Biwa (world)

Biwa/Kobe (Crucis Margin 0421)
Classic Era (1116)	D527899-7 Starport D Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 2 Vacuum (very thin - tainted) Hydrographics 7 Wet World 70% Population 8 Moderate (100 million) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level 7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F9 V M0 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	2

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Biwa is a preindustrial world with a moderate population of over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts.

• As a preindustrial world, this planet cannot yet manufacture enough high-technology resources to support a modern, star-faring society. Having to import most manufactured and high tech goods drives the price up for these items at this world.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Kobe Subsector of Crucis Margin Sector.

Description (Astrography and Planetology)

This world is part of the Andritch Main.

Stellar Data

Biwa has two stars in the star system.

Biwa
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	F9 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.13	5990 - 6050	1.53382
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0109	0.1027	1.16 - 2.03	1.09	10.9
	Orbit #	*	0	4	3	7
	Remarks
Biwa
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.57	3770 - 3850	0.13982
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0055	0.031	0.39 - 0.74	0.55	5.5
	Orbit #	*	*	2	1	6
	Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)

World Starport (Sp)

Biwa has a Class D Starport, a poor quality installation which has few of the expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Classic Traveller Judges Guild Crucis Margin
• T20 QuikLink Interactive Gateway to Destiny