Dismal (SR 2330) (world)

Dismal/Sol (Solomani Rim 2330)
Classic Era (1116)	C421542-B Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g) Atmosphere 2 Vacuum (very thin - tainted) Hydrographics 1 Dry World 10% Population 5 Moderate (200 thousand) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M2 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	2

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Dismal (SR 2330) is a poor, nonindustrial hellworld with a population struggling to survive in an inhospitable environment.

• Hellworlds often offer daily, and sometimes even hourly, life-threatening situations to their inhabitants. Survivors often develop intense survival skills and tend to be grim realists.
• It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
• This is a cold world with an overall climate that is at the lower temperature range of human-congruous sophont endurance.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Sol Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector in the Domain of Sol.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

It is a nonindustrial hellworld.

Dismal (SR 2330) has a solitary primary star.

Dismal (SR 2330)
	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

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

2330 Dismal (Imperial)

Starport: Class III.

Diameter: 4,300 miles (6,900 km). Gravity: 0.40g.
Atmosphere: Very thin oxygen-nitrogen (Tainted).
Hydrographics: 6%.
Climate: Cold.
Population: 220,000.
Government: Representative Democracy.
Control Level: 1.
Tech Level: 11.
World Trade Number: 3.5.

System Data

• It is located in the Outback.

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

Dismal (SR 2330) is a poor, nonindustrial hellworld with a population struggling to survive in a inhospitable environment.

Imperial High / Landed Nobility

Dismal (SR 2330), 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

Dismal (SR 2330) 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

Dismal (SR 2330) possesses a Technology Level of TL–11 or TL-B 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 & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
  • Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-2.

World Government

Dismal (SR 2330) is governed by a Representative Democracy where government leadership is by representatives elected by eligible voters. What determines an eligible voter varies. The representatives determine policy, including selecting members of the bureaucracy. There can be referenda, votes by eligible voters on specific subjects.

• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Sol Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector in the Domain of Sol.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

• It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

Trade Data

No information yet available.

World Demographics

No information yet available.

World Culture

No information yet available.

Historical Data

• Dismal is a former member of the Old Earth Union.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

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