Gohature (world)

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Gohature/Five Sisters (Spinward Marches 0632)
Classic Era (1116)
C754766-7
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g)
Atmosphere5 Thin
Hydrographics4 Wet World 40%
Population7 Moderate (50 million)
Government6 Captive Government/Colony
Law6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Tech Level7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary F8 V
Planetoid Belts 2
Gas Giants 3

Gohature is an agricultural world.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Stars[edit]

Gohature has a solitary primary star.

  • It is a white main sequence.
Gohature has a solitary primary star.
Primary
Solitary F Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
F8 V Main Sequence 1.18 6050 - 6180 1.78479
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0114 0.1108 1.24 - 2.17 1.14 11.4
Orbit #  * 0 4 3 7
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 prime H region.
  • It receives moderate levels of stellar energy.

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Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Gohature is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Gohature has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]

Gohature has 35-45% of its surface covered by liquid water. There will be a number of small seas or one larger body of water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

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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 dry world.)

Native Lifeforms[edit]

Abundant native life occupying every available ecological niche. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

Large areas of the northern hemisphere have been left as nature parks and reserves.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

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Gohature’s population is mostly employed in the cultivation of grain, rice, root crops, etc.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Gohature 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.

World Population (P)[edit]

Gohature has a population of 50,000,000 sophonts (tens of millions).

Linguistic Topography[edit]

The following languages are most commonly heard:

World Technology Level (T)[edit]

Gohature 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]

Gohature has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. A colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.

This world is directly administered by the authorities on Iderati.

World Law (L)[edit]

Gohature has a moderate 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. All firearms except shotguns, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

Imperial Landed Nobility[edit]

Gohature, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estates of two members of the Imperial Nobility, who are charged with overseeing the world.

Trade Data[edit]

  • Importance: 0 (unimportant)

Gohature is a major exporter of vegetable-based foodstuffs, including a variety of cereals and root crops.

It imports fertilizers of all kinds (usually heavily processed organic waste) in order to replace nutrients lost to the world's ecosystem by exporting produce.

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: 9 (moderate)
  • Labor: 6 (millions)
  • Infrastructure: 8 (generally available)
  • Efficiency: -1 (average)

World Culture[edit]

  • Heterogenity: 6 (harmonious)
  • Acceptance: 7 (aloof)
  • Strangeness: 4 (somewhat distinct)
  • Symbols: 6 (somewhat concrete)

World Timeline[edit]

Major events that have affected this world and the wider region that it lies within:


IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey[edit]

0632 Gohature (Imperial)

Starport: Class III.

Diameter: 6,712 miles (10,700 km).
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 41%.
Climate: Normal.
Population: 50.6 million.
Government: Subjugated (Five Sisters Council based at Iderati).
Control Level: 3.
Tech Level: 7.
World Trade Number: 4.0.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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