Gilboa (world)

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Gilboa/Alurza (Diaspora 2211)
Classic Era (1116)
D647974-8
StarportD Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere4 Thin (tainted)
Hydrographics7 Wet World 70%
Population9 High (4 billion)
Government7 Balkanization
Law4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons)
Tech Level8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M3 V
Planetoid Belts 1
Gas Giants 0

Gilboa 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 Third Imperium in the Alurza Subsector of Diaspora Sector in the Domain of Sol.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

This world is part of the Alurzan Loop.

Stellar Data[edit]

Gilboa has a solitary primary star.
Gilboa
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M3 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.37 3270 - 3430 0.03081
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0034 0.0146 0.18 - 0.35 0.34 3.4
Orbit #  *  * 0 1 5
Remarks

History & Background[edit]

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility[edit]

Gilboa, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial Landed Knight who acts as an Imperial representative to the world, and the fiefdom of a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversees affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level.

World Starport[edit]

Gilboa has a Class D Starport, a poor quality installation which has few of the 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 only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Population (P)[edit]

Gilboa has a population of 4,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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