Malatak (world)
| Malatak/Oscuro (Mavuzog 1940) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | B2337A8-A
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | M1 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malatak is a poor, non-agricultural world.
- It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
- Life is trying on a world like this and inhabitants are constantly working towards developing a reliable source of food production.
- It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Oscuro Subsector of Mavuzog Sector.
- It is a mainworld which is a satellite of either a gas giant or another world.
- This is a frozen world, with a climate of extremely low temperatures.
- This world-system has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships, which may be located on or off-world.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
Stellar Data[edit]
Malatak has a solitary primary star.
- It is a red main sequence.
Malatak has a solitary primary star. Malatak 
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity M1 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.5 3620 - 3660 0.08839 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0047 0.0247 0.31 - 0.59 0.47 4.7 Orbit # * * 1 1 6 Remarks Periodic bouts of strong flare activity.
System Data[edit]
The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:
- The mainworld.
- x2 secondary rocky worlds.
- x2 planetoid belts.
- x3 gas giants.
Mainworld Data[edit]
Malatak is a satellite of a gas giant.
The mainworld and its gas giant primary orbit within the outer system.
- They receive very low levels of stellar energy.
Mainworld Size (S)[edit]
Malatak is a Small World between 2,400km and 4,000km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.1G and 0.17G. The horizon will appear about 2.5km away.
Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]
Malatak has a pressure of 0.10 to 0.42 atmospheres. The very thin pressures require a respirator or Oxygen Mask. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.
Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]
Malatak has 25-35% of its surface covered by liquid water. It has a few small seas. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants will be recycled.
- The world experiences very low temperatures.
- The surface is a frigid, hostile environment.
- The seas are covered in thick ice sheets and jagged pack ice.
Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]
No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.
- Locally, detailed maps may be available.
(Placeholder chart, predominantly dry world.)
Native Lifeforms[edit]
Primitive native life occupying a number of ecological niches. Its metabolic functions help drive the process of atmospheric renewal.
- Native lifeforms are cryophilic - they thrive in low temperatures.
- They will rapidly die in temperatures humans find comfortable.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Note that social data, though only 40 years old, may be out of date.
- Verified updated data is constantly sought.
World Starport (Sp)[edit]
Malatak 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)[edit]
Malatak has a population of 70,000,000 sophonts (tens of millions).
World Demographics[edit]
- Humaniti, population 95%
- Other, population 5%
World Languages[edit]
World Government (G)[edit]
Malatak is governed by a Charismatic Dictatorship. Charismatic governments justify their ability to rule by simply asserting their right to rule. Charismatic dictatorships are typically young governments, coming as a recent change, and rely on the leader(s) to supply head of government.
World Law Level (L)[edit]
This world has a high law level with laws covering many areas of interactions of people, corporations, and the government. A few worlds with this law level may be Amber Zones. Any interaction with the judicial system requires an Advocate trained in the local legal system. Law enforcement is present almost everywhere, either as people or via technology. Legal proceedings can take weeks to months to resolve and involve a dozen or more people. All blade weapons and firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.
World Technology Level (TL)[edit]
Malatak possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A 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: Grav belts and maturing gravcraft.
- Air: Greatly improved hybrid grav-aircraft.
- Space: Improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
- FTL: Jump Drive-1.
World Military[edit]
No information yet available.
World Economy (Ex)[edit]
- Resources C (Very abundant)
- Labor 6 (Millions)
- Infrastructure 5 (Limited)
- Efficiency +0 (Average)
Trade Data[edit]
Importance: 2 (Important)
The world hosts a commercial operations base for the Talokan Trade Authority.
- The site includes a private spaceport.
- The facility is guarded by corporate security.
Urbanization[edit]
No information yet available.
World Infrastructure[edit]
This world possesses TBD infrastructure.
World Culture (Cx)[edit]
- Homogeneity 6 (Harmonious)
- Acceptance 9 (Friendly)
- Strangeness 4 (Somewhat distinct)
- Symbols 9 (Somewhat abstract)
The government of this world is extremely hostile towards Aslan.
Historical Data[edit]
No information yet available.
World timeline[edit]
No information yet available.
UWP Listing[edit]
No information yet available.
References & Contributors / Sources[edit]
- Classic Traveller Group One Theta Borealis Sector
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com