Skatter (world)

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Skatter/Hermes (Daibei 1238)
Classic Era (1116)
B000669-D
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size0 Asteroid/Planetoid Belt
Atmosphere0 Vacuum
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population6 Moderate (6 million)
Government6 Captive Government/Colony
Law9 High Law (no weapons out of home)
Tech LevelD Average Stellar (holo data)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary A5 V
Planetoid Belts 1
Gas Giants 3
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Skatter is a ring of many small worldlets (planetoids AKA an "asteroid belt"), not capable of retaining an atmosphere or water, and are both non-agricultural and nonindustrial in nature.

  • These worldlets warrant hazardous environment precautions.
  • Life in a vacuum requires great discipline. After all, it only takes one forgotten seal on a vacuum suit to spell death. Those who survive tend to be very methodically-minded and attentive to small detail.
  • They require 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.
  • The worldlets are, for the most part, unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
  • These worldlets have very few prospect for economic expansion.
  • This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or above the standard for Charted Space.
  • It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Hermes Subsector of Daibei Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.
  • This world was colonized by and/or is controlled from Oifuerr (Daibei Sector, Hermes Subsector 1637).

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

This world is part of the Nu Polis Rampart.

Stellar Data[edit]

Skatter has a solitary primary star.
Skatter
Solitary A Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
A5 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 1.88 7910 - 8100 9.11072
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0166 0.2504 2.61 - 4.49 1.66 16.6
Orbit #  * 0 5 4 8
Remarks None

System Data[edit]

System:

System Importance (Ix)[edit]

This world has an Importance Extension (Ix): of 1 (Ordinary).

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

Mainworld Data[edit]

Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Skatter is an Asterioid Belt or Planetoid Belt consisting of a few very large objects with diameters of hundreds of kilometers, thousands of bodies of a few kilometers in diameter, and millions of smaller objects. Asteroid Belt is used when the belt is the mainworld of a system. Planetoid Belt refers to any non-mainworld belt within a system.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Skatter has a pressure of less than 0.001 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]

Skatter has no free-standing water or ice on the surface. Wilderness refueling isn't possible on this world. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are classified Desert World or a Hell World depending on their atmosphere.

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]

Imperial Landed Nobility (N)[edit]

This world, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

World Starport (Sp)[edit]

This world has a Class B Starport, a good 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 most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Population (P)[edit]

This world has a population of 1,000,000 sophonts (millions).

  • 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 3,000,000 sophonts.

Linguistic Topography[edit]

The following languages are among the most commonly used here:

World Government (G)[edit]

Skatter has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. This is 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 Oifuerr.

World Law Level (L)[edit]

Skatter has a high law level with laws covering many areas of interactions of people, corporations, and the government. A few worlds with this law level may be Amber Zones. Any interaction with the judicial system requires an Advocate trained in the local legal system. Law enforcement is present almost everywhere, either as people or via technology. Legal proceedings can take weeks to months to resolve and involve a dozen or more people. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (outside private residences or visiting starships).

World Technology Level (TL)[edit]

Skatter possesses a Technology Level of TL–13 or TL-D in Hexadecimal Notation.

  • Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovideo recorders.
  • Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, prototype collectors, advanced fusion plants.
  • Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:

World Military[edit]

This world has a Battalion Equivalent figure of 1.

  • This equates to approximately 500 sophonts under arms in an active or reserve capacity.
  • There are no organized ground forces on this world.

World Economy (Ex)[edit]

The world's economic measurements are: ( C 5 5 +2 )

Trade Data[edit]

Trade Classifications for this world:

Trade Lines with other worlds:

World Culture (Cx)[edit]

The world's cultural characteristics are: [ 7 7 6 E ]

Urbanization[edit]

No information yet available.

World Infrastructure[edit]

This world possesses limited infrastructure.

Historical Data[edit]

This world was heavily contested during the Solomani Rim War. Heavy fighting between major Solomani Fleet elements and Imperial Colonial Squadrons based at the high population worlds of Nu Polis, Karukhi, Kimel and Oifuerr raged along the Nu Polis Run in the opening phase of the war. Nu Polis itself fell to the Solomani in savage fighting in 992. The remaining worlds of the trace changed hands numerous times until Imperial Fleet reinforcements began to arrive from deeper in the Domain of Ilelish. Nu Polis itself was liberated by Imperial forces in 997.

Following the war, the Archduke of the Domain of Ilelish officially renamed the Nu Polis Run the Nu Polis Rampart in honour of the Colonial Fleets' sacrifices.

World Timeline[edit]

No information yet available.

UWP Listing[edit]

UWP: B000669-D

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