Daban (world)

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Daban/Ian (Corridor 0411)
Classic Era (1116)
C514858-8
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere1 Vacuum (trace)
Hydrographics4 Wet World 40%
Population8 Moderate (800 million)
Government5 Feudal Technocracy
Law8 High Law (controlled blades)
Tech Level8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K2 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 2

Daban is an icy, preindustrial world with a moderate population of over a hundred million, but not yet at a billion sophonts.

  • Its surface is ice-capped with little or no atmosphere and nearly all of its water frozen.
  • As a preindustrial world, it cannot meet its own demands for manufactured and high-tech goods. It must import extensive outside technology to maintain its extreme environment living spaces.
  • It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Ian Subsector of Corridor Sector in the Domain of Vland.

Description (Planetology)[edit]

This system is part of the Atsah Cluster, which within Corridor Sector is often known instead as the Kiran Cluster.

Stellar Data[edit]

Daban has a solitary primary star.
Daban
Solitary K Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
K2 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.82 4830 - 5100 0.49928
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0073 0.0586 0.7 - 1.26 0.73 7.3
Orbit #  *  * 3 2 6
Remarks

Mainworld Data[edit]

Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Daban 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]

Daban has a pressure of less than 0.1 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]

Daban has 35-45% of its surface covered by liquid water. There will be a number of small seas or one larger body of water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Imperial Landed Nobility[edit]

Daban, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial Landed Knight who acts as an Imperial representative to the world, and the fiefdoms of two members of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversee affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level.

World Starport (Sp)[edit]

Daban 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.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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