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A pre-industrial Imperial-aligned world in the [[Lunion Subsector]] of the {{sm}}. [[Derchon (world)|Derchon]] is a frozen world with only a trace oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere. Derchon contains an Imperial [[Scout Base]] specifically tasked with watching the [[Sword Worlds Confederation|Sword Worlds]].
 
A pre-industrial Imperial-aligned world in the [[Lunion Subsector]] of the {{sm}}. [[Derchon (world)|Derchon]] is a frozen world with only a trace oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere. Derchon contains an Imperial [[Scout Base]] specifically tasked with watching the [[Sword Worlds Confederation|Sword Worlds]].
  
==Non-Canon==
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===The Derchon Anomaly===
 
===The Derchon Anomaly===
 
 
In early [[1102]], an unidentified object transited the outer reaches of the {{WorldS|Derchon|Spinward Marches|2024}} system, following a roughly Coreward-Coreward-Trailing vector. It was traveling at such high velocity (estimated 0.12C) that no ship could possibly intercept it.  
 
In early [[1102]], an unidentified object transited the outer reaches of the {{WorldS|Derchon|Spinward Marches|2024}} system, following a roughly Coreward-Coreward-Trailing vector. It was traveling at such high velocity (estimated 0.12C) that no ship could possibly intercept it.  
  
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Investigation of this object by the [[Derchon Anomaly Intercept Mission]] (DAIMISS) in [[1103]] revealed it to be a derelict spacecraft associated with the legendary [[Ahaja Bucherei]] and his fellow Dru'mhilla exiles.
 
Investigation of this object by the [[Derchon Anomaly Intercept Mission]] (DAIMISS) in [[1103]] revealed it to be a derelict spacecraft associated with the legendary [[Ahaja Bucherei]] and his fellow Dru'mhilla exiles.
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Revision as of 15:05, 20 August 2015

Derchon/Lunion (Spinward Marches 2024)
Classic Era (1116)
C512799-8
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere1 Vacuum (trace)
Hydrographics2 Dry World 20%
Population7 Moderate (90 million)
Government9 Impersonal Bureaucracy
Law9 High Law (no weapons out of home)
Tech Level8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M0 V M7 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 1

A pre-industrial Imperial-aligned world in the Lunion Subsector of the Spinward Marches. Derchon is a frozen world with only a trace oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere. Derchon contains an Imperial Scout Base specifically tasked with watching the Sword Worlds.

Non-canon:

The Derchon Anomaly

In early 1102, an unidentified object transited the outer reaches of the Derchon (Spinward Marches 2024) system, following a roughly Coreward-Coreward-Trailing vector. It was traveling at such high velocity (estimated 0.12C) that no ship could possibly intercept it.

Sensor data revealed that that:

  1. the object had a high albedo.
  2. it was spinning or tumbling rapidly.
  3. its mass was in the 1000-2000 ton range.
  4. it was highly radioactive.

Although the object was not under acceleration, these facts argue strongly in favor of some type of artificial construction.

Investigation of this object by the Derchon Anomaly Intercept Mission (DAIMISS) in 1103 revealed it to be a derelict spacecraft associated with the legendary Ahaja Bucherei and his fellow Dru'mhilla exiles.


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