Zish (world)

Zish/Argi (Dagudashaag 1638) Milieu 1116 D3106B9-8 Starport D Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g) Atmosphere 1 Vacuum (trace) Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 6 Moderate (4 million) Government B Non-Charismatic Dictator Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	G3 V
Worlds	10
Gas Giants	3
Planetoid Belts	1
Cultural Details
Government	Non-charismatic dictatorship
Law Level	High
Cultural Extension	7369
Army Size (BEs)	2
Economic Details
Technology Level	8
Economic Extension	C51-2 Resources C Very abundant Labor 5 Moderate (400 thousand) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency -2 Fair
Importance Extension	-3
Resource Units	48
GWP (BCr)	5
World Trade Number	3.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	487
Starport Details
Classification	Class-D
Port Size	3
Building Capacity (Tons)	4,400
Port employees	35
Port passengers (annual)	0

Zish has an unbreathably thin atmosphere and very little surface water. The system has a population between 1 million and 10 million sophonts, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. This world is designated an Amber Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions make it dangerous to visitors. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Argi Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Zish, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world. This world contains an Imperial Scout Base, capable of handling Scout Service starships and personnel.

• During the Long Night this world was named Kis.

Astrography and planetology

A small, extremely hot, captured planet.

Zish has a solitary primary star.

Zish
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G3 V	Main Sequence		0.99	5680 - 5720	0.96544
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0093	0.0815	0.94 - 1.66	0.93	9.3
	Orbit #	*	*	3	3	7
	Remarks

History and background

The system has a major Scout training academy. A large civilian population has grown up to support the base which is used to train Scouts in vacuum and near vacuum conditions.

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility

Zish, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

World Starport

Zish has a Class D Starport, a poor quality installation which has few of the expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

References and contributors

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• Citation Missing - Signal-GK 1 via HIWG
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 82.