Maakan (world)

Maakan/Hermes (Daibei 1131)
Classic Era (1116)	C57288D-8 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 2 Dry World 20% Population 8 Moderate (800 million) Government 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy Law D Extreme Law (paramilitary law) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M3 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	0

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Maakan is a moderate population pre-industrial hellworld, with over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts struggling to survive in an inhospitable environment.

• Hellworlds often offer daily, and sometimes even hourly, life-threatening situations to their inhabitants. Survivors often form intense survival skills and tend to be grim realists.
• This world would like to become a major industrial powerhouse in the subsector, but lacks the population and resources to build an adequate workforce and industrial business sector.
• This is a "Puzzle" world designated as an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Hermes Subsector of Daibei Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

The world is part of the Daibei Rimward Corridor.

Monostellar System

Maakan Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Maakan M3 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.37	3270 - 3430	0.03081
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0017	0.0146	0.18 - 0.35	0.17	1.7
	Orbit #	*	*	0	0	4
	Remarks
	None

System Data

System:

• x0 Gas Giants
• x0 Planetoid Belts
• x12 Other Worlds

System Importance (Ix)

This world has an Importance Extension (Ix): of -1 (Unimportant).

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Size (S)

This world is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

This world has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. While a Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

This world has 15-25% of its surface covered by liquid water or ice. There may be a few small seas. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are Hell Worlds or Poor Worlds depending on their atmosphere.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Imperial Landed Nobility (N)

This world, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estates of three members of the Imperial Nobility, who are charged with overseeing the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial marquis.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial viscount.

World Starport (Sp)

This world has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which includes 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.

• The Starport Authority employee population is approximately 305 sophonts.

World Population (P)

This world has a population of 100,000,000 sophonts (hundreds of millions).

• This world has a population of approximately 100,000,000 sophonts.

World Demographics

• Humaniti, population >= 95%
• Other sophonts <= 5%

World Government (G)

This world is governed by a Civil Service Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government is 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. The bureaucracy may be the full government bureaucracy or a section with limited jurisdiction but considerable influence like the military.

World Law Level (L)

This world has an extreme law level which covers every area of interaction. Laws are complex, detailed, and difficult to understand. Every interaction with the government requires an Advocate. Law enforcement is omnipresent and strict. Legal proceeding can take months to years to resolve and may involve dozens of people. A world with this law level may be an Amber Zone or a Red Zone. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (with no exception for private residences; visiting starships are only protected so long as they stay within designated starports and approach corridors). Civilian movement is rigidly controlled. On worlds with this degree of law, it is difficult to distinguish the police from the military. On others, there is no difference.

World Technology Level (TL)

This world possesses a Technology Level of TL–8.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics, improved telephones, and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Improved geothermal and improved batteries.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Advanced automobiles.
  • Water: Triphibians and early artificial gills.
  • Air: Improved helicopters and hypersonic jets.
  • Space: Space shuttles, early space stations, and improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

World Military

This world has a Battalion Equivalent figure of 200.

• This equates to approximately 100,000 sophonts under arms in an active or reserve capacity.

World Economy (Ex)

The world's economic measurements are: ( A 7 7 +3 )

• Resources: A Abundant
• Labor: 7 Tens of millions
• Infrastructure: 7 Generally available
• Efficiency: 3 Improved
• Economic Extension: 27
• Resource Units 1470

Trade Data

Trade Classifications for this world:

• He-Hellworld
• Ph-Pre-High Population World
• Pi-Pre-Industrial World
• Pz-Puzzle World

Trade Lines with other worlds:

• This world has a red line minor route with the nearby world of Kiiri.
• This world has a yellow line feeder route with the nearby world of Pilos.

World Culture (Cx)

The world's cultural characteristics are: [ C 7 9 C ]

• Homogeneity: C Fragmented
• Acceptance: 7 Aloof
• Strangeness: 9 Extremely confusing
• Symbols: C Very abstract

World Language/s

• Anglic
• Vilani (language)

Urbanization

No information yet available.

World Infrastructure

This world possesses generally available infrastructure.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

UWP: C57288D-8

• Starport: C Routine
• Size 5 8,000km
• Atmosphere: 7 Standard atmosphere; Tainted atmosphere
• Hydrosphere: 2 20%
• Population: 8 Hundreds of millions
• Government Type: 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy
• Law Level: D Paramilitary law enforcement
• Technology Level: 8 Quality Computers

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science