Wafoua (world)

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Wafoua/Storm (Beyond 2430)
Classic Era (1116)
C311414-A
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g)
Atmosphere1 Vacuum (trace)
Hydrographics1 Dry World 10%
Population4 Moderate (80 thousand)
Government1 Company/Corporation
Law4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary F9 V
Planetoid Belts 1
Gas Giants 1

Wafoua is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

  • In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
  • As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
  • It is a member of the Aslan Hierate in the Storm Subsector of Beyond Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

This is a cold, ice-capped world.

Stellar Data[edit]

Wafoua has a solitary primary star.
Wafoua
Solitary F Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
F9 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 1.13 5990 - 6050 1.53382
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0109 0.1027 1.16 - 2.03 1.09 10.9
Orbit #  * 0 4 3 7
Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

This world is governed by the Wafoua Trading Company.

World Starport[edit]

Wafoua has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which features 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.

World Population (P)[edit]

Wafoua has a population of 80,000 sophonts (tens of thousands).

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

World Languages[edit]

  • Trokh: The universal language of the modern Aslan monoculture.
    • Aslan Languages: Note that some Aslan clans retain obscure or archaic languages for personal use in addition to Trokh.

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