Hloa (world)
| Hloa/Yataw (Dark Nebula 1719) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | E7698CB-5
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | M2 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hloa is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
- In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
- As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
- This is a "low technology" world with technology competencies well below standard for Charted Space.
- It is an unclaimed Non-Aligned world located in the Yataw Subsector of Dark Nebula Sector.
- It is the homeworld of the Hloan sophont species.
- On some star charts, this world is misidentified as Hlao.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
Stellar Data[edit]
Hloa has a solitary primary star. Hloa 
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 None
System Data[edit]
There is a secondary inhabited world in the system, of little importance.
Mainworld Data[edit]
Mainworld Size (S)[edit]
Hloa 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]
Hloa 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)[edit]
Hloa has 85-95% of its surface covered by liquid water with a few small continents, and a number of islands and archipelagos. Dry land is limited. Wilderness refueling is possible.
Mainworld Geography & Topography[edit]
No information yet available.
Native Lifeforms[edit]
Abundant native life occupying every available ecological niche. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.
Native Sophont (NIL): Hloan[edit]
Hloa is the homeworld of the Hloans, large aquatic sophonts with little or no technology, no interest in the universe beyond their seas and generating little interest in themselves.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
By -1900 warning beacons had been placed in the system to alert Terran settlers from attempting planetfall on Hloa. Modern versions of these warnings continue to be maintained by Aslan, Humans, and Ormine to deter Travellers.
World Starport (Sp)[edit]
Hloa does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.
World Population (P)[edit]
Hloa has a population of 700,000,000 sophonts (hundreds of millions).
World Demographics[edit]
The mainworld population consists entirely of the native Hloan. The secondary world in the system has a Human population, of Solomani descent.
Urbanisation[edit]
Coral-like building materials define native architecture.
World Technology Level (T)[edit]
Hloa possesses a Technology Level of TL–3.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Printing press, the mechanical telegraph, and the first audio recordings.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Coal or other simple hydrocarbon fuels and early steam engines.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: Bicycles and early steam coaches with advanced roadways.
- Water: Advanced sailing and early steam engine ships.
- Air: The earliest hot air balloons.
World Government (G)[edit]
Hloa is governed by a Charismatic Oligarchy, like a charismatic dictatorship in that a larger group has asserted their right to rule. The group will likely have better rules of succession than a single dictator and may last longer, or may transition to a non-charismatic dictatorship.
Secondary World[edit]
The secondary world in the system is under strict control of the government. However, unlike on most planets with restrictive laws, the people of this world are actually happy with their rulers. Years ago, the world's economy was on the verge of collapse, and crime was rampant, as was governmental corruption. Through a bloodless coup, a small group of men, mostly academicians, backed up by some high-level enforcers and army officers, ousted the old government. Since then, through the implementation of stringent controls, the economy has been turned around, crime is virtually nonexistent, and the population once more has faith in its leaders.
- The controls placed on daily life by the oligarchy make things difficult for outsiders, and the punishments are swift and harsh. The death penalty is often invoked for any felony conviction.
World Military[edit]
No information yet available.
World Law (L)[edit]
Hloa has an extreme law level which covers every area of interaction. Laws are complex, detailed, and difficult to understand. Every interaction with the government requires an Advocate. Law enforcement is omnipresent and strict. Legal proceeding can take months to years to resolve and may involve dozens of people. A few worlds with this law level may be a Red Zone and others will be an Amber Zone. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (with no exception for private residences; visiting starships are only protected so long as they stay within designated starports and approach corridors). Civilian movement is rigidly controlled. Travel documents are frequently checked, and destinations must often be declared when traveling substantial distances across the world.
World Economy[edit]
No information yet available.
Trade Data[edit]
No information yet available.
World Culture[edit]
No information yet available.
Historical Data[edit]
No information yet available.
World Timeline[edit]
No information yet available.
UWP Listing[edit]
No information yet available.
References[edit]
- Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate. "Kilrai Subsector." The Travellers' Digest 17 (1989): 32.
- Randy Dorman. The Deep and the Dark (Mongoose Publishing, 2023), 25, 26, 228.
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com