Ixion (world)

Ixion/Urlaqqash (Reaver's Deep 3025)
Classic Era (1116)	C6A1234-9 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere A Exotic Hydrographics 1 Dry World 10% Population 2 Low (700) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons) Tech Level 9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M2 V M2 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Ixion is a low population, fluidic hellworld of less than 10,000 sophonts struggling to survive in an inhospitable environment.

• A fluid world has an oceanic geography consisting of heavily contaminated water or a substance such as ammonia, methane, hydrocarbons, or other exotic liquid.
• Hellworlds often offer daily, and sometimes hourly, life-threatening situations to their inhabitants.
• This dangerous world is designated an Amber Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that make it dangerous to visitors.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Urlaqqash Subsector of Reaver's Deep Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.
• This is the homeworld of the "Creature", an unnamed sophontic species.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

Stellar Data

Ixion has two stars in the star system.

Ixion
	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
Ixion
	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

System Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Atmosphere

Ixion's exotic atmosphere is heavily inundated with C02, as are its small, slushy, polar seas. An unusually long day-night cycle of 32 hours produces considerable temperature variations, enough to cause puddles of C02 to freeze overnight, to then sublime into clouds of "dry ice" vapor in the morning.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

There is a robust native ecosphere that has not been extensively studied. Large, complex animal forms are found here, at least one of which is highly intelligent, bordering on sapience.

Native Sophont: Creature of Ixion

This elusive hermaphroditic species is in fact semi-intelligent, akin to a typical Chirper in intellect. It reproduces parthenogenetically by injecting fertilised eggs into the bodies of suitable prey.

History & Background / Dossier

Various research teams have been surveying Ixion, which holds considerable potential for terraforming.

Imperial High / Landed Nobility

Ixion, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

World Starport

Ixion 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.

Adakai Port, the Downport, is Ixion's main urban attraction, with a population of almost 120. Adakai is a run-down collection of modular buildings.

World Technology Level

Ixion possesses a Technology Level of TL–9.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fusion power.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ultra high-speed trains and early grav vehicles.
  • Water: High efficiency sailcraft, multihulled seacraft, improved artificial gills.
  • Air: Tiltrotorcraft, exotic VTOL's, PARWIG, and rocket-assisted suborbitals.
  • Space: SSTO spacecraft, early military spacecraft (System Craft), and interstellar STL starships
  • FTL: Prototype Jump Drive-1.

World Government

Ixion is governed by Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. A single family or small group provides the leadership and important positions within the government. These positions are inherited by members of the group or by their relatives. The organization may be a monarchy, with titles passed to family members, or a plutocracy where inheritance of the family fortune includes government position. Alternatively, the organization may be a more typical government apparatus, only with positions of power inherited.

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

The native "Creatures" are solitary by nature and do not seem to have the concept of language. They relate to other species simply as potential prey and hosts for their larvae.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

References

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• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), 11. (dot map)
• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), 11, 50. (dot map)
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• Loren Wiseman. Challenge 54 (Game Designers' Workshop, 1991), 16.