Preemel (world)

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Preemel/Rdrefrn-40 (Fulani 1125)
Classic Era (1116)
X887000-0
StarportX No Starport
Size8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g)
Atmosphere8 Dense
Hydrographics7 Wet World 70%
Population0 Barren (0)
Government0 No Government structure
Law0 No Law
Tech Level0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M5 V BD
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 0

Preemel is a barren garden world with no overt population, government, or law level.

  • It is a garden world with a near-ideal, utopian environment conducive to most sophonts.
  • This world is valuable property, as a garden world, and will likely soon be populated...
  • It is an unclaimed Non-Aligned world located in the Rdrefrn-40 Subsector of Fulani Sector.
  • This world is a "Twilight Zone World", a planet that is tidally-locked to its star. It has a hot side that permanently faces the star, a cold side that permanently faces away, and a narrow twilight zone in-between.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Stellar Data[edit]

Preemel is a binary star system.

  • The primary is a red main sequence.
  • The secondary is a brown dwarf substellar object.
Preemel has two stars in the star system.
Primary
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M5 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.162 2930 - 3060 0.00171
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0018 0.0034 0.04 - 0.09 0.18 1.8
Orbit #  *  *  * 0 4
Remarks
Secondary
Solitary BD Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
BD Brown Dwarf 0.0276 950 - 1250 0
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.00092 0.00038 0 - 0.01 0.092 0.92
Orbit #  *  *  *  * 3
Remarks

System Data[edit]

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

Mainworld Data[edit]

Preemel is a Twilight Zone World.

  • One side of the world permanently faces towards the star and one side permanently faces away.
  • In the narrow region between permanent night and permanent day, the primary star eternally hangs on the horizon.

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The mainworld orbits within the star's Habitable Zone.

  • It lies within the zones prime H region.
  • It receives moderate levels of stellar energy.

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Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Preemel is a Meso World between 12,000km and 13,500km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.8G and 1.1G. The horizon will appear about 5.1km away. Vessels with 1G of thrust should check with local starport authorities before attempting to land using emergency power.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Preemel 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]

Preemel has 65-75% of its surface covered by liquid water. It has significant large liquid bodies. Wilderness refueling is possible.

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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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(Placeholder chart, predominantly watery world.)

Native Lifeforms[edit]

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

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History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

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Preemel is a frontier, a wild and lonely place that rarely sees visitors. Many of the planets and moons within it have ever have had an intelligent being visit them.

  • Information about the system is limited.
  • The resources of the system are largely untapped.

The system is unpopulated.

  • Commercial traffic is extremely rare: the system sees very few visiting ships.
  • Commo only picks up natural background noise and static.
  • There are no active navigation beacons.

Note that social data, though only 40 years old, may be out of date: previously undocumented groups may now inhabit the system and maintain their own culture, forms of government, and systems of law.

  • Verified updated data is constantly sought.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Preemel does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.

World Demographics (P)[edit]

Preemel is unpopulated.

Urbanization[edit]

None.

World Technology Level (T)[edit]

Preemel possesses a Tech Level of TL–0.

  • The world has no technological base.

World Government (G)[edit]

Preemel has no government or ruling authority of any kind.

World Military[edit]

None.

World Law (L)[edit]

Preemel has no law level. No laws of any kind are enforced.

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: 7 (few)
  • Labor: 0 (unpopulated)
  • Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
  • Efficiency: -5 (extremely poor)

Trade Data[edit]

  • Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Culture[edit]

  • Homogeneity: 0 (none)
  • Acceptance: 0 (none)
  • Strangeness: 0 (none)
  • Symbols: 0 (none)

World Timeline[edit]

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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