Valdak (world)

Valdak/Bauk's Reach (Amdukan 1805)
Classic Era (1116)	D778999-5 Starport D Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 8 Wet World 80% Population 9 High (1 billion) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level 5 Industrial (mass production)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F5 V M2 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Valdak is a high-population, industrial world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
• Its economy is rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to rapidly improve barring outside forces.
• It is an independent member of the Julian Protectorate in the Bauk's Reach Subsector of Amdukan Sector.

• This is a "Puzzle" world designated as an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor.
• This is a "low technology" world with technology competencies well below standard for Charted Space.
• It is the homeworld of the Qelf Minor Race.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This world is a terminus of the Buladki Run.

Stellar Data

Valdak has two stars in the star system.

Valdak
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	F5 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.33	6350 - 6550	2.71319
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0137	0.1366	1.49 - 2.6	1.37	13.7
	Orbit #	*	0	4	4	7
	Remarks		None
Valdak
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0041	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.41	4.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks		None

System Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Valdak is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere

Valdak has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. While a Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Valdak has 75-85% of its surface covered by liquid water with a few large continents and extensive islands. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

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

History & Background (Dossier)

The Qelf are hostile to Humans, due to cultural memories of a conflict against an extinct Human population, possibly left by the Ancients (or descended from a population stranded on Valdak during the Final War). The Qelf name for this population -- and thus for all Humans -- is Delreadeq. Exploration and contact parties from both the Ziru Sirka and the Rule of Man were violently rejected. The Qelf are now in semi-regular contact with the Julian Protectorate, with a D-class starport having been established, but only non-Human members of the Protectorate are welcomed.

World Starport

Valdak 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)

Valdak has a population of 1,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).

• High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.

World Demographics

A billion native Qelf have built a complex, global civilization on Valdak.

World Languages

The Qelf speak their own languages, though a few have picked up some use of Irilitok languages.

World Technology Level

Valdak possesses a Technology Level of TL–5.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Electricity, hydrocarbon internal combustion, and the most fundamental atomic energy.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ground cars or automobiles and tracked vehicles.
  • Water: Large ships and submersibles with steel hulls.
  • Air: Early aircraft including seaplanes and very early unmanned rockets.

World Government

Valdak is governed by an Impersonal Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government takes another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy dictates government policy and its execution. Government leadership is reduced to little more than figureheads and does not select the bureaucracy leadership or its members.

The Valdak System is considered to be under the administration of the Julian Protectorate, though Valdak is not itself a member.

World Law Level

No information yet available.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

No information yet available.

Trade Data

No information yet available.

World Culture

No information yet available.

Urbanization

No information yet available.

World Infrastructure

No information yet available.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

D778999-5

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