Mandala (world)

Mandala/Lumda (Mendan 0930)
Classic Era (1116)	C7548DE-2 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 8 Moderate (100 million) Government D Religious Dictatorship Law E Extreme Law (police state) Tech Level 2 Pre-Industrial (printing)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K2 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	3

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Mandala is a pre-agricultural world with a moderate population of over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts.

• Its economy and population are growing and living conditions are expected to slowly improve barring outside forces.
• This is a "low technology" world with technology competencies well below standard for Charted Space.
• 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 Sarkan Constellation in the Lumda Subsector of Mendan Sector.
• It is part of the Vargr Extents.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

No information yet available.

Mandala has a solitary primary star.

Mandala
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.82	4830 - 5100	0.49928
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0073	0.0586	0.7 - 1.26	0.73	7.3
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
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System Data

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Mainworld Data

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Mainworld Geography & Topography

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Mainworld Map

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Native Lifeforms

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History & Background / Dossier

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World Starport

Mandala has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which features 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.

World Technology Level

Mandala possesses a Technology Level of TL–2.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Runners or beast relay, the printing press, long distance signaling such as the heliograph and semaphore.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Water wheels and wind power.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Riding beasts and creature-drawn wheeled vehicles.
  • Water: Sailing vessels.
  • Air: Typically not available unless a bodily ability or ride-able flying beasts available.

World Government

Mandala is governed by a Religious Dictatorship. The leadership of the government is another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy). There is a powerful independent organization, the state religion, which has influence or direct control of the government. Like the bureaucratic governments this may simply be a strong influence with a secular government, be direct influence by virtue of controlling who may be in the leadership, or be a direct theocracy where the church leadership and bureaucracy is the government.

World Law Level

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World Military

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World Economy

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Trade Data

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World Demographics

Of its 100,000,000 inhabitants, around half are Human, half Vargr.

World Culture

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Urbanization

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Historical Data

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World Timeline

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UWP Listing

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References & Contributors / Sources

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• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Vargr (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), IBC. (named but no further data)
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), 11,47. (dot map provided)
• Periodical: MegaTraveller Challenge 49 (full data provided)
• Author & Contributor: Angus McDonald AKA Falkayn