Tapawa (world)

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Tapawa/Gimushi (Empty Quarter 0931)
Milieu 1116
A68668A-B
StarportA Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere8 Dense
Hydrographics6 Wet World 60%
Population6 Moderate (5 million)
Government8 Civil Service Bureaucracy
LawA Extreme Law (no weapons)
Tech LevelB Average Stellar (large starships)
See also UWP
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System Details
Primary M1 V
Worlds 14
Gas Giants 3
Planetoid Belts 2
Cultural Details
Government Civil service bureaucracy
Law Level Extreme
Cultural Extension 897D
Army Size (BEs) 12
Economic Details
Technology Level 11
Economic Extension
D57+5
ResourcesDVery abundant
Labor5Moderate (500 thousand)
Infrastructure7 Generally available
Efficiency+5Very advanced
Importance Extension 3
Resource Units 26
GWP (BCr) 2,275
World Trade Number 4.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year) 12,600
Starport Details
Classification Class-A
Port Size 5
Building Capacity (Tons) 5,500
Port employees 2,305
Port passengers (annual) 371,200

Tapawa is an agricultural production world with a shirt-sleeve atmosphere and a balance of available surface water. The system has a population between 1 million and 10 million sophonts. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Gimushi Subsector of Empty Quarter Sector and in the Domain of Antares. Tapawa, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight and the fiefdom of a baron. Both are members of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world. This world has a nearby Naval Base, capable of handling warships. 100% of the world's population is the Minor Race Bwap.

Astrography and Planetology[edit]

Part of the Imperial Empty Quarter Main.

Tapawa has a solitary primary star.
Tapawa
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M1 V Main Sequence 0.5 3620 - 3660 0.08839
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0047 0.0247 0.31 - 0.59 0.47 4.7
Orbit #  *  * 1 1 6
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History and Background[edit]

Tapawa is one of the four major Bwap-dominant systems in the Empty Quarter.

World Starport[edit]

Tapawa 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]

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Tapawa has a population of 5,000,000 sophonts (millions).

  • This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.
  • The population consists of Bwap.

World Languages[edit]

World Government[edit]

Tapawa is governed by a Civil Service Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government is another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy leadership influences policy. The government leadership may select the bureaucracy leadership, but not its membership. Usually the governmental leadership is divided, or incapable of setting policy and the bureaucracy provides a stabilizing influence. The bureaucracy may be the full government bureaucracy or a section with limited jurisdiction but considerable influence like the military.

This world's culture is also overseen by the Grand Council of Crèches, or Atapas-atta-wapawab. Most Imperial authorities view the Atapas-atta-wapawab more as an administrative department within Bwap culture than an actual political entity, and so haven't acted against its influence. Some Imperial political scientists feel that the Grand Council's influence makes Government Code D: Religious Dictatorship more appropriate. If so, it's a dictatorship with full public support.

World Military[edit]

World Law (L)[edit]

Tapawa has an extreme law level which covers every area of interaction. Laws are complex, detailed, and difficult to understand. Every interaction with the government requires an Advocate. Law enforcement is omnipresent and strict. Legal proceeding can take months to years to resolve and may involve dozens of people. A few worlds with this law level may be a Red Zone and others will be an Amber Zone. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (with no exception for private residences; visiting starships are only protected so long as they stay within designated starports and approach corridors).

World Culture[edit]

Bwaps organise themselves into crèches. The crèche is where Bwaps will select a mate, where the eggs will be guarded and tended to, and where the young will be educated by the Satha-a-atta-wapawab (Elders of the Creche). The crèche is also the center of Bwap spirituality, and the focus point of study of the Wapawab (Tree of Life).

UWP Listing[edit]

UWP Changes (all dates are Imperial Calendar)

  • T20 - 993 - Tapawa 0931 A68668A-9 N Ag Ni Ri BwapW 523 Im
  • CT - 1105 - Tapawa 0931 A68668A-B N Ag Ni Ri BwapW 523 Im
  • MT - 1125 - Tapawa 0931 A686687-A Ag Ni Ri 323 Ou - Outlands
  • TNE - 1201 - Tapawa 0931 C686667-8 Ag Ni Ri B 323 Wi

References and Contributors[edit]

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