Vespa (world)

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Vespa/Onvinda (Ruthless Veil 1013)
Classic Era (1116)
C68AA65-A
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere8 Dense
HydrographicsA Water World 100%
PopulationA High (20 billion)
Government6 Captive Government/Colony
Law5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary A6 V
Planetoid Belts 2
Gas Giants 3

Vespa is a high-population, water world, which has 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water and a population with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

  • The inhabitants of this world live on the roughly 10% of exposed land mass, in underwater colonies, on city ships, or similar arrangements.
  • This world toils under the control of a military government with conditions reflecting that situation including curtailed civil rights and limited freedoms.
  • It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Onvinda Subsector of Ruthless Veil Sector.


Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

No information yet available.


Monostellar System[edit]

Vespa Monostellar System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Vespa Primary

A6 V

Primary Main Sequence 1.83 7760 - 7910 8.29046
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0083 0.2388 2.49 - 4.28 0.83 8.3
Orbit #  * 0 5 2 7
Remarks
None

System Data[edit]

No information yet available.

Mainworld Data[edit]

No information yet available.

Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

This world is a Meso World between 8,800km and 10,400km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.6G and 0.8G. The horizon will appear about 4.4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

This world has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. A Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]

This world has 95-100% of its surface covered by liquid water with only a few islands and archipelagos. Wilderness refueling is possible. Such worlds are Water Worlds or Ocean Worlds.

Satellites:[edit]

No information yet available.

Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms[edit]

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Vespa has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which includes amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld. No information yet available.

Facilities[edit]

Port facilities within the system include:

  • No information yet available.

World Technology Level (T)[edit]

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

World Government (G)[edit]

Vespa has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. A colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.

World Military[edit]

No information yet available.

World Law (L)[edit]

Vespa has a moderate 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. Personal concealable firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: F (Extremely Abundant)
  • Labor: 9 (Billions)
  • Infrastructure: C (Very Extensive)
  • Efficiency: -1 (Average)

Trade Data[edit]

No information yet available.

World Demographics (P)[edit]

Vespa has a population of 20,000,000,000.

Urbanization[edit]

No information yet available.

World Culture[edit]

  • Homogeneity: D (Fragmented)
  • Acceptance: C (Xenophilic)
  • Strangeness: 7 (Confusing)
  • Symbols: B (Abstract)

World Timeline[edit]

No information yet available.

UWP Listing[edit]

No information yet available.

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