Red Sands (world)

Red Sands/Alun (Daibei 1406)
Classic Era (1116)	C555896-8 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 8 Moderate (800 million) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F4 V K1 V M3 V
Planetoid Belts	4
Gas Giants	2

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Red Sands is a pre-agricultural world with a moderate population of over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts.

• Its economy and population are growing and living conditions are expected to slowly improve barring outside forces.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Alun Subsector of Daibei Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

No information yet available.

Red Sands has three stars in the star system.

Red Sands
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	F4 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.38	6550 - 6670	3.08729
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0143	0.1457	1.58 - 2.75	1.43	14.3
	Orbit #	*	0	4	4	7
	Remarks		None
Red Sands
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K1 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.86	5100 - 5170	0.58985
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0074	0.0637	0.76 - 1.36	0.74	7.4
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
	Remarks		None
Red Sands
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M3 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.37	3270 - 3430	0.03081
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0034	0.0146	0.18 - 0.35	0.34	3.4
	Orbit #	*	*	0	1	5
	Remarks		None

System Data

System:

• x 4 Gas Giants
• x 2 Planetoid Belts
• x 8 Other Worlds

System Importance (Ix)

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

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

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Size (S)

This world has a Planetary Size of 5.

• 8,000 km

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

This world has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

This world has a Hydrosphere of 5.

• 50 % of the world's surface is covered in liquid.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Imperial Landed Nobility (N)

This world, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial Landed Knight who acts as an Imperial representative to the world, and the estate and fiefdom of two members of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversee affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight, the Imperial representative to the world.
• It holds the estate of an Imperial baronet.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial viscount.

World Starport (Sp)

This world has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which features amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Population (P)

This world has a Population rating of 8.

• App. 400,000,000 sentients

World Demographics

Humaniti, population 100%

World Government (G)

This world is governed by an Impersonal Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government takes another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy dictates government policy and its execution. Government leadership is reduced to little more than figureheads and does not select the bureaucracy leadership or its members.

World Law Level (L)

This world has a Law Level of 6.

• All firearms except shotguns prohibited

World Technology Level (TL)

This world possesses a Technology Level of TL–8.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics, improved telephones, and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Improved geothermal and improved batteries.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Advanced automobiles.
  • Water: Triphibians and early artificial gills.
  • Air: Improved helicopters and hypersonic jets.
  • Space: Space shuttles, early space stations, and improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy (Ex)

The world's economic measurements are: ( G 7 7 −2 )

• Resources: G Extremely abundant
• Labor: 7 Tens of millions
• Infrastructure: 7 Generally available
• Efficiency: −2 Fair
• Economic Extension: 28
• Resource Units -1568

Trade Data

• Pa-Pre-Agricultural
• Ph-Pre-High Population

World Culture (Cx)

The world's cultural characteristics are: [ 7 7 4 7 ]

• Homogeneity: 7 Discordant
• Acceptance: 7 Aloof
• Strangeness: 4 Somewhat distinct
• Symbols: 7 Somewhat concrete

World Language/s

• Anglic
• Vilani (language)

Urbanization

No information yet available.

World Infrastructure

This world possesses generally available infrastructure.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

UWP: C555896-8

• Starport: C Routine
• Size 5 8,000km
• Atmosphere: 5 Thin
• Hydrosphere: 5 50%
• Population: 8 App. 400,000,000
• Government Type: 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy
• Law Level: 6 All firearms except shotguns prohibited
• Technology Level: 8 Quality Computers

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), TBD.
• Gary L. Thomas. "Daibei Sector: Library and Map." The Travellers' Digest 15 (1989): 22-25.
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), TBD. (dotmap provided)
• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), TBD. (dotmap provided)
• Dave Nilsen. Survival Margin (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), TBD.
• Jon F. Zeigler. Rim of Fire (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), TBD.
• David L. Pulver. Solomani (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), TBD.
• EXTERNAL LINK: Goerge.com
• EXTERNAL LINK: Ross Mack ^{dead link}
• Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips