Zezhdishketl (world)

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Zezhdishketl/Stellar Chorus (Yiklerzdanzh 1630)
Classic Era (1116)
B311510-B
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g)
Atmosphere1 Vacuum (trace)
Hydrographics1 Dry World 10%
Population5 Moderate (200 thousand)
Government1 Company/Corporation
Law0 No Law
Tech LevelB Average Stellar (large starships)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M8 V D
Planetoid Belts 1
Gas Giants 1

Zezhdishketl is an icy, nonindustrial world, whose surface is ice-capped and with nearly all of its water frozen.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Zezhdishketl is a binary star system.

  • The primary is a red main sequence.
  • The secondary is a white dwarf stellar remnant.

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Binary Solar System

Zezhdishketl Binary Star System
Zezhdishketl
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M8 V Main Sequence 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 None
Zezhdishketl
Solitary D Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
D White Dwarf 0.53 6800 - 6800 0
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.00011 0.00168 0 - 0.03 0.011 0.11
Orbit #  *  *  *  * 0
Remarks None

System Data[edit]

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

Mainworld Data[edit]

Zezhdishketl is a satellite of the system's only gas giant.

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The mainworld and its gas giant primary orbit within the star's Habitable Zone.

  • They lie within the zones colder outer H- region.
  • They receive lower levels of stellar energy.

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Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Zezhdishketl is a Small World between 4,000km and 5,600km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.24G and 0.34G. The horizon will appear about 3km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Zezhdishketl has a pressure of less than 0.1 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]

Zezhdishketl has 05-15% of its surface covered by ice, either in vast sheets or contained deep within craters or fractures on the surface. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants can be got by mining and melting ice.

  • The surface of the world is composed of a crust of ice many kilometers thick.
  • Much of the surface is cratered and covered in thick layers of regolith and dust of meteoric origin, leaving only around 10% of the icy outer shell exposed.
  • Below the outer icy shell there may be a world-ocean of liquid water.

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Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

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(Blank map, vacuum world.)

Native Lifeforms[edit]

The world is not believed to harbor native life.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

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World Starport (St)[edit]

Zezhdishketl has a Class B Starport, a good 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 most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Population (P)[edit]

Zezhdishketl 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.
  • The population almost entirely consists of Vlazhdumecta humans.

Linguistic Topography[edit]

The most widely spoken language is Vlazhdumecta.

  • Most individuals know a few words and phrases of Zdetl.

World Technology Level (T)[edit]

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

World Government (G)[edit]

Zezhdishketl is governed by a Corporate Polity with a single corporation with a typical corporate structure as a government. 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)[edit]

Zezhdishketl has no law in practice. It is an Anarchy. On many worlds, this by itself justifies an Amber Zone advisory. 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.

World Culture[edit]

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

World Timeline[edit]

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