Arla (world)

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Arla/Saregon (Core 3135)
Classic Era (1116)
B58A863-B
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere8 Dense
HydrographicsA Water World 100%
Population8 Moderate (400 million)
Government6 Captive Government/Colony
Law3 Low Law (no automatic weapons)
Tech LevelB Average Stellar (large starships)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K2 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 0

Arla (Co 3135) is a rich water world with a moderate population of over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts in size.

  • Its surface is 90% or more 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.
  • This is a rich world with a prosperous and thriving world economy.
  • This world has high-grade living conditions with a good climate and a non-harmful environment. As such, this world is much sought after with large queues for immigration here.
  • Most observers think that the planet's economy and population will prosper in the near future barring outside forces.
  • This world toils under the control of a military government with conditions reflecting that situation, including curtailed civil rights and limited freedoms.
  • It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Saregon Subsector of Core Sector in the Domain of Sylea.
  • This world has an Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships.

Description (Planetology)[edit]

Stellar Data[edit]

Arla has a solitary primary star.
Arla
Solitary K Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
K2 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.82 4830 - 5100 0.49928
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0073 0.0586 0.7 - 1.26 0.73 7.3
Orbit #  *  * 3 2 6
Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Arla has a Class B Starport, a good 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 most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Population (P)[edit]

Arla has a population of 400,000,000 sophonts (hundreds of millions).

Linguistic Topography[edit]

World Government (G)[edit]

Arla has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. This is a colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.

This world is under military rule.

World Law Level (L)[edit]

Arla 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. Machine guns, other automatic weapons, portable energy weapons, and other military weapons, body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Technology Level (TL)[edit]

Arla possesses a Technology Level of TL–11 or TL-B in Hexadecimal Notation.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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