Powaza (world)
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Primary | K4 V M2 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Astrography & Planetology[edit]
The bright supergiant star Deneb is visible in Powaza's sky even during the daytime.
Binary Solar System[edit]
Powaza Binary Star System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Powaza Primary 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) Companion Star 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[edit]
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)[edit]
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[edit]
- Powaza contains the fiefdom of an Imperial Baron: His/Her Lordship the Baron of Powaza.
- Powaza contains the estate of an Imperial Baronet: The Baronet of Powaza.
- Powaza contains the estate of an Imperial Knight: The Honourable Knight of Powaza.
- See: Nobles of Powaza
References & Contributors / Sources[edit]
- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 30-31.
- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 18-19.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 94-100. (UWP only)
- Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58. (UWP only)
- Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 43. (UWP only)
- Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 111.
- Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 104. (UWP only)
- Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
- Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 74-79. (UWP only)
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com