Sempel (world)

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Sempel/Warzone (Iphigenaia 2318)
Classic Era (1116)
X455000-3
StarportX No Starport
Size4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g)
Atmosphere5 Thin
Hydrographics5 Wet World 50%
Population0 Barren (0)
Government0 No Government structure
Law0 No Law
Tech Level3 Pre-Industrial (basic science)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K8 V
Planetoid Belts 1
Gas Giants 0

Sempel does not meet the criteria for any standard classification.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Stellar Data[edit]

Sempel has a solitary primary star.

  • It is an orange main sequence.
Sempel has a solitary primary star.
Sempel
Solitary K Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
K8 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.62 3930 - 3990 0.18766
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0057 0.0359 0.45 - 0.84 0.57 5.7
Orbit #  *  * 2 2 6
Remarks None

System Data[edit]

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

Mainworld Data[edit]

The mainworld orbits within the star's Habitable Zone.

  • It lies within the zone's warmer inner H+ region
  • It receives higher levels of stellar energy.

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Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Sempel is a Meso World between 5,600km and 7,200km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.32G and 0.46G. The horizon will appear about 3.6km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Sempel 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)[edit]

Sempel has 45-55% of its surface covered by liquid water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Satellites[edit]

Sempel retains two small vacuum moons.

  • They orbit once every few days.

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Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

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(Blank map, predominantly dry world.)

Native Lifeforms[edit]

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

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

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Sempel is a frontier, a wild and lonely place that rarely sees visitors. Many of the planets and moons within the system have never been visited by an intelligent being.

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

There is normally no activity within the system.

  • Commercial traffic is extremely rare: the system sees very few visiting ships.
  • Commo only picks up natural background noise and static.
  • The system does not have any commercial navigation beacons.
  • Vessels are unlikely be operating among the other worlds and moons that make up the system.

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]

Sempel 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 Population (P)[edit]

Sempel is a Barren World with no sophont population. It may still possess lifeforms.

Urbanization[edit]

Ruined structures and facilities dotted across the surface.

  • Much of the surface of the world is wilderness.

World Technology Level (T)[edit]

Sempel has a die back Tech Level of TL–3.

  • It's Tech Level was higher when it was settled but over time the remains have degraded.
  • The world has no functioning technological base.

Salvage

  • Remains on this world include worked raw materials, metals and alloys, and mechanical components.
    • These may be salvaged.

World Government (G)[edit]

Sempel has no government or ruling authority of any kind.

World Military[edit]

None.

World Law (L)[edit]

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

Trade Data[edit]

  • Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Economy[edit]

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

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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