Kitszhdech (world)

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Kitszhdech/Gembolia (Astron 3202)
Classic Era (1116)
X361000-0
StarportX No Starport
Size3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g)
Atmosphere6 Standard
Hydrographics1 Dry World 10%
Population0 Barren (0)
Government0 No Government structure
Law0 No Law
Tech Level0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K1 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 4

Kitszhdech is a barren world with no overt population, government, or law level.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Stellar Data[edit]

Kitszhdech has a solitary primary star.

  • It is an orange main sequence.
Kitszhdech has a solitary primary star.
Kitszhdech
Solitary K Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
K1 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.86 5100 - 5170 0.58985
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0074 0.0637 0.76 - 1.36 0.74 7.4
Orbit #  *  * 3 2 6
Remarks None

System Data[edit]

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

Mainworld Data[edit]

Kitszhdech is a satellite of a gas giant.

Gas Giant Moons 10e.jpg

The mainworld and its gas giant primary orbit within the star's Habitable Zone.

  • They lie within the zone's warmer inner H+ region
  • They receive higher levels of stellar energy.
  • The gas giant is "puffy", hot and swollen due to the energy it receives from the star.

Chart Orbit HZ+ Region Detailed Satellite.png

Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Kitszhdech is a Small World between 4,000km and 5,600km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.24G and 0.34G. The horizon will appear about 3km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Kitszhdech 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]

Kitszhdech has 05-15% of its surface covered by liquid water or ice. Wilderness refueling will be difficult. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are Hell Worlds or Poor Worlds depending on their atmosphere.

  • Most of the surface is an arid, hostile environment.

Arrid World Type 03.jpg

Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

  • Locally, detailed maps may be available.
  • Verified updated charts are constantly sought.
  • Detailed survey data commands premium prices.

Blank World Map Arid.png
(Placeholder chart, predominantly dry world.)

Native Lifeforms[edit]

Primitive, specialized native life filling a few specific ecological niches. Its metabolic functions help regulate the process of atmospheric renewal.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Comp-Prog-Dav-R-Deitrick-Starter-Trav-Page-16 16-July-2018a.jpg

The system is a remote wilderness. Many of the planets and moons within it may never have had an intelligent being visit them.

  • Information about the system is limited.
  • The resources of the system are untapped.

Note that social data, though only 40 years old, may be out of date: previously undocumented groups may now inhabit the system and maintain their own culture, forms of government, and systems of law.

  • Verified updated data is constantly sought.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Kitszhdech does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.

World Technology Level (T)[edit]

Kitszhdech possesses a Tech Level of TL–0.

  • The world has no technological base.

World Government (G)[edit]

Kitszhdech has no government or ruling authority of any kind.

World Military[edit]

None.

World Law (L)[edit]

Kitszhdech has no law level. No laws of any kind are enforced.

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: 7 (few)
  • Labor: 0 (unpopulated)
  • Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
  • Efficiency: -5 (extremely poor)

Trade Data[edit]

  • Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Demographics (P)[edit]

Kitszhdech is unpopulated.

Urbanization[edit]

None.

World Culture[edit]

  • Homogeneity: 0 (none)
  • Acceptance: 0 (none)
  • Strangeness: 0 (none)
  • Symbols: 0 (none)

World Timeline[edit]

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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