Harp (world)

Harp/Gaalorn (Daibei 0639)
Classic Era (1116)	A000520-E Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 0 Asteroid/Planetoid Belt Atmosphere 0 Vacuum Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 5 Moderate (700 thousand) Government 2 Participating Democracy Law 0 No Law Tech Level E High Stellar (anti-grav cities)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M2 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	4

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Harp is a ring of many small worldlets (planetoids AKA an "asteroid belt"), not capable of retaining an atmosphere or water, and nonindustrial in nature.

• These worldlets warrant hazardous environment precautions.
• Life in a vacuum requires great discipline. After all, it only takes one forgotten seal on a vacuum suit to spell death. Those who survive tend to be very methodically-minded and attentive to small detail.
• The worldlets require extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. Having to import most manufactured and high tech goods drives the price up for these items at this world.
• The world serves as the subsector capital with the significant extra trade and prestige associated with that role.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or above the standard for Charted Space.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Gaalorn Subsector of Daibei Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.
• This world is also known as Nowa Sol.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Harp has a solitary primary star.

Harp
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0041	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.41	4.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks		None

System Data

System:

• x4 Gas Giants
• x1 Planetoid Belts
• x7 Other Worlds

System Importance (Ix)

This world has an Importance Extension (Ix): of 1 (Ordinary).

• (The Importance Extension (Ix) ranks worlds within a region. It governs the locations of capitals and trade routes.)

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Harp is an Asterioid Belt or Planetoid Belt consisting of a few very large objects with diameters of hundreds of kilometers, thousands of bodies of a few kilometers in diameter, and millions of smaller objects. Asteroid Belt is used when the belt is the mainworld of a system. Planetoid Belt refers to any non-mainworld belt within a system.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Harp has a pressure of less than 0.001 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)

Harp has no free-standing water or ice on the surface. Wilderness refueling isn't possible on this world. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are classified Desert World or a Hell World depending on their atmosphere.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

World Starport (Sp)

Harp 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.

• The Starport Authority employee population is approximately 32,350 sophonts.

World Population (P)

Harp has a population of 700,000 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

The following languages are among the most commonly used here:

• Core Anglic: A major dialect of one of the two official languages of the Third Imperium, and an official language of the Solomani Confederation.
  • Daibei Anglic is also influenced by Rim Anglic.
• Vilani: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium and a language with a long history in the region.

World Government (G)

Harp is governed by a Participatory Democracy where eligible voters determine laws and policy. What determines an eligible voter varies. There may be smaller councils or regional bodies to draft the policies voted upon. Leadership of the government and all members of the bureaucracy are determined by the voting population.

World Law Level (L)

Harp 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 Technology Level (TL)

Harp possesses a Technology Level of TL–14 or TL-E in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early meson communicators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, early collectors, and advanced fusion plants.
• 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-5.

World Military

'This world has a Battalion Equivalent figure of 0.

• There are no organized ground forces on this world.

World Economy (Ex)

The world's economic measurements are: ( C 4 5 −3 )

• Resources: C (Very abundant)
• Labor: 4 (Tens of thousands)
• Infrastructure: 5 (Limited)
• Efficiency: −3 (Poor)
• Economic Extension: 18
• Resource Units: -720

Trade Data

Trade Classifications for this world:

• As-Asteroid Belt
• Ni-Non-Industrial World
• Va-Vacuum World
• Cp-Subsector Capital
• Ht-High Technology World

Trade Lines with other worlds:

• This world has a yellow line feeder route with the nearby world of Luxor.
• This world has a green line intermediate route with the nearby world of Gulurkhi.
• This world has cyan line main routes with the following nearby worlds: Parade and Pastel.

World Culture (Cx)

The world's cultural characteristics are: [ 1 6 1 9 ]

• Homogeneity: 1 (Monolithic)
• Acceptance: 6 (Aloof)
• Strangeness: 1 (Very typical)
• Symbols: 9 (Somewhat abstract)

Urbanization

No information yet available.

World Infrastructure

Harp possesses limited infrastructure.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

UWP: A000520-E

• Starport: A Excellent
• Size 0 Asteroid Belt
• Atmosphere: 0 No atmosphere
• Hydrosphere: 0 Desert World
• Population: 5 Hundreds of thousands
• Government: 2 Participating Democracy
• Law Level: 0 No prohibitions
• Technology Level: E Above Average Imperial

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science