Saanshakase (world)

Saanshakase/Diamond-Prince (Ley 2036)
Classic Era (1115)	E550589-4 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 5 Moderate (500 thousand) Government 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level 4 Industrial (combustion)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G9 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	4

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Saanshakase is a poor, nonindustrial desert world with no free-standing water.

• It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. Having to import most manufactured and high tech goods drives the price up for these items at this world.
• This die back world was once settled and developed, but the inhabitants have either died off or left leaving behind the ruins and remnants of their civilization.
• This a "low technology" world with technology competency well below technology standards for Charted Space.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Diamond-Prince Subsector of Ley Sector in the Domain of Gateway.
• Nearly 100% of the population is composed of Saanshakase.
• Less than 10% of the population is composed of baseline humans and other non-human sophonts.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

No information yet available.

Monostellar System

Saanshakase Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Saanshakase G9 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.848	4100 - 5100	0.47
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00845	0.05686	0.55 - 0.89	0.845	8.45
	Orbit #	*	*	2	2	7

System Data

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Mainworld Data

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Mainworld Geography & Topography

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Native Lifeforms

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Native Sophont (NIL): Saanshakase

This world is the homeworld of not one, but two sophont species:

• Saanshakase
• Another Minor Race which died out long ago and about which little is known.

History & Background / Dossier

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Imperial High / Landed Nobility

Saanshakase, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

World Starport

Saanshakase 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.

World Technology Level

Saanshakase possesses a Technology Level of TL–4.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone and telegraphs, widespread printing.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early electricity, hydrocarbon internal combustion.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Trains and early automobiles.
  • Water: Clippers and steam ships.
  • Air: Dirigibles, balloons, very basic rockets.

World Government

Saanshakase is governed by a Civil Service Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government is another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy leadership influences policy. The government leadership may select the bureaucracy leadership, but not its membership. Usually the governmental leadership is divided, or incapable of setting policy and the bureaucracy provides a stabilizing influence. The bureaucracy may be the full government bureaucracy or a section with limited jurisdiction but considerable influence like the military.

World Military

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World Economy

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Trade Data

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World Demographics

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World Culture

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Urbanization

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Historical Data

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World Timeline

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UWP Listing

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References

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• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), . (dotmap only)
• Martin Dougherty, Hunter Gordon. Gateway to Destiny (QuikLink Interactive, 2004), .