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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
A [[Sword Worlds Confederation|Sword Worlds]] aligned world in the [[Sword Worlds Subsector]] of the {{Sm}}.  
 
A [[Sword Worlds Confederation|Sword Worlds]] aligned world in the [[Sword Worlds Subsector]] of the {{Sm}}.  
 
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* Orcrist's capital city is '''Grevistad'''; its [[Downport]] is '''Groenhamm Starport'''.
Orcrist's capital city is '''Grevistad'''; its [[Downport]] is '''Groenhamm Starport'''.  
 
  
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==

Revision as of 13:12, 20 August 2015

Orcrist/Sword Worlds (Spinward Marches 1126)
Classic Era (1116)
B8A6733-A
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g)
AtmosphereA Exotic
Hydrographics6 Wet World 60%
Population7 Moderate (40 million)
Government3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy
Law3 Low Law (no automatic weapons)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K7 V M7 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 1

Orcrist has an oceanic geography consisting of heavily contaminated water or a substance such as ammonia, methane, hydrocarbons, or other exotic liquid.

  • This world has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships.
  • This world has a Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces.

Description (Planetology)

Orcrist is a relatively young world with a normal climate. The world is undergoing terraforming, seeding the surface with algae and bacteria to convert the atmosphere into a more normal oxygen-nitrogen mixture. Orcrist Soil Manufacturing Project.

Orcrist has two stars in the star system.
Orcrist
Solitary K Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
K7 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.64 3990 - 4100 0.20972
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0059 0.038 0.47 - 0.88 0.59 5.9
Orbit #  *  * 2 2 6
Remarks "Thorin"
Orcrist
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M7 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.09 2630 - 2680 0.00022
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0011 0.0012 0.02 - 0.03 0.11 1.1
Orbit #  *  *  * 0 3
Remarks "Thranduil"

The Orcrist system has two stars, the primary Thorin and its companion, Thranduil.

  • The world of Orcrist is the sole moon of the gas giant Dvergur, the only planet of the system.
  • Orcrist is tidally locked with Dvergur and orbits at a distance of 0.32 AU.
  • The moon spins once per orbit around Dvergur (41 hours, 31 minutes), and so Thorin appears to circle Orcrist in that period, as well.

History & Background (Dossier)

A Sword Worlds aligned world in the Sword Worlds Subsector of the Spinward Marches.

  • Orcrist's capital city is Grevistad; its Downport is Groenhamm Starport.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.