Gaxfield (world)

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Gaxfield/Evalren (Theta Borealis 0111)
Classic Era (1116)
C438279-7
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g)
Atmosphere3 Vacuum (very thin)
Hydrographics8 Wet World 80%
Population2 Low (400)
Government7 Balkanization
Law9 High Law (no weapons out of home)
Tech Level7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M4 II
Planetoid Belts 2
Gas Giants 0

Gaxfield is a low-population world with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts in size.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Gaxfield has a solitary primary star.

  • It is an enormous red bright giant named Chi Borealis.
  • It can be seen from across Charted Space.

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Monostellar System[edit]

Gaxfield Monostellar System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Chi Borealis

M4 II

Primary Supergiant 15.6 2100 - 3000 12840
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 5.74115 9.39869 90.09 - 146.83 574.115 5741.15
Orbit # 6 7 11 13 16
Remarks
None

System Data[edit]

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

Mainworld Data[edit]

The mainworld orbits within the star's Habitable Zone.

  • It lies within the zones colder outer H- region.
  • It receives lower levels of stellar energy.

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Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Gaxfield is a Meso World between 5,600km and 7,200km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.32G and 0.46G. The horizon will appear about 3.6km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Gaxfield 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)[edit]

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

  • The world's oceans are littered with icebergs and pack ice.

Satellites:[edit]

Gaxfield retains two small vacuum moons.

  • They orbit once every few weeks.

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Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]

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

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(Blank map, predominantly watery world.)

Native Lifeforms[edit]

Primitive aquatic native life. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

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Gaxfield is a backwater outpost with almost no development or economy.

  • The resources of the system are almost entirely untapped.

There is little activity within the system.

  • Commercial traffic is infrequent: ships rarely visit.
  • Commo picks up occasional signals and private chatter. Communications are in Riftian Anglic.
  • A number of commercial navigation beacons will be active.
  • Vessels rarely operate among the other worlds and moons that make up the system.

Note that social data, though only 40 years old, may be out of date.

  • Verified updated data is constantly sought.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Gaxfield has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which includes 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.

The starport is the private property of the Kingdom of Peladon. It is operated and run by the Kingdom.

World Population (P)[edit]

Gaxfield has population of 400 sophonts (hundreds).

  • This is a Low Population World and the population would be too low to sustain itself without moderate outside assistance. This may represent a large transient population such as the crew of a fleet of starships, the dwindling remnants of a dying colony, a construction team building a new colony, or an outpost that could evolve into a colony.

Urbanization[edit]

Isolated compounds and ancillary structures, each built close to an exposed source of minerals.

  • Communities are very widely separated.
  • Almost all of the surface of the world is wilderness.

World Technology Level (T)[edit]

Gaxfield 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)[edit]

Gaxfield has a Balkanized Government. There is no central world government. The world has several governments competing for control of the world. These may be allies, cooperating, competitors, or at war with each other.

World Military[edit]

Privately retained security personnel.

World Law (L)[edit]

Gaxfield 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).

Trade Data[edit]

  • Importance: -2 (very unimportant)

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: 4 (scarce)
  • Labor: 1 (tens)
  • Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
  • Efficiency: -1 (average)

World Culture[edit]

  • Homogeneity: 3 (monolithic)
  • Acceptance: 1 (extremely xenophobic)
  • Strangeness: 6 (very distinct)
  • Symbols: 8 (somewhat abstract)

World Timeline[edit]

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