Vaughn (world)

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Vaughn/Pendiash Ginshar (Hinterworlds 2504)
Classic Era (1116)
A79A343-A
StarportA Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g)
Atmosphere9 Dense (tainted)
HydrographicsA Water World 100%
Population3 Low (4 thousand)
Government4 Representative Democracy
Law3 Low Law (no automatic weapons)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K0 II
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 3
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Vaughn is a low-population water world, which has 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water and a population of less than 10,000 sophonts.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

This system lies along the trade route known as the Alike Run.

Stellar Data[edit]

Vaughn has a solitary primary star.
Vaughn
Solitary Bright Giant K Type 3.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
K0 II Bright Giant 11 4000 - 5000 890
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.50247 2.47446 23.72 - 38.66 50.247 502.47
Orbit # 1 5 9 9 13
Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Vaughn maintains military facilities as a counter to those of the nearby Cytrialin Unity, although this is merely a precaution; there is no hostility between the two states.

World Starport (Sp)[edit]

Vaughn 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.

  • There is an associated Naval Base.
  • All traffic to and from the surface is by small craft and boats operated by regulated and controlled ATC operators. This has resulted in the A-class rating of the high port being somewhat misleading in practice. This is a deliberate move to prevent smuggling, particularly human smuggling as workers frequently try to escape from ATC-dominated worlds.

World Population (P)[edit]

Vaughn has a population of 4,000 sophonts (thousands).

  • This is a Low Population World and the population would be too low to sustain itself without a little outside assistance. This may represent the home base of a sizable but mostly transient population such as the base of a major starship expedition, the last generation of a dying colony, the first generation of a new colony, or a large outpost that will probably evolve into a colony if not stopped.

World Technology Level[edit]

Vaughn possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.

World Government[edit]

Vaughn is governed by a Representative Democracy where government leadership is by representatives elected by eligible voters. What determines an eligible voter varies. The representatives determine policy, including selecting members of the bureaucracy. There can be referenda, votes by eligible voters on specific subjects.

World Law (L)[edit]

Vaughn has a low law level. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate. Machine guns, other automatic weapons, portable energy weapons, and other military weapons, body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

  • There are two court systems in use.
    • The first is for business owners, free persons, and the rich and powerful. This system operates as a deliberative body and assesses penalties, mostly in the form of economic redress.
    • The second is for the working class. This system is abrupt, arbitrary, and usually issues corporal or capital punishment as sentences. It was adopted in part from Ral Ranta justice systems.
    • An alternative dispute settlement system for business owners and the rich exists in the practice of duelling adopted from the Ral Ranta. This is a legal option for persons in the upper classes of society. The working class cannot use it.

Economy[edit]

The internal currency of the Anubian Trade Coalition is the Florin. It trades at about 5 to 1 with the Imperial credit.

Anubians and the ATC view corporations poorly. Their belief is that one takes a direct part in ownership of a company either as a proprietor or as a partner.

World Culture[edit]

Anubian society is heavily stratified and class oriented. Social mobility is limited. Most aspects of life in the Coalition are either an experience of privilege for the top classes of society, or heavy-handed repression and toil for the lower working classes.

References & Contributors / Sources[edit]

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