Iopfen (world)
| Iopfen/Akhlare (Dark Nebula 1217) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | D30089D-7
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | M2 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iopfen is a high-population, industrial world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.
- As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
- Its economy is rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to rapidly improve barring outside forces.
- It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by Aslan sophonts located in the Akhlare Subsector of Dark Nebula Sector.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
Monostellar System[edit]
Iopfen Monostellar System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Iopfen M2 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.44 3470 - 3560 0.0565 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0021 0.0197 0.25 - 0.48 0.21 2.1 Orbit # * * 1 0 4
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
This world is ruled by the Ausikhahear, a clan forced out of the Aslan Hierate during the Cultural Purge for adopting Human customs.
On Iopfen, male Aslan freely handle money -- mostly to engage in fervid betting over anything and everything, including Human games of chance.
World Starport (St)[edit]
Iopfen has a Class D Starport, a poor quality installation which has few of the 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 only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.
World Population (P)[edit]
20 billion.
Languages[edit]
World Technology Level (T)[edit]
Iopfen 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 (G)[edit]
Iopfen is governed by a Charismatic Oligarchy, like a charismatic dictatorship in that a larger group has asserted their right to rule. The group will have better rules of succession and may last longer or may transition to a non-charismatic dictatorship.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com