Fastine (world)

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Fastine/Riftspin (Mavuzog 1321)
Classic Era (1116)
C300533-A
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g)
Atmosphere0 Vacuum
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population5 Moderate (800 thousand)
Government3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy
Law3 Low Law (no automatic weapons)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M7 III
Planetoid Belts 3
Gas Giants 3

Fastine is a nonindustrial vacuum world, which warrants hazardous environment precautions.

  • Life in a vacuum requires great discipline. After all, it only takes one forgotten seal on a vacuum suit to spell death. Those who survive tend to be very methodically-minded and attentive to small detail.
  • 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.
  • It is a mainworld which is a satellite of either a gas giant or another world.
  • It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by the Mavuzo, a sophont minor race, located in the Riftspin Subsector of Mavuzog Sector.
  • About 70% of the population is made up of baseline humans.
  • About 30% of the population is made up of Mavuzo.

Astrography and Planetology

The Fastine system lies on the coreward edge of Riftspin Subsector.

Fastine has a solitary primary star.
Fastine
Solitary Giant M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M7 III Giant 8.3 1900 - 2700 2485
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 2.73565 4.13474 39.63 - 64.6 273.565 2735.65
Orbit # 5 6 9 12 15
Remarks Pulsating star that periodically displays bouts of violent flare activity

System Data

A diagram indicating the positions of all of the major worlds and satellites in the system.

Mainworld Data

Fastine has been designated the mainworld.

Mainworld Size (S)

This world is a Small World between 4,000km and 5,600km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.24G and 0.34G. The horizon will appear about 3km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

This world has a pressure of less than 0.001 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

This world has no free-standing water or ice on the surface. Wilderness refueling isn't possible on this world. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are classified Desert World or a Hell World depending on their atmosphere.

Satellites:

None.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

None.

History & Background (Dossier)

Fastine lives in fear of invasion by the Jaibok and absorption into the expanding Korsumug Empire.

  • Intelligence indicates that the Jaibok are massing and Fastine is likely to be their next target.

World Starport

Fastine 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

Fastine possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.

World Government

Fastine 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 Law

Fastine has a low law level. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate. Machine guns, other automatic weapons, portable energy weapons, and other military weapons, body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Military

Fastine has a small well equipped professional army consisting of about 3000 personnel.

  • This is supplemented by citizens militias, numbering some 100,000 in total.
  • These are of extremely variable quality and are randomly equipped.

A number of Mavuzo military units and personnel are present on the world.

Large numbers of starmercs and mercenary units have been hired.

  • Mercenaries are largely engaged in training citizen militias.

World Economy

  • Resources 9 (Moderate)
  • Labor 4 (Tens of thousands)
  • Infrastructure 2 (Extremely limited)
  • Efficiency -1 (Average)

Trade Data

No information yet available.

World Demographics

Population 800,000

World Culture

  • Homogeneity 8 (Discordant)
  • Acceptance 5 (Very aloof)
  • Strangeness 5 (Distinct)
  • Symbols B (Abstract)

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly spoken language within the system is Siri, a local dialect of Galanglic.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

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