Marathon (Da 1512) (world)

Marathon/Outback (Daibei 1512)
Classic Era (1116)	EA5A89B-8 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size A Large (16,000 km, 1.14g - 1.48g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 8 Moderate (800 million) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law B Extreme Law (control of movement) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M2 V M9 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	2

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Marathon is an oceanic water world with a population of over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts.

• It is covered with very deep oceans of water with less than 1% of its land above sea level.
• The inhabitants of this world live on the roughly 1% of exposed land mass, in underwater colonies, on city ships, or similar arrangements.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Outback Subsector of Daibei Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This world is part of the Shigakham Intersection.

Stellar Data

Marathon (Da 1512) has two stars in the star system.

Marathon (Da 1512)
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0041	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.41	4.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks
Marathon (Da 1512)
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M9 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.079	2350 - 2380	0.00014
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0009	0.001	0.01 - 0.03	0.09	0.9
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	3
	Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)

Marathon is covered with very deep oceans, of waterous (H₂O), and less than 1% of its land above sea level.

Imperial Landed Nobility

Marathon, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial Landed Knight who acts as an Imperial representative to the world, and the fiefdom of a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversees affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight, the Imperial representative to the world.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial viscount.

World Starport (Sp)

Marathon has a Class E Starport, a frontier quality installation with few expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of a downport.

World Languages

• Core Anglic: One of the principal dialects of one of the two official languages of the Third Imperium. Daibei's Core Anglic is also influenced by Rim Anglic.
• Vilani: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), TBD.
• Gary L. Thomas. "Daibei Sector: Library and Map." The Travellers' Digest 15 (1989): 22-25.
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), TBD. (dotmap provided)
• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), TBD. (dotmap provided)
• Dave Nilsen. Survival Margin (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), TBD.
• Jon F. Zeigler. Rim of Fire (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), TBD.
• David L. Pulver. Solomani (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), TBD.
• EXTERNAL LINK: Goerge.com
• Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips