Newquay (world)

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Newquay/Staai (Dark Nebula 3240)
Classic Era (1116)
E310548-7
StarportE Frontier - no facilities
Size3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g)
Atmosphere1 Vacuum (trace)
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population5 Moderate (300 thousand)
Government4 Representative Democracy
Law8 High Law (controlled blades)
Tech Level7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M2 V M5 V
Planetoid Belts 1
Gas Giants 2
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Newquay is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

  • In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
  • As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
  • It is a member of the Solomani Confederation in the Staai Subsector of Dark Nebula Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Newquay is a binary star system.

  • Both are red main sequence stars.
Newquay has two stars in the star system.
Primary
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M2 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.44 3470 - 3560 0.0565
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0041 0.0197 0.25 - 0.48 0.41 4.1
Orbit #  *  * 1 1 6
Remarks
Secondary
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M5 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.162 2930 - 3060 0.00171
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0018 0.0034 0.04 - 0.09 0.18 1.8
Orbit #  *  *  * 0 4
Remarks

A small planet with low gravity and a trace atmosphere, it is one of 16 bodies in this binary star system. Despite orbiting at 0.24 AU, the climate is frigid. The molten iron core is responsible for the 3.33 g/ml density of the tidally locked planet. Settlement is limited to the bright face.

History & Background (Dossier)

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Newquay is a member of the Staai Main, a cluster and important regional trade route lying across parts of Canopus Sector, Dark Nebula Sector, and Magyar Sector. The border between the Solomani Confederation and the Aslan Hierate divides it into distinctive spinward and trailing regions.

Hyades Cluster

The huge stars of the Hyades Cluster, a few parsecs to trailing, are clearly visible to the naked eye from the surface of the world.

Hyades Cluster Core.jpg

Despite their immense distance from the world, they cause interference, strange tones and noises, and constant static on commo and sensors.

Solomani Security keeps a close eye on things to ensure the security of the Confederation and the well-being of its loyal citizens. Almost anyone could be a SolSec informant, passing on all sorts of useful information: some gain a reward or benefit for their actions, others are coerced, but many see it as an act of duty to help protect the Solomani state and its interests.


In late 210, a series of losses in the Dark Nebula -- including at this world -- led members of the Tlaukhu to open negotiations with Human states in the region, including relative newcomer the Third Imperium. The Wuan Technology Association organised the discussions, which took 16 months to complete and ended with the Treaty of the Dark Nebula, ratified in 212.

Newquay eventually became a moderately populated and non-industrialized Solomani Confederation world located near the Aslan Hierate border in Staai Subsector. The system is a Confederation outpost with a single battalion garrison for defense.

Other Data

Non-canon: Slightly off the beaten path, this is not the typical path for Solomani war fleets headed for the Aslan border for patrols and military operations. The starport is a crude effort devoid of special features. Survival requirements dictated that most of the settlement be underground to protect the colonists from the ravages of the unshielded surface, a cold dry barren place pocked with craters and powdery impact dust. Originally, sophisticated mining rigs were delivered to cut tunnels and shafts into the crust in a detailed effort to find and exploit mineral deposits. Several sites showed promise, but this was never really a successful mining operation. The vacant tunnel network became the living quarters for the colonists and unemployed miners left behind. Over time their numbers grew and a society of sorts developed.

World Technology Level (T)

Newquay possesses a Technology Level of TL–7.

  • Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early video and early satellite communication networks.
  • Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fuel cells, solar energy, and geothermal power sources.
  • Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
    • Land: Improved automobiles, hovercraft, and bullet trains.
    • Water: Hydrofoils and early triphibians.
    • Air: Hang gliders and supersonic jets.
    • Space: Deep space probes and interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

World Government (G)

Newquay is governed by a Representative Democracy where government leadership is by representatives elected by eligible voters. What determines an eligible voter varies. The representatives determine policy, including selecting members of the bureaucracy. There can be referenda, votes by eligible voters on specific subjects.

World Law (L)

Newquay has a high law level with laws covering many areas of interactions of people, corporations, and the government. A few worlds with this law level may be Amber Zones. Any interaction with the judicial system requires an Advocate trained in the local legal system. Law enforcement is present almost everywhere, either as people or via technology. Legal proceedings can take weeks to months to resolve and involve a dozen or more people. All blade weapons and firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

Trade Data

World Economy

World Culture

World Timeline

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

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