Mettari (world)

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Mettari/Wolf (Zarushagar 2130)
Classic Era (1116)
D654102-8
StarportD Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere5 Thin
Hydrographics4 Wet World 40%
Population1 Low (20)
Government0 No Government structure
Law2 Low Law (no energy weapons)
Tech Level8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary F1 V M4 V M0 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 4
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Mettari (World) Synopsis

Mettari is a low-population world with a population less than 10,000 sophonts in population size.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Mettari is a trinary star system.

  • The primary is a white main sequence.
  • The secondary is a red main sequence.
  • The tertiary is a red main sequence.
    • It forms a separate, very distant system within the same hex.
Mettari has three stars in the star system.
Primary
Solitary F Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
F1 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 1.5 6820 - 7020 4.13351
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0156 0.1686 1.8 - 3.11 1.56 15.6
Orbit #  * 0 5 4 8
Remarks
Secondary
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M4 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.23 3110 - 3210 0.00584
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0025 0.0063 0.08 - 0.16 0.25 2.5
Orbit #  *  * 0 0 5
Remarks Approximately 0.15 AU from the primary.
Tertiary
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M0 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.57 3770 - 3850 0.13982
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0055 0.031 0.39 - 0.74 0.55 5.5
Orbit #  *  * 2 1 6
Remarks Approximately 1200 AU from the primary.

System Data

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

  • The mainworld. It orbits the primary-secondary pair within the habitable zone.
  • x2 secondary rocky worlds. Both orbit the primary-secondary pair.
  • x4 gas giants. Three orbit the the primary-secondary pair, one orbits the distant tertiary star.

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Mettari is a Meso World between 8,800km and 10,400km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.6G and 0.8G. The horizon will appear about 4.4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Mettari has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Mettari has 35-45% of its surface covered by liquid water. There will be a number of small seas or one larger body of water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

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(Blank map, predominantly dry world.)

History & Background (Dossier)

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World Starport (St)

Mettari

World Population (P)

Mettari has a population of 20 sophonts (tens).

  • This is a Low Population World and the population would be too low to sustain itself without significant outside assistance. This may represent a transient population such as the crew of a starship, the final survivors of a dying colony, an advance team setting up to receive colonists, or a small outpost where establishing a colony is not the primary objective.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

World Technology Level (T)

Mettari possesses a Technology Level of TL–8.

  • Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics, improved telephones, and satellite communication and data networks.
  • Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Improved geothermal and improved batteries.
  • Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
    • Land: Advanced automobiles.
    • Water: Triphibians and early artificial gills.
    • Air: Improved helicopters and hypersonic jets.
    • Space: Space shuttles, early space stations, and improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

World Government (G)

Mettari has no central government or substantial government apparatus; an Anarchy. The largest governmental structure would be a family, tribe, or single clan. The largest group will be between 50 and 100 individuals, and there may be dozens to hundreds of them. This governmental structure can be stable over long periods of time if the population remains small or geographically separated.

World Law (L)

Mettari 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. Portable energy weapons, body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

Imperial Landed Nobility

Mettari, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

Trade Data

  • Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Economy

  • Resources: 7 (few)
  • Labor: 0 (none available)
  • Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
  • Efficiency: -5 (extremely poor)

World Culture

  • Heterogenity: 1 (monolithic)
  • Acceptance: 1 (extremely xenophobic)
  • Strangeness: 1 (very typical)
  • Symbols: 4 (concrete)

World Timeline

Major events that have affected this world and the wider region that it lies within:

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