Zukhsdou (world)

Zukhsdou/Ourdzoeg (Knoellighz 2509) Milieu 1116 X769323-0 Starport X No Starport Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 3 Low (0 thousand) Government 2 Participating Democracy Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level 0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	K2 V D
Worlds	10
Gas Giants	0
Planetoid Belts	0
Cultural Details
Government	Participating democracy
Law Level	Low
Cultural Extension	8115
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	0
Economic Extension	A21-5 Resources A Abundant Labor 2 Low (000) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency -5 Extremely poor
Importance Extension	-3
Resource Units	1
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	0
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-X
Port Size	0
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Zukhsdou supports a population of fewer than 10,000 sophonts. It is a member of Democracy of Greats in the Ourdzoeg Subsector of Knoellighz Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Zukhsdou has two stars in the star system.

Zukhsdou
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.82	4830 - 5100	0.49928
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0073	0.0586	0.7 - 1.26	0.73	7.3
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
	Remarks
Zukhsdou
	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

Mainworld Geography and Topography

Slightly smaller than Terra, this wet world is almost entirely covered with oceans. More than 90% of its surface is ocean, punctuated with tall seamounts terminating in atolls, islands and archipelagos. Locals must brave frequent sea storms and even typhoons in order to transit from one speck of dry land to another. Often this is done with fast, sailing vessels rather than larger galleys, sloops or galleons for speed of transit over cargo capacity. Seas are churned by waterspout activity and electrical storms which can make a Vargr's fur stand on end.

History & Background (Dossier)

The colony ship that arrived in orbit c.1090 above Zukhdou suffered a critical failure of its main power plant. When repairs were attempted an accident caused the entire engineering section to explode, ejecting many crew to their deaths. Losing orbital altitude due to the blast, the remaining colonists and crew escaped with close to nothing in smallcraft as they descended to the mainworld surface. Without a processing plant, they could not refuel the ship's boat and shuttles.

Immediately the survivors of the ill-fated vessel began the colonization of the planet per their training. However, due to lack of support tools, gear, supplies, and poor weather on the oceanic world, the Tech Level of the colonists dropped to zero, resulting in a life-or-death struggle at Stone Age capability.

With the lack of Gas Giants and asteroid belts in-system, lack of communications gear, and the oceanic storms that obscure the surviving colony's existence, Zukhsdou cannot expect help to arrive from the Democracy of Greats until a second survey arrives just after the beginning of Rebellion, c. 1116.

World Starport

Zukhsdou does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Author & Contributor: Pakkrat