Tarsale (world)

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Tarsale/The Blight (Diaspora 2224)
Classic Era (1116)
B200830-C
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size2 Small (3,200 km, 0.10g - 0.17g)
Atmosphere0 Vacuum
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population8 Moderate (100 million)
Government3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy
Law0 No Law
Tech LevelC Average Stellar (robots)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K2 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 0

Tarsale is a non-agricultural, pre-industrial, moderate population vacuum world, which warrants hazardous environment precautions, with over a hundred million, but not yet at a billion sophonts in population size.

  • 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.
  • It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
  • 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.
  • Its economy and population are slowly growing and living conditions are expected to improve in the near future barring outside forces.
  • 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 The Blight Subsector of Diaspora Sector in the Domain of Sol.
  • This world has an Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Located in The Blight Subsector, of the Diaspora Sector. The world has a Naval Base and the 66th CruRon of the 22nd Fleet is stationed here. This is a small, low gravity planet without an atmosphere, biosphere, nor hydrosphere. Advanced closed cycle artificial ecosystems are required to sustain the large population.

Tarsale has a solitary primary star.
Tarsale
Solitary K Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
K2 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.82 4830 - 5100 0.49928
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0073 0.0586 0.7 - 1.26 0.73 7.3
Orbit #  *  * 3 2 6
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System Data[edit]

System Name Tarsale
System Location Diaspora Sector / Subsector K
Travel Zone Green (No Special Restrictions)
Stellar Type K2 V
Gas Giants 0
Asteroid Belts 0
Allegiance Imperial (Im)
Bases Imperial Naval Base

Main World Data[edit]

Starport B: Good Facilities. Spacecraft Shipyards. Refined Fuel. Class IV
Diameter 2 Small (3200km)
Atmosphere 0 Vacuum
Hydrographics 0 No Water.
Population 8 100 Million
Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy
Law Level 0 No Law / Anarchy. GCR 0
Tech Level C Average Stellar (Sophisticated robots) GTL 10
Core Type Rocky
Density 0.95 Earths
Mass 0.01 Earths
Gravity 0.13 G
Rotation Period 12 hours
Orbital Period 353 days
Axial Tilt 23 degrees
Orbital Eccentricity 0.016
Satellites 3
Surface Pressure 0 atm

History & Background[edit]

Culinary arts using imported foods command high prices and going out to a restaurant for dinner can be surprisingly expensive, if you want "real food". The ruling elite are often members of special food clubs who host large feasts to demonstrate their power to loyal followers. These are broadcast via the local media outlets and command high ratings. The rich and influential are most affiliated with the merchants and trader classes because imports are so important for this world. The poor only survive with strict rationing. Being obese is a sign of great wealth here. Criminal justice is only available for those who can pay for it and crimes are only investigated if you hire someone to look into it. Private security firms are profitable here and most merchants off load at the tightly controlled high port. Local system defense boats are chartered from the navy, by large companies, to ensure no one interferes with the import/export vessels. Armored shuttles are used to used to bring in shipments with armed escorts as a standard precautionary measure. Lethal counter measures and security robots are a common sight outside the fortified warehouses of the trading guilds.

Imperial Landed Nobility[edit]

Tarsale, 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 fiefdoms of two members of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversee affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level.

Trade Data[edit]

System Classifications :
  • Vacuum-World
  • Non-Agricultural
World Trade Number (WTN) : 5
Per Capita Income (WPCI) : $ 5,860

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