Equus (world)

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Equus/Lanth (Spinward Marches 2417)
Classic Era (1116)
B55A858-A
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere5 Thin
HydrographicsA Water World 100%
Population8 Moderate (200 million)
Government5 Feudal Technocracy
Law8 High Law (controlled blades)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary F6 V M1 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 2
Jump map from Travellermap.com [1]

Equus is a moderate population water world with over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts in population size.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stars

Equus is a binary star system.

  • The primary is a white main sequence.
  • The secondary is a red main sequence.

Binary Solar System

Equus Binary Star System
Equus
Solitary F Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
F6 V Main Sequence 1.25 6280 - 6350 2.18366
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0126 0.1226 1.36 - 2.36 1.26 12.6
Orbit #  * 0 4 3 7
Remarks None
Equus
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M1 V Main Sequence 0.5 3620 - 3660 0.08839
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0047 0.0247 0.31 - 0.59 0.47 4.7
Orbit #  *  * 1 1 6
Remarks None

System Data

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

Mainworld Data

The land mass of this planet is almost all swamp or steep mountains rising straight from the oceans.

Mainworld Size (S)

Equus 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)

Equus has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Equus 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.

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Mainworld Geography and Topography

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

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(Blank map, predominantly watery world.)

History & Background (Dossier)

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Equus is located on a major trade route to the Rhylanor Subsector.

It is home to a population of uplifted dolphins that assist the human inhabitants in herding the fish schools.

World Starport (St)

Equus 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)

Equus has a population of 200,000,000 sophonts (hundreds of millions).

  • Around 90% of the population (roughly 180 million individuals) is made up of humans.
  • About 10% of the population (approximately 20 million individuals) consists of Dolphins.

Urbanization

The population lives in underwater cities reached by submarine from the Downport atop Mount Bellis.

  • In addition to Equus Startown, other major settlements on the world include Gummifish, Ulir City, Kerouac, and Kagasisli.
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Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

World Technology Level (T)

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

World Government (G)

Equus is governed by a Feudal Technocracy. Society divides itself based on the technical requirements of the society. Each of these functions are granted as a fief to an individual or group. Leadership of these fiefs determines the head of the government.

World Law (L)

Equus has a high law level with laws covering many areas of interactions of people, corporations, and the government. A few worlds with this law level may be Amber Zones. Any interaction with the judicial system requires an Advocate trained in the local legal system. Law enforcement is present almost everywhere, either as people or via technology. Legal proceedings can take weeks to months to resolve and involve a dozen or more people. All blade weapons and firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

Imperial Landed Nobility

Equus, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estates of two members of the Imperial Nobility, who are charged with overseeing the world.

Trade Data

  • Importance: 2 (ordinary)

World Economy

The locals make their living by seabed mining and fish-farming.

  • Resources: C (very abundant)
  • Labor: 7 (tens of millions)
  • Infrastructure: C (very extensive)
  • Efficiency: +2 (good)

World Culture

  • Heterogenity: 8 (discordant)
  • Acceptance: A (very friendly)
  • Strangeness: 5 (distinct)
  • Symbols: B (abstract)

Major Historical Events Timeline

  • -1500 to -1450: Probable sighting of planet and initial colonization of SM2714 by sublight colonist ships. During this period, the system was named because it was the closest binary system (~52 ly) in the Terran constellation "Equuleus." The binary system was called "Equus-Bovine," the horse and cow. The name stuck since it is believed that the first colonists were from Sol-Terra.
  • -420: The first Sword Worlds colonists leave Terra.
  • -389: Sword Worlds colonists contact "colonists" of Equus: some remain. Tursiops galacti (Dolphins) introduced to Equus eco-system. They establish a colony on Equus which eventually reaches 200,000 in population.
  • -102: Equus sends a contingent of support to Gram during the Sword Worlds Rebellion.
  • 60: The Imperial Senate is established at Mora. "The Mora Moot."
  • 525: Equus established representatives at the Mora Moot.
  • 624: X-boat stations are established throughout the Imperium.
  • 700: Equus receives its X-boat station and begins communicating with the Imperium.
  • 758: Myteria-Seru Tragedy - Undersea colony floods, killing 1.5 millions. Report published three years later, thus helping undersea colonial technology and thereby increasing the populations of all Imperial worlds with sea-based colonists.
  • 829: The War of the Princes - factions supported by several trader families go to war. Initially, a trade war ensued. This eventually led to bloodshed when certain factions could not come to grips with the economic realities of the situation, namely bankruptcy. To stop bankruptcy from happening, one family began to eliminate the leadership of each faction. Slowly, each faction began to lose control over its share of the markets and profits.
    One family, Familia Santiago, remained solvent and gained the upper hand, eventually eliminating all competition. Famila Santiago named itself as the ruler of Equus, and so started the tradition of the Trade Dictators.
  • 979: Third Frontier War begins. Equus sends volunteer battalions to Inthe. These battalions are loaded into the 154th Battle Rider Squadron ships as part of the Imperial army's Colonial Contingent.
  • 986: Battle of Porozlo - the 154th BRS assists. Equus Volunteer Battalions lose 80% of their men during the orbital assault. Veterans return to Equus with honors. Some veterans supposedly joined the 4518th Lift Infantry Regiment. Normally Wet Navy Marines, the Equus Volunteers were not familiar with land tactics and suffered the consequences.
  • 986: Third Frontier War ends. Colony established on Melfred by veterans of the Battle for Porozlo. Transport provided by Imperial Navy/Army.
  • 998: Solomani exiles arrive at Equus and settle on Equus and Melfred.
  • 1010: Rugerio Family become the feudal overlords of Equus.

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

2417 Equus (Imperial)

Starport: Class IV - Scout Base.

Diameter: 5,393 miles (8,600 km).
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 97%.
Climate: Normal.
Population: 260,000,000.
Government: Technocracy.
Control Level: 2.
Tech Level: 8.
World Trade Number: 5.

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