Tou'iraro (world)

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Tou'iraro/Keflin (Iphigenaia 2107)
Classic Era (1116)
D554984-6
StarportD Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere5 Thin
Hydrographics4 Wet World 40%
Population9 High (3 billion)
Government8 Civil Service Bureaucracy
Law4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons)
Tech Level6 Pre-Stellar (nuclear)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K7 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 3

Tou'iraro is a high-population world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

  • It is a chilly tundra world, with a climate of low temperatures.
  • Aslan make up around 70% of the population.
  • Humans make up around 30% of the population.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Tou'iraro has a solitary primary star.

  • It is an orange main sequence.

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Monostellar System[edit]

Tou'iraro Monostellar System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Tou'iraro

K7 V

Primary Main Sequence 0.64 3990 - 4100 0.20972
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0029 0.038 0.47 - 0.88 0.29 2.9
Orbit #  *  * 2 0 5
Remarks
None

System Data[edit]

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

Mainworld Data[edit]

The mainworld orbits within the star's Habitable Zone.

  • It lies within the zones colder outer H- region.
  • It receives lower levels of stellar energy.

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Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Tou'iraro is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Tou'iraro has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]

Tou'iraro has 35-45% of its surface covered by liquid water. There will be a number of small seas or one larger body of water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

  • Much of the surface is covered in glaciers, ice, frost, and snow.

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Satellites[edit]

Tou'iraro retains two small vacuum moons.

  • They orbit once every few days.

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Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

  • Locally, detailed maps may be available.
  • Verified updated charts are constantly sought.
  • Detailed survey data commands premium prices.

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(Placeholder chart, predominantly dry world.)

Native Lifeforms[edit]

Abundant native life occupying every available ecological niche. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

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Tou'iraro is a declining world with a stagnant economy and falling standards of living. Life on the world is hard, cold, and miserable. Everything is in short supply.

Many businesses, organizations, and private interests are active within the system.

  • Commercial traffic is frequent: ships regularly arrive and depart.
  • Commo is filled with signals and private chatter. Communications are in Trokh.
  • A number of commercial navigation beacons will be active.
  • A vessel or two may be operating among the other worlds and moons that make up the system.

Aslan settlement began during the 1060s.

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The human population of the world arrived with the Aslan.

  • Most are integrated members of society.
  • Many are not there by choice.

Note that social data, though frequently updated, may be out of date: additional groups may now inhabit the system and maintain their own culture, forms of government, and systems of law.

  • Verified updated data is constantly sought.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Tou'iraro has a Class D Starport, a poor quality installation which has few of the expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Population (P)[edit]

Tou'iraro has a population of 3,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).

  • High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.
  • Around 70 percent of the population (roughly 2.1 billion) consists of Aslan.
  • Around 30 percent of the population (approximately 900 million) is made up of humans.

Urbanization[edit]

Multiple large cities, each surrounded by smaller satellite communities.

  • Cities are located around the twilight zone.
  • Regional centers have their own starports.
  • Some regions of the surface of the world remain as wilderness.

All buildings are constructed in the distinctive curved style of the Aslan.

  • The oldest structures on the world are no more than 50 years old.

World Technology Level (T)[edit]

Tou'iraro possesses a Technology Level of TL–6.

World Government (G)[edit]

Tou'iraro is governed by a single Aslan Clan as part of a multi-world polity or pocket empire. Members of ruling clan are present to effect government leadership.

World Military[edit]

In excess of 15 million professional warriors, in service to the clan authorities.

World Law (L)[edit]

Tou'iraro has a moderate law level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. Light assault weapons, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

Trade Data[edit]

  • Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: 6 (few)
  • Labor: 8 (hundreds of millions)
  • Infrastructure: 6 (limited)
  • Efficiency: -5 (extremely poor)

World Culture[edit]

  • Homogeneity: A (discordant)
  • Acceptance: 8 (friendly)
  • Strangeness: 4 (somewhat distinct)
  • Symbols: 4 (concrete)

World Timeline[edit]

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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