Gaaiireen!k (world)

Gaaiireen!k/K!!ngGnik (Gn'hk'r 1822)
Classic Era (1116)	C355988-E Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 9 High (5 billion) Government 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level E High Stellar (anti-grav cities)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K3 V M7 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Gaaiireen!k is a high-population, industrial world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
• Its economy is rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to rapidly improve barring outside forces.
• It is a member of the K'kree Outpost in the K!!ngGnik Subsector of Gn'hk'r Sector.
• This world-system has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships, which may be located on or off-world.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This system is situated within the Lesser Rift.

Stellar Data

Gaaiireen!k has two stars in the star system.

Gaaiireen!k
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K3 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.78	4600 - 4830	0.41911
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.007	0.0537	0.65 - 1.18	0.7	7
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
	Remarks
Gaaiireen!k
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M7 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.09	2630 - 2680	0.00022
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0011	0.0012	0.02 - 0.03	0.11	1.1
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	3
	Remarks

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Gaaiireen!k is a Small World between 4,000km and 5,600km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.24G and 0.34G. The horizon will appear about 3km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Gaaiireen!k has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Gaaiireen!k has 45-55% of its surface covered by liquid water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

History & Background (Dossier)

Gaaiireen!k is a link on the J-4 Gn'hk'r Jump Bridge.

World Starport (St)

Gaaiireen!k 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.

• There is an associated Naval Base.

World Population (P)

Gaaiireen!k has a population of 5,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).

• High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.
• The population consists primarily of K'kree.

Linguistic Topography

The following languages are most commonly heard here:

• Raxkiir: The local K'kree speak a form of this (heavily derived) variant of !kee.

World Government (G)

Gaaiireen!k is governed by a Civil Service Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government takes another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy leadership influences policy. The government leadership may select the bureaucracy leadership, but not its membership. Usually the governmental leadership is divided, or incapable of setting policy, and the bureaucracy provides a stabilizing influence. This ruling bureaucracy may be the full government bureaucractic apparatus or a section with limited jurisdiction but considerable influence, like the military.

World Law Level (L)

K'kree worlds do not use a fixed Law Level scale, other than to forbid weaponry to anyone of any race who is not of the K'kree Warrior/Bodyguard caste or an active member in the military of the Two Thousand Worlds (which makes them a Warrior caste temporarily).

• By Imperial standards, this world is Law Level 8.

World Technology Level (TL)

Gaaiireen!k possesses a Technology Level of TL–14 or TL-E in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early meson communicators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, early collectors, and advanced fusion plants.
• 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-5.

References

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• Classic Traveller Alien Module 2: K'kree (named but no further data)
• MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr (named and dot map)