Depot (Za 1920) (world)

Depot/Epshu (Zarushagar 1920)
Classic Era (1116)	A68886B-C Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 8 Wet World 80% Population 8 Moderate (200 million) Government 6 Captive Government/Colony Law B Extreme Law (control of movement) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G1 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	0

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Depot (Za 1920) is a rich, pre-agricultural world with a moderate population of over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts in size.

• The world's agricultural industry is growing and some economists forecast an explosion in this world's agribusiness in the near future as new agro-technology and a more capable labor force are imported.
• This is a rich world with a prosperous and thriving world economy.
• This world has high-grade living conditions with a good climate and a non-harmful environment. As such, this world is much sought after with large queues for immigration here.
• This is a "Puzzle" world designated as an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor.
• This world toils under the control of a military government with conditions reflecting that situation, including curtailed civil rights and limited freedoms.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Epshu Subsector of Zarushagar Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.
• This world has an Imperial Naval Depot.
• It has also been known as De Boynton (world).

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

Depot (Za 1920) is a rich, pre-agricultural world with a pre-high population over a hundred million, but not yet at a billion sophonts in population size.

• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Epshu Subsector of Zarushagar Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.
• This world is designated an "amber zone" and caution is advised since the world is considered potentially dangerous.
• This world has a nearby Naval Depot associated with it.
• The world agricultural industry is growing and some economists forecast an explosion in this world's agribusiness in the near future as new agro-technology and a more capable labor force are imported.
• It is classified as a "puzzle zone", a world with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to visitor.
• This world toils under the control of a military government with conditions reflecting that situation including curtailed civil rights and limited freedoms.

Local Nobility

Depot (Za 1920), 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 fiefdoms of four 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 baron.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial viscount.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial minor duke.

Trade Data

• Importance: 4 (important)

World Economy

• Resources: A (abundant)
• Labor: 7 (tens of millions)
• Infrastructure: E (comprehensive)
• Efficiency: +5 (very advanced)

World Culture

• Heterogenity: A (discordant)
• Acceptance: C (xenophilic)
• Strangeness: 7 (confusing)
• Symbols: E (extremely abstract)

World Timeline

Major events that have affected this world and the wider region that it lies within:

• circa -250,000: the Ancients are active within the sector.
• -5400 to -4015: the Vilani Consolidation Wars.
• -4045 to -2204: the region is part of the Ziru Sirka.
• -2204 to -1776: the region becomes part of the Rule of Man.
• -1776 to 0: the Long Night.
• The Year 0: the Third Imperium is founded.
• 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the system.
• 604-622: the Civil War.
• 624: the Express Boat Network is established.
• 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the system becomes widely available.

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), page 21. (charts locating the world)
• Joe Fugate, Gary L. Thomas. Referee's Gaming Kit (Digest Group Publications, 1989), various pages. (background for the sector)
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), pages 11, 48, 49. (dot maps and charts locating the world)
• Gary L. Thomas. The Travellers' Digest 21 (Digest Group Publications, 1990), page 17. (background for the sector)
• Loren Wiseman. Challenge 75 (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), pages 6, 68. (background for the sector)
• Martin Dougherty. Bearers of the Flame (Avenger Enterprises, 2006), page 87. (the sector around the year 1248, including the world)
• Author & Contributor: Greg Videll of the HIWG (refinement of sector data)
• Author & Contributor: Martin J. Dougherty (development of sector data)