Gale (world)

Gale/Talpaku (Yiklerzdanzh 0526)
Classic Era (1116)	A583AC9-C Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population A High (40 billion) Government C Charismatic Oligarchy Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M0 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	0

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Gale is a high-population world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• It is a member of the Talpaku Communality in the Talpaku Subsector of Yiklerzdanzh Sector.

• It is a balmy tropical world, with a climate of high temperatures.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or over technology standards for Charted Space.
• This world-system has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships, which may be located on or off-world.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Gale has a solitary primary star.

• It is a red main sequence.

Gale has a solitary primary star.

Gale
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M0 V	Main Sequence		0.57	3770 - 3850	0.13982
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0055	0.031	0.39 - 0.74	0.55	5.5
	Orbit #	*	*	2	1	6
	Remarks		None

System Data

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

• The mainworld.
• An unknown number of secondary rocky worlds.

Mainworld Data

The mainworld orbits within the star's Habitable Zone.

• It lies within the zones warmer inner H+ region
• It receives higher levels of stellar energy.

• The world orbits beyond the stars Jump Shadow.

Mainworld Size (S)

Gale is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Gale 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.

• It experiences high temperatures.
• Powerful storms constantly surge across the world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Gale has 25-35% of its surface covered by liquid water. It has a few small seas. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants will be recycled.

• Much of the surface is rugged and mountainous.

Satellites

Gale retains a single tiny planetoid moon.

• It orbits once every few days.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

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

(Blank map, predominantly dry world.)

Native Lifeforms

Primitive native life occupying a number of ecological niches. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

• Native lifeforms are thermophilic - they thrive in high temperatures.

History & Background (Dossier)

Gale was one of the five systems settled by Talpaku when the Talpaku Communality was founded.

World Starport (St)

Gale 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.

• The world is host to a Naval Base.

World Population (P)

Gale has a population of 40,000,000,000 sophonts (tens of billions).

• High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.
• 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)

Gale possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C 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-3.

World Government (G)

Gale is governed by a Charismatic Oligarchy, like a charismatic dictatorship in that a larger group has asserted their right to rule. The group will have better rules of succession and may last longer or may transition to a non-charismatic dictatorship.

World Law (L)

Gale has a high law level with laws covering many areas of interactions of people, corporations, and the government. A few worlds with this law level may be Amber Zones. Any interaction with the judicial system requires an Advocate trained in the local legal system. Law enforcement is present almost everywhere, either as people or via technology. Legal proceedings can take weeks to months to resolve and involve a dozen or more people. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (outside private residences or visiting starships).

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.

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)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS