Quesada (world)

Quesada/Quesada (Aldebaran 2111)
Classic Era (1116)	A744ADB–E Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population A High (0 billion) Government D Religious Dictatorship Law B Extreme Law (control of movement) Tech Level E High Stellar (anti-grav cities)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F0 V M1 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	4

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Quesada is a high-population, industrial world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
• Its economy is rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to rapidly improve barring outside forces.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or over technology standards for Charted Space.
• This is a "Puzzle" world designated as an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor.
• The world serves as the subsector capital with the significant extra trade and prestige associated with that role.
• It is a member of the Grand United States of Quesada, which is a member state of the Solomani Confederation, in the Quesada Subsector of Aldebaran Sector.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

This world is part of the Quesada Cluster.

Binary Solar System

Quesada Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Quesada F0 V	Primary	Main Sequence		1.61	7020 - 7220	5.2953
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.008	0.1909	2.02 - 3.48	0.8	8
	Orbit #	*	0	5	2	7
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Quesada 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

4 Gas Giants — 1 Planetoid Belts — 7 Other Worlds

Mainworld Data

Quesada is standard-sized world with a thin atmosphere, tainted by an excess of carbon dioxide. It orbits further out into the life zone that normally would be comfortable, but the high carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere provides enough of a green-house effect to ensure moderate temperatures.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

Quesada has significant polar ice caps, and several large valleys between mountains where rivers feed into systems of medium to large lakes. Outside of those areas, natural deserts occur.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background / Dossier

No information yet available.

World Starport

Quesada 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.

The Quesada Highport is an impressive display of what a Class-A highport can be. Quesada has used its significant technological advantages to ensure that visitors are made fully aware of Quesadan power. Visitors are comfortably and efficiently shuttled to where they should go with all their questions either being unobtrusively answered or obviated by artful positioning and distraction. Grav belts and G-tubes are available for rental or purchase. Variable gravity activities for individuals or groups are available and inexpensive. The food vendors and restaurants are comfortable, enjoyable, and affordable. Children are accommodated with a dedicated fun sphere, with constant monitoring by automated systems and human professionals. The Quesada Highport Museum gives a "complete" history of the world and its leaders. The advanced medical facilities are truly impressive and accessible to travellers for reasonable costs. (Note: the medical scans alone are probably worth most people's time. The documentation notes that the information is stored on their systems for future reference.)

As a fully-functional high port, all starship-focused services are available, again with an effective mix of automation and human elements. The prices are about 10%-20% less than most other similar facilities. The scanning and imaging of everything you own may be worth that discount.

The Quesada Downport of Estradaponte is in many ways a counterpoint of the high port. It is larger and more spread out, with high-speed interconnects using anti-grav in quite subtle ways to hide the accelerations. There are more museums, hotel, hostels, business and meeting areas. Various forms of architecture are displayed in different areas of the down port. Just outside the outer ring are a number of "amusement parks" with various themes for "children of all ages".

Both areas seem to be eminently safe areas. No police actions were witnessed during my stay within the ports.

World Technology Level

Quesada possesses a Technology Level of TL–14 or TL-E in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early meson communicators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, early collectors, and 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-5.

World Government

Quesada is governed by a Religious Dictatorship. The leadership of the government is another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy). There is a powerful independent organization, the state religion, which has influence or direct control of the government. Like the bureaucratic governments this may simply be a strong influence with a secular government, have direct influence by controlling who may be in the leadership, or be a direct theocracy where the church leadership and bureaucracy is the government.

The Quesadan Church has great sway over daily life and the governing bodies. The holy books and dictates of the Holyman set boundaries for social interaction, private conduct, and public expectations. "Traditional" sex roles are enshrined in law, affecting dress, speech, occupation, and legal remedies. The concepts of gender and sex are considered equivalent all ways.

World Law Level

Quesada has an extreme law level which covers every area of interaction. Laws are complex, detailed, and difficult to understand. Every interaction with the government requires an Advocate. Law enforcement is omnipresent and strict. Legal proceeding can take months to years to resolve and may involve dozens of people. A few worlds with this law level may be a Red Zone and others will be an Amber Zone. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (with no exception for private residences; visiting starships are only protected so long as they stay within designated starports and approach corridors). Civilian movement is rigidly controlled. Travel documents are frequently checked, and destinations must often be declared when traveling substantial distances across the world.

Quesada leverages its technological advantages to a spooky level of effectiveness. Personal level surveillance is evident only by how smoothly certain events are handled and how frequently circumstances will align with or against one's goals. Holoscreen projections and sound dampeners (described in confidence by a citizen) are apparently used to isolate any police actions or violent events. Law enforcement is typically quick, non-deadly, and overwhelming; and they clean up after themselves.

The judicial system has the advantages of overwhelming evidence. Innocent mistakes and minor lawbreaking result in proportional stern warnings, fines, and required educational classes. More serious offenses result in assignment of advocate team, evidence sharing, a time for defense preparation, followed by a quick trial, either with or without a jury. Sentences are focused on isolating the offender from society for safety reasons and re-educating them for re-entry. This process may take years or decades. Resistant offenders are sentenced to death with a two week minimum given to put their affairs in order.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

Quesada has a fully-developed world economy, perhaps focusing on technology, artistic expression, and personal experience management.

Trade Data

Quesada is the technology hub of the Grand United States.

World Demographics

Humaniti 100%

World Culture

Quesada descends from the "Latin" Terran cultures of central and south America, and the Iberian peninsula of western Europe.

Attitudes tend to be friendly, though some strong Solomani attitudes are prevalent. Non-humaniti sophonts are rare and regarded with concern. Some citizens actively see such travellers as threats and react energetically; police will generally engage on the citizen's concerns first until the nature of the non-human sophont is clearly determined. On some rare occasions, even humans with distinctive features can be treated similarly.

The Government is apparently a bicameral House and Senate arrangement with a strong Executive branch. Officials are selected by a secret ballot by an unknown subset of the population, and are themselves provided with media protections. The identity of the Congressmen and Senators are not commonly known.

World Language/s

Spanish

Anglic

Urbanization

Quesada is a heavily urbanized world, leveraging high technology to maximize convenience and minimize cost by encouraging its citizens to live in centrally planned urban zones and cityscapes. Most cities are located on or near a river or lake in the moderate valleys.

Outside of the cities, vast tracts of automated farms, planetary forest reserves, and wonders (natural and constructed) abound.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

A 7 4 4 A D B – E

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• Classic Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani (named but no further data)
• MegaTraveller Solomani & Aslan (dot map provided)
• Periodical: Imperial Lines 2 by Author: Steven Eric Schwartz
• Mongoose Traveller: Solomani
• External Link: CORE Data Site
• External Link: Federation Development Agency
• External Link: Zho Berka's Maps
• Author & Contributor: Garnfellow
• Author & Contributor: Dochsavage
• Author & Contributor: Leroy W.L. Guatney of the Federation Development Agency (FDA)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science