Eloccor (world)

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Eloccor/Cheetham (Iphigenaia 0605)
Classic Era (1116)
X354000-0
StarportX No Starport
Size3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g)
Atmosphere5 Thin
Hydrographics4 Wet World 40%
Population0 Barren (0)
Government0 No Government structure
Law0 No Law
Tech Level0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K6 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 4

Eloccor is a barren world with no overt population, government, or law level.

  • This world is a "Twilight Zone World", a planet that is tidally-locked to its star. It has a hot side that permanently faces the star, a cold side that permanently faces away, and a narrow twilight zone in-between.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Eloccor has a solitary primary star.

  • It is an orange main sequence.
  • The system lies within the Idella Rift.

Solitary K Type.jpg

Monostellar System[edit]

Eloccor Monostellar System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Eloccor

K6 V

Primary Main Sequence 0.69 4100 - 4300 0.27288
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0031 0.0433 0.53 - 0.99 0.31 3.1
Orbit #  *  * 2 1 5
Remarks
None

System Data[edit]

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

Mainworld Data[edit]

Eloccor is a Twilight Zone World.

  • One side of the world permanently faces towards the star and one side permanently faces away.
  • In the narrow region between permanent night and permanent day, the primary star eternally hangs on the horizon.

Twilight Zone World Watery 01a.jpg

The mainworld orbits within the star's Habitable Zone.

  • It lies within the zones prime H region.
  • It receives moderate levels of stellar energy.

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Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Eloccor is a Small World between 4,000km and 5,600km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.24G and 0.34G. The horizon will appear about 3km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Eloccor has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]

Eloccor 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.

  • Much of the surface is an arid, hostile environment.

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Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

  • Locally, detailed maps may be available.
  • Verified updated charts are constantly sought.
  • Detailed survey data commands premium prices.

Blank World Map Arid.png
(Placeholder chart, predominantly dry world.)

Native Lifeforms[edit]

Primitive native life. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

Garden World Type 09.jpg

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

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Eloccor is a wilderness, a wild and lonely place that almost never sees visitors. Many of the planets and moons within it have ever have had an intelligent being visit them.

  • Information about the system is limited.
  • The resources of the system are untapped.

The system is unpopulated.

  • Commercial traffic is extremely rare: the system almost never sees visiting ships.
  • Commo only picks up natural background noise and static.
  • There are no active navigation beacons.

Note that social data, though only 40 years old, may be out of date: previously undocumented groups may now inhabit the system and maintain their own culture, forms of government, and systems of law.

  • Verified updated data is constantly sought.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Eloccor does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.

World Demographics (P)[edit]

Eloccor is unpopulated.

Urbanization[edit]

None.

World Technology Level (T)[edit]

Eloccor possesses a Tech Level of TL–0.

  • The world has no technological base.

World Government (G)[edit]

Eloccor has no government or ruling authority of any kind.

World Military[edit]

None.

World Law (L)[edit]

Eloccor has no law level. No laws of any kind are enforced.

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: 5 (scarce)
  • Labor: 0 (unpopulated)
  • Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
  • Efficiency: -5 (extremely poor)

Trade Data[edit]

  • Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Culture[edit]

  • Homogeneity: 0 (none)
  • Acceptance: 0 (none)
  • Strangeness: 0 (none)
  • Symbols: 0 (none)

World Timeline[edit]

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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