Far Portal (world)

Far Portal/Arconna (Gateway 0130)
Classic Era (1116)	A438546-A Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g) Atmosphere 3 Vacuum (very thin) Hydrographics 8 Wet World 80% Population 5 Moderate (800 thousand) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M4 III
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	3

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Far Portal is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

• In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
• 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 Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Arconna Subsector of Gateway Sector.

• This world has a nearby Naval Base, usually associated with military starships.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This system provides jump-1 and jump-2 access between Gateway Sector and Ley Sector.

It is part of the Phoniwt Cluster.

Stellar Data

Far Portal has a solitary primary star.

Toman
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M4 III	Giant		7.18	2100 - 3000	1918
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	1.81446	3.63253	34.82 - 56.75	181.446	1814.46
	Orbit #	4	5	9	11	14
	Remarks

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Far Portal has a pressure of 0.10 to 0.42 atmospheres. The very thin pressures require a respirator or Oxygen Mask. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Far Portal has 75-85% of its surface covered by liquid water with a few large continents and extensive islands. Wilderness refueling is possible.

History & Background (Dossier)

The economically influential world of Phoniwt maintains trade links through Far Portal to the Galian Federation.

World Starport

Far Portal 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.

• There is an associated Naval Base.

World Population (P)

Far Portal has a population of 800,000 sophonts (hundreds of thousands).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.
• Several hundred people occupy research stations on the surface of the planet; the rest of the population live and work in an orbital colony and attendant spaceport.

World Technology Level

Far Portal 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

Far Portal is governed by a Representative Democracy where government leadership is by representatives elected by eligible voters. What determines an eligible voter varies. The representatives determine policy, including selecting members of the bureaucracy. There can be referenda, votes by eligible voters on specific subjects.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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