Serindipity (world)

Serindipity/Narya (Daibei 1832)
Classic Era (1116)	X75A431–5 Starport X No Starport Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 4 Moderate (40 thousand) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 1 Low Law (no explosives, poison gas) Tech Level 5 Industrial (mass production)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M1 V M5 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Serindipity is a nonindustrial water world, which has 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water.

• The inhabitants of this world live on the roughly 10% of exposed land mass, in underwater colonies, on city ships, or similar arrangements.
• 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.
• This a "forbidden" world designated as a Red Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that make it extremely dangerous to visitors. Everyone is forbidden to travel here.
• This is a "low technology" world with technology competencies well below technology standards for Charted Space.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Narya Subsector of Daibei Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

The world is part of the Daibei Rimward Corridor.

Binary Solar System

Serindipity Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Serindipity M1 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.5	3620 - 3660	0.08839
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0023	0.0247	0.31 - 0.59	0.23	2.3
	Orbit #	*	*	1	0	5
	Remarks
	None
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Serindipity M5 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.162	2930 - 3060	0.00171
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0009	0.0034	0.04 - 0.09	0.09	0.9
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	3
	Remarks
	None

System Data

System:

• x4 Gas Giants
• x0 Planetoid Belts
• x8 Other Worlds

System Importance (Ix)

This world has an Importance Extension (Ix): of -3 (Very unimportant).

• (The Importance Extension (Ix) ranks worlds within a region. It governs the locations of capitals and trade routes.)

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Size (S)

This world is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

This world 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)

This world has 95-100% of its surface covered by liquid water with only a few islands and archipelagos. Wilderness refueling is possible. Such worlds are Water Worlds or Ocean Worlds.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Imperial Landed Nobility (N)

• This world is classified as a Red Zone and therefore and has no Landed Nobility.

World Starport (Sp)

This world 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)

This world has a population of 10,000 sophonts (tens of thousands).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.
• This world has a population of approximately 50,000 sophonts.

World Demographics

No information yet available.

World Government (G)

This world is governed by Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. A single family or small group provides the leadership and important positions in the government. These positions are inherited by member of the group or their family members. The organization may be monarchy, with titles passed to family members. Or a plutocracy where inheritance of the family fortune includes government position. Or the organization may be more typical organization with positions of power inherited.

World Law Level (L)

This world 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 Technology Level (TL)

This world possesses a Technology Level of TL–5.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Electricity, hydrocarbon internal combustion, and the most fundamental atomic energy.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ground cars or automobiles and tracked vehicles.
  • Water: Large ships and submersibles with steel hulls.
  • Air: Early aircraft including seaplanes and very early unmanned rockets.

World Military

This world has a Battalion Equivalent figure of 2.

• This equates to approximately 1,000 sophonts under arms in an active or reserve capacity.

World Economy (Ex)

The world's economic measurements are: ( 6 3 1 −5 )

• Resources: 6 Few
• Labor: 3 Thousands
• Infrastructure: 1 Extremely limited
• Efficiency: −5 Extremely poor
• Economic Extension: 5
• Resource Units -90

Trade Data

Trade Classifications for this world:

• Ni-Non-Industrial World
• Wa-Water World
• Fo-Forbidden World

Trade Lines with other worlds:

• This world has no significant trade line routes with other worlds.

World Culture (Cx)

The world's cultural characteristics are: [ 1 1 1 1 ]

• Homogeneity: 1 Monolithic
• Acceptance: 1 Extremely xenophobic
• Strangeness: 1 Very typical
• Symbols: 1 Extremely concrete

World Language/s

• Anglic
• Vilani (language)

Urbanization

No information yet available.

World Infrastructure

This world possesses extremely limited infrastructure.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

UWP: X75A431–5

• Starport: X None or Unknown
• Size 7 11,200km
• Atmosphere: 5 Thin atmosphere
• Hydrosphere: A Water World
• Population: 4 Tens of thousands
• Government Type: 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy
• Law Level: 1 Body pistols, explosives, and poison gas prohibited
• Technology Level: 5 Mass Production

References & Contributors (Sources)

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