Comox (world)

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Comox/Standish (Daibei 2306)
Classic Era (1116)
C769444-A
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g)
Atmosphere6 Standard
Hydrographics9 Wet World 90%
Population4 Moderate (10 thousand)
Government4 Representative Democracy
Law4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary G1 V M4 V
Planetoid Belts 1
Gas Giants 2
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Comox is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

  • In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
  • As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
  • This dangerous world is designated an Amber Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions make it dangerous to visitors.
  • It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Standish Subsector of Daibei Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

The world is part of the Zehpyr Trace.

Binary Solar System[edit]

Comox Binary Star System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Comox

G1 V

 Primary Main Sequence 1.03 5770 - 5860 1.109
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0049 0.0873 1 - 1.75 0.49 4.9
Orbit #  *  * 4 1 6
Remarks
None
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Comox

M4 V

 Secondary Main Sequence 0.23 3110 - 3210 0.00584
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0013 0.0063 0.08 - 0.16 0.13 1.3
Orbit #  *  * 0 0 3
Remarks
None

System Data[edit]

System:

  • 2 Gas Giants
  • 1 Planetoid Belts
  • 7 Other Worlds

Mainworld Data[edit]

Comox has an Importance rating of 0 (Unimportant).

  • Importance Extension- 0
    • (The Importance Extension (Ix) ranks worlds within a region. It governs the locations of capitals and trade routes. )

Mainworld Atmosphere[edit]

Comox 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 Geography & Topography[edit]

No information yet available

Mainworld Map[edit]

No information yet available

Native Lifeforms[edit]

No information yet available

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.

Imperial Landed Nobility[edit]

Comox, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.

World Starport[edit]

Comox has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which includes amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Technology Level[edit]

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

World Government[edit]

Comox is governed by a Representative Democracy where government leadership is representatives elected by eligible voters. What determines an eligible voter varies. The representatives determine policy, including selecting members of the bureaucracy. There can be referendum, votes by eligible voters on specific subjects.

World Law Level[edit]

Comox has a Law Level of 4.

  • Light assault weapons prohibited

World Military[edit]

No information yet available

World Economy[edit]

Economics: ( 9 3 3 -2 )

  • Resources-9 (Moderate)
    • (Resources are any materials available for processing and exploitation. They include natural resources, minerals, ores, metals, energy sources, biological assets, and any other materials of limited availability.)
  • Labor-3 (Thousands)
    • (Labor is the workforce available for the processing and exploitation of Resources.)
  • Infrastructure-3 (Very limited)
    • (Infrastructure is the established technical structures that support exploitation of resources. Infrastructure includes roads, power grids, communications, and factories.)
  • Efficiency- -2 (Fair)
    • (Efficiency reflects the current economic system, and includes sensible legal procedures, appropriate tariffs, customs promoting a balanced work ethic, rewards for merit, and social structures which match ability and job. Negative Efficiency is worse. Efficiency at -1 or less turn the RUs available negative: the Inefficiencies are so destructive as to make the economy a net drain. Such barriers represent a welfare state; cultural influences which do not value wealth, even physical limitations. On the other hand, since some economies have positive efficiencies: positive multipliers increasing available RU. )
  • Economic Extension- 13
    • (The Economic Extension (Ex) is the strength of a world economy and provides basic insights into the economy’s structure and capabilities.)
  • Resource Units- -162
    • (The world's budget.)

Trade Data[edit]

  • Ni-Non-Industrial
  • Da-Danger

World Demographics[edit]

Humaniti, population 100%

World Culture[edit]

Culture: [ 2 4 3 8 ]

  • Homogeneity-2 (Monolithic)
    • (Homogeneity is a measure of the degree to which members of society hold common beliefs. Members of very homogeneous cultures are in strong agreement on the fundamentals of society (usually basic rights, religion, and methods of interaction). Members of non-homogeneous cultures hold many different beliefs on the fundamentals of society.)
  • Acceptance-4 (Extremely aloof)
    • (Acceptance is the degree of xenophobia ( or xenophilia ) in the culture. High Acceptance is evidenced by friendliness to outsiders and offworlders; Low Acceptance is characterized by fear or rejection of outsiders.)
  • Strangeness-3 (Somewhat typical)
    • (Strangeness is the degree of difference from the norms of interstellar society. High Strangeness is evidenced by unusual or outwardly incomprehensible actions, statements, or responses in the course daily activity. Low Strangeness reflects activities close to interstellar norms.)
  • Symbols-8 (Somewhat abstract)
    • (Symbols used by the culture may range from the concrete (idols; totems; statuary) to the abstract (symbolized belief systems; group affiliations).)

World Language/s[edit]

Urbanization[edit]

No information yet available

World Infrastructure[edit]

Comox possesses very limited infrastructure

Historical Data[edit]

No information yet available

World Timeline[edit]

No information yet available

UWP Listing[edit]

C769444-A

  • Starport-C (Routine)
  • Size-7 (11,200 km)
  • Atmosphere-6 (Standard)
  • Hydrosphere-9 (90%)
  • Population-4 (app. 10,000)
  • Government Type-4 (Representative Democracy)
  • Law Level-4 (Light assault weapons prohibited)
  • Technology Level-A (Interstellar community)

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