Ras Tennol (world)

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Ras Tennol/Ras Tennol (Far Home 2315)
Classic Era (1116)	A560798-C Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 7 Moderate (70 million) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M2 III D M4 V D
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	2

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Ras Tennol is a rich desert world with no free-standing water.

• This is a rich world with a prosperous and thriving world economy.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Ras Tennol Subsector of Far Home Sector.

• This world-system hosts a Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces, which may be located on or off-world.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

A world in Far Home Sector, in the Distant Fringe.

• This world lies on the New Border Star Lane.
• This world lies on the Outland Run Star Lane.

Quaternary Solar System

Ras Tennol Quaternary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Ras Tennol M2 III	Primary	Giant		6.74	2400 - 3300	1194
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	1.20034	2.86607	27.47 - 44.78	120.034	1200.34
	Orbit #	3	5	9	11	14
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Ras Tennol D	Secondary	White Dwarf		0.53	6800 - 6800	0
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00011	0.00168	0 - 0.03	0.011	0.11
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	0
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Ras Tennol M4 V	Tertiary	Main Sequence		0.23	3110 - 3210	0.00584
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0013	0.0063	0.08 - 0.16	0.13	1.3
	Orbit #	*	*	0	0	3
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Ras Tennol D	Quaternary	White Dwarf		0.53	6800 - 6800	0
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00011	0.00168	0 - 0.03	0.011	0.11
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	0

System Data

The Ras Tennol system actually consists of two separate star systems lying about 1200 AU apart.

Mentaska System

The system primary is Mentaska, a red giant star that retains a miniscule dwarf companion called Dollen in a close orbit. Mentaska has a family of nine rocky worlds: the seventh of these, (VII) Ras Tennol, orbits the primary at a mean distance of 19.6 AU, within the stars habitable zone. An extensive planetoid belt primarily consisting of rocky bodies circles Mentaska at a mean distance of 150 AU and marks the system fringe. Most of the worlds in the Mentaska system, including Ras Tennol, retain satellites.

Plaskin Sub-system (1,200 AU)

Mentaska's second companion, Plaskin, is an ordinary red main sequence star – it lies approximately 1,200 AU from Mentaska. It retains its own dwarf companion star called Phen, which orbits Plaskin at a mean distance of 1.1 AU: Phen retains a single small gas giant world. Plaskin has a single rocky planet orbiting at a mean distance of 0.2 AU, a large gas giant called Idris orbiting at 5.2 AU, and three outer rocky worlds: a commercial hydrogen processing facility is located in the upper atmosphere of Idris. An extensive planetoid belt with a high percentage of icy bodies lies at a mean distance of 80 AU from Plaskin and marks the system fringe. Both of the gas giant worlds in the Plaskin sub-system have families of satellites.

Mainworld: (VII) Ras Tannol

Ras Tannol has a diameter of 8000 km, an unusually high density of 7.45 g/cm³, and a surface gravity of 0.85 G. It has a nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere rated as standard, with a mean surface pressure of 1.1 bar. Despite being rated as standard, Ras Tennol's atmosphere contains very little moisture and breathing it for long periods without artificial assistance can lead to a variety of respiratory problems. The atmosphere is active and powerful dust storms, lit by near constant internal lightning, are common. Surface temperatures are uniformly high, averaging a lethal 55ºC. They are even higher around the equator but are marginally more bearable close to the poles, averaging around 30ºC.

Satellites: (VIIa, VIIb Ras Tennol)

• (VIIa) Kaled: Mean Orbital Distance: 125,000 km, UWP: F301417-B, Ice-Mining Facility.
• (VIIb) Morill: Mean Orbital Distance: 600,000 km, UWP: F200368-B, Military Base.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

Ras Tannol is a desert world and has practically no standing water on its arrid, parched surface. The northern hemisphere is taken up by the rugged Tannolin Highlands, the equatorial regions are covered by shifting, wind-scoured dune seas and the Grand Neg, while the southern hemisphere is dominated by the Ras, a huge and ancient impact crater surrounded by a vast fractured landscape of canyons and ravines. The only surface water on the world is the Salvation Sea, a hot and brackish lake located in the deepest part of the Ras.

Native Lifeforms

Ras Tennol has no native lifeforms. The interior of the Ras and the fractured terrain around it does, however, support an extensive, self-supporting ecosystem made up of accidentally introduced species. Much of the flora is microscopic, though there are a few extremely hardy point producers able to extract moisture from the atmosphere. Most of the fauna found on the world is small - typically less than 1 kg in weight - and is largely made up of pests, vermin, former pets and stowaways that have escaped from visiting starships.

History & Background / Dossier

No information yet available.

World Starport

Ras Tennol 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.

• Peace footing (government modifier x1.15). Port Capacity: 80,500 dTons

Almost all of the fuel available at Ras Tennol's starport is imported by Gas Traders from the Plaskin sub-system. Ships registered at the port benefit from substantially discounted fuel prices.

World Technology Level

Ras Tennol possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
• 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-3.

World Government

Ras Tennol is governed by an Impersonal Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government is another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy dictates government policy and its execution. Government leadership is reduced to little more than figureheads and does not select the bureaucracy leadership or its members. The government of Ras Tennol is the Fugle, headed by the Prime Fugleman and his supporting staff. It is an extensive bureaucracy divided into different offices of state but dominated by the Directorate of Trade and the Chamber of Taxation. Police duties on the world are carried out by hired Security organisations.

World Military

Ras Tennol is a major Security clearinghouse and an important operational base for StarMerc organisations performing escort duties along the various Star Lanes that meet at the system.

World Economy

Shipbuilding and ship maintenance.

Finance and Brokerage.

Trade Data

Ras Tennol is the location of the head offices of a number of large companies:

• Coralin et Fils SPRL
• Industrias Espinosa SA
  • Sukarno Ltd (geological surveys)

World Demographics

Approximately 70 million (99.7% of the population) humans of Terran descent.

200,000 (0.3% of the population) other sophonts, largely Hoppers, though with small communities of Edur and Temelik.

World Culture

No information yet available.

Urbanization

No information yet available.

Historical Data

2255AD. Humans settle the Distant Fringe region.

World Timeline

• 2260AD. Ras Tennol first surveyed.
• 2950AD. Records of the first permanent settlement on Ras Tennol, a small community of mineral prospectors operating within the Ras crater.
• 3730AD. World depopulated following the arrival of the Voyagers.
• 4750AD. Scavengers pick at relics and remains on the world. The first modern settlement, a Scavenger community, is founded on the rim of the Ras impact crater.
• 5000AD. Ras Tennol becomes the capital of the Coreward Department of the New Frontiers Development Organization.
• 5100AD. Ras Tennol's starport upgraded to a Class A facility.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

References & Contributors / Sources

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science