Smoug (world)

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Smoug/Lunion (Spinward Marches 1729)
Milieu 1116
C54078A-9
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere4 Thin (tainted)
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population7 Moderate (90 million)
Government8 Civil Service Bureaucracy
LawA Extreme Law (no weapons)
Tech Level9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M1 V M7 V
Worlds 7
Gas Giants 2
Planetoid Belts 0
Cultural Details
Government Civil service bureaucracy
Law Level Extreme
Cultural Extension 977B
Army Size (BEs) 15
Economic Details
Technology Level 9
Economic Extension
B69+2
ResourcesBAbundant
Labor6Moderate (9 million)
Infrastructure9 Extensive
Efficiency+2Good
Importance Extension 0
Resource Units 1,188
GWP (BCr) 210
World Trade Number 4.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year) 3,346
Starport Details
Classification Class-C
Port Size 4
Building Capacity (Tons) 99,000
Port employees 345
Port passengers (annual) 23,700

Smoug has a thin, tainted atmosphere and a complete lack of surface water, making it poorly suited to sophont habitation. The system has a population of tens of millions of sophonts. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Lunion Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Smoug, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight and the fiefdom of a marquis. Both are members of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world.

Smoug (world)/Lunion (Spinward Marches 1729)
New Era
B54088A-B
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere4 Thin (tainted)
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population8 Moderate (200 million)
Government8 Civil Service Bureaucracy
LawA Extreme Law (no weapons)
Tech LevelB Average Stellar (large starships)
See also UWP
Cultural Details
Government Civil service bureaucracy
Law Level Extreme
Cultural Extension 8A67
Army Size (BEs) 120
Economic Details
Technology Level 11
Economic Extension
B79+2
ResourcesBAbundant
Labor7Moderate (20 million)
Infrastructure9 Extensive
Efficiency+2Good
Importance Extension 2
Resource Units 1,386
GWP (BCr) 304
World Trade Number 5
Trade Volume (MCr/year) 36,323
Starport Details
Classification Class-B
Port Size 5
Building Capacity (Tons) 143,000
Port employees 6,465
Port passengers (annual) 114,100

Era: New Era

Smoug has a thin, tainted atmosphere and a complete lack of surface water, making it poorly suited to sophont habitation. The system has a population of hundreds of millions of sophonts. It is a member of Regency of Deneb in the Lunion Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector.


  • Smoug, formerly known as Electrum, was once considered one of the Metal Worlds, but has not been considered part of that group for centuries.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Smoug's high density is due to large iron deposits, and oxidized dust gives the world its reddish hue and makes the use of filter masks necessary. Most of the population employed in iron mining or support industries.

Binary Solar System

Smoug Binary Star System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Smoug

M1 V

Primary 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
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Smoug

M7 V

Secondary Main Sequence 0.09 2630 - 2680 0.00022
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0006 0.0012 0.02 - 0.03 0.06 0.6
Orbit #  *  *  *  * 2

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

1729 Smoug (Imperial)

Starport: Class III.

Diameter: 1,032 miles (1,700 km).
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen-nitrogen, tainted by ferric dust microparticles.
Hydrographics: None.
Climate: Normal.
Population: 40.5 million.
Government: Bureaucracy.
Control Level: 5.
Tech Level: 8.
World Trade Number: 4.5.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility

Smoug, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estates of two members of the Imperial Nobility, who are charged with overseeing the world.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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