Wiscott (world)
| Wiscott/Forquee (Massilia 1820) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milieu 0 | C100699-9
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| Classic Era (1116) | B100866-C
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | M2 V M4 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wiscott is a non-agricultural, pre-industrial, moderate population vacuum world, which warrants hazardous environment precautions, with over a hundred million, but not yet at a billion sophonts in population size.
- Life in a vacuum requires great discipline. After all, it only takes one forgotten seal on a vacuum suit to spell death. Those who survive tend to be very methodically-minded and attentive to small detail.
- It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
- 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.
- Its economy and population are slowly growing and living conditions are expected to improve in the near future barring outside forces.
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Forquee Subsector of Massilia Sector in the Domain of Sylea.
- This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or above the standard for Charted Space.
- This world toils under the control of a military government with conditions reflecting that situation, including curtailed civil rights and limited freedoms.
- This world has an Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships.
- At the founding of the Imperium this world was known as Inmuu Ki.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)
Stellar Data
Wiscott is a binary star system.
- Both are red main sequence stars.
| Primary | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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Type | Category | Mass (Sol) | Temperature (K) | Luminosity | |
| M4 V | Main Sequence (Dwarf) | 0.23 | 3110 - 3210 | 0.00584 | ||
| Unit | Diameter | Safe Distance | Habitable Zone | Jump Shadow | M-Drive Limit | |
| AU | 0.0025 | 0.0063 | 0.08 - 0.16 | 0.25 | 2.5 | |
| Orbit # | * | * | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Remarks | ||||||
System Data
The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:
- The mainworld.
- x2 secondary rocky worlds.
- x2 planetoid belts.
- x3 gas giants.
Mainworld Data
Mainworld Size (S)
Wiscott is a Small World between 900km and 2,400km in diameter. The world has very low gravity between 0.05G and 0.09G. The horizon will appear about 2km away.
Mainworld Atmosphere (A)
Wiscott 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)
Wiscott has no free-standing water or ice on the surface. Wilderness refueling isn't possible on this world. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are classified Desert World or a Hell World depending on their atmosphere.
Mainworld Geography and Topography
(Blank map, vacuum world.)
History & Background (Dossier)
World Starport (St)
Wiscott 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.
- This world is host to a Naval Base.
World Population (P)
Wiscott has a population of 400,000,000 sophonts (hundreds of millions).
Linguistic Topography
The most commonly heard languages are:
- Anglic, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
- Vilani, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
World Technology Level (T)
Wiscott possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
- 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-3.
World Government (G)
Wiscott has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. This is a colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.
World Law (L)
Wiscott 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. All firearms except shotguns, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.
Imperial Landed Nobility
Wiscott, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial Landed Knight who acts as an Imperial representative to the world, and the fiefdoms of two members of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversee affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level.
- It holds the estate of an Imperial knight, the Imperial representative to the world.
- It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial marquis.
- It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial viscount.
Trade Data
- Importance: 2 (ordinary)
World Economy
- Resources: F (extremely abundant)
- Labor: 7 (tens of millions)
- Infrastructure: C (very extensive)
- Efficiency: +1 (average)
World Culture
- Heterogenity: 7 (discordant)
- Acceptance: A (very friendly)
- Strangeness: 4 (somewhat distinct)
- Symbols: B (abstract)
World Timeline
Major events that have affected this world and the wider region that it lies within:
- circa -250,000: the Ancients are active within the sector.
- circa -9,000: the Geonee encounter the Vilani.
- -5400 to -4015: the Vilani Consolidation Wars.
- -4045 to -2204: the region is part of the Ziru Sirka.
- -2204 to -1776: the region becomes part of the Rule of Man.
- -1776 to 0: the Long Night.
- The Year 0: the Third Imperium is founded.
- 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the system.
- 604-622: the Civil War.
- 624: the Express Boat Network is established.
- 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the system.
- 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the system becomes widely available.
References
- Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), page 22. (world location and some additional system data)
- Gary L. Thomas. The Travellers' Digest 11 (Digest Group Publications, 1989), pages 6-25. (sector background and history, plus details for the Geonee)
- James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), page 11. (dot map provided, locating the world)
- Joe Fugate. Knightfall (Game Designers Workshop, 1990), pages 74-80. (sector data including the world, sector background and history)
- Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), pages 4, 38-41, 102-109. (sector data including the world circa The Year 0)
- David L. Pulver. Solomani (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), pages 57, 59. (sector background and history)
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com