Fantasia (world)

Fantasia/Talpaku (Yiklerzdanzh 0524)
Classic Era (1116)	B98A697-9 Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 6 Moderate (2 million) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law 7 Moderate Law (no firearms) Tech Level 9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F6 V D
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	2

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Fairwater is a nonindustrial water world, which has 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water.

• The inhabitants of this world live on the roughly 10% of exposed land mass, in underwater colonies, on city ships, or similar arrangements.
• As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
• It is a member of the Talpaku Communality in the Talpaku Subsector of Yiklerzdanzh Sector.

• There is an associated Talpaku Naval Base.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Fantasia has two stars in the star system.

Fantasia
	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
Fantasia
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	D	White Dwarf		0.53	6800 - 6800	0
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00011	0.00168	0 - 0.03	0.011	0.11
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	0
	Remarks

System Data

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

• The mainworld.
• An unknown number of secondary rocky worlds.
• x2 gas giants.

Mainworld Size (S)

Fantasia is a Big World between 13,600km and 15,200km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 1G and 1.3G. The horizon will appear about 5.4km away. Vessels with only 1G of thrust should avoid landing on this world.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Fantasia 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.

• Talpaku have small lungs, adapted to the high oxygen taint of their homeworld. Fantasia is a world easily habitable by the species.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Fantasia has 95-100% of its surface covered by liquid water with only a few islands and archipelagos. Wilderness refueling is possible. Such worlds are Water Worlds or Ocean Worlds.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

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

History & Background (Dossier)

World Starport (St)

Fantasia 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.

• There is an associated Talpaku Naval Base.

World Population (P)

Fantasia has a population of 2,000,000 sophonts (millions).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.
• The population almost entirely consists of Talpaku.
• A few humans and other sophonts may be encountered.

Linguistic Topography

Talpaku, a language comprised of whistles and clicks, is commonly used on the world.

• Talpaku cannot vocalize human sound, and even the most skilled humans can only poorly imitate spoken Talpaku.
• Language Translators are widely used for inter-species communication.

World Technology Level (T)

Fantasia possesses a Technology Level of TL–9.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fusion power.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ultra high-speed trains and early grav vehicles.
  • Water: High efficiency sailcraft, multihulled seacraft, improved artificial gills.
  • Air: Tiltrotorcraft, exotic VTOL's, PARWIG, and rocket-assisted suborbitals.
  • Space: SSTO spacecraft, early military spacecraft (System Craft), and interstellar STL starships
  • FTL: Prototype Jump Drive-1.

World Government (G)

Fantasia is governed by an Impersonal Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government takes another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy dictates government policy and its execution. Government leadership is reduced to little more than figureheads and does not select the bureaucracy leadership or its members.

World Law (L)

Fantasia has a moderate law level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. All firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Economy

Each world in the Talpaku Communality has its own currency, the values of which fluctuate against each other according to economic circumstances.

There is a "reference" unit of currency called the kuyo, which is used by the Communality government, by multistellar companies, and for transactions between individuals and companies on different worlds.

World Culture

The world lies within the Zhodani Shadow, a region strongly influenced by the society and culture of the Zhodani Consulate.

Every 9 Talpaku years, the annual Festival of Life is preceded by a 3 day Festival of Sport. This great sporting event is staged on one Talpaku planet (selected at random during the previous extended Festival). One team may be entered from each stellar system. The series is extremely popular and recordings of each match are sent away as soon as possible. Like the Tea Clippers of ancient Terra, the first ship to bring a recording of a match to a given world receives a premium price for it.

World Timeline

• 300-420: the First Survey charts the system.
• 995-1065: the Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Zhodani (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), IBC. (sector named but no further data)
• Author/s & Contributor/s: David Schneider & Grant Sinclair of the HIWG in Australia
• Grant Sinclair, "Contact! Talpaku", Alien Realms Volume 3, Issue 1, (1993), Pages 1-15, via HIWG
• EXTERNAL LINK The Talpaku (1995)