Horios (world)

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Horios/Keflin (Iphigenaia 1903)
Classic Era (1116)
X200000-5
StarportX No Starport
Size2 Small (3,200 km, 0.10g - 0.17g)
Atmosphere0 Vacuum
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population0 Barren (0)
Government0 No Government structure
Law0 No Law
Tech Level5 Industrial (mass production)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K0 IV BD
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 3

Horios is a vacuum world, which warrants hazardous environment precautions.

  • Life in a vacuum requires great discipline. After all, it only takes one forgotten seal on a vacuum suit to spell death. Those who survive tend to be very methodically-minded and attentive to small detail.
  • It is an unclaimed Non-Aligned world located in the Keflin Subsector of Iphigenaia Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Horios is a binary star system.

  • The primary is an orange subgiant.
  • The secondary is a brown dwarf substellar object.

Binary Subgiant K Type BD Type 2.jpg

Horios has two stars in the star system.
Horios
Solitary Subgiant K Type 2.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
K0 IV Subgiant 2.3 4000 - 5000 4.67
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.03071 0.17924 1.72 - 2.8 3.071 30.71
Orbit #  * 0 5 5 9
Remarks None
Horios
Solitary BD Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
BD Brown Dwarf 0.0276 950 - 1250 0
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.00092 0.00038 0 - 0.01 0.092 0.92
Orbit #  *  *  *  * 3
Remarks None

System Data[edit]

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

Mainworld Data[edit]

The mainworld orbits within the primary stars outer system.

Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Horios is a Small World between 2,400km and 4,000km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.1G and 0.17G. The horizon will appear about 2.5km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Horios has a pressure of less than 0.001 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]

Horios has no free-standing water or ice on the surface. Wilderness refueling isn't possible on this world. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are classified Desert World or a Hell World depending on their atmosphere.

Satellites:[edit]

No information yet available.

Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms[edit]

No native life.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The system is a remote and desolate frontier. It is likely that very few intelligent beings have ever have set foot on its worlds.

  • Commercial traffic is rare: the system sees very few visiting ships.
  • Commo only picks up natural background noise and static.
  • There are no active navigation beacons.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Horios 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 Technology Level (T)[edit]

Horios has a die back Tech Level of TL–5.

  • The world has no functioning technological base.

Salvage

  • Remains on this world include processed raw materials, metals and alloys, components, and intact machinery.
    • These may be salvaged.

World Government (G)[edit]

Horios has no government or ruling authority of any kind.

World Military[edit]

None.

World Law (L)[edit]

Horios has no law level. No laws of any kind are enforced.

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: 4 (scarce)
  • Labor: 0 (unpopulated)
  • Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
  • Efficiency: -5 (extremely poor)

Trade Data[edit]

  • Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Demographics (P)[edit]

Horios is unpopulated.

Urbanization[edit]

A single ruined facility with a few outlying structures and compounds.

  • Almost all of the surface of the world is wilderness.

World Culture[edit]

  • Homogeneity: 0 (none)
  • Acceptance: 0 (none)
  • Strangeness: 0 (none)
  • Symbols: 0 (none)

World Timeline[edit]

No information yet available.

UWP Listing[edit]

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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