Gila (world)

Gila/Lamas (Deneb 1504) Milieu 1116 E663674-6 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population 6 Moderate (2 million) Government 7 Balkanization Law 4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons) Tech Level 6 Pre-Stellar (nuclear)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	K5 V M1 V
Worlds	7
Gas Giants	1
Planetoid Belts	0
Cultural Details
Government	Balkanization
Law Level	Moderate
Cultural Extension	4434
Army Size (BEs)	30
Economic Details
Technology Level	6
Economic Extension	852-4 Resources 8 Moderate Labor 5 Moderate (200 thousand) Infrastructure 2 Extremely limited Efficiency -4 Very poor
Importance Extension	-2
Resource Units	48
GWP (BCr)	2
World Trade Number	3
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-E
Port Size	0
Building Capacity (Tons)	2,000
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Gila has a breathable, habitable atmosphere. The system has a population in the millions of sophonts. It is a Human dominated Non-Aligned world in the Lamas Subsector of Deneb Sector.

Gila (world)/Lamas (Deneb 1504) New Era X663698-5 Starport X No Starport Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population 6 Moderate (3 million) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level 5 Industrial (mass production)
See also	UWP
Cultural Details
Government	Impersonal bureaucracy
Law Level	High
Cultural Extension	4334
Army Size (BEs)	30
Economic Details
Technology Level	5
Economic Extension	852+0 Resources 8 Moderate Labor 5 Moderate (300 thousand) Infrastructure 2 Extremely limited Efficiency +0 Average
Importance Extension	-2
Resource Units	80
GWP (BCr)	1
World Trade Number	0.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-X
Port Size	0
Building Capacity (Tons)	1,150
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Era: New Era

Gila has a breathable, habitable atmosphere. The system has a population in the millions of sophonts. It is a member of Wilds in the Lamas Subsector of Deneb Sector.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

Stellar Data

Gila has two stars in the star system.

Gila
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K5 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.7	4300 - 4440	0.28697
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0065	0.0444	0.56 - 1.01	0.65	6.5
	Orbit #	*	*	2	2	6
	Remarks
Gila
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M1 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.5	3620 - 3660	0.08839
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0047	0.0247	0.31 - 0.59	0.47	4.7
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Gila is a Meso World between 8,800km and 10,400km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.6G and 0.8G. The horizon will appear about 4.4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Gila has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. A Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear and will likely be easy for most sophonts to breathe.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Gila 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.

Mainworld Topography and Geography

This is a hot world, and most of the population live in the polar regions. The oceans are intensely salty.

Native Lifeforms

Hardy native life forms are found in the desert, while imported species now dominate the cooler portions of the planet.

History & Background (Dossier)

Gila (pronounced Hee-Lah) is a minor client state of the Third Imperium. Its remote location on the border with the Vargr and hot, uninviting climate discouraged offworld investment and colonization, and poverty caused balkanization of the local population into different warring factions. The most powerful of these are the Union of Tanqueru, the Republic of Lisarba, and the Deltrine Sultanate. Tanqueru formed a close working relationship with Ling-Standard that it hoped would allow it to dominate its rival powers. With generous support from the company, Tanqueru waged a campaign of gradually annexing its weaker neighbors through both military intimidation and economic blockades. The only deterrence to its ambitions were the nuclear arsenals of Deltrine and Lisarba, but Ling-Standard's control of the starport hindered their resistance, as did internal bickering between the allies.

World Starport

Gila has a Class E Starport, a frontier quality installation with few expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of a downport.

World Government (G)

Gila 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.

Governments include:

• Deltrine Sultanate: A hereditary monarchy (law level 8) with 200,000 people.
• Empire of Silusia: A civil-service bureaucracy (law level 8) with 330,000 people.
• Polar Free State: A participatory democracy (law level 4) with 280,000 people.
• Prairie League: A republic (law level 7) with 400,000 people.
• Republic of Lisarba: A self-perpetuating bureaucracy (law level C) with 330,000 people.
• Union of Tanqueru: A self-perpetuating oligarchy (law level 4) with 130,000 people.

World Law Level (L)

Gila has a moderate law level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. Light assault weapons, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Technology Level (TL)

Gila possesses a Technology Level of TL–6.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fission power generation, advanced water and wind generation of electricity.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Improved automobiles, early ATV's, and dedicated AFV's.
  • Water: Amphibious vehicles, improved submersibles, and early SCUBA gear.
  • Air: Early jet aircraft and rotorcraft VTOL's.
  • Space: Early unmanned rocket delivery systems and early manned orbital rockets.

World Economy

Gila's few exports include meat and grain, petrochemicals and phosphates, processed foods, and building materials.

Collapse and New Era

Deltrine finally resorted to importing offworld mercenaries that aided it in constructing its own space capability, aborting the company's monopoly on interstellar contact. With Ling-Standard now neutralized, the balance of power frayed, and the various powers drifted towards a world war in the last few years before the Collapse.

A general war finally broke out in 1134, and ended in a narrow Lisarban victory in 1137. The starport was destroyed by a Deltrine air-raid in 1136, and the Lisarbans chose not to rebuild it. The world's rulers have shown cool feelings about approaching the Regency for assistance, preferring to rule in isolation rather than serving a polity whose policies might upend their control of Gila. The other powers have never really reconciled to Lisarba's rule, and these isolationist policies have enraged former nations like Deltrine and the Prairie League. Offworld Vargr interests, including a number of Pack factions, have contacted dissident elements in hopes of gaining influence.

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