Sopol (world)

Sopol/Abidal (Halcyon 2811)
Classic Era (1116)	C787875-6 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 7 Wet World 70% Population 8 Moderate (900 million) Government 7 Balkanization Law 5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons) Tech Level 6 Pre-Stellar (nuclear)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	A3 IV
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	3

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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 world lies within the Rissa Gateway region.

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

The primary is Nasvadak, a white subgiant star. It has a mass of 4.8 Sols and a diameter of 3.284 million km. The inner zone consists of (II) a dense planetoid belt, (III, IV) two small rocky vacuum worlds, and (V) an exotic atmosphere world – orbital position (I) is empty. (VI) Sopol and Polos, its large companion world, orbit within the habitable zone. (VII) a rocky vacuum world, (VIII) a small world with a thin atmosphere, (IX, X) two large gas giants and (XI) a final small gas giant form the outer zone. All of the gas giants and all of the atmosphere-retaining worlds have families of satellites.

Mainworld Data

Sopol is the major component of a binary planet system. (VIa) Sopol and (VIb) Polos, its companion world, orbit their barycenter at a mean separation of 220,000 km. The pair orbit Nasvadak at 5.1 AU, within the system's habitable zone. Each world retains a small vacuum moon in a relatively close orbit.

(VIa) Sopol

Sopol has a diameter 11400 km, an above average density, and a surface gravity 0.93 G. It retains a nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere rated as dense with a mean surface pressure of 2.1 bar. Oceans of liquid water cover 69% of the surface.

Sopol Geography & Topography

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.

(VIb) Polos

Polos, UWP H686335-5 has a diameter 10300 km, an above average density, and a surface gravity 0.85 G. It retains a nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere rated as dense with a mean surface pressure of 1.8 bar. Oceans of liquid water cover 57% of the surface.

Polos Geography & Topography

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 Extensive native life.

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