Balchik (world)

Balchik/Andwella (Vanguard Reaches 1508)
Classic Era (1116)	X345776-1 Starport X No Starport Size 3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 7 Moderate (0 million) Government 7 Balkanization Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level 1 Pre-Industrial (bronze, iron)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F8 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	5

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Balchik is an agricultural world.

• As an agricultural world, this world is a near-ideal environment for producing quality foodstuffs of plant, animal, and other forms. Quality foodstuffs are a major export commodity for this world.
• It is located in the Andwella Subsector of Vanguard Reaches Sector.
• This is the protected homeworld of the Thonane sophont species.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Refuelling on Balchik itself is banned by the Council of Worlds Agreement that defines the Tellerian Cluster, though this is hard to enforce.

Balchik has a solitary primary star.

Balchik
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	F8 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.18	6050 - 6180	1.78479
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0114	0.1108	1.24 - 2.17	1.14	11.4
	Orbit #	*	0	4	3	7
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System Data

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Mainworld Geography & Topography

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Mainworld Map

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Native Lifeforms

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History & Background (Dossier)

An IISS expedition to the Tellerian Cluster in 379 surveyed Balchik. A landing party was attacked by a Thonane band that killed two scouts with bronze-tipped spears before taking casualties and retreating. The IISS expedition withdrew to conduct remote observations.

A follow-on expedition in 402 further documented Thonane culture.

World Starport

Balchik 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.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Paranoia Press, Vanguard Reaches
• Paranoia Press, Vanguard Reaches, 1991 online updates by Chuck Kallenbach
• TravellerMap T5SS Data
• Mongoose 2nd: The Spinward Extents