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=== Mainworld Data ===
 
=== Mainworld Data ===

Revision as of 15:23, 11 November 2024

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Shedkhikhu/Triton (Zarushagar 1102)
Classic Era (1116)
C310589-A
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g)
Atmosphere1 Vacuum (trace)
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population5 Moderate (800 thousand)
Government8 Civil Service Bureaucracy
Law9 High Law (no weapons out of home)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M2 V M3 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 3
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Jump map from Travellermap.com [1]

Shedkhikhu is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Shedkhikhu is a binary star system.

  • Both are red main sequence stars.
Shedkhikhu has two stars in the star system.
Primary
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M2 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 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
Secondary
Solitary M Type.jpg 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
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System Data

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

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Shedkhikhu is a Small World between 4,000km and 5,600km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.24G and 0.34G. The horizon will appear about 3km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Shedkhikhu has a pressure of less than 0.1 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Shedkhikhu has no free-standing water or ice on the surface. Wilderness refueling isn't possible on this world. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are classified Desert World or a Hell World depending on their atmosphere.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

Blank World Map Trace.png
(Blank map, trace atmosphere world.)

History & Background (Dossier)

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Shedkhikhu is a member of the Vilani Run, a trade route and minor main crossing between Dagudashaag Sector and Zarushagar Sector.

World Starport (St)

Shedkhikhu 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)

Shedkhikhu has a population of 800,000 sophonts (hundreds of thousands).

  • This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

World Technology Level (T)

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

World Government (G)

Shedkhikhu is governed by a Civil Service Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government takes another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy leadership influences policy. The government leadership may select the bureaucracy leadership, but not its membership. Usually the governmental leadership is divided, or incapable of setting policy, and the bureaucracy provides a stabilizing influence. This ruling bureaucracy may be the full government bureaucractic apparatus or a section with limited jurisdiction but considerable influence, like the military.

World Law (L)

Shedkhikhu has a high law level with laws covering many areas of interactions of people, corporations, and the government. A few worlds with this law level may be Amber Zones. Any interaction with the judicial system requires an Advocate trained in the local legal system. Law enforcement is present almost everywhere, either as people or via technology. Legal proceedings can take weeks to months to resolve and involve a dozen or more people. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (outside private residences or visiting starships).

Imperial Landed Nobility

Shedkhikhu, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

Trade Data

  • Importance: 0 (unimportant)

World Economy

  • Resources: A (descriptor)
  • Labor: 4 (descriptor)
  • Infrastructure: 4 (descriptor)
  • Efficiency: +1 (descriptor)

World Culture

  • Heterogenity: 6 (harmonious)
  • Acceptance: 5 (very aloof)
  • Strangeness: 6 (very distinct)
  • Symbols: B (abstract)

World Timeline

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

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