Tal Varisa (world)

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Tal Varisa/Velous (Far Home 0911)
Classic Era (1116)	A87799A-B Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 7 Wet World 70% Population 9 High (6 billion) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law A Extreme Law (no weapons) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G1 V D
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	3

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Tal Varisa is a high-population, industrial world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
• Its economy is rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to rapidly improve barring outside forces.
• It is a member of the Firstworlds in the Velous 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.
• About 90% of the population is composed of baseline humans.
• About 10% of the population is composed of Hoppers.

Astrography and Planetology

This star system is detailed using the Fringian Variant System Description.

• It is a part of the Risa Cluster.
• Tal Varisa is the oldest human-inhabited world in the Distant Fringe. It is the capital of the Firstworlds, a major industrial center and one of the most important shipyards in the region.

Binary Solar System

Tal Varisa Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Tal Varisa G1 V	Primary	Main Sequence		1.03	5770 - 5860	1.109
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0049	0.0873	1 - 1.75	0.49	4.9
	Orbit #	*	*	4	1	6
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Tal Varisa 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
	Remarks
	Close orbit around primary

System Data

Durad-Ishisa-Tal Varisa System

The primary is Durad, an ordinary yellow main sequence star. It has a luminosity of 1.102 Sols, a mass of 1.02 Sols and a diameter of 1.567 million km. It retains Ishida, a dwarf companion star, in a close orbit. Ishida has a luminosity of 0.0003 Sols, a mass of 0.42 Sols and a diameter of 18,100 km. The inner system consists of (II) a vacuum worldlet, and (III) a very thin atmosphere hospitable world – orbital position (I) is empty. (IV) Tal Varisa orbits within the habitable zone and is designated the mainworld. (V) an exotic atmosphere bigworld, (VI) a sparse stony planetoid belt, (VII) a ringed large gas giant, (VIII) a large gas giant, (IX) a vacuum iceworld, (X) a small gas giant, and (XI) a vacuum worldlet form the outer system. Many of the worlds retain satellites.

Mainworld Data

(IV) Tal Varisa

(IV) Tal Varisa is designated the mainworld. It orbits Durad and Ishida at a mean distance of 1.02 AU (153 million km), within the habitable zone. It has an orbital period of 313 days 13 hours and a rotation period of 29.5 hours. The axial tilt is 21 degrees. Tal Varisa has a diameter of 13,026 km, a density of 5.62 g/cm³, and a surface gravity of 1.04 G. The world is geologically active. Its atmosphere is rated as Standard, Tainted, with a mean surface pressure of 1.05 bar and a composition of 76% nitrogen (N₂), 22% oxygen (O₂), 1% argon (Ar), and 1% water vapor (H₂O), carbon dioxide (CO₂), ozone (O₃), neon (Ne) and other trace gases. The taint is caused by pollens of organic origin: at altitudes in excess of 1500m the taint is negligible. Approximately 72% of the surface is covered in oceans of liquid water: average tidal ranges exceed 0.5m. Mean surface temperature: 14°C. The climate is rated as Temperate-Cool and experiences minor seasonal changes during the local year. The atmosphere is dynamic and powerful weather systems, driven by the star and the oceans, sweep across the globe.

Satellites:

Tal Varisa retains two natural satellites, a vacuum worldlet named Versal and a thin atmosphere hospitable world named Vance:

(IVa) Versal (UWP G200000-0, orbiting at 25 Diameters/325,000 km)

(IVb) Vance (UWP F44366A-A, orbiting at 40 Diameters/520,000 km).

Mainworld Geography and Topography

Total surface area: 533 million km², Water surface area: 384 million km², Land surface area: 149 million km². There are two large continents: fertile Samarna, in the northern temperate zone, and arid Thalios, straddling the equator. There are three small continents, mountainous Aspax, forested Gurn and subarctic Garvey, all lying in the southern hemisphere. Subcontinental landmasses, smaller islands and long chains of archipelagos dot the globe. The major bodies of water are the the Great Southern Ocean, the Ocean of Stars, the Central Sea, and the Surge Sea. There are large icecaps at both poles.

Native Lifeforms

Durad-Ishisa-Tal Varisa System

The hot marginally hospitable world lying in orbital position (III) (within the H– region of the inner system) has primitive native life, consisting entirely of microscopic cyanobacteria-parallels that exist in any location where they can find even a minimal trace of shelter and moisture. Their metabolic functions maintain the process of atmospheric renewal.

Tal Varisa, the mainworld, has extensive and abundant native life. Flora is prolific and abundant and tends to have dense, tall stems and grow in distinct clusters. Foliage is generally flat and circular and primarily green in colour. Their metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal. Almost all flora are flowering and whilst beautiful to look at they produce vast amounts of airborne pollen: these trigger severe allergic responses in humans including acute respiratory problems. Fauna follows a wide variety of body patterns but the prevalent form is Trilateral HS-TB-AN-LL-N, with cartilage interiors, hemolymph fluids and skin exteriors. Most native organisms are digestible by humans: most have a bitter flavour that is something of an acquired taste.

• Vance, Tal Varisa's hospitable outer moon has extensive native life, consisting of microscopic organisms, stromatolite-parallels and primitive flora that can be found in almost every ecological niche. Their metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

No other world in the system is known to have native life.

• The Varisan Quad Jumper is an odd local species.

History & Background (Dossier)

Tal Varisa is one of the original Seven Colonies and has been populated for far more than three millennia.

World starport

Tal Varisa 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.

• Status: peace footing (government modifier x1.15).
• Construction Restrictions:
  • Maximum TL: TL 11
  • Maximum Jump: Jump-2
  • Maximum Hull Size: 99,999 dTons
• Naval Capacity: 6,900,000 dTons
• Mercantile Capacity: 34,500,000 dTons

World technology level

Tal Varisa possesses a Technology Level of TL–11 or TL-B 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-2.

World government

Tal Varisa 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.

World military

UWP: A877A9A-B TL–11, Port Capacity 6,900,000 dTons Military Base. One of the major ship building hubs for the Distant Fringe. The Military Base is protected by orbital weapon platforms and deep meson gun sites.

Troop Strength: Army: 120,000 Battalions deployed as 240 Field Armies Marines: 2,020 Battalions in 101 Marine Divisions

Fleet Assets include:

• 10 x 35,000 ton TL–11 Tal Varisa Class Light Cruisers
• 100 x 95,000 ton TL–11 Magada Class Battleships
• 3 x 50,000 ton TL–11 Conquest Class Heavy Cruisers

World economy

• Resources: D (Very abundant)
• Labor: 8 (Hundreds of millions)
• Infrastructure: D (Comprehensive)
• Efficiency: +4 (Advanced)

Trade data

Tal Varisa is the major hub of the Scybrian Run Star Lane.

A number of important companies have their headquarters at Tal Varisa:

• Blue Star Lines.
• First Astra Bank.
• General Robotics Corporation.
• Institut Kraus.
• Mortall Brothers Ltd.
• Munro Calder & Co.
• Schweres Produktherstellung GmbH.

World Demographics

Population: 5,870,000,000

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Solomani (Major Race): 5.28 billion (90% of the population), descended from the original crew and colonists aboard the Last Armada and by immigrants from all across the Distant Fringe. They refer to themselves as Terrans.

• Native Non-Human Races:
  • Hoppers: 590 million (10% of the population), concentrated within hives in human communities.
  • Edur: 700,000 (less than 0.01% of the population), largely concentrated within urban areas.
  • Temelik: 80,000 (less than 0.01% of the population), widely dispersed across the world.

Urbanization

Capital and prime city: Carrington (population 80 million), located on the northern coast of the continent of Thalios.

World culture

• Homogeneity: C (Fragmented)
• Acceptance: D (Extremely xenophilic)
• Strangeness: 8
• Symbols: D

World timeline

Tal Varisa was one of the original Seven Colonies and the first world to be officially colonised by humans within the Distant Fringe, in 2255AD. It was the location at the heart of Year One. It was the capital of the Second Confederation, it was the seat of the Traditionalist faction and the Redoubt Party during the civil wars, and was also the capital of the Third Confederation. It maintained a relatively high level of technology during the Dark Age. It was the location of the incidents that occurred during Slaver Year and was quick to reemerge onto the interstellar stage during the Renaissance.

UWP listing

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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