Pliska (world)

Pliska/Iselle (Ustral Quadrant 2916)
Classic Era (1116)	A433A65-D Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g) Atmosphere 3 Vacuum (very thin) Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population A High (30 billion) Government 6 Captive Government/Colony Law 5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons) Tech Level D Average Stellar (holo data)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G7 V M1 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	2

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Pliska is a poor, high-population, non-agricultural world with a billion or more sophonts.

• It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
• This planet has few promising economic prospects. Some hope to start a nascent industrial sector, but it hasn't come to fruition yet.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or over technology standards for Charted Space.
• It is a member of the Solomani Confederation in the Iselle Subsector of Ustral Quadrant Sector.

• This world has a nearby Naval Base, usually associated with military starships.
• This world has a nearby Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces.
• This world was colonized by and is controlled from Iselle (Ustral Quadrant Sector, Iselle Subsector 2617)

Description / Astrography & Planetology

This system is part of the Pliska Nexus.

Binary Solar System

Pliska Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Pliska G7 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.95	5480 - 5550	0.83567
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0043	0.0758	0.88 - 1.56	0.43	4.3
	Orbit #	*	*	3	1	6
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Pliska M1 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.5	3620 - 3660	0.08839
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0023	0.0247	0.31 - 0.59	0.23	2.3
	Orbit #	*	*	1	0	5

System Data

System:

• 2 Gas Giants
• 2 Planetoid Belts
• 8 Other Worlds

Mainworld Data

Pliska has an Importance rating of 4 (Important).

• Importance Extension- 4
  • (The Importance Extension (Ix) ranks worlds within a region. It governs the locations of capitals and trade routes. )

Mainworld Atmosphere

Pliska has a pressure of 0.10 to 0.42 atmospheres. The very thin pressures require a respirator or Oxygen Mask. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available

Mainworld Map

No information yet available

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available

History & Background / Dossier

No information yet available

World Starport

Pliska 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

Pliska 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

Pliska has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. A colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.

World Law Level

Pliska has a Law Level of 5.

• Personal concealable weapons prohibited

World Military

No information yet available

World Economy

Economics: ( G 9 G +2 )

• Resources-G (Extremely abundant)
  • (Resources are any materials available for processing and exploitation. They include natural resources, minerals, ores, metals, energy sources, biological assets, and any other materials of limited availability.)
• Labor-9 (Billions)
  • (Labor is the workforce available for the processing and exploitation of Resources.)
• Infrastructure-G (Very comprehensive)
  • (Infrastructure is the established technical structures that support exploitation of resources. Infrastructure includes roads, power grids, communications, and factories.)
• Efficiency- +2 (Good)
  • (Efficiency reflects the current economic system, and includes sensible legal procedures, appropriate tariffs, customs promoting a balanced work ethic, rewards for merit, and social structures which match ability and job. Negative Efficiency is worse. Efficiency at -1 or less turn the RUs available negative: the Inefficiencies are so destructive as to make the economy a net drain. Such barriers represent a welfare state; cultural influences which do not value wealth, even physical limitations. On the other hand, since some economies have positive efficiencies: positive multipliers increasing available RU. )
• Economic Extension- 43
  • (The Economic Extension (Ex) is the strength of a world economy and provides basic insights into the economy’s structure and capabilities.)
• Resource Units- 4608
  • (The world's budget.)

Trade Data

• Hi-High Population
• Na-Non-Agricultural
• Po-Poor

World Demographics

Humaniti, population 100%

World Culture

Culture: [ 8 E 3 B ]

• Homogeneity-8 (Discordant)
  • (Homogeneity is a measure of the degree to which members of society hold common beliefs. Members of very homogeneous cultures are in strong agreement on the fundamentals of society (usually basic rights, religion, and methods of interaction). Members of non-homogeneous cultures hold many different beliefs on the fundamentals of society.)
• Acceptance-E (Extremely xenophilic)
  • (Acceptance is the degree of xenophobia ( or xenophilia ) in the culture. High Acceptance is evidenced by friendliness to outsiders and offworlders; Low Acceptance is characterized by fear or rejection of outsiders.)
• Strangeness-3 (Somewhat typical)
  • (Strangeness is the degree of difference from the norms of interstellar society. High Strangeness is evidenced by unusual or outwardly incomprehensible actions, statements, or responses in the course daily activity. Low Strangeness reflects activities close to interstellar norms.)
• Symbols-B (Abstract)
  • (Symbols used by the culture may range from the concrete (idols; totems; statuary) to the abstract (symbolized belief systems; group affiliations).)

Urbanization

No information yet available.

World Infrastructure

Pliska possesses very comprehensive infrastructure

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

A433A65-D

• Starport-A (Excellent)
• Size-4 (6,400 km)
• Atmosphere-3 (Very thin)
• Hydrosphere-3 (30%)
• Population-A (app. 30,000,000,000)
• Government Type-6 (Captive Government / Colony)
• Law Level-5 (Personal concealable weapons prohibited)
• Technology Level-D (Above Average Imperial)

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• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Aslan (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), . 1 (named but no further data)
• MegaTraveller Alien - Solomani & Aslan (dot map provided)
• GURPS Traveller (Map of the Imperium)
• GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 2 (named but no further data)
• Mongoose Traveller: Solomani
• External Link: Ustral Quadrant (via archive.org) by Author: Douglas G. Snyder
• Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science