Machelison (world)

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Machelison/Rlalrrou (Harea 2611)
Classic Era (1116)
BAC756A-8
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
SizeA Large (16,000 km, 1.14g - 1.48g)
AtmosphereC Exotic (insidious)
Hydrographics7 Wet World 70%
Population5 Moderate (600 thousand)
Government6 Captive Government/Colony
LawA Extreme Law (no weapons)
Tech Level8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary F5 V
Planetoid Belts 3
Gas Giants 5

Machelison is a nonindustrial fluid world.

  • A fluid world has an oceanic geography of a liquid other than water such as ammonia, methane, hydrocarbons, or other exotic liquids.
  • It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. Having to import most manufactured and high tech goods drives the price up for these items at this world.
  • This dangerous world is designated an Amber Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions make it dangerous to visitors.
  • This world toils under the control of a military government with conditions reflecting that situation including curtailed civil rights and limited freedoms.
  • It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Rlalrrou Subsector of Harea Sector.
  • This world-system hosts a Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces, which may be located on or off-world.

Astrography and Planetology[edit]

This system lies within the Great Rift.


Monostellar System[edit]

Machelison Monostellar System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Machelison

F5 V

Primary Main Sequence 1.33 6350 - 6550 2.71319
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0069 0.1366 1.49 - 2.6 0.69 6.9
Orbit #  * 0 4 2 6

System data[edit]

Mainworld data[edit]

No information yet available.

Mainworld geography and topography[edit]

No information yet available.

Native lifeforms[edit]

No native life.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.

World starport[edit]

Machelison 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 technology level[edit]

Machelison 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 government[edit]

Machelison has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. A colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.

World military[edit]

No information yet available.

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources A (Abundant)
  • Labor 4 (Tens of thousands)
  • Infrastructure 2 (Extremely limited)
  • Efficiency -1 (Below average)

Trade Data[edit]

Importance -1 (Unimportant)

World Demographics[edit]

Population 600,000

World Culture[edit]

  • Homogeneity 4 (Harmonious)
  • Acceptance 4 (Extremely aloof)
  • Strangeness 4 (Somewhat distinct)
  • Symbols 8 (Somewhat abstract)

Historical data[edit]

No information yet available.

World timeline[edit]

No information yet available.

UWP listing[edit]

No information yet available.

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