Shan (CM 2605) (world)

Shan/Chin Shan (Crucis Margin 2605)
Classic Era (1116)	E430559-8 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g) Atmosphere 3 Vacuum (very thin) Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 5 Moderate (100 thousand) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	A6 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	4

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Shan is a poor, nonindustrial desert world with no free-standing water.

• It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. Having to import most manufactured and high tech goods drives the price up for these items at this world.
• It is a member of the Mercantile Concord in the Chin Shan Subsector of Crucis Margin Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

No information yet available.

Shan (CM 2605) has a solitary primary star.

Shan (CM 2605)
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	A6 V	Main Sequence		1.83	7760 - 7910	8.29046
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0165	0.2388	2.49 - 4.28	1.65	16.5
	Orbit #	*	0	5	4	8
	Remarks		None

System Data

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Mainworld 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)

Shan was first settled by Solomani, specifically East Asian people from Terra, in -2396 (2122 Solomani Calendar). The world was far more amenable to Human life at the time. Continued exploitation of resources and changing planetary environmental conditions have rendered it barely habitable at present.

A reasonable analogy might be that Shan has become a "ghost town" planet.

World Starport

Shan (CM 2605) has a Class E Starport, a frontier quality installation with few expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of a downport.

• The previous A-class starport has closed and there are no operations at its location currently. It is still used as a landing site, however. Ships landing have to contend with creeping sand dunes and the poor and sometimes dangerous condition of the remaining facilities.

World Population (P)

Shan has a population of 100,000 sophonts (hundreds of thousands).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.

World Languages

• Changlic

World Technology Level

Shan (CM 2605) 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

Shan (CM 2605) is governed by a Feudal Technocracy. Society divides itself based on the technical requirements of the society. Each of these functions are granted as a fief to an individual or group. Leadership of these fiefs determines the head of the government.

Each Mercantile Concord member system forms a political faction. Alliances between member systems occur and dissolve regularly as the political and economic fortunes of each changes. While member systems will quickly unite against an external threat, internally they are prone to intrigue, disunity, even warfare.

World Military

The various worlds, corporations and shipping lines of the Concord have their own security, military and naval forces.

World Law (L)

Shan 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 objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (outside private residences or visiting starships).

World Economy

The economy today is largely based on tourism and archaeology. Sale of antiquities is a major income source. The A-class starport has been closed due to lack of funding and use, although the landing areas are still exploited. No facilities are available at the site currently.

Trade Data

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World Demographics

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World Culture

Shan has extensive ruins and abandoned sites from antiquity, like many Mercantile Concord worlds. The Classic period Shan ruins are some of the best preserved within the Concord and can be pricey to visit, as government permission and permits are required.

World Infrastructure

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Historical Data

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World Timeline

When Shan was first colonized by Solomani settlers the world was closer to a type 5 (thin) atmosphere and there was about 30% hydrographic coverage. The planetary environment over the last 3,000 or so years has degraded to where it is listed. With that loss of water and atmosphere the population fell and the economy crashed.

UWP Listing

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References

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• J. Andrew Keith, Loren Wiseman. K'kree (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), . (named but no further data)
• J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Loren Wiseman. Hivers (Game Designers Workshop, 1986), . (named but no further data)
• Dave Sering. Crucis Margin (Judges Guild, 1981), . (Non-canon)
• Martin Dougherty, Hunter Gordon. Gateway to Destiny (QuikLink Interactive, 2004), .
• Author & Contributor: Enoki
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science