Chesh (world)

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Chesh/Aquaria (Fulani 1301)
Classic Era (1116)
X587000-0
StarportX No Starport
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere8 Dense
Hydrographics7 Wet World 70%
Population0 Barren (0)
Government0 No Government structure
Law0 No Law
Tech Level0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary F6 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 3

Chesh is a barren world with no overt population, government, or law level.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Stellar Data[edit]

Chesh has a solitary primary star.

  • It is a white main sequence.
Chesh has a solitary primary star.
Chesh
Solitary F Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
F6 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 1.25 6280 - 6350 2.18366
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0126 0.1226 1.36 - 2.36 1.26 12.6
Orbit #  * 0 4 3 7
Remarks None

System Data[edit]

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

Mainworld Data[edit]

Chesh is a satellite of a gas giant.

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The mainworld and its gas giant primary orbit within the star's Habitable Zone.

  • They lie within the zone's prime H region.
  • They receive moderate levels of stellar energy.
  • The gas giant is "puffy", warm and swollen due to the energy it receives from the star.

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Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Chesh 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)[edit]

Chesh has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. A Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]

Chesh has 65-75% of its surface covered by liquid water. It has significant large liquid bodies. Wilderness refueling is possible.

  • The worlds oceans experience extreme tides.

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Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]

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

  • Locally, detailed maps may be available.
  • Verified updated charts are constantly sought.
  • Detailed survey data commands premium prices.

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(Placeholder chart, predominantly watery world.)

Native Lifeforms[edit]

Abundant native life occupying every available ecological niche. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

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History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

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Chesh is a frontier, a wild and lonely place that rarely sees visitors. Many of the planets and moons within the system have never had an intelligent being visit them.

  • Information about the system is limited.
  • The resources of the system are largely untapped.

The system is unpopulated.

  • Commercial traffic is extremely rare: the system sees very few visiting ships.
  • Commo only picks up natural background noise and static.
  • There are no active navigation beacons.

Note that social data, though only 40 years old, may be out of date: previously undocumented groups may now inhabit the system and maintain their own culture, forms of government, and systems of law.

  • Verified updated data is constantly sought.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Chesh does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.

World Demographics (P)[edit]

Chesh is unpopulated.

Urbanization[edit]

None.

World Technology Level (T)[edit]

Chesh possesses a Tech Level of TL–0.

  • The world has no technological base.

World Government (G)[edit]

Chesh has no government or ruling authority of any kind.

World Military[edit]

None.

World Law (L)[edit]

Chesh has no law level. No laws of any kind are enforced.

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: 3 (very scarce)
  • Labor: 0 (unpopulated)
  • Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
  • Efficiency: -5 (extremely poor)

Trade Data[edit]

  • Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Culture[edit]

  • Homogeneity: 0 (none)
  • Acceptance: 0 (none)
  • Strangeness: 0 (none)
  • Symbols: 0 (none)

World Timeline[edit]

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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