Gomms (world)

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Gomms/Tlianke (Hinterworlds 1007)
Classic Era (1116)
A310679-C
StarportA Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g)
Atmosphere1 Vacuum (trace)
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population6 Moderate (7 million)
Government7 Balkanization
Law9 High Law (no weapons out of home)
Tech LevelC Average Stellar (robots)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M3 V
Planetoid Belts 2
Gas Giants 4

Gomms is a non-agricultural and nonindustrial world.

  • It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
  • It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
  • It has few prospects for economic development. Life here is drastically bleak.
  • This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or over technology standards for Charted Space.
  • It is a member of the Ral Ranta in the Tlianke Subsector of Hinterworlds Sector.
  • This world is known to some as Groms or Gromms.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

No information yet available.

Monostellar System[edit]

Gomms Monostellar System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Gomms

M3 V

Primary Main Sequence 0.37 3270 - 3430 0.03081
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0017 0.0146 0.18 - 0.35 0.17 1.7
Orbit #  *  * 0 0 4

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Gomms is an important world along the Bruia Diagonal Run, being at a jump-2 break along that trade route.

Politics[edit]

Bendar is the largest state on Gomms, inhabited by over half of the population. Its government is the Bendar Council, which has its seat at Gedura, near the starport.

Ral Ranta clans active here include:

  • Kosmik äsgär: Engage in piracy and smuggling.
  • Sässiz Ölüm: Manufacture starships for piracy and smuggling, as well as mercenary transports and warships.

World Starport (Sp)[edit]

Gomms has a Class A Starport, an excellent quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Population (P)[edit]

7,000,000

World Government (G)[edit]

Gomms 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 Technology Level (TL)[edit]

Gomms possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C in Hexadecimal Notation.

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