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[[Torpol (world)|Torpol]] is a non-aligned water world in the [[Tlaiowaha Subsector]] of the [[Trojan Reach Sector|Trojan Reach]].  
 
[[Torpol (world)|Torpol]] is a non-aligned water world in the [[Tlaiowaha Subsector]] of the [[Trojan Reach Sector|Trojan Reach]].  
 
* '''Torpol''' was formerly a member of the [[Kingdom of Drinax]], until the Kingdom was shattered in a war with the [[Aslan Hierate]].
 
* '''Torpol''' was formerly a member of the [[Kingdom of Drinax]], until the Kingdom was shattered in a war with the [[Aslan Hierate]].
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Torpol is a water world, with no surface land. The limited population lives on the ice caps at the north and south poles of the planet, or on huge stilt-supported platforms built in shallow water. The planet’s primary industry is, unsurprisingly, fi shing and producing hydrogen fuel for the trade convoys that dock here. Despite Torpol’s lack of natural resources, the provosts who rule the planet have proved themselves canny merchants, buying and selling goods along the Florian trade route. The eccentric Florian League is a diffi cult trading partners, as guessing what the Floriani will decide to invest in next is something of an art, and the provosts have studied the demands of the distant League in order to predict which goods will sell to the League in coming years.
  
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==

Revision as of 00:07, 21 March 2016

Torpol/Tlaiowaha (Trojan Reach 2221)
Classic Era (1116)
B55A77A-8
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere5 Thin
HydrographicsA Water World 100%
Population7 Moderate (60 million)
Government7 Balkanization
LawA Extreme Law (no weapons)
Tech Level8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary F4 V
Planetoid Belts 2
Gas Giants 4

Torpol is a water world with 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water.

Description (Planetology)

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History & Background (Dossier)

Torpol is a non-aligned water world in the Tlaiowaha Subsector of the Trojan Reach.

Torpol is a water world, with no surface land. The limited population lives on the ice caps at the north and south poles of the planet, or on huge stilt-supported platforms built in shallow water. The planet’s primary industry is, unsurprisingly, fi shing and producing hydrogen fuel for the trade convoys that dock here. Despite Torpol’s lack of natural resources, the provosts who rule the planet have proved themselves canny merchants, buying and selling goods along the Florian trade route. The eccentric Florian League is a diffi cult trading partners, as guessing what the Floriani will decide to invest in next is something of an art, and the provosts have studied the demands of the distant League in order to predict which goods will sell to the League in coming years.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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