H 3018 (world)

H 3018/Shudash (Ilelish 3018)
Classic Era (1116)	B535222-A Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 3 Vacuum (very thin) Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 2 Low (500) Government 2 Participating Democracy Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M1 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	4

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H 3018 is a low-population world with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts in size.

• This world has yet to take off economically or otherwise and the population remains low for reasons largely unknown.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Shudash Subsector of Ilelish Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.
• It lies within the Ansha Cluster.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

H 3018 has a solitary primary star.

• It is a red main sequence.

H 3018 has a solitary primary star.

Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M2 V	Main Sequence		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0041	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.41	4.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks

System Data

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

• The mainworld.
• x8 secondary rocky worlds.
• x1 planetoid belt.
• x4 gas giants.

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

H 3018 is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

H 3018 has a pressure of 0.10 to 0.42 atmospheres. The very thin pressures require a respirator or Oxygen Mask. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

H 3018 has 45-55% of its surface covered by liquid water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

A simple map of H 3018 showing the division between land and water.

• The location of the starport is marked.

History & Background (Dossier)

H 3018 is a member of the Ansha Cluster, a group of systems lying across the Ilelish-Zarushagar border.

World Starport (St)

H 3018 has a Class B Starport, a good quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Population (P)

H 3018 has population of 500 sophonts (hundreds).

• This is a Low Population World and the population would be too low to sustain itself without moderate outside assistance. This may represent a large transient population such as the crew of a fleet of starships, the dwindling remnants of a dying colony, a construction team building a new colony, or an outpost that could evolve into a colony.

World Technology Level (T)

H 3018 possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land & Water: Grav belts and maturing gravcraft.
  • Air: Greatly improved hybrid grav-aircraft.
  • Space: Improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-1.

World Government (G)

H 3018 is governed by a Participatory Democracy where eligible voters determine laws and policy. What determines an eligible voter varies. There may be smaller councils or regional bodies to write the policies voted on. Leadership of the government and all members of the bureaucracy are determined by voting population.

World Law (L)

H 3018 has a low law level. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate. Portable energy weapons, body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility

H 3018, 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.

Trade Data

• Importance: 1 (ordinary)

World Economy

• Resources: 9 (moderate)
• Labor: 1 (tens)
• Infrastructure: 1 (extremely limited)
• Efficiency: -3 (poor)

World Culture

• Heterogenity: 1 (monolithic)
• Acceptance: 3 (xenophobic)
• Strangeness: 1 (very typical)
• Symbols: 6 (somewhat concrete)

World Timeline

• 300-420: the First Survey charts the system.
• 995-1065: the Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published.

References

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• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 20.
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), 11. (Ziru Sirka worlds: dot map provided)
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 34-37, 95-101.
• TNE New Era 1248 Sourcebook 2: Bearers of the Flame