Qlodjdie (world)

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Qlodjdie/Pieshivl (Fulani 0409)
Classic Era (1116)
X333000-0
StarportX No Starport
Size3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g)
Atmosphere3 Vacuum (very thin)
Hydrographics3 Wet World 30%
Population0 Barren (0)
Government0 No Government structure
Law0 No Law
Tech Level0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K9 III
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 2

Qlodjdie is a poor, barren world with no overt population, government, or law level.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Qlodjdie has a solitary primary star.

  • It is a turbulent orange giant.

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Qlodjdie has a solitary primary star.
Qlodjdie
Solitary Giant K Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
K9 III Giant 6.04 2900 - 3700 440
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.54713 1.73985 16.68 - 27.18 54.713 547.13
Orbit # 1 4 8 9 13
Remarks Unstable pulsating star. It produces high levels of EM noise.

System Data[edit]

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

Mainworld Data[edit]

Qlodjdie is a satellite of a gas giant.

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The mainworld and its gas giant primary orbit within the star's Habitable Zone.

  • They lie within the zones colder outer H- region.
  • They receive lower levels of stellar energy.

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Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Qlodjdie 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.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Qlodjdie 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]

Qlodjdie has 25-35% of its surface covered by liquid water. It has a few small seas. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants will be recycled.

  • Much of the surface is covered in glaciers, ice, frost, and snow.

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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.
  • Verified updated charts are constantly sought.
  • Detailed survey data commands premium prices.

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(Placeholder chart, predominantly dry world.)

Native Lifeforms[edit]

Primitive native life. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

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History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

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Qlodjdie 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]

Qlodjdie 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]

Qlodjdie is unpopulated.

Urbanization[edit]

None.

World Technology Level (T)[edit]

Qlodjdie possesses a Tech Level of TL–0.

  • The world has no technological base.

World Government (G)[edit]

Qlodjdie has no government or ruling authority of any kind.

World Military[edit]

None.

World Law (L)[edit]

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

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: 9 (moderate)
  • 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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