Erlu (world)

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Erlu/Ian (Corridor 0213)
Classic Era (1116)
B7C0626-9
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g)
AtmosphereC Exotic (insidious)
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population6 Moderate (4 million)
Government2 Participating Democracy
Law6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Tech Level9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M0 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 4

Erlu is a nonindustrial hellworld with a population struggling to survive in an inhospitable environment.

  • Hellworlds often offer daily, and sometimes even hourly, life-threatening situations to their inhabitants. Survivors often develop intense survival skills and tend to be grim realists.
  • It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
  • It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Ian Subsector of Corridor Sector in the Domain of Vland.
  • This world has an Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships.

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]

Erlu has a solitary primary star.
Erlu
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M0 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.57 3770 - 3850 0.13982
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0055 0.031 0.39 - 0.74 0.55 5.5
Orbit #  *  * 2 1 6
Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Imperial Landed Nobility[edit]

Erlu, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Erlu has a Class B Starport, a good 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 most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

References[edit]

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