Bobonong (world)

Bobonong/Cruxway (Daibei 3121)
Classic Era (1116)	A591759-D Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 9 Dense (tainted) Hydrographics 1 Dry World 10% Population 7 Moderate (70 million) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level D Average Stellar (holo data)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M1 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Bobonong is a preindustrial hellworld with a population struggling to survive in an inhospitable environment.

• Hellworlds often offer daily, and sometimes even hourly, life-threatening situations to their inhabitants.
• It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or above the standard for Charted Space.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Cruxway Subsector of Daibei Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.
• About 80% of the population is composed of Evantha.
• About 20% of the population is composed of baseline humans and other non-human sophonts.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

The world is part of the Tukera Cluster.

Stellar Data

Bobonong has a solitary primary star.

Bobonong
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M1 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.5	3620 - 3660	0.08839
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0047	0.0247	0.31 - 0.59	0.47	4.7
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks		None

System Data

System:

• x4 Gas Giants
• x0 Planetoid Belts
• x2 Other Worlds

System Importance (Ix)

This world has an Importance Extension (Ix): of 2 (Ordinary).

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

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Bobonong is a Meso World between 12,000km and 13,500km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.8G and 1.1G. The horizon will appear about 5.1km away. Vessels with 1G of thrust should check with local starport authorities before attempting to land using emergency power.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Bobonong has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. While a Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Bobonong has 05-15% of its surface covered by liquid water or ice. Wilderness refueling will be difficult. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are Hell Worlds or Poor Worlds depending on their atmosphere.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

This world is currently governed under the banner of the Spiral Path party, and so loyal to Shirani Kay, the charismatic Maia (dictator) of the Temeraire nation of Detrans.

Imperial Landed Nobility (N)

Bobonong, 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 fiefdom of a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversees 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 fiefdom of an Imperial marquis..

World Starport (Sp)

Bobonong has a Class A Starport, an excellent 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 other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

• The Starport Authority employee population is approximately 4,320 sophonts.

World Population (P)

Bobonong has a population of 90,000,000 sophonts (tens of millions).

• Around 80% of the population consists of Evantha.
• Around 20% of the population consists of Humans and other sophonts.

World Languages

• Anglic
• Detran
  • Other Evantha languages are in use.
• Vilani

Urbanization

Where climate permits, settlements are open and airy, with spacious rooms, balconies, and skylights.

• This world's low gravity and dense atmosphere permit Evantha residents to fly easily.

World Government (G)

Bobonong is governed by a Feudal Technocracy. Society divides itself based on the technical requirements of the society. Each of these functions are granted as a fief to an individual or group. Leadership of these fiefs determines the head of the government.

The current leaders are affiliated with the interstellar Spiral Path party.

Few formalized procedures exist in Evantha society. Bureaucracy is alien to their culture; record-keeping is a necessary evil, but evil nonetheless.

World Law Level (L)

Bobonong 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).

World Technology Level (TL)

Bobonong possesses a Technology Level of TL–13 or TL-D in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovideo recorders.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, prototype collectors, advanced fusion plants.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
  • Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-4.

World Military

Bobonong has a Battalion Equivalent figure of 10.

• This equates to approximately 5,000 sophonts under arms in an active or reserve capacity.

World Economy (Ex)

The world's economic measurements are: ( D 6 D +3 )

• Resources: D (Very abundant)
• Labor: 6 (Millions)
• Infrastructure: D (Comprehensive)
• Efficiency: 3 (Improved)
• Economic Extension: 35
• Resource Units: 3042

Trade Data

Trade Classifications for this world:

• He-Hellworld
• Pi-Pre-Industrial World
• Ht-High Tech World

Trade Lines with other worlds:

• This world has yellow line feeder routes with the following nearby worlds: Amoah and Cod.
• This world has green line intermediate routes with the following nearby worlds: Temeraire and Tomsk.

Evantha equipment is beautifully made and unlikely to break but costs at least 50% more than equivalent Human items; the result of Evanthan preference for individuality and style at the cost of standardization.

World Culture (Cx)

The world's cultural characteristics are: [ 8 9 6 E ]

• Homogeneity: 8 (Discordant)
• Acceptance: 9 (Friendly)
• Strangeness: 6 (Very distinct)
• Symbols: E (Extremely abstract)

Evantha young are very dependent on their parents. Children accompany parents as much as possible, at home and during work. When they become adults, most find a substitute family by devoting themselves to a cause larger than themselves, not so much on its own merits as to give direction to their lives.

World Infrastructure

This world possesses comprehensive infrastructure.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

• (-4238): Evantha develop successful spacecraft and achieve spaceflight.
• (-4233): First Contact between the Evantha and the Vilani.
• (-4014 to -2423): Pax Vilanica.
• (-3341): Evantha fully conquered by the largely indifferent Vilani and assimilated into the Ziru Sirka.
• (-2404 to -2215): Interstellar Wars.
• (-2204): Rule of Man Founded.
• (-1776 to 0): Long Night.
  • The Evantha Protectorate endures under Terran administration.
• (0): Third Imperium Founded.
• (76 to 120): Pacification Campaigns.
• (990-1002): Solomani Rim War.

UWP Listing

• Starport: A Excellent
• Size 5 8,000km
• Atmosphere: 9 Dense atmosphere; Tainted atmosphere
• Hydrosphere: 1 10%
• Population: 7 Tens of millions
• Government: 5 Feudal Technocracy
• Law Level: 9 Possession of weapons outside the home prohibited
• Technology Level: D Above Average Imperial

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips