Mapepire Balsayn (world)

Mapepire Balsayn/Mapepire (Beyond 0602)
Classic Era (1116)	A000689-C Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 0 Asteroid/Planetoid Belt Atmosphere 0 Vacuum Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 6 Moderate (? million) Government 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M4 V M4 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	3

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Mapepire Balsayn is a ring of many small worldlets (planetoids AKA an "asteroid belt"), not capable of retaining an atmosphere or water, and are both non-agricultural and nonindustrial in nature.

• These worldlets warrant hazardous environment precautions.
• Life in a vacuum requires great discipline. After all, it only takes one forgotten seal on a vacuum suit to spell death. Those who survive tend to be very methodically-minded and attentive to small detail.
• They require 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.
• The worldlets are, for the most part, unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
• These worldlets have very few prospect for economic expansion.
• This world is also the overall capital of an interstellar government with the massive extra trade and prestige associated with that role.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or over technology standards for Charted Space.
• It is a member of the Mapepire Cluster in the Mapepire Subsector of Beyond Sector.

• Mapepire Balsayn is the capital of the Mapepire Cluster.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

The "mainworld" in fact consists of habitats carved from the rings of Arima, a gas giant orbiting just inside the jump shadow of one of the stars. Seven huge habitats account for 60% of the 700 million inhabitants. The largest habitat is Scarboro, a hollow moonlet spun to produce artificial gravity. Following Scarboro in orbit is Port Balsayn, the starport and main shipyard.

Planets include:

• Arima: A small gas giant
• Dash: A small planet in the outsystem for which the system was once named.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Mapepire Cluster maintains friendly relations with the Third Imperium. This world, like all Cluster worlds, maintains a Traveller's Aid Society hostel, and has a branch of the Imperial Express Bank present.

World Starport

Mapepire Balsayn has a Class A Starport, an excellent 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 other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Timeline

• 638: Pirate captain Mapepire Balsayn and his crew arrive. Balsayn builds his first base into an icy moonlet within the rings of Arima.

• 645: A fleet of seven ships operates out of the base; Scarboro Habitat begins construction.

• 660: Scarboro acquires a shipyard and growing startown district.

• 672: Mapepire Balsayn declares himself Duke Mapepire, naming the system, ring and government after himself.

• 703: Mapepire abdicates in favour of his daughter Antionette Balsayn in 703.

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