Esqua (world)

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Esqua/Esqua (Far Home 1510)
Classic Era (1116)	E350412-5 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 4 Moderate (70 thousand) Government 1 Company/Corporation Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level 5 Industrial (mass production)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M8 III
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	3

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Esqua is a poor, nonindustrial desert world with no free-standing water.

• It requires 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.
• This is a "low technology" world with technology competencies well below standard for Charted Space.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Esqua Subsector of Far Home Sector.

Astrography and Planetology

No information yet available.

Esqua has a solitary primary star.

Esqua
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M8 III	Giant		8.75	1900 - 2500	2587.5
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	3.04271	4.21915	40.44 - 65.91	304.271	3042.71
	Orbit #	5	6	9	12	15
	Remarks

System data

The primary is Chamano, a huge red giant star. It has a luminosity of 2587 Sols, a mass of 8.74 Sols and a diameter of 456 million km – the star's corona extends out to 1.52 AU, around orbital position (V). The inner system consists of (V) a large extremely hot gas giant orbiting very close to the surface of the star, and (VIII, IX) two hot rocky vacuum worlds – orbital positions (VI) and (VIII) are empty. (X) Maranask, a thin atmosphere world, orbits within the habitable zone: Esqua is its major satellite and is designated the mainworld. (XI) a small thin atmosphere world, (XII, XIII) two small gas giants, and (XIV) a small trace atmosphere world form the outer zone. Many of the worlds in the system retain small satellites.

(X) Maranask-Esqua Binary Planets

(X) Maranask

(X) Maranask has a UWP of Y640000-0 and orbits Chamano at a mean distance of 37.9 AU (5.67 billion km), within the habitable zone. It has an orbital period of 78 years 337 days and a rotation period of 25.25 hours. The axial tilt is 18.5 degrees. Maranask has a diameter of 9,489 km, a density of 3.76 g/cm³, and a surface gravity of 0.51 G. Its atmosphere is rated as Thin, Tainted, with a mean surface pressure of 0.38 bar and a composition of 89% nitrogen, 9% oxygen, 1% carbon dioxide and 1% argon, neon and other trace gases: the taint is caused by a low percentage of atmospheric oxygen. Approximately 2% of the surface is covered in lakes of liquid water. Mean surface temperature: 44°C. The atmosphere is active and weather systems, driven by the star, roll across the globe. The climate is seasonal and weather patterns follow regular cycles.

(Xa) Esqua

(Xa) Esqua is the major moon of Maranask. It orbits its primary at a mean distance of 15 diameters (142,000 km), it has an orbital period of 6 days 8 hours and a rotation period of 6 days 8 hours: it is tidally locked to its parent world. The axial tilt is 13 degrees. Esqua has a diameter of 5,333 km, a density of 5.44 g/cm³, and a surface gravity of 0.41 G. Its atmosphere is rated as Thin, with a mean surface pressure of 0.59 bar and a composition of 81% nitrogen, 18% oxygen, and 1% argon, carbon dioxide, neon and other trace gases. Approximately 4% of the surface is covered in lakes of liquid water. Mean surface temperature: 29°C. The atmosphere is active and weather systems, driven by the star, roll across the globe. The climate is seasonal and weather patterns follow regular cycles.

Mainworld geography and topography

Total surface area: 406 million km², Land surface area: 153 million km², Water surface area: 253 million km².

Native lifeforms

Both Maranask and Esqua have remarkably similar native life: primitive microscopic organisms that live in abundance in any area that has a source of water. Their metabolic functions serve to power the processes of atmospheric renewal on both worlds. Esqua has a large number of introduced species, largely hardy types of flora, which inhabit any ecological niche where that they can survive.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

World starport

Esqua has a Class E Starport, a frontier quality installation with few 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 a downport.

World technology level

Esqua possesses a Technology Level of TL–5.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Electricity, hydrocarbon internal combustion, and the most fundamental atomic energy.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ground cars or automobiles and tracked vehicles.
  • Water: Large ships and submersibles with steel hulls.
  • Air: Early aircraft including seaplanes and very early unmanned rockets.

World government

Esqua is governed by a Corporate Polity, having a single corporation with a typical corporate structure as a government. Essentially, this is a "company town" (or world). The typical corporate-run world usually has a single purpose. Examples include mining, agriculture, or other kinds of resource extraction. But rather than a simple base of operations, there are facilities for housing workers and their families, including hospitals, schools, and other infrastructure. How, or if, the children of the workers are incorporated into the workforce varies with companies. The corporation running the world may be a subsidiary of a larger interstellar corporation.

World military

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World economy

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Trade data

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World demographics

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World culture

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Historical data

No information yet available.

World timeline

5338AD–5348AD: Salatho Uprising

UWP listing

No information yet available.

References & Contributors / Sources

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science