Vekhaetak (world)

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Vekhaetak/Tsahrroek (Empty Quarter 0706)
Milieu 1116
D420320-7
StarportD Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g)
Atmosphere2 Vacuum (very thin - tainted)
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population3 Low (7 thousand)
Government2 Participating Democracy
Law0 No Law
Tech Level7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M4 V M8 V
Worlds 11
Gas Giants 4
Planetoid Belts 2
Cultural Details
Government Participating democracy
Law Level No law
Cultural Extension 1112
Army Size (BEs) 0
Economic Details
Technology Level 7
Economic Extension
521-5
Resources5Scarce
Labor2Low (700)
Infrastructure1 Extremely limited
Efficiency-5Extremely poor
Importance Extension -3
Resource Units 0
GWP (BCr) 5
World Trade Number 2
Trade Volume (MCr/year) 0
Starport Details
Classification Class-D
Port Size 0
Building Capacity (Tons) 0
Port employees 0
Port passengers (annual) 0

Vekhaetak is a desert world with a thin tainted atmosphere. The system supports a population of fewer than 10,000 sophonts. It is a member of Julian Protectorate in the Tsahrroek Subsector of Empty Quarter Sector and in the Rukadukaz Republic. 60% of the world's population is the Major Race Vargr.

Astrography and Planetology[edit]

This world is part of the Tsahrroek-Kourae Cluster.

Stellar Data[edit]

Vekhaetak has two stars in the star system.
Vekhaetak
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M4 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.23 3110 - 3210 0.00584
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0025 0.0063 0.08 - 0.16 0.25 2.5
Orbit #  *  * 0 0 5
Remarks
Vekhaetak
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M8 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.085 2420 - 2570 0.00018
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0011 0.0011 0.01 - 0.03 0.11 1.1
Orbit #  *  *  * 0 3
Remarks

History and Background[edit]

World Starport[edit]

Vekhaetak 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 Languages[edit]

World Timeline[edit]

Major events that have affected this world and the wider region that it lies within include the following:

  • -1711: Near the end of the Vargr Pillaging, the proto-Ovaghoun conquer the world of Ikon.
    • Over time, the local Vilani culturally overrun their Vargr overlords, reshaping the Ovaghoun Vargr into a distinct, almost hybridised culture.
  • -55: The Mmoannikh Accords between representatives of Logaksu Vargr and Ovaghoun Vargr societies ends a series of conflicts between the two cultures.
    • The Accords are rejected by the central Ikonaz government, leading to a shattering of the unity of the Ovaghoun.
  • 175-191: The Julian War, which sees numerous attacks on Ikon, all of which fail in breaking the homeworld of the Ovaghoun.
  • Circa 723: The Association of Good Wolves, the current government of Ikon, encourages the emigration of the working (i.e. Irilitok Vargr) classes to other, nearby worlds -- going so far as to subsidise 70% of the cost involved.
  • Circa 937-940: The Fellowship of Nobles, the current Ikonaz government, collapses.
  • 942: The Julian Protectorate and the Hegemony of Lorean formally sign the Treaty of Var-Inaka (restricting naval basing) and the Julian Concord, incorporating the Hegemony into the Protectorate.
    • The Rukadukaz insist upon a 'buffer zone' of neutral systems between their territory and the Loreans.

UWP Listing[edit]

UWP Changes (all dates are Imperial Calendar)

References and Contributors[edit]

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