Gesalt (world)

Gesalt/Sapphyre (Dagudashaag 2439) Milieu 1116 D663422-7 Starport D Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population 4 Moderate (40 thousand) Government 2 Participating Democracy Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level 7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	G4 V
Worlds	9
Gas Giants	3
Planetoid Belts	2
Cultural Details
Government	Participating democracy
Law Level	Low
Cultural Extension	1113
Army Size (BEs)	1
Economic Details
Technology Level	7
Economic Extension	631-5 Resources 6 Few Labor 3 Low (4 thousand) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency -5 Extremely poor
Importance Extension	-3
Resource Units	9
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	2.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-D
Port Size	0
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Gesalt has a population between 10,000 and 10 million sophonts, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Sapphyre Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Gesalt, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

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• During the Long Night this world was named Serga.

Astrography and planetology

Gesalt is a planet undergoing the initial stages of evolution. It was colonized early in the Third Imperium by researchers from the biology departments of the Free University of Ushra and University of Medurma. Even today most colonists are directly employed by the Universities or produced educational materials to support their research.

Gesalt has a solitary primary star.

Gesalt
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G4 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.985	5660 - 5680	0.94848
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0092	0.0808	0.93 - 1.65	0.92	9.2
	Orbit #	*	*	3	3	7
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System Data

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Mainworld Data

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Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

The oceans are surrounded by high, crater-like mountain ranges causing each to act as separate ecosystems. Most are in the early stages of development and swarm with single cell and early multi-cell organisms. The most important research site is at Ubbo-Sathia where life has not yet formed. This isolated location has remain uncontaminated by development elsewhere and seems to be about to undergo evolution independently. The high volcanic activity in the region coupled with the high mineral content seems to be producing unstable chemicals forming into nucleic and amino acids, the basic elements of life. Visitors to Ubbo-Sathia are restricted to sealed containment suits to prevent contamination of the area.

History and background

No information yet available.

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility

Gesalt, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

World Starport

Gesalt has a Class D Starport, a poor quality installation which has few of the expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Technology Level

Gesalt possesses a Technology Level of TL–0.

• These worlds often contain a Proto-Sophont species beginning to establish a nascent civilization and society.
• This world is in its Alpha Period and has not yet been interfered with by a higher technology civilization.
• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Bodily communicative apparati, courier-runners, and smoke signals.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Bodily muscle.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Bodily locomotion, riding beasts, and litters or sedan chairs.
  • Water: Swimming, rafts, and canoes.
  • Air: Typically not available unless a bodily ability.

World Government

Gesalt has no central government or substantial government apparatus; an Anarchy. The largest governmental structure would be a family, tribe, or single clan. The largest group will be between 50 and 100 individuals, and there may be dozens to hundreds of them. This governmental structure can be stable over long periods of time if the population remains small or geographically separated.

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• Citation Missing - Signal-GK 7 via HIWG
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 84.