Walston (world)

Walston/District 268 (Spinward Marches 1232) Milieu 1116 C544338-8 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 3 Low (3 thousand) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M2 V
Worlds	8
Gas Giants	2
Planetoid Belts	0
Cultural Details
Government	Self-perpetuating oligarchy
Law Level	High
Cultural Extension	3158
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	8
Economic Extension	721-2 Resources 7 Few Labor 2 Low (300) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency -2 Fair
Importance Extension	-2
Resource Units	11
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	2.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-C
Port Size	0
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Walston supports a population of fewer than 10,000 sophonts. The world has a cold, though still habitable, climate at the lower limits of human comfort. It is a client state of Third Imperium in the District 268 Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector. This world contains a Scout Base, capable of handling Scout Service starships and personnel. 70% of the world's population is the Major Race Vargr.

Walston (world)/Plankwell (Spinward Marches 1232) New Era C544338-A Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 3 Low (6 thousand) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
Cultural Details
Government	Self-perpetuating oligarchy
Law Level	High
Cultural Extension	335D
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	10
Economic Extension	721+1 Resources 7 Few Labor 2 Low (600) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency +1 Average
Importance Extension	0
Resource Units	14
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	3
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	38
Starport Details
Classification	Class-C
Port Size	2
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	220

Era: New Era

Walston supports a population of fewer than 10,000 sophonts. The world has a cold, though still habitable, climate at the lower limits of human comfort. It is a client state of Regency of Deneb in the Plankwell Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector. This world contains a Scout Base, capable of handling Scout Service starships and personnel. 80% of the world's population is the Major Race Vargr.

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• This world is sometimes spelled "Waltson."

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

No information yet available.

Monostellar System

Walston Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Albin's Star 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

System Data

Walston System
District 268/Spinward Marches 1232
Position	Distance	Name	UWP
Primary		'Albin's Star'	'M2 V'
0	0.2 AU	Walston	C544338-8
1	0.4 AU	Roberts	Y7??000-0
2	0.7 AU	-	(Empty Orbit)
3	1.0 AU	Greenish	SGG
1	?	- Ring -	YR00000-0
2	?	Moon 1	???????-?
3	?	Moon 2	???????-?
4	?	Moon 3	???????-?
5	?	Moon 4	???????-?
6	?	Moon 5	???????-?
7	?	Moon 6	???????-?
8	?	Moon 7	???????-?
4	1.6 AU	-	(Empty Orbit)
5	2.8 AU	Victir	Y?0A000-0
6	5.2 AU	Temine	H?0A000-0
7	10.0 AU	-	(Empty Orbit)
8	19.6 AU	Scales	Y?0?000-0
9	38.8 AU	Insive	SGG
1	?	Insive Alpha	Y???000-0

Walston's primary is named Albin's Star, while the system's two small gas giants are named Insive and Greenish. The system also contains five rocky bodies in fairly standard orbits.

Mainworld Data

Walston itself has a cool climate and a thin oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere tainted by mild pollutant affecting low-elevation areas.

Mainworld Atmosphere

Walston has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. While the thin atmosphere does not require survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

The seas of Walston are home to a wide variety of life.

History & Background (Dossier)

Walston's starport and the relatively hospitable environment makes it a popular stopover point on the Bowman Arm.

World Starport

Walston 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

Walston possesses a Technology Level of TL–8.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics, improved telephones, and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Improved geothermal and improved batteries.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Advanced automobiles.
  • Water: Triphibians and early artificial gills.
  • Air: Improved helicopters and hypersonic jets.
  • Space: Space shuttles, early space stations, and improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

World Government

Walston is governed by Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. A single family or small group provides the leadership and important positions in the government. These positions are inherited by member of the group or their family members. The organization may be monarchy, with titles passed to family members. Or a plutocracy where inheritance of the family fortune includes government position. Or the organization may be more typical organization with positions of power inherited.

World Law Level

No information yet available.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

The planet's subsistence-based economy depends largely on aquaculture and more conventional agriculture.

Trade Data

No information yet available.

World Demographics

The only inhabited region of the planet is Settlement Island, which includes the capital at Central Lake. Approximately 90% of Walston's population are Vargr who settled after the Fourth Frontier War, but the government is ruled by a human elite and the Vargr are treated as distinctly second-class citizens.

World Culture

No information yet available.

World Language/s

No information yet available.

Urbanization

No information yet available.

World Infrastructure

No information yet available.

Historical Data

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World Timeline

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UWP Listing

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References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 49.
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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science