Ekuu (world)
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Primary | M2 V M2 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Worlds | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Government | Civil service bureaucracy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Law Level | High | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cultural Extension | 8667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army Size (BEs) | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Technology Level | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Extension | 966+1
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Importance Extension | -1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resource Units | 324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GWP (BCr) | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Trade Number | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade Volume (MCr/year) | 535 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification | Class-D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port Size | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building Capacity (Tons) | 44,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port employees | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port passengers (annual) | 0 |
Ekuu is an agricultural world with a tainted atmosphere but still a near-ideal environment for producing foodstuffs. The system supports a population of tens of millions of sophonts. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Old Suns Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Ekuu, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight and the fiefdoms of a baron and a marquis. All three are members of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world. This world contains an Imperial Scout Base, capable of handling Scout Service starships and personnel. During the Long Night this world was named Karzi Ash.
Astrography and planetology[edit]
Ekuu orbits a tiny red dwarf companion star in a binary star system; the two stars are approximately 4,150 AU apart. Ekuu is the spinward end of the Shegimuud Trace.
Binary Solar System[edit]
Binary Star System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) ' M2 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.44 3470 - 3560 0.0565 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0021 0.0197 0.25 - 0.48 0.21 2.1 Orbit # * * 1 0 4 Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) ' M2 V
Secondary Main Sequence 0.44 3470 - 3560 0.0565 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0021 0.0197 0.25 - 0.48 0.21 2.1 Orbit # * * 1 0 4
History and background[edit]
The world is home to an oppressive dictatorship that has strong Vilani roots and models itself on the original Ziru Sirka. Ekuu is the premier agricultural world on the Shegimuud trace and deals with a large turnaround of ships despite haying some of the most draconian trade laws in the sector. In addition to the many rules and regulations a merchant needs to have a thorough knowledge of the amount of bribe each official requires. A merchant can expect to pay thousands of credits in kickbacks and sweeteners, depending of course on the nature of the cargo. It should be noted that bribery is completely illegal and carries a stiff sentence it caught. Some offenders are lucky and get hard labour; the truly unfortunate end up in jail.
References and contributors[edit]
- Leighton Piper. "Library Data: Old Suns." Signal-GK 04 (1992): 46. - HIWG
- Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 79.
- Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 105.
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com