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Revision as of 21:11, 8 July 2025

Asura/Likarova (Phlange 1414)
Classic Era (1116)
A6616B6–D
StarportA Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere6 Standard
Hydrographics1 Dry World 10%
Population6 Moderate (6 million)
GovernmentB Non-Charismatic Dictator
Law6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Tech LevelD Average Stellar (holo data)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary F3 IV
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 3

Asura is a rich, nonindustrial world.

  • As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
  • This is a rich world with a prosperous and thriving world economy.
  • It has high-grade living conditions and life on this world is much admired by off-worlders.
  • This world-system has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships, which may be located on or off-world.
  • It is the capital of the Asuran Empire.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

This is a monostellar system with a yellow-white sub-giant primary star (spectral class F3, category IV). The habitable zone is somewhat far from the star, and the mainworld takes more than 1200 standard days to complete its annual orbit.

This system is located more than 150 parsecs rimward from the Hive Federation and the Solomani Confederation, in a sector which is mostly unaffected by those distant interstellar super-polities.

Asura has a solitary primary star.
Asura Primary
Solitary Subgiant F Type 2.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
F3 IV Subgiant 2.2 6500 - 7000 14.8
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.02457 0.31909 3.06 - 4.99 2.457 24.57
Orbit #  * 1 6 5 8
Remarks primary is a '''sub-giant''' (larger than a typical main-sequence dwarf star, smaller than a typical "giant" star)

System Data

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

  • 3 Gas Giants
  • 0 Planetoid Belts
  • 6 Other Worlds

Mainworld Data

The Asura system hosts a Naval Base, and is effectively the central base of government and military activities for the Asuran Empire.

Mainworld Atmosphere

Asura has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. A Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear and will likely be easy for most sophonts to breathe.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

Approximately 10% of this planet is covered with seas and bodies of water; most of the surface is arid and dry. Wilderness refueling in the small lakes and seas may be impractical, and it could be easier to skim the gas giants elsewhere in this system rather than attempt to utilize the limited waters of the mainworld.

Mainworld Map

Phlange 1414 Asura.png

Native Lifeforms

Asura has a biosphere with diverse native lifeforms; the metabolic activities of these organisms help to maintain the proportions of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other chemistry in the atmosphere.

History & Background / Dossier

The Asura are a Human culture of Terran descent. They are a matriarchal society.

Approximately twenty-eight hundred years ago, as the Rule of Man was hitting its stride, a handful of ships left the Empire, and proceeded rimward in hopes of finding a habitable planet to colonize.

They eventually settled on a cold world (think northern Scandinavia). The environment was tough, but workable with some genetic manipulation, i.e. introduction and production of natural chemicals that provided protection against the extreme cold. The result was a natural anti-freeze that was produced by the Human body, and provided a much needed tolerance for the local environment. A consequence, of course, was a much lessened tolerance for heat! ('Room' temperature will see an Asuran sweating like a proverbial pig!)

These modifications were successful, though there are levels of success. As the mods took effect, more and more of the population began to take on a very pronounced 'blue' skin tone.

World Starport

Asura 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.

  • This starport is located near the capital of the planet, Copenhagen.
    • Also on planet are two large spaceports, that handle the inter-system traffic/trade. Both are high quality installations.

World Technology Level

Asura 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:

World Government

Asura is governed by a Non-charismatic Dictatorship. This is a continuation of the charismatic dictatorship, where the original leadership has died or retired and been replaced by allies or protégés. The justifications for the original change in government remain as well as the assertion of rights to rule.

Asura governs a colony in the Chemosh system (Phlange 1017), where there is an asteroid belt being actively explored and exploited for its mineral resources; Chemosh is a Red Zone which Asura strictly monitors in order to keep all of these resources under its control. Chemosh is also used as a Penal Colony.

World Law Level

Asura 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. All firearms except shotguns, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

No information yet available.

Trade Data

classifications: Non-industrial, Rich.

World Demographics

Population = 6 million sophonts.

World Culture

As a Matriarchal society, Asura primes population is heavily skewed to 72-75% female. This is due to a prevalence of female births that began over 500yrs in the past. The government does not entertain outside research into this phenomena, and will actively discourage related research of all kinds.

World Language/s

No information yet available.

Urbanization

No information yet available.

World Infrastructure

No information yet available.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

A6616B6–D

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