Pedasus (world)

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Pedasus/Star Bridge (Aldebaran 0813)
Classic Era (1116)
B649689-A
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere4 Thin (tainted)
Hydrographics9 Wet World 90%
Population6 Moderate ( million)
Government8 Civil Service Bureaucracy
Law9 High Law (no weapons out of home)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K7 V M6 V
Planetoid Belts 3
Gas Giants 2

Pedasus 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 member of the Solomani Confederation in the Star Bridge Subsector of Aldebaran Sector.


Description / Astrography & Planetology[edit]

No information yet available.

Binary Solar System[edit]

Pedasus Binary Star System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Pedasus

K7 V

Primary Main Sequence 0.64 3990 - 4100 0.20972
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0029 0.038 0.47 - 0.88 0.29 2.9
Orbit #  *  * 2 0 5
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Pedasus

M6 V

Secondary Main Sequence 0.102 2740 - 2810 0.00034
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0006 0.0015 0.02 - 0.04 0.06 0.6
Orbit #  *  *  *  * 2

System Data[edit]

2 Gas Giants — 3 Planetoid Belts — 7 Other Worlds

Mainworld Data[edit]

Pedasus is a small-standard world with a thin atmosphere tainted with a large percentage of ozone, and world ocean that covers 90% of its surface

Mainworld Geography & Topography[edit]

Scatterings of single Large islands and archipelagos.

Mainworld Map[edit]

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms[edit]

Abundant sealife, both native and introduced.

History & Background / Dossier[edit]

No information yet available.

World Starport[edit]

Pedasus 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.

Pedasus Highport is a required initial stop for all in-bound system traffic.

World Technology Level[edit]

Pedasus possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.

World Government[edit]

Pedasus is governed by a Civil Service Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government is another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy leadership influences policy. The government leadership may select the bureaucracy leadership, but not its membership. Usually the governmental leadership is divided, or incapable of setting policy and the bureaucracy provides a stabilizing influence. The bureaucracy may be the full government bureaucracy or a section with limited jurisdiction but considerable influence like the military.

World Law Level[edit]

Pedasus 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 Military[edit]

No information yet available.

World Economy[edit]

Aquaculture and maritime seacollecting.

Trade Data[edit]

Some exports of foodstuffs.

World Demographics[edit]

Humaniti 80%

Dolphin 20%

World Culture[edit]

  • Heterogeneity: Monolithic
  • Acceptance: Aloof
  • Strangeness: Somewhat typical
  • Symbols: Somewhat concrete

Observation: The average person here could care less...about anything, it seems. They are rather boring to my eye. The only cultural displays were some older videos (adapted from VR) from Home or Simonides, a fairly well attended sea-surfing competition, and a fishing competition. The bars here all serve the same drinks, various flavors of vodka with sweeteners.

Urbanization[edit]

The largest contiguous island is Port Pedasus, and it hosts the planetary downport. The planetary capitol begins just outside the outer ring of the downport, and fills the rest of the island with a Tech-A skyscraper city.

Historical Data[edit]

No information yet available.

World Timeline[edit]

No information yet available.

UWP Listing[edit]

B 6 4 9 6 8 9 – A

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