Garret (world)

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Garret/Quesada (Aldebaran 1920)
See also UWP

Garret 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.
  • This a "forbidden" world designated as a Red Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that make it extremely dangerous to visitors. Everyone is forbidden to travel here.
  • It is a member of the Solomani Confederation in the Quesada Subsector of Aldebaran Sector.


Description / Astrography & Planetology

No information yet available.


Monostellar System

Garret Monostellar System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Garret

K3 V

Primary Main Sequence 0.78 4600 - 4830 0.41911
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0035 0.0537 0.65 - 1.18 0.35 3.5
Orbit #  *  * 3 1 5

System Data

2 Gas Giants — 0 Planetoid Belts — 4 Other Worlds  

Mainworld Data

Garret is a hot, tidally-locked world with a very thin atmosphere (requires a respirator).

Mainworld Geography & Topography

Garret has a truly massive ice-pack on its cold-pole, massive enough to shift its center of mass. There is a equally massive difference in the temperatures of the opposing hemispheres, which drives the thin atmosphere into continual violent storms and tornadoes. These winds do bring some precipitation to the hot side of Garret, it does seem to drop within 100km of the twilight zone.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

Gorgas: A slow-moving armored creature with 6-legs that consumes the thin grasses in the twilight zone. The armor seems to have evolved as protection against storm debris, rather than predators. Size: 1m long, 20kg.

History & Background / Dossier

No information yet available.

World Starport

Garret does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.

World Technology Level

Garret possesses a Technology Level of TL–7.

  • Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early video and early satellite communication networks.
  • Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fuel cells, solar energy, and geothermal power sources.
  • Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
    • Land: Improved automobiles, hovercraft, and bullet trains.
    • Water: Hydrofoils and early triphibians.
    • Air: Hang gliders and supersonic jets.
    • Space: Deep space probes and interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

World Government

Garret is governed by a Representative Democracy where government leadership is representatives elected by eligible voters. What determines an eligible voter varies. The representatives determine policy, including selecting members of the bureaucracy. There can be referendum, votes by eligible voters on specific subjects.

World Law Level

Garret has no law in practice. It is an Anarchy. On many worlds, this by itself justifies an Amber Zone advisory. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

No information yet available.

Trade Data

No information yet available.

World Demographics

Humaniti 100%

All inhabitants shared the features of yellow head hair and light-colored eyes. Respirators were decorated with distinct designs (see attached images).

World Culture

Unknown origin. Inhabitants were unapproachable and immediately violent,

spontaneously putting aside group-membership divisions to attack our scouting party.

As they were using a battle-cry of "Garret!", it is obvious how this system gained its name.

World Language/s

Anglic

Euxene French

Urbanization

Concrete structures were observed on the lee-side of twilight zone hills. Evidence of a fission reactor was observed by sensors.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

X 6 3 8 4 4 0 – 7

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