References & Contributors / Sources
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- J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Vargr (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), IBC. (named but no further data)
- James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), 11,47. (dot map provided)
- Periodical: MegaTraveller Challenge 49 (full data provided)
- Author & Contributor: Angus McDonald AKA Falkayn
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com