Maruta (world)
| Maruta/Liberty Hall (Beyond 1609) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | C434434-A
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary | M2 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maruta is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
- In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
- As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
- It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Liberty Hall Subsector of Beyond Sector.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
Stellar Data[edit]
Maruta has a solitary primary star. Maruta 
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
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
This world is situated on a jump-2 trade route between Tartakover and the Principality of Bruhkarr.
World Starport[edit]
Maruta 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 Population (P)[edit]
Maruta has a population of 40,000 sophonts (tens of thousands).
- This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.
World Technology Level (T)[edit]
Maruta 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 Government (G)[edit]
Maruta is governed by Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. A single family or small group provides the leadership and important positions in the government. These positions are inherited by member of the group or their family members. The organization may be a monarchy, with titles passed to family members, or a plutocracy where inheritance of the family fortune includes government position. Alternatively, the organization may be a more typical government apparatus, only with positions of power inherited.
World Law (L)[edit]
Maruta has a moderate law level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. Light assault weapons, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
- Paranoia Press, The Beyond
- Paranoia Press, The Beyond, 1991 online updates by Chuck Kallenbach
- TravellerMap T5SS Data
- Mongoose 2nd: The Spinward Extents
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com