Shield (world)
| Winfarr/Altarean (Vanguard Reaches 1235) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | B201416-D
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | M7 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shield 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 Altarean Confederation in the Altarean Subsector of Vanguard Reaches Sector.
- This world supports an Altarean Confederation Naval Base.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)
This system is located on the Altarean Main.
Stellar Data
Shield has a solitary primary star. Shield 
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity M7 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.09 2630 - 2680 0.00022 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0011 0.0012 0.02 - 0.03 0.11 1.1 Orbit # * * * 0 3 Remarks None
System Data
No information yet available.
Mainworld Data
Mainworld Size (S)
No information yet available.
Mainworld Atmosphere (A)
Shield has a pressure of less than 0.001 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.
Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)
No information yet available.
Mainworld Geography & Topography
No information yet available.
Mainworld Map
No information yet available.
Native Lifeforms
No information yet available.
History & Background / Dossier
As is common for small corporate outposts within the Altarean Confederation, the whole population are considered shareholders and all citizens share in the proceeds of local industry.
World Starport
Shield has a Class B Starport, a good 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 most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.
World Population (P)
Shield has a population of 20,000 sophonts (tens of thousands).
- This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.
- The population consists of Murians.
World Technology Level
Shield possesses a Technology Level of TL–13 or TL-D in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovideo recorders.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, prototype collectors, advanced fusion plants.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
- Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
- FTL: Jump Drive-4.
World Government
Shield is governed by a Corporate Polity, having a single corporation with a typical corporate structure as a government. Essentially, this is a "company town" (or world). The typical corporate-run world usually has a single purpose. Examples include mining, agriculture, or other kinds of resource extraction. But rather than a simple base of operations, there are facilities for housing workers and their families, including hospitals, schools, and other infrastructure. How, or if, the children of the workers are incorporated into the workforce varies with companies. The corporation running the world may be a subsidiary of a larger interstellar corporation.
World Military
No information yet available.
World Economy
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Trade Data
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World Culture
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Historical Data
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World Timeline
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UWP Listing
No information yet available.
References & Contributors / Sources
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- Paranoia Press, Vanguard Reaches
- Paranoia Press, Vanguard Reaches 1991 updates by Chuck Kallenbach
- TravellerMap T5SS Data
- Mongoose 2nd: The Spinward Extents
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com