Splendor (world)

Splendor/Alun (Daibei 1303)
Classic Era (1116)	C9D4878-9 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g) Atmosphere D Exotic (dense, high) Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 8 Moderate (800 million) Government 7 Balkanization Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level 9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G2 V M7 V
Planetoid Belts	3
Gas Giants	0

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Splendor is a moderate population world with over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts in population size.

• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Alun Subsector of Daibei Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.
• This world has a colony at Autumn (Daibei Sector, Alun Subsector 01304).

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This world is part of the namesake Splendor Trace.

Stellar Data

Splendor has two stars in the star system.

Splendor
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1	5720 - 5770	1
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0094	0.0829	0.95 - 1.68	0.94	9.4
	Orbit #	*	*	4	3	7
	Remarks		None
Splendor
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M7 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.09	2630 - 2680	0.00022
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0011	0.0012	0.02 - 0.03	0.11	1.1
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	3
	Remarks		None

System Data

System:

• x3 Gas Giants
• x0 Planetoid Belts
• x4 Other Worlds

System Importance (Ix)

This world has an Importance Extension (Ix): of 0 (Unimportant).

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

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Splendor has a Planetary Size of 9.

• 14,400 km

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Splendor has a pressure of 2.5 or greater atmospheres. A Dense & High Pressure Atmosphere typically requires no survival gear under many conditions. Pressure at or below sea level is too great to support life but the atmosphere may be breathable at higher altitudes. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Splendor has a Hydrosphere of 4.

• 40 % of the world's surface is covered in liquid.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

Imperial Landed Nobility (N)

Splendor, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial Landed Knight who acts as an Imperial representative to the world, and the fiefdom of a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversees affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight, the Imperial representative to the world.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial viscount.

World Starport (Sp)

Splendor has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which features amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Population (P)

This world has a Population rating of 8.

• App. 300,000,000 sentients

World Demographics

Humaniti, population 100%

World Languages

• Anglic
• Vilani

World Government (G)

Splendor 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.

World Law Level (L)

This world has a Law Level of 8.

• Long bladed weapons controlled; open possession prohibited

World Technology Level (TL)

Splendor possesses a Technology Level of TL–9.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fusion power.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ultra high-speed trains and early grav vehicles.
  • Water: High efficiency sailcraft, multihulled seacraft, improved artificial gills.
  • Air: Tiltrotorcraft, exotic VTOL's, PARWIG, and rocket-assisted suborbitals.
  • Space: SSTO spacecraft, early military spacecraft (System Craft), and interstellar STL starships
  • FTL: Prototype Jump Drive-1.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy (Ex)

The world's economic measurements are: ( D 7 9 +1 )

• Resources: D (Very abundant)
• Labor: 7 (Tens of millions)
• Infrastructure: 9 (Extensive)
• Efficiency: 1 (Average)
• Economic Extension: 30
• Resource Units 819

Trade Data

• Ph-Pre-High Population

World Culture (Cx)

The world's cultural characteristics are: [ 8 8 5 9 ]

• Homogeneity: 8 (Discordant)
• Acceptance: 8 (Friendly)
• Strangeness: 5 (Distinct)
• Symbols: 9 (Somewhat abstract)

Urbanization

No information yet available.

World Infrastructure

This world possesses extensive infrastructure.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

Major events that have affected this world and the wider region that it lies within:

• circa -250,000: The Ancients are active within the sector.
• -9235: The Vilani discover jump drive technology. Over the centuries pioneers and settlers gradually spread across Charted Space.
• -5400 to -4015: The Vilani Consolidation Wars.
• -4045 to -2204: The Ziru Sirka claims and settles worlds across the region.
• -2404 to -2215: The Interstellar Wars.
• -2204 to -1776: The Rule of Man administers the worlds of the region.
• -1776 to 0: The Long Night.
• The Year 0: The Third Imperium is founded.
• 300-420: The Imperial First Survey charts the system.
• 604-622: The Civil War.
• 624: The Express Boat Network is established.
• 704: The Solomani Autonomous Region is established.
• 800-820: The Psionics Suppressions.
• 990-1002: The Solomani Rim War.
• 995-1065: The Imperial Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: The Second Survey is published. Information about the system becomes widely available.

UWP Listing

UWP: C9D4878-9

• Starport: C Routine
• Size 9 14,400km
• Atmosphere: D Dense, high
• Hydrosphere: 4 40%
• Population: 8 Hundreds of millions
• Government: 7 Balkanization
• Law Level: 8 Long bladed weapons controlled; open possession prohibited
• Technology Level: 9 Anti-Gravity

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), TBD.
• Gary L. Thomas. "Daibei Sector: Library and Map." The Travellers' Digest 15 (1989): 22-25.
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), TBD. (dotmap provided)
• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), TBD. (dotmap provided)
• Dave Nilsen. Survival Margin (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), TBD.
• Jon F. Zeigler. Rim of Fire (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), TBD.
• David L. Pulver. Solomani (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), TBD.
• EXTERNAL LINK: Goerge.com
• EXTERNAL LINK: Ross Mack ^{dead link}
• Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips