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'''Cipango''' retains a single [[Natural Satellite|moon]] named ''Tsuki-Shivva''.
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'''Cipango''' retains a narrow, almost invisible ring system and a single [[Natural Satellite|moon]] named ''Tsuki-Shivva''.
 
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Revision as of 15:25, 25 May 2025

Cipango/Cronor (Spinward Marches 0705)
Milieu 1116
A886865-C
StarportA Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g)
Atmosphere8 Dense
Hydrographics6 Wet World 60%
Population8 Moderate (100 million)
Government6 Captive Government/Colony
Law5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons)
Tech LevelC Average Stellar (robots)
See also UWP
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Jump map from Travellermap.com [1]
System Details
Primary G2 V
Worlds 10
Gas Giants 1
Planetoid Belts 2
Cultural Details
Government Captive government
Law Level Moderate
Cultural Extension 6C3A
Army Size (BEs) 1200
Economic Details
Technology Level 12
Economic Extension
D7E+2
ResourcesDVery abundant
Labor7Moderate (10 million)
InfrastructureE Comprehensive
Efficiency+2Good
Importance Extension 4
Resource Units 2,548
GWP (BCr) 937
World Trade Number 5
Trade Volume (MCr/year) 9,037
Starport Details
Classification Class-A
Port Size 6
Building Capacity (Tons) 100,000
Port employees 17,490
Port passengers (annual) 554,100

Cipango is a garden world with an environment conducive to most sophonts. The system has a population between 100 million and a billion sophonts. The governance of this world is from Chronor (Spinward Marches 0304). This is a temperate world, with a climate of average temperatures. It is a member of Zhodani Consulate in the Cronor Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Province of Iadr Nsobl. This world supports a Zhodani Military Base and the system supports a Zhodani Naval Base. In the Zhodani Consulate this world is known as Sachebr.

Cipango System
Cronor/Spinward Marches 0705
Position Distance Name UWP
Primary 'Cipango-Taiyoo' 'G2V'
1 0.5 AU Zero-Belt Y000000-0
2 0.7 AU Himawari HS00000-0
3 0.9 AU Kusai F596267-C
4 1.1 AU Cipango A886865-C
1 2   * Yubiwa-Ring' YR00000-0
2 25   * Tsuki-Shivva' F646668-C
5 1.5 AU Yon-Belt G000268-C
6 2.3 AU Doitsu H7A0167-B
1 12   * Bavaria-32' H100363-B
7 7.1 AU Fukuzawa Small GG
1 8   * F-8' HS00167-B
2 11   * F-11 prim' HS00000-0
3 11   * F-11 bis' HS00163-B

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Cipango has a solitary primary star.

  • It is a yellow main sequence.
Cipango has a solitary primary star.
Primary
Solitary G Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
G2 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 1 5720 - 5770 1
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0094 0.0829 0.95 - 1.68 0.94 9.4
Orbit #  *  * 4 3 7
Remarks

System Data

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

The Cipango system is not very impressive, but it still has three garden worlds: Kusai, Cipango itself, and Tsuki-Shivva, Cipango's moon.

Kusai orbits within the inner part of the habitable zone. Its climate is a little too hot for human comfort, the atmosphere has a foul smell, and there is dangerous wildlife, so it has not attracted a large population. It orbits within the star's Jump Shadow, so it is rarely visited by interstellar traders.

Cipango itself has a large moon, Tsuki-Shivva, which has been colonized. It is considered a fairly nice place that has a cooler climate than Cipango itself. Most of the new colonists from the Consulate have settled here.

Mainworld Data

Cipango is the main trade and communication route to the Riverland Cluster and serves as the gate to the Riverland Wall, an important Zhodani defensive line. Given this location, Cipango enjoys a thriving commercial economy, supported by extensive agricultural and industrial holdings.

Mainworld Size (S)

Cipango 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)

Cipango has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. A Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Cipango has 55-65% of its surface covered by liquid water. It has significant large liquid bodies. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Satellites

Cipango retains a narrow, almost invisible ring system and a single moon named Tsuki-Shivva.

  • It orbits once every few weeks.

Alien Moon 15-1.jpg

Mainworld Geography and Topography

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

Blank World Map Watery.png
(Blank map, predominantly watery world.)

Native Lifeforms

Abundant native life occupying every available ecological niche. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

0705 Cipango (Zhodani)

Starport: Class V - Naval Base.

Diameter: 7,670 miles (12,300 km).
Atmosphere: Dense oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 64%.
Climate: Normal.
Population: 100,000,000.
Government: Subjugated (Chronor High Council).
Control Level: 2.
Tech Level: 10.
World Trade Number: 5.

History & Background (Dossier)

Prior to the Second Frontier War Cipango was part of the Imperium and served as the Imperial subsector capital. The war began with an attack on Cipango before quickly expanding to engulf three subsectors. As a result of the war Cipango became a Zhodani world.

Cipango is a rich world in a strategically and economically important position. The system is heavily protected by the Zhodani Navy, which has a base here. Cipango is ruled by a governor appointed by the Chronor High Council. Most of the population is Solomani, but more and more Zhodani are moving in. The Zhodani name for the planet is Sachebr, but this name is rarely used.

World Starport (Sp)

Cipango 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.

World Population (P)

Cipango has a population of 100,000,000 sophonts (hundreds of millions).

Linguistic Topography

World Government (G)

Cipango has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. This is a colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.

Governance of this world is from Chronor.

The Zhodani Consulate maintains itself through a variety of taxes on goods and services. Each council -- planetary or higher -- has the authority to levy a tax on gross income to support services like hospitals, emergency and transport services, or the Tavrchedl'.

World Military

The Cipango system is easily defended since it only has one gas giant and one population centre. If an enemy (the Imperium) attacks the gas giant it will suffer heavy losses to the ships and System Defence Boats stationed there. The F-11 moons that orbit Fukuzawa with 60 degrees separation also have extensive sensor stations that can easily detect an incoming fleet. If the enemy tries to attack the mainworld, it will instead meet a strong fleet, and it will not even know from what planet -- Cipango or Tsuki-Shivva -- that the meson fire is coming from. There are also ships and sensors in the Yubiwa-Ring. Reserves can be hidden in the Yon-Belt and inside the 100 diameters jump-limit from the sun.

World Law Level (L)

Cipango has a moderate level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. Personal concealable firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

Three broad categories of crime are recognized by the Zhodani Consulate: inadvertent, incited, and insane. The concept of premeditated crime for personal gain fits under the insane heading.

  • Inadvertent crime is an unintentional violation or infraction of the law, resulting from inattention. For minor cases the usual punishment is a small fine.
  • Incited crime is an infraction of a law brought about by another, often resulting from an overreaction to inadvertent crime or misfortune. The solution is re-education.
  • Insane crime is a general heading for most major crimes against property or individuals.

World Technology Level (TL)

Cipango possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C in Hexadecimal Notation.

World Economy

The currency of the Zhodani Consulate is the Abradlnad.

Trade Data

No information yet available.

Historical Data

Cipango was first settled in 356 by a mix of pioneers, traders and farmers from the Imperium with the help of Baron Fukuzawa, who was also a very wealthy industrialist. In 423 Cipango and four other worlds in the subsector became members of the Imperium, and Cipango was made the subsector capital. In the Second Frontier War (615 to 620) Cipango was liberated by (lost to) the Zhodani Consulate.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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