Colima (world)

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Colima/Quesada (Aldebaran 2317)
Classic Era (1116)	C788840–6 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 8 Wet World 80% Population 8 Moderate (100 million) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 0 No Law Tech Level 6 Pre-Stellar (nuclear)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G0 V
Planetoid Belts	3
Gas Giants	0

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Colima is a rich, pre-agricultural world with a moderate population of over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts in size.

• The world's agricultural industry is growing and some economists forecast an explosion in this world's agribusiness in the near future as new agro-technology and a more capable labor force are imported.
• This is a rich world with a prosperous and thriving world economy.
• This world has high-grade living conditions with a good climate and a non-harmful environment. As such, this world is much sought after with large queues for immigration here.
• It is a member of the Grand United States of Quesada, which is a member state of the Solomani Confederation, in the Quesada Subsector of Aldebaran Sector.

• This is a temperate world, with a climate of pleasant, average temperatures, considered to be an ideal or near-ideal environment by many different sophont species.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Colima has a solitary primary star.

• It is a yellow main sequence.

Colima has a solitary primary star.

Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.06	5860 - 5930	1.22623
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0102	0.0918	1.04 - 1.83	1.02	10.2
	Orbit #	*	*	4	3	7
	Remarks

System Data

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

• The mainworld.
• x8 secondary rocky worlds.
• x3 planetoid belts.

Mainworld Data

Colima orbits within the prime region of its star's habitable zone.

Mainworld Size (S)

Colima is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Colima has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. A Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

• It experiences generally moderate temperatures.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Colima has 75-85% of its surface covered by liquid water with a few large continents and extensive islands. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

Colima is an older world but its core remains hot, containing significant quantities of decaying radioactives. This powers tectonic movement and an unusually strong planetary magnetic field.

(Blank map, predominantly watery world.)

Native Lifeforms

Abundant native life occupying every available ecological niche. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

A notable local lifeform is the Malantea, a 30 kg arachnidoid with ten legs, four of which are specialized as manipulators, and a four-wing array which is strong enough to allow periods of hovering. While not sophont, they are exceptionally smart and cunning. Estimates of their intelligence are conflicting.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Quesadan Inquisition is known to be active on the world. It is a religiously sponsored investigative agency with powers of detainment that is charged with rooting out heretical thinking.

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.

World Starport (St)

Colima 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)

Colima has a population of 100,000,000 sophonts (hundreds of millions).

• The population almost entirely consists of Solomani humans.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Quesadan Spanish, an Iberian Dialect of the Spanish subfamily of languages of Terran origin spoken principally in the Grand United States of Quesada.
• Rim Anglic, a dialect of Anglic and the principal language of the Confederation.
  • It is a second language within the Grand United States.

World Starport

Colima 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.

Colima downport is approximately 10km inland from the effective startown of Lima.

World Technology Level

Colima possesses a Technology Level of TL–6.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fission power generation, advanced water and wind generation of electricity.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Improved automobiles, early ATV's, and dedicated AFV's.
  • Water: Amphibious vehicles, improved submersibles, and early SCUBA gear.
  • Air: Early jet aircraft and rotorcraft VTOL's.
  • Space: Early unmanned rocket delivery systems and early manned orbital rockets.

World Government

Colima 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 Level

Colima has no law in practice. It is an Anarchy. On many worlds, this by itself justifies an Amber Zone advisory. 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.

World Military

No cohesive world military exists.

World Economy

No information yet available.

Trade Data

No information yet available.

World Demographics

Population: 100 Million

Humaniti 100%

World Culture

Colima is a recently re-contacted culture that has self-developed nuclear fission reactors.

Most citizens associate themselves with a particular city, and cities then have relationships with other cities. Philosophical and cultural events are held constantly as a means of sharing ideas. With re-contact, a huge upswell of interest in star travel and other cultures has arisen.

The Quasadan church has a bischofric here, but it apparently has made little headway in converting the largely agnostic and atheistic citizenry here, who prefer philosophy and science.

World Language/s

Coliman, Spanish, Anglic

Urbanization

Urban centers tend to be located along rivers or coasts, and are constructed with Tech-5 and Tech-6 techniques. One exception is the city of Lima, which has been rebuilding itself with the infusion of resources from the Quesadan Church.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

C 7 8 8 8 4 0 – 6

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• MegaTraveller Solomani & Aslan (dot map provided)
• Periodical: Imperial Lines 2 by Author: Steven Eric Schwartz
• Mongoose Traveller: Solomani
• External Link: CORE Data Site
• External Link: Federation Development Agency
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• Author & Contributor: Garnfellow
• Author & Contributor: Dochsavage
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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science