Voral (world)

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Voral/Zhdierqr (Fulani 1318)
Classic Era (1116)
X310000-0
StarportX No Starport
Size3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g)
Atmosphere1 Vacuum (trace)
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population0 Barren (0)
Government0 No Government structure
Law0 No Law
Tech Level0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M8 V BD
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 1

Voral is a barren world with no overt population, government, or law level.

  • This is a cold world with an overall climate that is at the lower temperature range of human-congruous sophont endurance.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Voral is a binary star system.

  • The primary is a red main sequence.
  • The secondary is a brown dwarf substellar object.

Binary M Type BD Type.jpg

Voral has two stars in the star system.
Voral
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M8 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.085 2420 - 2570 0.00018
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0011 0.0011 0.01 - 0.03 0.11 1.1
Orbit #  *  *  * 0 3
Remarks None
Voral
Solitary BD Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
BD Brown Dwarf 0.0276 950 - 1250 0
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.00092 0.00038 0 - 0.01 0.092 0.92
Orbit #  *  *  *  * 3
Remarks None

System Data

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

Mainworld Data

Voral is a Twilight Zone World.

  • One side of the world permanently faces towards the star and one side permanently faces away.
  • In the narrow region between permanent night and permanent day, the primary star eternally hangs on the horizon.

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The mainworld orbits within the star's Habitable Zone.

  • It lies within the zones colder outer H- region.
  • It receives lower levels of stellar energy.

Chart H- Region Mw.png

Mainworld Size (S)

Voral 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)

Voral has a pressure of less than 0.1 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

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Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Voral 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.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

  • Locally, detailed maps may be available.
  • Verified updated charts are constantly sought.
  • Detailed survey data commands premium prices.

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(Placeholder chart, vacuum world.)

Native Lifeforms

No native life.

History & Background (Dossier)

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Voral is a frontier, a wild and lonely place that rarely sees visitors. Many of the planets and moons within it have ever have had an intelligent being visit them.

  • Information about the system is limited.
  • The resources of the system are largely untapped.

The system is unpopulated.

  • Commercial traffic is extremely rare: the system sees very few visiting ships.
  • Commo only picks up natural background noise and static.
  • There are no active navigation beacons.

Note that social data, though only 40 years old, may be out of date: previously undocumented groups may now inhabit the system and maintain their own culture, forms of government, and systems of law.

  • Verified updated data is constantly sought.

World Starport (St)

Voral does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.

World Demographics (P)

Voral is unpopulated.

Urbanization

None.

World Technology Level (T)

Voral possesses a Tech Level of TL–0.

  • The world has no technological base.

World Government (G)

Voral has no government or ruling authority of any kind.

World Military

None.

World Law (L)

Voral has no law level. No laws of any kind are enforced.

World Economy

  • Resources: 7 (few)
  • Labor: 0 (unpopulated)
  • Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
  • Efficiency: -5 (extremely poor)

Trade Data

  • Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Culture

  • Homogeneity: 0 (none)
  • Acceptance: 0 (none)
  • Strangeness: 0 (none)
  • Symbols: 0 (none)

World Timeline

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