Garden World

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A Garden World is hospitable to most sophonts, with a size, atmosphere, and hydrographic rating that make it extremely attractive world. A Garden World has a safe environment, which does not require protective equipment for humans and other sophonts which share the planetary environment.

Description / Specifications

A Garden World is a planetological term for a lush world, almost ideally suited to conventional life of the type common to worlds like Terra.

Planetary Characteristics

A Terra-prime world is also known as a garden world, and is considered a paradise are highly desirable environment for most sophont species.

TC Bioplanetary World Series (Life) (IISS Scout Handbook, pgs. 490-491)
Type Code Size Atm Hyd Pop Gov Law Remarks
Barren World Ba -- -- -- 0 0 0 Barren, lifeless world. Ba requires Starport E, X.
Die Back World Di -- -- -- 0 0 0 Dieback (000-T). Extinct sophont. Ruins.
Garden World Ga 678 568 567 Any -- -- Paradise or Gaia world. Terra-prime or Terra-norm. Has Tp, Tr, or Tu climate code.
Home World Hw -- -- -- 1+ Any Any Homeworld. Extant (currently existing) sophont.
Reserve World Re -- -- -- 1234 -- 45 Private reserve, preserve, park, zoo, etc.
  • Terra-Prime: Siz 678, Atm 568 & Hyd 567.

Probably Planetary Orbit & Climate

A garden world is a veritable paradise, a gaia environment, conducive to most forms of conventional life.

History & Background / Dossier

All garden worlds are considered precious commodities in a universe short of inhabitable worlds. They are lush paradises most suited to Terran-congruous (T-congruous) sophont life.

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