Hsivyu (world)

Hsivyu/Esperance (Solomani Rim 1320)
Classic Era (1116)	A433786-E Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g) Atmosphere 3 Vacuum (very thin) Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population 7 Moderate (60 million) Government 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level E High Stellar (anti-grav cities)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K0 IV
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	0

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Hsivyu is a poor, non-agricultural world.

• It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
• Life is trying on a world like this and inhabitants are constantly working towards developing a reliable source of food production.
• It is a member of the Vegan Autonomous District, a cultural region and full member state of the Third Imperium in the Esperance Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector in the Domain of Sol.
• Nearly 100% of the population is composed of Vegans.
• Less than 10% of the population is composed of humans and other non-human sophonts.

Description (Planetology)

No information yet available.

Hsivyu has a solitary primary star.

Hsivyu
	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

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

1320 Hsivyu (Vegan Autonomous Region)

Starport: Class V.

Diameter: 900 miles (1,400 km). Gravity: 0.10g.
Atmosphere: Very thin oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 31%.
Climate: Frigid.
Population: 62 million.
Government: Meritocracy.
Control Level: 4.
Tech Level: 12.
World Trade Number: 5.

History & Background (Dossier)

Hsivyu, formerly known as Dishiigi (Anglic: Dishiigi), is a poor, non-agricultural world located on the Rim Main within Esperance Subsector of the Solomani Rim.

• The system is a member of the Vegan Autonomous Region.
• It has been issued an Amber Zone travel advisory.

World Starport

Hsivyu 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)

Hsivyu has a population of 60,000,000 sophonts (tens of millions).

• The population consists of Vegans.

Demographics

The Vegan species, named as such by the Solomani for their proximity to the star Vega, are more properly called the Tyui, though they accept the Human label.

World Languages

• Anglic
• Vilani (language)
• Wahuaragz
  • Many Vegan tuhuir have created artificially constructed languages to better express particular philosophical or aesthetic concepts. Most of these are known only to members of the specific tuhuir and linguistic scholars.

World Technology Level

Hsivyu possesses a Technology Level of TL–14 or TL-E in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early meson communicators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, early collectors, and advanced fusion plants.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
  • Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-5.

World Government

Hsivyu is governed by a Civil Service Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government takes another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy leadership influences policy. The government leadership may select the bureaucracy leadership, but not its membership. Usually the governmental leadership is divided, or incapable of setting policy, and the bureaucracy provides a stabilizing influence. This ruling bureaucracy may be the full government bureaucractic apparatus or a section with limited jurisdiction but considerable influence, like the military.

World Culture

The Vegan population belong to multiple tuhuir, equivalent to nations, philosophies, or structured belief systems.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars
• GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire