I'Sred*Nihil (world)
| I'Sred*Nihil/I'Sred*Ni Heptad (Beyond 2113) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | A668988-C
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary | K0 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
I'Sred*Nihil is a high-population world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.
- It is a member of, and capital for, the I'Sred*Ni Protectorate, located in the I'Sred*Ni Heptad Subsector of Beyond Sector.
- This world is also the overall capital of an interstellar government with the massive extra trade and prestige associated with that role.
- Nearly 100% of the population is composed of Sred*Ni.
- This world-system has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships, which may be located on or off-world.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
Stellar Data[edit]
I'Sred*Nihil has a solitary primary star. I'Sred*Nihil 
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity K0 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.88 5170 - 5270 0.63928 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0076 0.0663 0.78 - 1.4 0.76 7.6 Orbit # * * 3 2 6 Remarks
Mainworld Data[edit]
Mainworld Size (S)[edit]
I'Sred*Nihil is a Meso World between 8,800km and 10,400km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.6G and 0.8G. The horizon will appear about 4.4km away.
Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]
I'Sred*Nihil 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]
I'Sred*Nihil has 75-85% of its surface covered by liquid water with a few large continents and extensive islands. Wilderness refueling is possible.
Mainworld Topography and Geography[edit]
I'Sred*Nihil has more than a dozen subcontinents, and a wide variety of ecological niches. The planet's environment hasn't been unduly affected by the huge population.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The few outside starships allowed to visit I'Sred*Nihil are confined to an isolated highport terminal. Visitors to the surface travel in specially equipped Sred*Ni vehicles and are carefully supervised in the few zones admissible to outsiders.
World Starport[edit]
I'Sred*Nihil 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.
- There is an associated Naval Base.
World Population (P)[edit]
I'Sred*Nihil has a population of 7,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).
- High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.
- The population consists of Sred*Ni.
World Demographics[edit]
Sred*Ni are divided into eight castes, of which only the hermaphroditic Breeder is capable of reproduction. Influences from communal telepathic links initiate hormonal activation that determines caste development, matching capabilities with societal needs. The castes are ordered into a three-tier class system, though the reasoning behind this structure is unknown to outsiders.
Urbanization[edit]
The Sred*Ni are adept climbers, and their structures often have grasp-holds on the walls and ceilings, allowing them to hang in place.
World Technology Level (TL)[edit]
I'Sred*Nihil possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C 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 & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
- Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
- FTL: Jump Drive-3.
World Government (G)[edit]
I'Sred*Nihil 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.
- The government of I'Sred*Nihil is apparently a collectivist meritocracy in which society is divided into hierarchies of eight recognized castes arranged into three classes. However, consensus between castes appears to be highly important to decision-making.
World Military[edit]
No information yet available.
World Law Level (L)[edit]
I'Sred*Nihil 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 blade weapons and firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.
World Economy[edit]
- Resources: A; Abundant
- Labor: 8; Hundreds of Millions
- Infrastructure: 6; Limited
- Efficiency: +4; Advanced
Trade Data[edit]
No information yet available.
World Culture[edit]
Telepathic linkage between individuals and an emphasis on the fusion of biological and mechanical technology makes I'Sred*Nihil's society a cohesive whole in which population and infrastructure seem to merge.
I'Sred*Nihil is a center for the production of Flame Silk. [2]
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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- Paranoia Press, The Beyond
- Paranoia Press, The Beyond, 1991 online updates by Chuck Kallenbach
- TravellerMap T5SS Data
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com
- ↑ Donald P. Rapp. Beyond (Paranoia Press, 1981), 14.