Biter (world)

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Biter/Sword Worlds (Spinward Marches 1526)
Milieu 1116
B354623-A
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g)
Atmosphere5 Thin
Hydrographics4 Wet World 40%
Population6 Moderate (3 million)
Government2 Participating Democracy
Law3 Low Law (no automatic weapons)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
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Jump map from Travellermap.com [1]
System Details
Primary G7 V M1 V
Worlds 8
Gas Giants 1
Planetoid Belts 0
Cultural Details
Government Participating democracy
Law Level Low
Cultural Extension 3927
Army Size (BEs) 15
Economic Details
Technology Level 10
Economic Extension
957+1
Resources9Moderate
Labor5Moderate (300 thousand)
Infrastructure7 Generally available
Efficiency+1Average
Importance Extension 3
Resource Units 315
GWP (BCr) 10
World Trade Number 4
Trade Volume (MCr/year) 2,013
Starport Details
Classification Class-B
Port Size 4
Building Capacity (Tons) 3,000
Port employees 185
Port passengers (annual) 14,000

Biter is an agricultural world with an ideal environment for producing food from plants, animals, or other lifeforms. The system has a population between 100,000 and 10 million sophonts. It is a member of Sword Worlds Confederation in the Sword Worlds Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Sword Worlds. This world supports a Sword Worlds Military Base and the system supports a Sword Worlds Naval Base.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Stellar Data[edit]

Biter is a binary star system.

  • The primary is a yellow main sequence named Thorin.
  • The secondary is a red main sequence named Gondolin.
Biter has two stars in the star system.
Thorin
Solitary G Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
G7 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.95 5480 - 5550 0.83567
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0086 0.0758 0.88 - 1.56 0.86 8.6
Orbit #  *  * 3 3 7
Remarks
Gondolin
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M1 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.5 3620 - 3660 0.08839
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0047 0.0247 0.31 - 0.59 0.47 4.7
Orbit #  *  * 1 1 6
Remarks

Biter orbits its primary, Thorin, at a distance of 0.84 AU. Thorin has a companion star named Gondolin.

Mainworld Conditions[edit]

Biter was terraformed by the Ancients but was too small to permanently retain its thin atmosphere. As such, the water level is also reducing. At present, Biter has about 40% surface water but it is shallow, surrounded by mineral flats created by evaporation. The air in these low-lying areas is thicker than elsewhere.

Mainworld Topography and Geography[edit]

Biter's capital city of Ifningholm is located near the equator on the western edge of the continent of Trakismark, on the shores of the Afnarhav Ocean.

World Map Biter Basic.png

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

383-403 saw a guerrilla war on Biter between the forces of Hofud and the exiled government of Sting[2].

Biter was once a thriving planet with more than 20 million citizens, but another war with Hofud (Spinward Marches 1524) in 419-439 resulted in depopulation and the destruction of its environment.

Prior to the Fifth Frontier War Biter was a member of the Sword Worlds Confederation. Despite this alliance the Biter system actually contained an Imperial Scout Base supporting the xboat link to the Five Sisters Subsector.

Following the war Biter was occupied and became part of the Imperial Client state known as the Border Worlds Confederation.

Starport (1105)[edit]

Biter's starport is small but well run. Unusually, both highport and downport are operated by outside contractors, who pay a proportion of revenue into Biter's coffers. The port is the only major source of income for the government. There is a respectable surplus each year, occasionally used to fund projects around the capital and port.

The people of Biter being tolerant and easygoing compared to most Sword Worlders, in combination with the high proportion of offworld contractors operating the port, means that many Imperial visitors get a misleading impression of the Sword Worlds as a welcoming place when they come through Biter.

Linguistic Topography[edit]

  • Sagamaal: The common tongue of the Sword Worlds Confederation. Its name references the intent that it evoke the language of ancient sagas of northern Terra -- or at least an idealised understanding of those cultures.

Military (1105)[edit]

Biter's navy is small, and more than half its personnel are drawn from other worlds. It is little more than a patrol force for local security, although it's augmented by ships assigned by the Sword Worlds Confederation to defend and secure the region.

Trade Data[edit]

  • Importance: 3 (ordinary)

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: 9 (monolithic)
  • Labor: 5 (hundreds of thousands)
  • Infrastructure: 7 (generally available)
  • Efficiency: +1 (average)

World Culture[edit]

  • Heterogenity: 3 (monolithic)
  • Acceptance: 9 (friendly)
  • Strangeness: 2 (typical)
  • Symbols: 7 (somewhat concrete)

World Timeline[edit]

Major events that have affected this world and the wider region that it lies within:

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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