Numeron (world)

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Numeron/Moibin (Reft 2939)
Classic Era (1116)
B432769-9
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g)
Atmosphere3 Vacuum (very thin)
Hydrographics2 Dry World 20%
Population7 Moderate (30 million)
Government6 Captive Government/Colony
Law9 High Law (no weapons out of home)
Tech Level9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M3 V
Planetoid Belts 1
Gas Giants 3

Numeron is a poor, non-agricultural world.

  • It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
  • Life is trying on a world like this and inhabitants are constantly working towards developing a reliable source of food production.
  • It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Moibin Subsector of Reft Sector in the Domain of Vland.
  • This world was colonized by and is controlled from Vlad (Reft 2838).

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Stellar Data[edit]

Numeron has a solitary primary star.
Numeron
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M3 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.37 3270 - 3430 0.03081
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0034 0.0146 0.18 - 0.35 0.34 3.4
Orbit #  *  * 0 1 5
Remarks

Mainworld Data[edit]

Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Numeron is a Meso World between 5,600km and 7,200km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.32G and 0.46G. The horizon will appear about 3.6km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Numeron has a pressure of 0.10 to 0.42 atmospheres. The very thin pressures require a respirator or Oxygen Mask. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]

Numeron has 15-25% of its surface covered by liquid water or ice. There may be a few small seas. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are Hell Worlds or Poor Worlds depending on their atmosphere.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility[edit]

Numeron, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

World Starport (Sp)[edit]

Numeron has a Class B Starport, a good 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 most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Population (P)[edit]

Numeron has a population of 30,000,000 sophonts (tens of millions).

World Government (G)[edit]

Numeron 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.

This world is governed from Vlad.

World Law (L)[edit]

Numeron has a high law level with laws covering many areas of interactions of people, corporations, and the government. A few worlds with this law level may be Amber Zones. Any interaction with the judicial system requires an Advocate trained in the local legal system. Law enforcement is present almost everywhere, either as people or via technology. Legal proceedings can take weeks to months to resolve and involve a dozen or more people. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (outside private residences or visiting starships).

World Technology Level (T)[edit]

Numeron 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.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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