Shink (world)
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| Shink/Nabile (Bourne 1835) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | E674000-0
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | G3 IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shink is a low-population water world, which has 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water and a population of less than 10,000 sophonts.
- The inhabitants of this world live on the roughly 10% of exposed land mass, in underwater colonies, on city ships, or similar arrangements.
- It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Nabile Subsector of Bourne Sector.
- 100% of the population is composed of Terran humans.
- Abbot sees traffic heading towards or returning from the Nabile Deep Space Fuel Cache.
Description / Astrography & Planetology
This star system is detailed using the Fringian Variant System Description.
- Abbot lies at the tip of the Abbot Spur.
Shink has a solitary primary star. Shink 
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity G3 IV Subgiant 1.9 4900 - 5800 5.54 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.02494 0.19523 1.87 - 3.05 2.494 24.94 Orbit # * 0 5 5 8 Remarks
System Data
Kesser-Shink System
The primary is Kesser, a yellow subgiant star. It has a luminosity of 5.54 Sols, a mass of 1.85 Sols, and a diameter of 3.729 million km. The inner system consists of (I) a vacuum worldlet, (II) a trace atmosphere worldlet, (IV) a corrosive atmosphere inferno world, and (V) a very thin atmosphere hospitable world – orbital position (III) is empty. (VI) Shink orbits within the habitable zone and is designated the mainworld. (VII) a sparse stony planetoid belt, (VIII) a large gas giant, and (IX) a ringed small gas giant form the outer system. Many of the worlds retain satellites.
Mainworld Data
(VI) Shink
No information currently available
Mainworld Geography & Topography
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Native Lifeforms
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History & Background / Dossier
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World Starport
Shink has a Class E Starport, a frontier quality installation with few 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 a downport.
World Technology Level
Shink 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
Shink 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.
World Military
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World Economy
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Trade Data
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World Demographics
Shink is unpopulated.
World Culture
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Urbanization
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Historical Data
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World Timeline
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UWP Listing
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References & Contributors / Sources
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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
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com