Phaeturn (world)

Phaeturn/Hedreunides (Matzen 1407)
Classic Era (1116)	B38A549-D Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 5 Moderate (400 thousand) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level D Average Stellar (holo data)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F5 VI M2 VI
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	3

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Phaeturn is a nonindustrial, pre-rich water world, which has 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water.

• 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 still lacks adequate population to expand its economy to a rich status.
• Its economy is growing and living conditions are expected to rise in the near future barring outside forces.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Hedreunides Subsector of Matzen Sector.

• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or over technology standards for Charted Space.
• This world has an exploration base, which is similar to an Imperial Scout Base, capable of handling explorer personnel and exploratory starships.
• World Name Pronounced As 'Fay-turn'
• Phaeturn also is responsible for the agricultural world of Later.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

No information yet available.

Binary Solar System

Phaeturn Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Phaeturn F5 VI	Primary	Main Sequence		0.8	6100 - 6800	0.977
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.01061	0.08198	0.79 - 1.28	1.061	10.61
	Orbit #	*	*	3	3	7
	Remarks
	None
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Phaeturn M2 VI	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.134	2400 - 3300	0.007
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00182	0.00714	0.07 - 0.11	0.182	1.82
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	4
	Remarks
	None

System Data

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

• The mainworld.
• x10 secondary rocky worlds.
• x3 gas giants.
• x1 planetoid belt.

System Chart

Diagrams of the Phaeturn primary and companion systems.

Mainworld Data

• Phaeturn has an orbital period of 408.36 standard days.
• The planet has a rotational period of 32.8 standard hours.
• Phaeturn has an axial tilt of 3 degrees.
• The average surface temperature is -9.41c

Mainworld Size (S)

Phaeturn is a Small World between 4,000km and 5,600km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.24G and 0.34G. The horizon will appear about 3km away.

• The planet has a diameter of 2754 miles / 4406 kilometres.
• Phaeturn has a molten core with a density of 0.86.
• The surface gravity of the planet is 0.36 standard as a result it is classified as a low gravity world.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Phaeturn 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.

• The atmosphere of Phaeturn is summarised as 'Standard Oxygen-Nitrogen Mix with a gas taint.'

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Phaeturn 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.

• The surface of the planet has been calculated at 99% coverage. The only landmass is a single large artificial archipelago constructed to house the starport and some elements of the startown that supports it.
• The vast majority of the ocean surface is covered in ice sheet that is extremely thick at the poles but fractured and drifting around the equator.
• Although the planet is covered in ice or liquid water the oceans themselves are not statistically that deep. At their deepest point so far identified the ocean is no more than 300m.

Satellites:

• Phaeturn has an extremely unusual satellite located in a remote orbit to the planet itself.
• The satellite is named as Trilco and has been classified as a dangerous storm world in its own right. What makes it extremely unusual is that the satellite is significantly larger than its parent planet.
• The satellite UWP is: Y-CC5000-0

Mainworld Geography and Topography

• The planet has 12 volcanoes, all underwater. These volcanoes are all still "live" and capable of erupting at any time. The planet does maintain an eruption early warning system to ensure its citizens get as much advanced notice as possible. At present only of the volcanoes is currently "erupting" and is located under the south pole.
• The number of volcanoes is linked to the seismic activity on the planet. On a daily basis earthquakes do occur, however, these are rarely more than small localised tremors.
• The majority of the planet is covered in ice which in many places is 100's of metres thick. Around the equatorial region the ice is more fractured and considerably thinner and often only 5-10 metres thick. This ice has fractured and is free floating on the liquid water beneath.

Native Lifeforms

• Phaeturn does have significant native life all of which is marine in nature.
• Life forms range from single cell organism's right up to the huge sea creatures most akin to whales found on Earth.
• There are no native life forms on Phaeturn classified as sentient.

History & Background (Dossier)

World Starport (St)

Phaeturn 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.

• The starport is located on the artifical archipelago located on the planets equatorial region.
• All landing pads and ship hangers are on the surface of the planet and often on platforms located high above the water.
• The vast majority of the support infrastructure is located under the water and is located in prefab buildings sunk beneath the waves or in the extensive network of locations built into the bed rock under the artifical archipelago.

Facilities

Port facilities within the system include:

• Standard support infrastructure that would be expected at an Type B starport.
• Key interfaces into starships are located on the surface eg fuel stations, maintenance etc.
• Non-direct interface facilities and infrastructure is located under the ocean surface eg hotels, crew quarters etc

World Technology Level (T)

Phaeturn possesses a Technology Level of TL–13 or TL-D in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovideo recorders.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, prototype collectors, advanced fusion plants.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
  • Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-4.

Technology Related UWP

• Energy:C - Fusion Plants, Advanced Fuel Cells
• Computers/Robotics:D - Holocrystal Storage, Brain Implants
• Communications:D - Early Meson Communications
• Medical:D - Genetic Engineering, Memory Erasure
• Environment:E - Mobile Cities
• Land Transport:B - Exceeded Land Vehicles Optimisation
• Water Transport:D - Exceeded Water Vehicles Optimisation
• Air Transport:D - Exceeded Air Vehicles Optimisation
• Space Transport:D - Jump 4
• Personal Military:C - PGMP-13, Battle Dress
• Heavy Military:B - Meson Guns

World Government (G)

Phaeturn is governed by a Representative Democracy where government leadership is representatives elected by eligible voters. What determines an eligible voter varies. The representatives determine policy, including selecting members of the bureaucracy. There can be referendum, votes by eligible voters on specific subjects.

World Military

• Phaeturn maintains a small defence force used primarily for the protection of its Starport. The defence force utilises ground personal with military grav vehicles and 2 squadrons of space capable fighter craft to protect the orbital space around the planet.
• Other "military" capability is provided by the corporate organisations who act as security for their facilities on the planets surface.

World Law (L)

Phaeturn 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). Local Law Level UWP

• The law is applied in a consistent manner across the planet. The process is applied regardless of the individual with safe guards and robust judicial process. the law is applied and policed to a high standard although not authoritarian in nature.

• Overall:9
• Weapons:3
• Trade:9
• Criminal Law:C
• Civil Law:9
• Personal Freedom:A

World Economy

• Resources: B (abundant)
• Labor: 4 (tens of thousands)
• Infrastructure: 2 (extremely limited)
• Efficiency: -1 (average)

Trade Data

• Importance: -1 (ordinary)
• Natural Resources: Ores, Compounds
• Process Resources: Agroproducts
• Manufactured Goods: Durables, Consumables

World Demographics (P)

Phaeturn has a population of c400,000

Urbanization

• The planet only has one substantial urban area and that is the Startown, simply referred to as Phaeturn Down.
• The city extends across the artifical archipelago but is far more wide spread under waves and spreads across the ocean bed and deep into the bed rock.
• There are many ore extraction facilities located under the ocean that are connected via numerous submarine vessels.
• There are several huge tracked submarine vessels carrying people across the ocean bed. These vessels are usually owned by ore extraction companies and serve as both mobile factories and also homes for their occupants. The vessels are enourmous and its not unusual for them to be 150m - 200m or more along the side in lenth and between 8 and 10 stories in height.

World Culture

• Heterogeneity: 8 (discordant)
• Acceptance: 6 (aloof)
• Strangeness: 9 (extremely confusing)
• Symbols: G (extremely abstract)

World Timeline

Timeline Of Phaeturn

Year (Imperial)	Year (Matzen)	Activity
574	5095	Human colonists arrive on Phaeturn. Initial exploration identified high ore content on the planet that could be used to develop other products in the production of spaceships and starships. Utilising the only natural landmass they establish the first colonial base of operations.
635	5156	Initial starport build completed and Phaeturn Down was established. Production switched to developed the artificial archipelago that would form the main urbanisation on the planets surface.
875	5396	Mobile factory facilities start to mine ore across the ocean floor.
1096	5618	Ocean floor ore mining facility uncovers signs of potential long since dead alien civilisation. Phaeturn planetary government takes ownership of the site and effectively interdicts the area. Government conspiracies start to surface over what it is they have uncovered.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

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