Hotspur (world)

Hotspur/Kandra (Hinterworlds 0933)
Classic Era (1116)	C310569-A Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g) Atmosphere 1 Vacuum (trace) Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 5 Moderate (500 thousand) Government 6 Captive Government/Colony Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K2 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Hotspur 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.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Kandra Subsector of Hinterworlds Sector.

• This world is a colony of, and controlled by, Vanguardia.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Hotspur has a solitary primary star.

Hotspur
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.82	4830 - 5100	0.49928
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0073	0.0586	0.7 - 1.26	0.73	7.3
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
	Remarks

System Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Hotspur is a Small World between 4,000km and 5,600km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.24G and 0.34G. The horizon will appear about 3km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Hotspur has a pressure of less than 0.1 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)

Hotspur 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.

World Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

There is no known native life.

History & Background (Dossier)

World Starport (Sp)

Hotspur has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which features 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)

Hotspur has a population of 500,000 sophonts (hundreds of thousands).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.

World Government (G)

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

Governance of this world is from Vanguardia.

World Law Level (L)

Hotspur has a high law level with laws covering many areas of interactions of people, corporations, and the government. A few worlds with this law level may be Amber Zones. Any interaction with the judicial system requires an Advocate trained in the local legal system. Law enforcement is present almost everywhere, either as people or via technology. Legal proceedings can take weeks to months to resolve and involve a dozen or more people. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (outside private residences or visiting starships).

World Technology Level (TL)

Hotspur possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land & Water: Grav belts and maturing gravcraft.
  • Air: Greatly improved hybrid grav-aircraft.
  • Space: Improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-1.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

No information yet available.

Trade Data

No information yet available.

World Demographics

No information yet available.

World Culture

No information yet available.

Historical Data

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World Timeline

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References & Contributors (Sources)

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