Sopich (world)
| Sopich/Persiphus (Theta Borealis 1128) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | B5A0761-A
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | K9 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sopich is a hellworld with an inhospitable environment that makes conditions difficult for most sophonts.
- Hellworlds often offer daily, and sometimes even hourly, life-threatening situations. Those who dwell on such worlds often develop intense survival skills and tend to be grim realists.
- It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Persiphus Subsector of Theta Borealis Sector.
- This world is controlled by
Description (Astrography & Planetology)
Sopich has a solitary primary star.
- It is an orange main sequence.
Sopich has a solitary primary star. Sopich 
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity K9 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.59 3850 - 3930 0.15775 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0057 0.0329 0.41 - 0.78 0.57 5.7 Orbit # * * 2 2 6 Remarks None
System Data
The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:
- The mainworld.
- x3 secondary rocky worlds.
- x1 planetoid belt.
- x1 gas giant.
Mainworld Data
No information yet available.
Mainworld Size (S)
Sopich is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.
Mainworld Atmosphere (A)
Sopich has an Exotic Atmosphere and possesses an unusual gas mix which requires the use of oxygen tanks. Additionally, protective suits, while not necessary, are recommended. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.
Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)
Sopich 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:
No information yet available.
Mainworld Geography and Topography
No information yet available.
Native Lifeforms
No native life.
History & Background (Dossier)
No information yet available.
World Starport (St)
Sopich has a Class B Starport, a good 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 most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.
Facilities
Port facilities within the system include:
- No information yet available.
World Technology Level (T)
Sopich possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A 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: Grav belts and maturing gravcraft.
- Air: Greatly improved hybrid grav-aircraft.
- Space: Improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
- FTL: Jump Drive-1.
World Government (G)
Sopich has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. This is a colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.
World Military
No information yet available.
World Law (L)
Sopich 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. Body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.
World Economy
- Resources: B (abundant)
- Labor: 6 (millions)
- Infrastructure: B (very extensive)
- Efficiency: -2 (fair)
Trade Data
- Importance: 2 (ordinary)
World Demographics (P)
Sopich has a population of 40,000,000
Urbanization
A number of large urban centers surrounded by smaller satellite communities.
- Inhabited areas are dotted across the world.
- Regional centers have their own starports.
- Structures and facilities are sealed against local environmental conditions.
- Large regions of the surface of the world remain as wilderness.
World Culture
- Homogeneity: 3 (monolithic)
- Acceptance: 9 (friendly)
- Strangeness: 1 (very typical)
- Symbols: 6 (somewhat concrete)
World Timeline
No information yet available.
UWP Listing
No information yet available.
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Bill Bledsaw. Theta Borealis Sector (Group One, 1981), .
- J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Aslan (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), IBC. (sector named but no further data)
- Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), 50, 51. (sector named, dot map provided)
- EXTERNAL LINK: Goerge.com
- Author & Contributor: Jo Grant of CORE (generated data)
- Author & Contributor: Graham2001
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com