Sopol (world)
| Sopol/Abidal (Halcyon 2811) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | C787875-6
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary | A3 IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sopol is a pre-agricultural, rich garden world with a moderate population of over a hundred million, but not yet at a billion sophonts in population size.
- Garden worlds are known for their near-ideal utopian environments conducive to most sophonts, plants, animals, and other forms of life.
- It is a pre-agricultural world with an environment suitable for large scale agricultural and livestock industries that have not yet been widely developed.
- This is a rich world with a prosperous and thriving world economy.
- Its economy and population are growing and living conditions are expected to quickly rise barring outside forces.
- This is a temperate world, with a climate of pleasant, average temperatures, considered to be an ideal or near-ideal environment by many different sophont species.
- It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Abidal Subsector of Halcyon Sector.
Description / Astrography & Planetology
This star system is detailed using the Fringian Variant System Description.
- This world lies within the Rissa Gateway region.
- Sopol is the major component in the Sopol-Polos binary planet system.
Monostellar System
Sopol Monostellar System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Sopol A3 IV
Primary Giant 4.8 8400 - 9100 84.6 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.03182 0.7629 7.31 - 11.92 3.182 31.82 Orbit # * 2 7 5 9
System Data
Nasvadak-Sopol System
The primary is Nasvadak, a white subgiant star. It has a luminosity of 84.6 Sols, a mass of 4.8 Sols and a diameter of 3.284 million km. The inner zone consists of (II) a dense rocky planetoid belt, (III, IV) two vacuum worldlets, and (V) an exotic atmosphere radworld – orbital position (I) is empty. (VI-I) Sopol, designated the mainworld, and (VI-II) Polos, a standard atmosphere hospitable world, have a shared orbit within the habitable zone. (VII) a vacuum worldlet, (VIII) a thin atmosphere iceworld, (IX) a ringed large gas giant, (X) a large gas giant, and (XI) a small gas giant form the outer zone. Many of the worlds retain satellites.
(VI-I) Sopol and (VI-II) Polos both lie within the habitable zone. Both worlds are physically similar.
Mainworld Data
(VIa) Sopol
(VIa) Sopol is the major component in the Sopol-Polos binary planet system and is designated the mainworld. It has an orbital period around the barycenter of 13 days 4 hours. The axial tilt is 12 degrees. Sopol has a diameter 11303 km, a density of 4.83 g/cm³, and a surface gravity of 0.75 G. The world is geologically active. Its atmosphere is rated as Dense, with a mean surface pressure of 1.92 bar and a composition of 79% nitrogen, 20% oxygen, and 1% argon, carbon dioxide, neon and other trace gases. Approximately 69% of the surface is covered in oceans of liquid water: average tidal ranges exceed 1m. Mean surface temperature: 22°C. The atmosphere is dynamic and powerful weather systems, driven by the star and the oceans, sweep across the globe. The climate is seasonal and weather patterns follow regular cycles during the local year.
Geography & Topography
Total surface area: 401 million km², Land surface area: 124 million km², Water surface area: 277 million km².There are three major continents, one in the northern hemisphere and two in the southern hemisphere. Many large islands and archipelagos dot the seas. The oceans are deep and have large tidal ranges.
Secondary World Data
(VIb) Polos
Polos (UWP H686435-5) is the minor component in the Sopol-Polos binary planet system. It has an orbital period around their barycenter of 13 days 4 hours. The axial tilt is 14 degrees. Polos has a diameter 10104 km, a density of 5.12 g/cm³, and a surface gravity 0.73 G. The world is geologically active. Its atmosphere is rated as Dense, with a mean surface pressure of 1.79 bar and a composition of 80% nitrogen, 19% oxygen, and 1% argon, carbon dioxide, neon and other trace gases. Approximately 57% of the surface is covered in oceans of liquid water: average tidal ranges exceed 1m. Mean surface temperature: 23°C. The atmosphere is dynamic and strong weather systems, driven by the star and the oceans, sweep across the globe. The climate is seasonal and weather patterns follow regular cycles during the local year.
Geography & Topography
Total surface area: 321 million km², Land surface area: 138 million km², Water surface area: 183 million km².There are three major continents, one in the northern hemisphere and two in the southern hemisphere. Many large islands and archipelagos dot the seas. The oceans are deep and have large tidal ranges.
Native Lifeforms
Both Sopol and Polos have extensive, abundant native life, with organisms inhabiting every ecological niche. Their metabolic functions power the processes of atmospheric renewal.
History & Background / Dossier
No information yet available.
World Starport
Sopol has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which includes amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.
World Technology Level
Sopol possesses a Technology Level of TL–6.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fission power generation, advanced water and wind generation of electricity.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: Improved automobiles, early ATV's, and dedicated AFV's.
- Water: Amphibious vehicles, improved submersibles, and early SCUBA gear.
- Air: Early jet aircraft and rotorcraft VTOL's.
- Space: Early unmanned rocket delivery systems and early manned orbital rockets.
World Government
Sopol has a Balkanized Government. There is no central world government. The world has several governments competing for control of the world. These may be allies, cooperating, competitors, or at war with each other.
World Military
No information yet available.
World Economy
Sopol prides itself on being largely self-sufficient.
Trade Data
No information yet available.
World Demographics
Sopol has a population of 900 million sophonts, primarily humans of Terran descent. There is a small domestic population of Hoppers.
World Culture
Conservative (enterprising), competetive (militant), discordant (friendly).
Urbanization
Each nation is centered on a capital city and has many smaller cities, towns and hamlets within its territory. Each nation is heavily settled and few areas of the surface remain as pre-settlement wilderness. Road and rail networks cross the land, and most large communities have airports.
Historical Data
Sopol is one of the original Seven Colonies.
World Timeline
- 2256AD. The first human outpost is established on Sopol.
- 2271AD. The first Hopper hive is established. The Hoppers assist in raising infants grown in GenPods.
- 2301AD. The population of Sopol exceeds 1 million.
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
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com