Katarulu (world)
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See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Primary | M0 V M9 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Worlds | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Government | Captive government | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Law Level | Moderate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cultural Extension | 4839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army Size (BEs) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Technology Level | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Extension | 956+1
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Importance Extension | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resource Units | 270 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GWP (BCr) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Trade Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade Volume (MCr/year) | 2,617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification | Class-B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port Size | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building Capacity (Tons) | 2,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port employees | 84,845 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port passengers (annual) | 5,000 |
Katarulu has both an unbreathably thin atmosphere and a lack of surface water making habitation by sophonts difficult. The system has a population between 10,000 and 10 million, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. Government control of this world is by an external military force. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Trin's Veil Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Katarulu, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world. The system supports both an Imperial Naval Base and Way Station.
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Government | Civil service bureaucracy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Law Level | Moderate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cultural Extension | 483C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army Size (BEs) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Technology Level | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Extension | 956-4
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Importance Extension | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resource Units | 162 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GWP (BCr) | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Trade Number | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trade Volume (MCr/year) | 19,560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification | Class-A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port Size | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Building Capacity (Tons) | 6,600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port employees | 12,520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Port passengers (annual) | 8,100 |
Era: New Era
Katarulu has both an unbreathably thin atmosphere and a lack of surface water making habitation by sophonts difficult. The system has a population between 10,000 and 10 million, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. This system serves as the capital for the subsector. It is a member of Regency of Deneb in the Trin's Shroud Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector. The system supports both a Regency Naval Base and Way Station.
Description (Planetology)
Katarulu has an icy climate and a thin oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere.
An occasional variant on Katarulu's name is "Katrulu."
The way station is used as the training center for Scout Service Xboat pilots, while the base is the fleet headquarters for the 207th Fleet, assigned to the Trin's Veil subsector. Support services for the way station and naval base are the main source of employment for inhabitants of Katarulu.
Binary Solar System
Katarulu Binary Star System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Katarulu M0 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.57 3770 - 3850 0.13982 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0027 0.031 0.39 - 0.74 0.27 2.7 Orbit # * * 2 0 5 Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Katarulu M9 V
Secondary Main Sequence 0.079 2350 - 2380 0.00014 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0005 0.001 0.01 - 0.03 0.05 0.5 Orbit # * * * * 1
History & Background (Dossier)
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), .
- Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 51.
- Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 121.Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 121.
- Mongoose Traveller: Spinward Marches
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com