Miskatonic (world)

Miskatonic/Harlequin (Solomani Rim 2603)
Classic Era (1116)	A587863-9 Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 7 Wet World 70% Population 8 Moderate (200 million) Government 6 Captive Government/Colony Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level 9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M2 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	5

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

• The world's agricultural industry is growing and some economists forecast an explosion in this world's agribusiness in the near future as new agro-technology and a more capable labor force are imported.
• This is a rich world with a prosperous and thriving world economy.
• This world has high-grade living conditions with a good climate and a non-harmful environment. As such, this world is much sought after with large queues for immigration here.
• It is a balmy tropical world, with a climate of high temperatures.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Harlequin Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector in the Domain of Sol.
• It is a colony of Alpher (Solomani Rim 2703).

Description / Astrography & Planetology

Miskatonic is a rich world located in Harlequin Subsector of the Solomani Rim.

Miskatonic has a solitary primary star.

Miskatonic
	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

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

2603 Miskatonic (Imperial)

Starport: Class V.

Diameter: 4,400 miles (7,000 km). Gravity: 0.72g.
Atmosphere: Dense oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 73%.
Climate: Tropical.
Population: 210 million.
Government: Captive (Alpher).
Control Level: 2.
Tech Level: 9.
World Trade Number: 5.

System Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Data

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Mainworld Geography & Topography

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Mainworld Map

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Native Lifeforms

Strange lifeforms dwell in the moist jungles of the world. No exobiologist has yet been able to properly catalogue and study them despite a number of attempts to do so.

History & Background (Dossier)

As a Colony World, it has kept cordial relations with the homeworld. Miskatonic today enjoys considerable local autonomy, but officially remains a protectorate of Alpher (world).

Imperial Landed Nobility

Miskatonic, 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 estate and fiefdoms of three members of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversee 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 estate of an Imperial baronet.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial baron.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial viscount.

World Starport

Miskatonic 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 Technology Level

Miskatonic possesses a Technology Level of TL–9.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fusion power.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ultra high-speed trains and early grav vehicles.
  • Water: High efficiency sailcraft, multihulled seacraft, improved artificial gills.
  • Air: Tiltrotorcraft, exotic VTOL's, PARWIG, and rocket-assisted suborbitals.
  • Space: SSTO spacecraft, early military spacecraft (System Craft), and interstellar STL starships
  • FTL: Prototype Jump Drive-1.

World Government

Miskatonic has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. This is a colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.

• The system is a member of the Imperium.

World Law Level

No information yet available.

World Military

The Miskatonic Space Navy uses some locally produced ship designs.

World Economy

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Trade Data

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World Demographics

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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

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Classic Traveller Solomani (Alien Module)
• GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire
• JTAS Online: Adventures on Miskatonic
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science