Shaida (world)

Shaida/Sapphyre (Dagudashaag 2139)
Milieu 0	E521144-6 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 2 Vacuum (very thin - tainted) Hydrographics 1 Dry World 10% Population 1 Low (70) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons) Tech Level 6 Pre-Stellar (nuclear)
Classic Era (1116)	E521742-7 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 2 Vacuum (very thin - tainted) Hydrographics 1 Dry World 10% Population 7 Moderate (60 million) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level 7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M2 V M8 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	5

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Shaida is a poor, non-agricultural and pre-industrial hellworld with a population struggling to survive in an inhospitable environment.

• Hellworlds often offer daily, and sometimes even hourly, life-threatening situations to their inhabitants.
• It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
• It is a world working towards greater industrial capability, but currently lacks an adequate population to expand its industrial sector.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Sapphyre Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector in the Domain of Vland.
• 10% of the population of this world is Chirpers

Description (Planetology)

No information yet available.

Binary Solar System

Shaida Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Shaida M2 V	Primary	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
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Shaida M8 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.085	2420 - 2570	0.00018
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0005	0.0011	0.01 - 0.03	0.05	0.5
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	1

History & Background (Dossier)

During the Long Night this world was named Pikaa. Records from the Second Imperium show this world was inhabited by Chirpers.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 84.