Powaza (world)
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Worlds | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Government | Captive government | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Law Level | Moderate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cultural Extension | 4444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army Size (BEs) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Technology Level | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Extension | 743-2
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Importance Extension | -1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resource Units | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GWP (BCr) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Trade Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade Volume (MCr/year) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification | Class-C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port Size | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building Capacity (Tons) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port employees | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port passengers (annual) | 0 |
Powaza is an agricultural world with an ideal environment for producing food from plants, animals, or other forms. It supports a shirt-sleeve atmosphere and a balance of available surface water. The system hosts a population between 100 thousand and 1 million. The governance of this world is from Mora (Spinward Marches 3124). It is a member of Third Imperium in the Rhylanor Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Powaza, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estates of an Imperial knight and a baronet, and the fiefdom of a baron. All three are members of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world.
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Government | Captive government | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Law Level | Moderate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cultural Extension | 4446 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army Size (BEs) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Technology Level | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Extension | 743-3
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Importance Extension | -1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resource Units | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GWP (BCr) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Trade Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade Volume (MCr/year) | 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification | Class-C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port Size | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building Capacity (Tons) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port employees | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port passengers (annual) | 20 |
Era: New Era
Powaza is an agricultural world with an ideal environment for producing food from plants, animals, or other forms. It supports a shirt-sleeve atmosphere and a balance of available surface water. The system hosts a population between 100 thousand and 1 million. The governance of this world is from Mora (Spinward Marches 3124). It is a member of Regency of Deneb in the Rhylanor Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector.
- This is a "low technology" world with technology competencies well below technology standards for Charted Space.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)
- The bright supergiant star Deneb is visible in Powaza's sky even during the daytime.
Binary Solar System
Powaza Binary Star System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Powaza K4 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.73 4440 - 4600 0.33238 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0033 0.0478 0.58 - 1.07 0.33 3.3 Orbit # * * 2 1 5 Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Powaza M2 V
Secondary 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
IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey
3220 Powaza (Imperial)
Starport: Class III.
Diameter: 6,619 miles (10,600 km).
Atmosphere: Dense oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 73%.
Climate: Cool.
Population: 270,000.
Government: Captive/colony (Mora): (Corporate - Spinward Development Corp., as a subsidiary to the Tacaxeb operation).
Control Level: 2.
Tech Level: 6.
World Trade Number: 3.0.
History & Background (Dossier)
Powaza is a non-industrial, Imperial agricultural garden world located in the Rhylanor Subsector of the Spinward Marches.
It was once settled by Mora/Mora (Spinward Marches 3124). The planet is under the control of Tacaxeb (Spinward Marches 3218) and is being settled by a subsidiary of that world's Spinward DevCorp corporation with the permission of the government of Mora.
Imperial High (Landed) Nobility
Powaza is the home of a member or members of the Imperial Nobility, a narrow class of persons at the upper strata of Imperial society who hold noble rank.
- It contains the fiefdom of an Imperial Baron: His/Her Lordship the Baron of Powaza.
- It contains the estate of an Imperial Baronet: The Baronet of Powaza.
- It contains the estate of an Imperial Knight: The Honourable Knight of Powaza.
- See: Nobles of Powaza
World Starport
Powaza has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which includes amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), .
- Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 43.
- Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 111.Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 111.
- Mongoose Traveller: Spinward Marches (UWP only)
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com