Dradus (world)
| Dradus/Dradus (Matzen 0325) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | A7869EE-A
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | M0 VI M3 VI BD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dradus is a high-population garden world with a billion or more sophonts in population size and a near-ideal utopian environment conducive to most sophonts.
- Its economy and population are rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to quickly rise barring outside forces.
- It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Dradus Subsector of Matzen Sector.
- The world serves as the subsector capital with the significant extra trade and prestige associated with that role.
- This world has a research station engaged in the scientific pursuit of knowledge.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
No information yet available.
Dradus has three stars in the star system. Dradus 
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity M0 VI Main Sequence (Subdwarf) 0.154 2800 - 3600 0.011 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.00238 0.0087 0.08 - 0.14 0.238 2.38 Orbit # * * 0 0 5 Remarks None Dradus
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity M3 VI Main Sequence (Subdwarf) 0.124 2300 - 3100 0.006 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.00153 0.00621 0.06 - 0.1 0.153 1.53 Orbit # * * * 0 4 Remarks Dradus 
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity BD Brown Dwarf 0.0276 950 - 1250 0 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.00092 0.00038 0 - 0.01 0.092 0.92 Orbit # * * * * 3 Remarks
System Data[edit]
The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:
- The mainworld.
- x4 secondary rocky worlds.
- x1 planetoid belt.
Mainworld Data[edit]
No information yet available.
Mainworld Size (S)[edit]
Dradus is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.
Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]
Dradus 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]
Dradus has 55-65% of its surface covered by liquid water. It has significant large liquid bodies. Wilderness refueling is possible.
Satellites:[edit]
No information yet available.
Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]
No information yet available.
Native Lifeforms[edit]
No Information yet available.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
No information yet available.
World Starport (St)[edit]
Dradus has a Class A Starport, an excellent quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.
Facilities[edit]
Port facilities within the system include:
- No information yet available.
World Technology Level (T)[edit]
Dradus possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land & Water: Grav belts and maturing gravcraft.
- Air: Greatly improved hybrid grav-aircraft.
- Space: Improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
- FTL: Jump Drive-1.
World Government (G)[edit]
Dradus is governed by a Religious Autocracy. This is a direct theocracy where the government head is a single person who is also the head of the religious organization. The Church hierarchy also serves as the government bureaucracy.
World Military[edit]
None.
World Law (L)[edit]
Dradus has an extreme law level which covers every area of interaction. Laws are complex, detailed, and difficult to understand. Every interaction with the government requires an Advocate. Law enforcement is omnipresent and strict. Legal proceeding can take months to years to resolve and may involve dozens of people. Most worlds with this law level may be an Amber Zone or Red Zone. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (with no exception for private residences; visiting starships are only protected so long as they stay within designated starports and approach corridors). Civilian movement is rigidly controlled. There is no difference between the police and the military. This world is a full-fledged police state. Oppression is legalized, though not routine.
World Economy[edit]
- Resources: 8 (moderate)
- Labor: 8 (hundreds of millions)
- Infrastructure: 8 (generally available)
- Efficiency: -2 (fair)
Trade Data[edit]
- Importance: +3 (ordinary)
World Demographics (P)[edit]
Dradus has a population of c8000,000,000.
Urbanization[edit]
No information yet available
World Culture[edit]
- Heterogeneity: 7 (discordant)
- Acceptance: C (xenophilic)
- Strangeness: 7 (confusing)
- Symbols: B (abstract)
World Timeline[edit]
No information yet available.
UWP Listing[edit]
No information yet available.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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- Author & contributor: Roger Nicholls
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com