Rafruwa (world)

Rafruwa/Tonaa (Matzen 3210)
Classic Era (1116)	E556211-7 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 6 Wet World 60% Population 2 Low (900) Government 1 Company/Corporation Law 1 Low Law (no explosives, poison gas) Tech Level 7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M1 III F5 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	4

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Rafruwa is a low-population world with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts in size.

• This world has yet to take off economically or otherwise and the population remains low for reasons largely unknown.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Tonaa Subsector of Matzen Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

No information yet available.

Binary Solar System

Rafruwa Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Rafruwa M1 III	Primary	Giant		6.52	2600 - 3500	832
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.89327	2.39247	22.93 - 37.38	89.327	893.27
	Orbit #	3	5	9	10	13
	Remarks
	None
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Rafruwa F5 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		1.33	6350 - 6550	2.71319
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0069	0.1366	1.49 - 2.6	0.69	6.9
	Orbit #	*	0	4	2	6
	Remarks
	None

System Data

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

• The mainworld.
• x8 secondary rocky worlds.
• x1 planetoid belt.
• x4 gas giants.

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Size (S)

Rafruwa is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Rafruwa has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Rafruwa has 55-65% of its surface covered by liquid water. It has significant large liquid bodies. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Satellites:

No information yet available.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

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

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

World Starport (St)

Rafruwa 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.

Facilities

Port facilities within the system include:

• No information yet available.

World Technology Level (T)

Rafruwa possesses a Technology Level of TL–7.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early video and early satellite communication networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fuel cells, solar energy, and geothermal power sources.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Improved automobiles, hovercraft, and bullet trains.
  • Water: Hydrofoils and early triphibians.
  • Air: Hang gliders and supersonic jets.
  • Space: Deep space probes and interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

World Government (G)

Rafruwa is governed by a Corporate Polity with a single corporation with a typical corporate structure as a government. A company town, or world. The typical corporate run world usually has a single purpose. Examples include mining, agriculture, or other kinds of resource extraction. But rather than a simple base of operations, there are facilities for housing workers and their families including hospitals, schools, and other infrastructure. How, or if, the children of the workers are incorporated into the workforce varies with companies. The corporation running the world may be a subsidiary of a larger interstellar corporation.

World Military

• No information yet available.

World Law (L)

Rafruwa has a low law level. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate. Body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Economy

• Resources: 2 (very scarce)
• Labor: 1 (tens)
• Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
• Efficiency: +3 (improved)

Trade Data

• Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Demographics (P)

Rafruwa has a population of 900

Urbanization

No information yet available.

World Culture

• Homogeneity: 1 (monolithic)
• Acceptance: 1 (extremely xenophobic)
• Strangeness: 7 (confusing)
• Symbols: B (abstract)

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS