Shesta (world)
| Shesta/Altarean (Vanguard Reaches 1436) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | A964974-C
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary | M3 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shesta is a high-population, pre-rich world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.
- It lacks adequate resources to expand its economy to a rich status.
- Its economy and population are rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to quickly rise barring outside forces.
- It is a member of the Altarean Confederation in the Altarean Subsector of Vanguard Reaches Sector.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
This system supports a Naval Base under the control of the Altarean Confederation.
Stellar Data[edit]
Shesta has a solitary primary star. Shesta 
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity M3 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.37 3270 - 3430 0.03081 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0034 0.0146 0.18 - 0.35 0.34 3.4 Orbit # * * 0 1 5 Remarks None
System Data[edit]
No information yet available.
Mainworld Data[edit]
This is a hot and tropical world, at least along the habitable "twilight zone" region.
Mainworld Size (S)[edit]
No information yet available.
Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]
Shesta has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. A Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear and will likely be easy for most sophonts to breathe.
Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]
No information yet available.
Mainworld Geography & Topography[edit]
No information yet available.
Mainworld Map[edit]
No information yet available.
Native Lifeforms[edit]
No information yet available.
History & Background / Dossier[edit]
This is one of the six "homeworlds" of the Murians; one of a string of High Population worlds with A-class starports that are the backbone of their realm.
World Starport[edit]
Shesta has a Class A Starport, an excellent quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.
World Population (P)[edit]
Shesta has a population of 2,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).
- High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.
- The population consists of Murians.
World Technology Level[edit]
Shesta possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
- Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
- FTL: Jump Drive-3.
World Government[edit]
Shesta has a Balkanized Government. There is no central world government. The world has several governments competing for control of the world. These may be allies, cooperating, competitors, or at war with each other.
- There are five separate colonies along the world's twilight zone with different governments; all follow either the direct democracy or bureaucratic model. They have a single representative on the Confederation ruling council at Arcturus.
- Any action undertaken by the Altarean Confederation requires the unanimous consent of all nine members of its governing Council and ratification by governments of the nine represented worlds, of which Shesta is one.
World Military[edit]
No information yet available.
World Economy[edit]
No information yet available.
Trade Data[edit]
No information yet available.
World Culture[edit]
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Historical Data[edit]
No information yet available.
World Timeline[edit]
No information yet available.
UWP Listing[edit]
No information yet available.
References & Contributors / Sources[edit]
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- Paranoia Press, Vanguard Reaches
- Paranoia Press, Vanguard Reaches 1991 updates by Chuck Kallenbach
- TravellerMap T5SS Data
- Mongoose 2nd: The Spinward Extents
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com