Wa-Lu (world)

Wa-Lu/Taemerlyk (Far Frontiers 2224)
Classic Era (1116)	A572513-B Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 2 Dry World 20% Population 5 Moderate (200 thousand) Government 1 Company/Corporation Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G6 III
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	1

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Wa-Lu is a nonindustrial hellworld with a population struggling to survive in an inhospitable environment.

• Hellworlds often offer daily, and sometimes even hourly, life-threatening situations to their inhabitants. Survivors often develop intense survival skills and tend to be grim realists.
• It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
• It is a member of The Protectorate in the Taemerlyk Subsector of Far Frontiers Sector.

• This world has an exploration base, which is similar to an Imperial Scout base, capable of handling explorer personnel and exploratory starships.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Wa-Lu has a solitary primary star.

• It is an unstable, turbulent yellow giant named Ye-Lu.

Wa-Lu has a solitary primary star.

Ye-Lu
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G6 III	Giant		3.36	4600 - 5500	79
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.11166	0.73722	7.07 - 11.52	11.166	111.66
	Orbit #	0	2	7	7	10
	Remarks		Unstable pulsating star. It produces high levels of EM noise.

System Data

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

• The mainworld.
• x4 secondary rocky worlds.
• x1 planetoid belt.
• x1 gas giant.

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Wa-Lu 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)

Wa-Lu 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)

Wa-Lu has 15-25% of its surface covered by liquid water or ice. There may be a few small seas. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are Hell Worlds or Poor Worlds depending on their atmosphere.

• Many regions of the world have spectacular waterfalls.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

A basic map of Wa-Lu showing the small seas (blue), rugged uplands (paler brown), high-sided plateaus (darker brown), and the flatter polar lowlands (tan-green).

• The high plateaus were formerly continents.

(Based on the world map of Wa-Lu, page 59 GURPS Atlas of Charted Space 3)

History & Background (Dossier)

As a member of The Protectorate, Wa-Lu sends a specially selected Representative to the High Council, the polity's governing body.

• The role is prestigious and is highly sought.
• The choice of Representative is determined by the corporation governing the world.

The system's huge primary star causes interference, strange tones and noises, and heavy static on commo and sensors.

Headquartered in the orbiting construction yards of Wa-Lu, Protectorate-subsidized warship and merchantman construction has reached a level second only in quality to the nearby independent planet, Freedonia.

Historical Geography and Topography

A historical map showing Wa-Lu before its oceans dried up.

World Starport

Wa-Lu 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.

World Population (P)

Wa-Lu has a population of 200,000 sophonts (hundreds of thousands).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.

Linguistic Topography

• Local languages descended from Vlazhdumecta.
  • These include Danatic, Kitalla, and Thetric (a trade language).
• Riftian Anglic, a dialect of one of the two principal languages of the Imperium.
• Zdetl, the language of the Zhodani and the Zhodani Consulate.

World Technology Level

Wa-Lu possesses a Technology Level of TL–11 or TL-B in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
  • Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-2.

World Government

Wa-Lu is governed by a Corporate Polity, having a single corporation with a typical corporate structure as a government. Essentially, this is a "company town" (or world). The typical corporate-run world usually has a single purpose. Examples include mining, agriculture, or other kinds of resource extraction. But rather than a simple base of operations, there are facilities for housing workers and their families, including hospitals, schools, and other infrastructure. How, or if, the children of the workers are incorporated into the workforce varies with companies. The corporation running the world may be a subsidiary of a larger interstellar corporation.

World Law (L)

Wa-Lu 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.

Trade Data

• Importance: 1 (ordinary)

World Economy

• Resources: 9 (moderate)
• Labor: 4 (tens of thousands)
• Infrastructure: 5 (limited)
• Efficiency: -2 (fair)

World Culture

The world lies within the Zhodani Shadow, a region strongly influenced by the society and culture of the Zhodani Consulate.

• Heterogenity: 2 (monolithic)
• Acceptance: 6 (aloof)
• Strangeness: 2 (typical)
• Symbols: 8 (somewhat abstract)

World Timeline

• 300-420: the First Survey charts the system.
• 995-1065: the Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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