Fergus (RD 2014) (world)

Fergus/Caledon (Reaver's Deep 2014)
Classic Era (1116)	C253304-7 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 2 Small (3,200 km, 0.10g - 0.17g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population 3 Low (1 thousand) Government 0 No Government structure Law 4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons) Tech Level 7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K7 V M6 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	4

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Fergus (RD 2014) is a poor, low-population world with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts.

• This poor world is struggling to establish itself and living conditions in many areas are rudimentary.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Caledon Subsector of the Reaver's Deep Sector.
• This world contains an archaeological site with suspected high-tech remnants of the now-vanished Ancients precursor race.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This system is part of the Claverse Cluster.

Fergus has two stars in the star system.

Ra
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K7 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.64	3990 - 4100	0.20972
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0059	0.038	0.47 - 0.88	0.59	5.9
	Orbit #	*	*	2	2	6
	Remarks
Osiris
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M6 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.102	2740 - 2810	0.00034
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0013	0.0015	0.02 - 0.04	0.13	1.3
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	3
	Remarks

System Data

Planetary System: Nine major bodies. One inhabited world (Fergus, V). Four gas giants in system. Two planetoid belts in system.

Mainworld Data

• Mean orbital radius: 317.15 million kilometers (2.12 AU)
• Period: 1030 days (2.82 years).
• No satellites
• Diameter: 4302 kilometers
• Density: .99 standard
• Mass: .0 15 standard
• Mean surface gravity: .24 G
• Rotation period: 26 hours, 8 minutes, 22 seconds
• Axial inclination: 21°7’1.6"
• Albedo: .23
• Surface atmospheric pressure: .45 atm
• Composition: Standard oxygen-nitrogen mix, breathable without artificial assistance
• Hydrographic percentage: 32%; composition, primarily frozen water-ice.
• Mean surface temperature: -10° C.

Mainworld Conditions

Fergus is an anomalous world, a planet which should not be. Though very small, it has a fairly significant atmosphere. When discovered, it was found to support an abundance of life forms, but it was something of a potpourri of life from radically different evolutionary backgrounds, apparently all transplanted from other worlds to this one hundreds of thousands of years ago. Scientists believe that the Ancients were responsible for the world's anomalies. As with most Ancients works, the purpose behind this action is unknown.

It is believed that Fergus was a hospitable, pleasant world in the Ancients period, probably subject to atmosphere and temperature control. Since the disappearance of the Ancients, however, the machinery which maintained all this has shut down. The atmosphere has thinned, and the climate has deteriorated to distinctly chilly conditions. Life forms left on the world are those which could adapt to the colder weather; a few excavations have confirmed that previously a variety of climates and weather patterns existed in which a large number of plant and animal species flourished.

Point of Interest: Living Laboratory of the Ancients?

Though the original purposes of the world are now unknown, scientists today are keenly interested in Fergus as a "living laboratory" of evolution and adaptation in action. Whether by accident or on purpose, the world has provided harsh conditions in which life has been forced to adapt or die, giving rise to many interesting variations in behavior and physiology. A large scientific colony has been established on Fergus to study the interaction of these life forms. Fergus also attracts both reputable archeologists and a variety of fortune hunters, all of them searching for the Ancients complex which almost certainly exists somewhere on the planet. As yet, no sign of this control complex has been found, but it continues to draw seekers of knowledge, of wealth, or of power to Fergus time and time again.

History & Background (Dossier)

World Starport (Sp)

Fergus has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which features amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Population (P)

1,000

World Technology Level (T)

Fergus possesses a Technology Level of TL–7.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early video and early satellite communication networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fuel cells, solar energy, and geothermal power sources.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Improved automobiles, hovercraft, and bullet trains.
  • Water: Hydrofoils and early triphibians.
  • Air: Hang gliders and supersonic jets.
  • Space: Deep space probes and interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

World Government (G)

Fergus has no central government or substantial government apparatus; an Anarchy. The largest governmental structure would be a family, tribe, or single clan. The largest group will be between 50 and 100 individuals, and there may be dozens to hundreds of them. This governmental structure can be stable over long periods of time if the population remains small or geographically separated.

References

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