Daruka (world)

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Astrography and Planetology[edit]

Part of the Imperial Empty Quarter Main.

Daruka has two stars in the star system.
Daruka
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
Daruka
Solitary G Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
G2 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 1 5720 - 5770 1
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0094 0.0829 0.95 - 1.68 0.94 9.4
Orbit #  *  * 4 3 7
Remarks

History and Background[edit]

Daruka was an originally lifeless and barren world when first settled by Sir Kaadu Narlikar of Irash (Empty Quarter 2036) in 614, as a stronghold for the famous Zinta family should the Imperium completely disintegrate during the then-current Civil War. By 631, Sir Narlikar -- finally reassured of Imperial unity and stability -- withdrew Zinta assets from the system. Hindus from distant Irash, learning of the vast, abandoned military bases, purchased the still-functional habitats and relocated to Daruka. While they can eek out a living, enduring prosperity has eluded them.

Daruka's atmosphere is not immediately harmful; however, long-term exposure (over a period of years) to the toxic particulate matter is poisonous, eventually slashing decades off a man's life. Superior air filters and goggles are required for Human protection, but most of the population is too poor to properly maintain them, and use cheap, low-tech goggles and cloth filters instead. Few Human locals live past 30, dying of various respiratory diseases and cancers. The Plexxan population handles it better, and have become notably prominent as a result. Terran-derived plant life handles the atmosphere much better than Humans, and with a little low-tech know-how (like suspending massive cellophane sheets above their crops, to prevent most particulates from settling on the leaves) excellent produce can be reaped from the land. This earned the planet its Agricultural trade rating.

The planetary government -- a.k.a., The Republic of Daruka -- has finally come up with the money needed to eliminate Russak's Cough, a chronic disease that eventually destroys the Human (and Vargr) trachea over a period of one to two decades. A two–pronged program is to be initiated: one prong involves vaccinating the general population, with Charity personnel directing this operation, in partnership with the local medical establishment. The other prong concerns treatment of mild and serious cases of the Cough: critical cases are not to be treated, as the funds needed for such major trachea reconstruction and the intensive treatment regime are not available.

The majority of Daruka’s five million people (Solomani Human of Hindu cultural descent, Plexxan, some Vargr) live in small, low-tech villages scattered across Daruka's face, in tents and towns open to the atmosphere. Many still live in massive, centuries-old, poorly-maintained 'sealed' bases with dodgy power generators -- tens of thousands are crowded on decrepit bases built for a few hundred soldiers and their equipment. The well-off live cheek-by-jowl with the poor, residing in low-tech pseudo-arcologies called mohalla (Hindi and Urdu: 'neighborhood') -- self-contained, well-maintained apartment blocks with air-locks, imported fusion power generators, domed gardens on the roofs, and in-house shops, servants, and guards. The mohalla are works of art: brightly colored and detailed in the Indian style, they often have soothing music and aromas wafting thru them. Numerous bas reliefs are engraved on the walls, with drapery accents. Much of the fabric used is imported from off-world, with delightful high-tech features in look, feel, and movement.

UWP Listing[edit]

UWP Changes (all dates are Imperial Calendar)

  • 410 - Daruka 2230 C574648-5 Ag Ni
  • T20 - 993 - Daruka 2230 D474645-5 Ag Ni 522 Im
  • CT - 1105 - Daruka 2230 C474648-5 Ag Ni 622 Im
  • MT - 1125 - Daruka 2230 D474640-5 Ag Ni 622 Ou - Outlands
  • TNE - 1201 - Daruka 2230 X474520-5 Ag Ni B 922 Wi

References and Contributors[edit]

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