Bethurm (world)

Bethurm/Paradise (Halcyon 2622)
Classic Era (1116)	C202331-A Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 2 Small (3,200 km, 0.10g - 0.17g) Atmosphere 0 Vacuum Hydrographics 2 Dry World 20% Population 3 Low (7 thousand) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 1 Low Law (no explosives, poison gas) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M2 V M3 VI
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	3

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Bethurm is an icy, low-population vacuum world, with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts, warranting hazardous environment precautions.

• Its surface is ice-capped with little or no atmosphere and nearly all of its water frozen.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Paradise Subsector of Halcyon Sector.

Astrography and Planetology

This star system is detailed using the Fringian Variant System Description.

Bethurm has two stars in the star system.

Bethurm
	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
Bethurm
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M3 VI	Main Sequence (Subdwarf)		0.124	2300 - 3100	0.006
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00153	0.00621	0.06 - 0.1	0.153	1.53
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	4
	Remarks		1150 AU from primary

System Data

Sanadin-Bethurm System

The primary is Sanadin, an ordinary red main sequence star. It has a luminosity of 0.0268 Sols, a mass of 0.4258 Sols, and a diameter of 658,000 km. (I) Manaqua, an exotic atmosphere stormworld, orbits within the habitable zone: (Ia) Bethurm is its largest satellite and is designated the mainworld. (II) a dense stony planetoid belt, (III) a small gas giant, (IV) a ringed small ice giant, (V) an exotic atmosphere bigworld, (VI) a trace atmosphere iceworld, and (VII) a vacuum iceworld form the outer system. Many of the worlds retain satellites.

Pequan Subsystem

The companion is Pequan, a dim red subdwarf star lying approximately 1150 AU from Sanadin. It has a luminosity of 0.0056 Sols, a mass of 0.124 Sols, and a diameter of 229,000 km. (I) a trace atmosphere iceworld, (II) a sparse icy planetoid belt, (III) a small gas giant, and (IV) a vacuum iceworld form the outer system. Only the gas giant retains satellites.

(I) Manaqua

(I) Manaqua orbits Sanadin at a mean distance of 0.23 AU (34.4 million km), within the habitable zone. It has an orbital period of 61 days 18 hours and a rotation period of 33 hours. The axial tilt is 90 degrees: the northern pole points directly towards the star. Manaqua has a diameter of 6,625 km, a density of 4.75 g/cm³, and a surface gravity of 0.45 G. Its atmosphere is rated as Exotic, with a mean surface pressure of 1.43 bar and a composition of 81% nitrogen, 17% carbon dioxide, 1% argon, and 1% water vapour, ammonia, methane and other trace gases. The world has no hydrographics. Mean surface temperature: 43°C. The atmosphere is violent and powerful weather systems, driven by the star, scour the globe. The climate is static.

Mainworld Data

(Ia) Bethurm

(Ia) Bethurm is the only moon of (I) Manaqua and is designated the mainworld. It orbits its parent world at a mean distance of 13 diameters (86,000 km), with an orbital period of 4 days 4 hours: it is tidally locked to Manaqua. It has an axial tilt of 3 degrees. Bethurm has a diameter of 3,074 km, a density of 4.33 g/cm³ and a surface gravity of 0.19 G. Tidal stresses caused by the gravitational pull of Manaqua and of the star cause regular geological activity. Its atmosphere is rated as Vacuum. Around 16% of the surface is covered in deposits of water-ice. Mean surface temperature: -25°C.

Mainworld geography and topography

Total surface area: 30 million km², Land surface area: 25 million km², Ice surface area: 5 million km².

Native lifeforms

No world in the system is known to have native life.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

World starport

Bethurm 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 technology level

Bethurm 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

Bethurm is governed by Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. A single family or small group provides the leadership and important positions within the government. These positions are inherited by members of the group or by their relatives. The organization may be a monarchy, with titles passed to family members, or a plutocracy where inheritance of the family fortune includes government position. Alternatively, the organization may be a more typical government apparatus, only with positions of power inherited.

World military

No information yet available.

World economy

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Trade data

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World demographics

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World culture

No information yet available.

Historical data

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World timeline

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UWP listing

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science