Apparos (world)

Apparos/Spinward Drift (Beyond 0739)
Classic Era (1116)	B976753-9 Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 6 Wet World 60% Population 7 Moderate (80 million) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level 9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K0 IV
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	1

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Apparos is an agricultural world with the potential to become an industrial power.

• As an agricultural world, this world is a near-ideal environment for producing quality foodstuffs of plant, animal, and other forms. Quality foodstuffs are a major export commodity for this world.
• As a preindustrial world, this planet cannot yet manufacture enough high-technology resources to support a modern, star-faring society. Having to import many manufactured and high tech goods drives the price up for these items at this world.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Spinward Drift Subsector of Beyond Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Apparos has a solitary primary star.

Apparos
	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

Mainworld Atmosphere

Apparos has an atmospheric taint from a slight tinge of ammonia, a remnant of vanished polar caps. The gas lingers in the air, adding an unpleasant odour but presenting no real hazard. It helps with soil fertility.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information currently available.

World Starport

Apparos has a Class B Starport, a good 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 most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Population (P)

Apparos has a population of 80,000,000 sophonts (tens of millions).

World Demographics

• Human
  • The population has low genetic diversity. White and red hair, with pale skin, is found in most of the people here.

World Technology Level (T)

Apparos 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 (G)

Apparos is governed by a Feudal Technocracy. Society divides itself based on the technical requirements of the society. Each of these functions are granted as a fief to an individual or group. Leadership of these fiefs determines the head of the government.

World Military

The defence forces of Apparos consist simply of a police force and missile defences, discouraging the occasional corsair or Zydarian Codominium Star Legion ship.

World Law (L)

Apparos has a low law level. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate. Machine guns, other automatic weapons, portable energy weapons, and other military weapons, body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Paranoia Press, The Beyond
• Paranoia Press, The Beyond, 1991 online updates by Chuck Kallenbach
• TravellerMap T5SS Data
• Mongoose 2nd: The Spinward Extents