Ff (world)

Ff/Kurfane (Spica 2334)
Classic Era (1116)	B540464-B Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 4 Moderate (0 thousand) Government 6 Captive Government/Colony Law 4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M3 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Ff is a poor world.

• It lacks the population and means to expand its economy at this point in time.
• Life here is poor, but most people make by and live as happily as they can.
• This world toils under the control of a military government with conditions reflecting that situation, including curtailed civil rights and limited freedoms.
• It is a member of the Hive Federation in the Kurfane Subsector of Spica Sector.

• This world-system has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships, which may be located on or off-world.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Ff has a solitary primary star.

Ff
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M3 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.37	3270 - 3430	0.03081
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0034	0.0146	0.18 - 0.35	0.34	3.4
	Orbit #	*	*	0	1	5
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System Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

Ff is an unappealing world (Humans find the name amusing, as it sounds like a dismissive puff of air). It is used as a Naval Base, one of a number in this subsector, bordering as it does the Solomani Confederation.

World Starport

Ff 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 Naval Base.

World Demographics

Of the 80,000 residents, Hivers make up only a minority. Various client races are more common, including most notably Ithklur.

World Technology Level

Ff possesses a Technology Level of TL–11 or TL-B 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 & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
  • Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-2.

World Government

Ff has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. This is a colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.

• This world is under military rule.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

The Hive Federation currency (or closest equivalent) is the Biyzihn.

Trade Data

No information yet available.

World Culture

No information yet available.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Loren Wiseman. Hivers (Game Designers Workshop, 1986), IBC. (named but no further data)
• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), . (basic data provided only)
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), . (dot map provided)
• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), . (dot map provided)
• External Link: Federation Development Agency - Leroy W.L. Guatney
• Author & Contributor: Leroy W.L. Guatney (generated data)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science