Rios (world)

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Rios/Farina (Gateway 2937)
Classic Era (1116)
C424664-8
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g)
Atmosphere2 Vacuum (very thin - tainted)
Hydrographics4 Wet World 40%
Population6 Moderate (3 million)
Government6 Captive Government/Colony
Law4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons)
Tech Level8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary A8 V
Planetoid Belts 2
Gas Giants 2

Rios 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 Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Farina Subsector of Gateway Sector.

Description[edit]

This system is a terminus of the Gateway Sword.

Monostellar System[edit]

Rios Monostellar System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Rios

A8 V

Primary Main Sequence 1.81 7400 - 7590 7.97765
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0081 0.2343 2.45 - 4.22 0.81 8.1
Orbit #  * 0 5 2 7

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

The system is claimed by Trondelm but has never been developed into a significant asset. Possession serves mainly as a status symbol and to guarantee access to more important regions.

The three million inhabitants for the most part work in industries that support the starport.

Rios is said to have indications of habitation in the past. According to some independent experts the ruins seem to be of Faar origin.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Rios has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which includes amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Population (P)[edit]

3,000,000

World Technology Level (T)[edit]

Rios possesses a Technology Level of TL–8.

  • Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics, improved telephones, and satellite communication and data networks.
  • Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Improved geothermal and improved batteries.
  • Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
    • Land: Advanced automobiles.
    • Water: Triphibians and early artificial gills.
    • Air: Improved helicopters and hypersonic jets.
    • Space: Space shuttles, early space stations, and improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

World Government (G)[edit]

Rios has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. A colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.

Governance of this world is from Trondelm.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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