Heraldia (world)

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Heraldia/Cemplas (Core 1622)
Classic Era (1116)
C420576-B
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g)
Atmosphere2 Vacuum (very thin - tainted)
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population5 Moderate (400 thousand)
Government7 Balkanization
Law6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Tech LevelB Average Stellar (large starships)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M2 V M8 V M7 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 1

Heraldia is a poor, nonindustrial desert hellworld with a population struggling to survive in an inhospitable environment.

  • Hellworlds often offer daily, and sometimes hourly, life-threatening situations to their inhabitants. Survivors often develop intense survival skills and tend to be grim realists.
  • This world has no free-standing water.
  • It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. Having to import most manufactured and high tech goods drives the price up for these items at this world.
  • It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Cemplas Subsector of Core Sector in the Domain of Sylea.
  • It was known as Genkaaa in the Ziru Sirka.

Description (Planetology)[edit]

There are two key worlds in the system: Heraldia ("Genkaaa") and Gyga. Heraldia orbits Uli-Beta, the second largest star in the system, while the gas giant Gyga orbits Uli-Alpha, the largest of the three red dwarves

Genkaaa is a small desert world, with its atmosphere irrevocably tainted by nearly a century of raids and battles fought between the Sylean Federation and the Interstellar Confederacy (circa -201 to -100).

  • Prior to this time, the surface was livable, having a thin atmosphere and a 13% hydrosphere.
  • Since the time of the Sylean Expansion wars, the remaining inhabitants of the world have been forced to survive in protective domes and underground structures, away from the blazing solar radiation.
  • The current inhabitants of Heraldia are particularly proud of their battle-scarred past.
Heraldia has three stars in the star system.
Uli-Alpha
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M2 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.44 3470 - 3560 0.0565
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0041 0.0197 0.25 - 0.48 0.41 4.1
Orbit #  *  * 1 1 6
Remarks Gas giant Gyga Primary // Distant Companion of Uli-Beta/Uli-Gamma Pair
Uli-Gamma
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M8 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.085 2420 - 2570 0.00018
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0011 0.0011 0.01 - 0.03 0.11 1.1
Orbit #  *  *  * 0 3
Remarks Companion of Uli-Beta
Uli-Beta
Solitary M Type.jpg 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 Heraldia Primary // Companion of Uli-Gamma

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

A poor, non-industrial desert world in Cemplas Subsector of the Core Sector.

Most sites of old Sylean Federation-Interstellar Confederacy battles are monuments. The world attracts millions of tourists each year. During peak months, the tourist population outnumbers the planet’s permanent residents.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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