Ikun (world)
Ikun/Stand (Gashikan 0436) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic Era (1116) | A76A462-A
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See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary | K9 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 3 |
Ikun is a nonindustrial water world, which has 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water.
- The inhabitants of this world live on the roughly 10% of exposed land mass, in underwater colonies, on city ships, or similar arrangements.
- 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 Third Empire of Gashikan in the Stand Subsector of Gashikan Sector.
- It is dominated by a minor human race known as the Yileans and is located in the Vargr Extents.
- This world supports a Gashikan Naval Base.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
Monostellar System[edit]
Ikun Monostellar System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Ikun K9 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.59 3850 - 3930 0.15775 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0028 0.0329 0.41 - 0.78 0.28 2.8 Orbit # * * 2 0 5
System Data[edit]
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Mainworld Data[edit]
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Mainworld Geography & Topography[edit]
Ikun is a "water world", with 99% of its surface being liquid water.
Native Lifeforms[edit]
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History & Background / Dossier[edit]
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World Starport[edit]
Ikun has a Class A Starport, an excellent 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 other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.
World Technology Level[edit]
Ikun possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A 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: Grav belts and maturing gravcraft.
- Air: Greatly improved hybrid grav-aircraft.
- Space: Improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
- FTL: Jump Drive-1.
World Government[edit]
Ikun has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. A colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.
As a member of the Gashikan Empire, this world has a Velja. A planet's Velja has veto power over all decisions made by the planetary governments relating to space travel, defense, or interactions with other worlds.
World Law Level[edit]
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World Military[edit]
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World Economy[edit]
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Trade Data[edit]
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World Demographics[edit]
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World Culture[edit]
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Languages[edit]
Urbanization[edit]
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Historical Data[edit]
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World Timeline[edit]
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UWP Listing[edit]
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References & Contributors / Sources[edit]
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- J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Vargr (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), IBC. (named but no further data)
- James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), 11,47. (dot map provided)
- Periodical: MegaTraveller Challenge 49 (full data provided)
- Author & Contributor: Angus McDonald AKA Falkayn
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com