Oikhakh (world)

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Oikhakh/Satakheya (Harea 2808)
Classic Era (1116)
E78A000-0
StarportE Frontier - no facilities
Size7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g)
Atmosphere8 Dense
HydrographicsA Water World 100%
Population0 Barren (0)
Government0 No Government structure
Law0 No Law
Tech Level0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary F5 V
Planetoid Belts 2
Gas Giants 1

Oikhakh is a barren water world with no overt population, government, or law level.

  • Its surface is 90% or more covered in an ocean of water.
  • Any inhabitants of this world would need to live on the roughly 10% of exposed land mass, in underwater colonies, on city ships, or similar arrangements.
  • This world could be populated if anyone had an inclination to do so...
  • It is an unclaimed Non-Aligned world located in the Satakheya Subsector of Harea Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Stellar Data[edit]

Oikhakh has a solitary primary star.

  • It is a white main sequence.
Oikhakh has a solitary primary star.
Primary
Solitary F Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
F5 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 1.33 6350 - 6550 2.71319
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0137 0.1366 1.49 - 2.6 1.37 13.7
Orbit #  * 0 4 4 7
Remarks

System Data[edit]

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

Mainworld Data[edit]

Oikhakh orbits within its star's habitable zone.

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Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Oikhakh is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Oikhakh has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. A Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]

Oikhakh has 95-100% of its surface covered by liquid water with only a few islands and archipelagos. Wilderness refueling is possible. Such worlds are Water Worlds or Ocean Worlds.

  • Huge storms, often thousands of kilometers across, surge across the world-ocean.

Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

  • Locally, detailed maps may be available.

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(Blank map, predominantly watery world.)

Native Lifeforms[edit]

Abundant principally aquatic native life occupying every available ecological niche. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

  • Oikhakh is home to gigantic flying gas-filled organisms.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

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World Starport[edit]

Oikhakh 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 Technology Level[edit]

Oikhakh possesses a Technology Level of TL–0.

  • These worlds often contain a Proto-Sophont species beginning to establish a nascent civilization and society.
  • This world is in its Alpha Period and has not yet been interfered with by a higher technology civilization.
  • Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Bodily communicative apparati, courier-runners, and smoke signals.
  • Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Bodily muscle.
  • Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
    • Land: Bodily locomotion, riding beasts, and litters or sedan chairs.
    • Water: Swimming, rafts, and canoes.
    • Air: Typically not available unless a bodily ability.

World Government[edit]

Oikhakh has no central government or substantial government apparatus; an Anarchy. The largest governmental structure would be a family, tribe, or single clan. The largest group will be between 50 and 100 individuals, and there may be dozens to hundreds of them. This governmental structure can be stable over long periods of time if the population remains small or geographically separated.

World Military[edit]

No information yet available.

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: 4 (Scarce)
  • Labor: 0 (Uninhabited)
  • Infrastructure: 0 (None)
  • Efficiency: 0 (Uninhabited)

Trade Data[edit]

Importance: -3 (Insignificant)

World Demographics[edit]

Population: 0 (Uninhabited)

World Culture[edit]

  • Homogeneity: 0 (Uninhabited)
  • Acceptance: 0 (Uninhabited)
  • Strangeness: 0 (Uninhabited)
  • Symbols: 0 (Uninhabited)

Historical Data[edit]

No information yet available.

World Timeline[edit]

No information yet available.

UWP Listing[edit]

No information yet available.

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