Pixie (world)

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Pixie/Regina (Spinward Marches 1903)
Milieu 1116
A100103-D
StarportA Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size1 Small (1,600 km, 0.05g - 0.09g)
Atmosphere0 Vacuum
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population1 Low (90)
Government0 No Government structure
Law3 Low Law (no automatic weapons)
Tech LevelD Average Stellar (holo data)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K1 V M0 V
Worlds 15
Gas Giants 1
Planetoid Belts 0
Cultural Details
Government No government
Law Level Low
Cultural Extension 122A
Army Size (BEs) 0
Economic Details
Technology Level 13
Economic Extension
401-2
Resources4Scarce
Labor0Barren (9)
Infrastructure1 Extremely limited
Efficiency-2Fair
Importance Extension 1
Resource Units 3
GWP (BCr) 0
World Trade Number 2.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year) 0
Starport Details
Classification Class-A
Port Size 0
Building Capacity (Tons) 0
Port employees 0
Port passengers (annual) 0

Pixie is a vacuum world, with no atmosphere or hydrosphere. The system supports a population of fewer than 10,000 sophonts. This world contains an archaeological site with artifacts suspected to be from the now-vanished Ancients. There is a habitat or settlement for criminals or exiles from other worlds here. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Regina Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Pixie, 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. This world has a nearby Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships.

Pixie (world)/Regina (Spinward Marches 1903)
New Era
A100203-D
StarportA Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size1 Small (1,600 km, 0.05g - 0.09g)
Atmosphere0 Vacuum
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population2 Low (800)
Government0 No Government structure
Law3 Low Law (no automatic weapons)
Tech LevelD Average Stellar (holo data)
See also UWP
Cultural Details
Government No government
Law Level Low
Cultural Extension 132A
Army Size (BEs) 0
Economic Details
Technology Level 13
Economic Extension
411+0
Resources4Scarce
Labor1Low (80)
Infrastructure1 Extremely limited
Efficiency+0Average
Importance Extension 1
Resource Units 4
GWP (BCr) 0
World Trade Number 3
Trade Volume (MCr/year) 74
Starport Details
Classification Class-A
Port Size 2
Building Capacity (Tons) 0
Port employees 5
Port passengers (annual) 500

Era: New Era

Pixie is a vacuum world, with no atmosphere or hydrosphere. The system supports a population of fewer than 10,000 sophonts. This world contains an archaeological site with artifacts suspected to be from the now-vanished Ancients. It is a member of Regency of Deneb in the Regina Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector. This world is an Interface world, with a quarantine inspection facility for all ships.It also has a nearby Regency Naval Base, capable of handling warships.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Although Pixie itself is a small vacuum planet with a tiny population of hard-luck belters, its large starport provides services along the Xboat route to Kinorb (Spinward Marches 2202) and Aramis (Spinward Marches 3110).

Binary Solar System

Pixie Binary Star System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Pixie

K1 V

Primary Main Sequence 0.86 5100 - 5170 0.58985
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0037 0.0637 0.76 - 1.36 0.37 3.7
Orbit #  *  * 3 1 5
Remarks
None
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Pixie

M0 V

Secondary Main Sequence 0.57 3770 - 3850 0.13982
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0027 0.031 0.39 - 0.74 0.27 2.7
Orbit #  *  * 2 0 5
Remarks
None

System Data

No information yet available.

System Importance (Ix)

No information yet available.

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Size (S)

Pixie is a Small World between 900km and 2,400km in diameter. The world has very low gravity between 0.05G and 0.09G. The horizon will appear about 2km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Pixie has a pressure of less than 0.001 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Pixie has no free-standing water or ice on the surface. Wilderness refueling isn't possible on this world. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are classified Desert World or a Hell World depending on their atmosphere.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

Point of Interest: Prison Hulk

The Pixie system contains a single gas giant. In orbit around the gas giant is an ex-Kinunir class Vanguard Cruiser converted to a prison, known as Imperial Prison Station 17.

History & Background (Dossier)

It reportedly, is an Ancients xeno-archaeological site.

Imperial Landed Nobility (N)

Pixie, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.

  • It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.
  • The local Imperial Governor General is Sir Gurech of Pixie who is an Imperial Vargr and retired Naval Admiral.

World Starport (Sp)

Pixie 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 Population (P)

Pixie has a population of 10 sophonts (tens).

  • This is a Low Population World and the population would be too low to sustain itself without significant outside assistance. This may represent a transient population such as the crew of a starship, the final survivors of a dying colony, an advance team setting up to receive colonists, or a small outpost where establishing a colony is not the primary objective.

World Demographics

Humaniti, population 95%

  • Other, population 5%

World Government (G)

Pixie has no central government for the world, an Anarchy. The largest governmental structure would be a family, tribe, or single clan. The largest group will be between 50 and 100 individuals, and there may be dozens to hundreds of them. This governmental structure can be stable over long periods of time if the population remains small or geographically separated.

World Law Level (L)

Pixie has a low law level. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate. Machine guns, other automatic weapons, portable energy weapons, and other military weapons, body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Technology Level (TL)

Pixie 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:

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy (Ex)

No information yet available.

Trade Data

No information yet available.

Urbanization

No information yet available.

World Infrastructure

This world possesses TBD infrastructure.

World Culture (Cx)

No information yet available.

World Language/s

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

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