Wovoka (world)

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Wovoka/Wovoka (Aldebaran 1705)
Classic Era (1116)
A887785-C
StarportA Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g)
Atmosphere8 Dense
Hydrographics7 Wet World 70%
Population7 Moderate (20 million)
Government8 Civil Service Bureaucracy
Law5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons)
Tech LevelC Average Stellar (robots)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary G6 V K7 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 2
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Jump map from Travellermap.com [1]

Wovoka is a rich, agricultural garden world with a near-ideal, utopian environment conducive to most sophonts.


Description / Astrography & Planetology

This world is part of the Wovoka Arch.

Wovoka has two stars in the star system.
Wovoka
Solitary G Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
G6 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.97 5550 - 5600 0.89888
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0088 0.0786 0.91 - 1.61 0.88 8.8
Orbit #  *  * 3 3 7
Remarks
Wovoka
Solitary K Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
K7 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.64 3990 - 4100 0.20972
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0059 0.038 0.47 - 0.88 0.59 5.9
Orbit #  *  * 2 2 6
Remarks

Mainworld Data

Wokova is an Terra-like garden world, of similar size, ocean-coverage, and gravity orbiting at 0.92 AU, towards the colder edge of the life zone. The thicker atmosphere allows Wovoka to maintain mostly moderate temperatures.

The Wokovan Moon orbits more closely than that of Terra, but the similarities are striking.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

There are 6 large contiguous continents, numerous mountain ranges, and large ice caps covering most of the 2 polar continents.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

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Wovoka is a member of (and the namesake of) of the Wovoka Arch, a minor cluster and trade route lying in the coreward-trailing quadrant of Aldebaran Sector.

It is a large agricultural world, with an economy based around aquaculture and game meats, in addition to a rapidly advancing technological and engineering base. While currently rated at TL–12, Wovokan technology has some areas that are nearer to TL–15. The technological-industrial bases on Wovoka's moon are largely forbidden to travellers except by invitation. Rumors insist that advanced jump research is being performed.

The world was originally settled by a group made of distinct, ancient tribal groups of Terra. The majority identify with tribal nations from the Terran North American region, but other historical indigenous tribal groups also emigrated here. These cultures have a remarkable focus on traditional ethics and morality, with few of the extremist elements often found in some cultural groups. The name "Wovoka" is a historical reference to an ancient Terran shaman, who started a resistance effort against powerful enemies by developing a cultural touch-stone called "The Ghost Dance". There is considerable material available in the Wovoka worldnet. Other Terran tribal groups settled worlds within the Wovoka Arch. Notably, the dolphin community is included as an officially recognized tribal nation, with full representation.

Scientists on the world have leveraged a historic tradition of herbalism and natural knowledge to make rapid advances in the production of anagathic compounds.

It is the capital of the subsector and the seat of Confederation authority.

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)

Wovoka has a Class A Starport, an excellent quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

Wokova maintains two highports. The larger Kiba Highport caters to commercial traffic and the smaller Etsa'a Highport handles official and military vessels. All inbound traffic is required to make port at Kiba for customs and approval to continue onward.

World Population (P)

Wovoka has a population of 20,000,000 sophonts (tens of millions).

  • Around 70% of the population (roughly 14 million individuals) is made up of Solomani humans.
  • About 30% of the population (approximately 6 individuals) consists of Dolphins.
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Urbanization

The peoples of Wovoka make a consistent effort to minimize any harmful impact to their adopted mother. Even their largest urban areas take great technological and architectural care to integrate not only nature, but to leave intact as much of the major plant life as possible. Some peoples attempt to recreate (to an extent) the ways of their Terran ancestors, and have been breeding herds of Terran herd-beasts to aid in that aim, as there were no such fauna originally on Wovoka. Modern power sources are utilized strategically to allow an advanced technological society to flourish.

The Wovokan capitol city is located on the largest continent, Cherokee, and is named Sequoyah. Each continent has its own capitol and downport. The downport and its startown are always separate from the capitol, but usually connected by high-speed rail. The dolphin nation is centered around a three-island archipelago, which includes a dolphin-friendly downport and waterway connections, including speedy transit tubes, to the aqualogies.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

World Technology Level (T)

Wovoka possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C in Hexadecimal Notation.

Wovoka has economic elements that operate in advance of this rating, but it is not possible to confirm current progress. Evidence indicates research into advanced jump technologies and hyper-efficient maneuver drives.

World Government (G)

Wovoka is governed by a Civil Service Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government takes another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy leadership influences policy. The government leadership may select the bureaucracy leadership, but not its membership. Usually the governmental leadership is divided, or incapable of setting policy, and the bureaucracy provides a stabilizing influence. This ruling bureaucracy may be the full government bureaucractic apparatus or a section with limited jurisdiction but considerable influence, like the military.

World Military

Wovoka maintains a Starnavy with a dedicated Starmarine force, a wet Navy with its own marine forces, and a land-based Army. The Army, while adequately equipped, is largely dedicated to disaster relief and emergency response. Wovoka also has a considerable set of special forces teams.

The world-net notes two system fleets:

  • Inner Fleet: five dedicated destroyers with associated system defense craft. Two Sequoyah-class battleships are under construction, along with upward of ten heavy-cruiser missile boats.
  • Outer Fleet: a flotilla consisting of the newly commissioned Sequoyah battleship, a number of older Destroyer-class battleships and heavy cruisers, and various smaller escort vessels. Details and technical specifications are scarce, but given local media and fiction pattern analysis, it is likely that the navy uses Terran missile-boat philosophies combined with the spinal-mount meson weaponry historically used by Terran forces on their capital ships.

World Law (L)

Wovoka has a moderate level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. Personal concealable firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

Trade Data

World Economy

Exports include foodstuffs, cultural items, computers and electronic equipment, and spacecraft components.

World Culture

World Timeline

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

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