Balzac (world)

Balzac/Zeng (Deneb 1636) Milieu 1116 A552879-C Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 2 Dry World 20% Population 8 Moderate (500 million) Government 7 Balkanization Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	G1 IV M3 V
Worlds	14
Gas Giants	3
Planetoid Belts	1
Cultural Details
Government	Balkanization
Law Level	High
Cultural Extension	9A6D
Army Size (BEs)	1200
Economic Details
Technology Level	12
Economic Extension	E7C+3 Resources E Extremely abundant Labor 7 Moderate (50 million) Infrastructure C Very extensive Efficiency +3 Improved
Importance Extension	2
Resource Units	3,528
GWP (BCr)	2,344
World Trade Number	5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	13,642
Starport Details
Classification	Class-A
Port Size	6
Building Capacity (Tons)	500,000
Port employees	7,830
Port passengers (annual)	9,500

Balzac is a poor, moderate-population world with a population of over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts.

• This world lacks the environment to expand its economy easily. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Zeng Subsector of Deneb Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Balzac, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight (the Imperial representative to the world) and the fiefdom of a viscount. Both are members of the Imperial Landed Nobility who oversee affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level. This world has a nearby Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships. This is the homeworld of the Crocodile, an extinct Minor Race.  40% of the world's population is the Minor Race Sulliji.

Balzac (world)/Zeng (Deneb 1636) New Era A552879-C Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 2 Dry World 20% Population 8 Moderate (500 million) Government 7 Balkanization Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
Cultural Details
Government	Balkanization
Law Level	High
Cultural Extension	8A5D
Army Size (BEs)	1200
Economic Details
Technology Level	12
Economic Extension	E7C-1 Resources E Extremely abundant Labor 7 Moderate (50 million) Infrastructure C Very extensive Efficiency -1 Average
Importance Extension	2
Resource Units	1,058
GWP (BCr)	1,312
World Trade Number	5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	10,656
Starport Details
Classification	Class-A
Port Size	5
Building Capacity (Tons)	280,000
Port employees	815
Port passengers (annual)	7,600

Era: New Era

Balzac is a poor, moderate-population world with a population of over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts.

• This world lacks the environment to expand its economy easily. This world was once settled and developed, but the inhabitants have either died off or left leaving behind the remnants of their civilization. It is a member of Regency of Deneb in the Zeng Subsector of Deneb Sector and in the Regency Frontier. This world has a nearby Regency Naval Base, capable of handling warships. This is the homeworld of the Crocodile, an extinct Minor Race. 40% of the world's population is the Minor Race Sulliji.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

No information yet available.

Balzac has two stars in the star system.

Balzac
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G1 IV	Subgiant		1.8	5200 - 6000	6.18
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.02382	0.2062	1.98 - 3.22	2.382	23.82
	Orbit #	*	0	5	5	8
	Remarks
Balzac
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M3 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.37	3270 - 3430	0.03081
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0034	0.0146	0.18 - 0.35	0.34	3.4
	Orbit #	*	*	0	1	5
	Remarks

System Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Size (S)

Balzac is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Balzac has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Balzac has 15-25% of its surface covered by liquid water or ice. There may be a few small seas. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are Hell Worlds or Poor Worlds depending on their atmosphere.

World Geography & Topography

The year sees a roughly 150-day monsoon, followed by around 450 days of very dry weather.

Native Lifeforms

In the wet season, vegetation appears at an incredible rate and large carnivores come out of hibernation to feed on the fast-breeding herbivorous life for a few weeks. Both predators and prey stock up on food before returning to their burrows when the rain stops.

Native Sophont (NIL): Crocodiles

Balzac is notable as the homeworld of an amphibious, crocodilian Minor Race, now extinct.

History & Background (Dossier)

Lurent planetoid ships may be found trading in the inner system, or in the system's Oort clouds, refuelling.

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility

Balzac, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial Landed Knight who acts as an Imperial representative to the world, and the fiefdom of a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversees affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight, the Imperial representative to the world.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial viscount.

World Starport (St)

Balzac 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.

• The world is host to an Imperial Naval Base.

World Population (P)

Balzac has a population of 500,000,000 sophonts (hundreds of millions).

World Technology Level (T)

Balzac 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)

Balzac 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 Law (L)

Balzac has a high law level with laws covering many areas of interactions of people, corporations, and the government. A few worlds with this law level may be Amber Zones. Any interaction with the judicial system requires an Advocate trained in the local legal system. Law enforcement is present almost everywhere, either as people or via technology. Legal proceedings can take weeks to months to resolve and involve a dozen or more people. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (outside private residences or visiting starships).

World Economy

No information yet available.

Trade Data

No information yet available.

Historical Data

The native, reptilian sophonts of Balzac died out from unknown causes long before Humaniti arrived here.

In 628, Balzac was the site of the final actions of Deneb's Bad War, which was waged in the early 600s. The 45th Imperial Fleet tracked down the rebellious forces of Chanus Reynald Humbolt, the Duke of Vincennes and patriarch of the Humbolt family.

The Imperial force, led by Admiral Derrassemi, Count of Kagush (Vland 2316), was composed of a Kalere class Dreadnought squadron, while the rebel force included the dreadnoughts Magaku, Luurisham, Kuyoga and their support ships. In a conclusive encounter, the rebel dreadnaughts were destroyed and the Humbolt patriarch was killed in personal combat with Count Kagush on the deck of the Imperial Fleet Flagship Torrepeg.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

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• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58.
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