Kingston (RD 1428) (world)

Kingston/Ea (Reaver's Deep 1428)
Classic Era (1116)	B764994-C Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 9 High (2 billion) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law 4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M0 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	3

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Kingston (RD 1428) is a high-population, pre-rich world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• It lacks adequate resources to expand its economy to a rich status.
• Its economy and population are rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to quickly rise barring outside forces.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or above the standard for Charted Space.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Ea Subsector of Reaver's Deep Sector.

• This world has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships.
• This world has a Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces.
• It has a colony at Andiros (Reaver's Deep Ea).

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This system is part of the namesake Kingston Cluster.

Stellar Data

Kingston (RD 1428) has a solitary primary star.

Kingston (RD 1428)
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.57	3770 - 3850	0.13982
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0055	0.031	0.39 - 0.74	0.55	5.5
	Orbit #	*	*	2	1	6
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History & Background (Dossier)

World Starport (Sp)

Kingston 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.

• There is an associated Naval Base, associated with military starships.

World Population (P)

Kingston has a population of 2,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).

• High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.

World Government (G)

Kingston is governed by an Impersonal Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government takes another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy dictates government policy and its execution. Government leadership is reduced to little more than figureheads and does not select the bureaucracy leadership or its members.

World Law Level (L)

Kingston has a moderate law level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. Light assault weapons, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Technology Level (TL)

Kingston 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.

References

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