Bechant (world)
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary | K1 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Worlds | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Government | Captive government | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Law Level | Moderate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cultural Extension | 3259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army Size (BEs) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Technology Level | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Economic Extension | 721-1
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| Importance Extension | -1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resource Units | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GWP (BCr) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Trade Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade Volume (MCr/year) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | Class-C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Port Size | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Building Capacity (Tons) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Port employees | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Port passengers (annual) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bechant has a tainted, unbreatheable atmosphere and little available surface water. The system supports a population of fewer than 10,000 sophonts. This world is designated an Amber Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that make it dangerous to visitors. The governance of this world is from . It is a member of Third Imperium in the Laraa Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Bechant, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world. During the Long Night this world was named Khiigep.
Astrography and planetology
Bechant is a member of the Sylean Main.
Bechant serves as the adopted homeworld of the M'nengi. The world government is overseen from Urak (Zarushagar 3101)
Bechant has a solitary primary star. Bechant 
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity K1 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.86 5100 - 5170 0.58985 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0074 0.0637 0.76 - 1.36 0.74 7.4 Orbit # * * 3 2 6 Remarks
History and background
Bechant had initially been colonized by German-speaking Solomani but during the Long Night the colonists were completely massacred by the arriving M'nengi colony ship. The M'nengi hordes took over the remnants of the colony as their City of Kings while the rest of the M'nengi hordes had to build their own primitive cities amidst the dunes.
Today their asteroid ship is in permanent orbit around the planet as its moon "Giaani M'n". After the last uprising the M'nengi were forced out of the ruins of the human settlement, which was rebuilt as an Imperial Marine stronghold. This is now an active free port though visitors are reminded that a visit outside to the M'nengi is extremely dangerous given their violent and cannibalistic nature.
World Starport (Sp)
Bechant 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 Population (P)
2,000
World Government (G)
Bechant 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 Law Level (L)
Bechant has a moderate law level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. All firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.
World Technology Level (TL)
Bechant possesses a Technology Level of TL–9.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics and satellite communication and data networks.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fusion power.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: Ultra high-speed trains and early grav vehicles.
- Water: High efficiency sailcraft, multihulled seacraft, improved artificial gills.
- Air: Tiltrotorcraft, exotic VTOL's, PARWIG, and rocket-assisted suborbitals.
- Space: SSTO spacecraft, early military spacecraft (System Craft), and interstellar STL starships
- FTL: Prototype Jump Drive-1.
References and contributors
- Jae Campbell. "Library Data: Laraa." Signal-GK 08 (1994): 43. via HIWG
- Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 86.
- Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 46.
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com