Chwistyoch (world)

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Chwistyoch/Jewell (Spinward Marches 0904)
Classic Era (1116)
B766766-A
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g)
Atmosphere6 Standard
Hydrographics6 Wet World 60%
Population7 Moderate (40 million)
Government6 Captive Government/Colony
Law6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M2 V
Planetoid Belts 2
Gas Giants 4

Chwistyoch is a rich, agricultural garden world with a near-ideal, utopian environment conducive to most sophonts.

  • This is a temperate world, with a climate of pleasant, average temperatures, considered to be an ideal or near-ideal environment by many different sophont species.
  • This world toils under the control of a military government with conditions reflecting that situation including curtailed civil rights and limited freedoms.
  • This world has a Zhodani Base, capable of handling warships.
  • In the Zhodani Consulate this world is known as Chachtinch.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Stars[edit]

Chwistyoch has a solitary primary star.

  • It is a red main sequence.

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Chwistyoch has a solitary primary star.
Chwistyoch
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M2 V Main Sequence 0.44 3470 - 3560 0.0565
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0041 0.0197 0.25 - 0.48 0.41 4.1
Orbit #  *  * 1 1 6
Remarks None

System Data[edit]

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

Mainworld Data[edit]

The planet is a garden world with a normal climate and a standard oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere.

Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Chwistyoch is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Chwistyoch has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. A Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear and will likely be easy for most sophonts to breathe.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]

Chwistyoch has 55-65% of its surface covered by liquid water. It has significant large liquid bodies. Wilderness refueling is possible.

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Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

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(Blank map, predominantly watery world.)

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

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Chwistyoch is a rich, agricultural Zhodani world located in the Jewell Subsector of the Spinward Marches.

Both the Zhodani and Imperial militaries consider Chwistyoch to have great strategic value. Accordingly, the system is under military rule and contains a heavily fortified Zhodani naval base that forms part of the Riverland Wall defensive line. A large number of system defense boats and monitors guard the system.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Chwistyoch 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]

Chwistyoch has a population of 40,000,000 sophonts (tens of millions).

Linguistic Topography[edit]

The following languages are most commonly heard:

World Technology Level (T)[edit]

Chwistyoch possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.

World Government (G)[edit]

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

Chwistyoch is under Zhodani military rule. The world's governor is the Admiral in charge of the world's Zhodani Base.

World Law (L)[edit]

Chwistyoch has a moderate level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. All firearms except shotguns, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

Trade Data[edit]

  • Importance: 5 (very important)

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: F (extremely abundant)
  • Labor: 6 (millions)
  • Infrastructure: E (comprehensive)
  • Efficiency: +4 (advanced)

World Culture[edit]

  • Heterogenity: 6 (harmonious)
  • Acceptance: C (xenophobic)
  • Strangeness: 4 (somewhat distinct)
  • Symbols: 9 (somewhat abstract)

World Timeline[edit]

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


IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey[edit]

0904 Chwistyoch (Zhodani)

Starport: Class IV - Naval Base.

Diameter: 7,396 miles (11,800 km).
Atmosphere: Standard oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 57%.
Climate: Normal.
Population: 44,500,000.
Government: Military (Zhodani admiral).
Control Level: 2.
Tech Level: 9.
World Trade Number: 4.5.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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