Akeen (world)

Akeen/Lowton (Gateway 2708)
Milieu 0	B66A232-B Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 2 Low (100) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
Classic Era (1116)	B66A632-C Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 6 Moderate (9 million) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F5 V M5 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	2

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Akeen is a rich, nonindustrial water world, which has 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water.

• The inhabitants of this world live on the roughly 10% of exposed land mass, in underwater colonies, on city ships, or similar arrangements.
• It has high-grade living conditions and life on this world is much admired by off-worlders.
• This is a rich world with a prosperous and thriving world economy.
• As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
• It is a member of the Akeena Union in the Lowton Subsector of Gateway Sector.
• This world has a nearby Naval Base, usually associated with military starships.
• It is the capital of the Akeena Union.
• It is the homeworld of the minor non-human race known as the Akeed.

Description

A nonindustrial water world, Akeen possesses several large islands and numerous island chains, the home environment of the enigmatic alien culture.

• The population, government, law and tech level UWP codes refer to the human orbital colony called Sky, together with human enclaves on the planet's surface.

Binary Solar System

Akeen Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Akeen F5 V	Primary	Main Sequence		1.33	6350 - 6550	2.71319
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0069	0.1366	1.49 - 2.6	0.69	6.9
	Orbit #	*	0	4	2	6
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Akeen M5 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.162	2930 - 3060	0.00171
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0009	0.0034	0.04 - 0.09	0.09	0.9
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	3

Native Sophont Species: Akeed

The Akeed themselves feed on minerals drawn directly from soil and water, and appear to be as happy living under the water as on the land.

• Though human contact with the Akeed occurs only on land or in space, it is believed that the race has an extensive marine culture. The extent of this culture, its tech level, and other accomplishments are unknown.
• The population of the Akeed is unknown, and their law and government systems are largely unintelligible to human observers.
• Their tech level, based on observations of their ship technology and electronics, is generally set at ten (A).
• They possess Jump-drive ships, but acquired them from humans early in the sector's history.

History & Background (Dossier)

World Starport (St)

Akeen 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.

World Population (P)

There are 9,000,000 registered Humans, on Sky and elsewhere; the number of Akeed is unknown to outsiders, though it is thought to be in the hundreds of millions or even the billions.

World Technology Level (T)

Akeen possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C 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-3.

World Government (G)

Akeen 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 (L)

Akeen has a low law level. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate. Portable energy weapons, body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Culture

Little is known about the Akeed society, as most visitors to their worlds interact with Humans for the most part. Still, Akeed are known as pleasant, social people. They settle disputes by long, amiable arguments and pleasant wit.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Periodical: MegaTraveller Journal 4 in Article: 'Gateway Systems'