Cotinga (world)
| Cotinga/Harmony (Vanguard Reaches 2225) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | C725979-8
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary | F6 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cotinga is a high-population, industrial world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.
- As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
- Its economy is rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to rapidly improve barring outside forces.
- It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Harmony Subsector of Vanguard Reaches Sector.
- This is a "Puzzle" world designated as an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor.
- This world-system has a Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces, which may be located on or off-world.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
This system is located on the Serpent Trace.
Stellar Data[edit]
Cotinga has a solitary primary star. Cotinga 
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]
No information yet available.
Mainworld Data[edit]
No information yet available.
Mainworld Size (S)[edit]
No information yet available.
Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]
Cotinga has a pressure of 0.10 to 0.42 atmospheres. The very thin pressures require a respirator or Oxygen Mask. This atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds, which requires the use of a Filter Respirator Combination Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.
Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]
No information yet available.
Mainworld Geography & Topography[edit]
Cotinga's northern hemisphere is covered in land while a deep ocean spans the southern hemisphere. The shoreline of the ocean contains most of Cotinga's settled regions, while interior regions consist of arid badlands and deserts.
Mainworld Map[edit]
No information yet available.
Native Lifeforms[edit]
No information yet available.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
World Starport[edit]
Cotinga has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which features 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.
- The United Cotinga Highport was built by the government of Harmony.
World Population (P)[edit]
Cotinga has a population of 2,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).
- High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.
World Government[edit]
There are currently four nations:
- Free Clone Nation (FCN)
- Free Cotinga Assembly (FCA)
- Federation of Cotingan States (FCS)
- Federal Cities of Cotinga (FCC).
Outsiders are often confused. For example, the FCN is at war with the FCS, which has a border dispute in arbitration with the FCC, which is at war with the FCA.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com