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Revision as of 14:24, 4 December 2023
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| Milieu 0 | E6C4839-3
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| Classic Era (1116) | E6B4838-8
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary | F8 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eshaar is a moderate population fluid world with over a hundred million, but not yet at a billion sophonts in population size.
- A fluid world has an oceanic geography of a liquid other than water such as ammonia, methane, hydrocarbons, or other exotic liquids.
- This is a hot world, with a climate of high temperatures.
- It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Taemerlyk Subsector of Far Frontiers Sector.
- Esharr is located near Zhodani Consulate space.
- It is the homeworld of the Eshaar Ashah, a sophontic species and minor race.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)
No information yet available.
Monostellar System
Eshaar Monostellar System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Eshaar F8 V
Primary Main Sequence 1.18 6050 - 6180 1.78479 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0057 0.1108 1.24 - 2.17 0.57 5.7 Orbit # * 0 4 2 6
System Data
No information yet available.
Mainworld Data
Eshaar is a translation of the name given to the planet by its inhabitants.
- By human standards, it is a hostile planet, with a deadly, corrosive atmosphere, and a mean surface temperature of 150° C.
- Both liquid sulfur and sulfuric acid serve as water in an environment where water exists only as steam and where all other oxygen is locked up in sulfur, carbon , and mineral oxides.
- Second of five planets of a class KO sun.
- Mean orbital radius 0.67 a.u.
- Period 0.56 standard year.
- Rotational period 18.7 standard hours.
- Surface atmospheric pressure:
- Average highland - 3. 1550 mm;
- average lowland - c . 3000 mm.
- Percentage composition:
- C02 83 %;
- N2 9%;
- Si02 4%;
- CO 2%;
- other nitrogen and oxide compounds 2%.
- Cloud composition:
- liquid droplets in atmospheric suspension.
- Mean percentage composition: H20 (steam) 46%;
- S (liquid) 40%;
- H2S0 4 10%;
- HN03 2%;
- HF 2%.
- Percentages vary depending on local conditions.
Mainworld Geography & Topography
The planetary surface is rough and forbidding; erosion has divided the land surface into two zones - the highlands, composed of sedimentary rock sliced by acid-carved canyons and gorges; and the lowlands, where all sedimentary rock has been eroded away and carried off to the sea. Understandably, erosion proceeds at a rapid rate on Eshaar. Planetographic theory suggests that Eshaar's single ocean, slowly migrating against the planet 's spin, collects the debris of millions of rivers and leaves behind new land, where acid erosion begins anew.
The planetary surface has been rebuilt behind the circling ocean perhaps five times in the last thousand centuries.
Mainworld Map
No information yet available.
Native Lifeforms: Eshaaran Biology
Despite the poisonous conditions on Eshaar, there is life in enormous variety and diversity.
- Native life forms are silicone-based, with a chemosynthetic metabolism that draws energy from the chemistry of their environment.
The crystalline formations that pass for plants on Eshaar take liquid sulfur and gaseous water from the environment and manufacture sulfuric acid.
- Animals use sulfuric acid in sustained electro-chemical reactions with various metals (generally zinc or copper) within their bodies and give off as metabolic by-products liquid sulfur and steam.
- Many life forms, both plant and animal, metabolize the atmosphere directly; most share in the water-sulfur-sulfuric acid cycle.
- Eshaaran life forms have been referred to as "living storage batteries."
Native Sophont (NIL): Eshaar Ashah
The Eshaar Ashah believe that their entire planet is itself a single living being, with themselves the planet’s nervous system, the way the planet could know itself and be aware. They believe that Eshaar “calls” them by showing signs of erosion in their cave-like homes; this “call” compels the entire community to move elsewhere in a great migration. Each city’s Sha Ev, the native ruling body, is largely selected by the “favors” bestowed upon individuals or ancestors by the planet; this council makes important decisions by seeing revelations of Eshaar’s “will.”
History & Background (Dossier)
Native resources are desired by both the Third Imperium and the Zhodani Consulate. Both powers therefore maintain diplomatic missions on Eshaar. Fears that open conflict would offend native sensibilities have forced them into an uneasy truce.
World Starport
Eshaar 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.
World Technology Level
Eshaar 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
Eshaar is governed by Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. A small group provides the leadership and important positions in the government.
Specifically, membership in the Sha Ev, or "Chosen", depends on some dramatic blessing or sign "bestowed" by Eshaar, such as the finding of a sulfuric acid spring or a deposit of metal ore vital to native biology.
Local Sha Evs often fragment into argumentative factions called vifs, but violence is unknown. Each Sha Ev has authority over a city and the immediate neighborhood. They cooperate, but are not technically united.
World Law Level
No information yet available.
Adult Eshaar Ashah who accidentally violate cultural taboos (deliberate acts seem to be literally unthinkable) must renew their communion with Eshaar by undergoing the Eshaarsha Sheeaar wilderness survival ordeal. The decision to do so is entirely voluntary; the individuals are observed to be distraught until they can "make their peace" with Eshaar. Imperial Diplomatic Corps policy on Eshaar has been to observe all local laws and customs, including volunteering to face Eshaarsha Sheeaar when caught in taboo violations.
World Military
No information yet available.
World Economy
No information yet available.
Trade Data
No information yet available.
It has been estimated that lubricants made from native hydrosilicones will increase the efficiency of high-temperature engines by approximately 12%. Native chemistry also creates a silicone-based plastic that shows remarkable resistance to heat and acid, and would be very valuable to offworlders.
World Demographics
100,000,000 Eshaar Ashah.
World Culture
No information yet available.
World Language/s
Two orifices are located on each side of the Eshaar Ashah thorax and are used to vent steam as a metabolic by-product. Modulated release of steam produces the hissing, whistling Eshaaran language.
Urbanization
No information yet available.
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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- Classic Traveller FASA Ordeal by Eshaar
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com