Medis Jal (world)

Medis Jal/Tsorva (Halcyon 1615)
Classic Era (1116)	B78A986-A Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 9 High (9 billion) Government 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F7 IV
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	3

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Medis Jal is a high-population, pre-rich water world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• This world 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.
• It lacks adequate resources to expand its economy to a rich status.
• Its economy and population are rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to quickly rise barring outside forces.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Tsorva Subsector of Halcyon Sector.

• This world-system hosts a Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces, which may be located on or off-world.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This star system is detailed using the Fringian Variant System Description.

• The Medis Jal system is a part of the Nist Cluster.

Monostellar System

Medis Jal Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Famarar F7 IV	Primary	Giant		1.9	5800 - 6500	9.8
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.02382	0.25966	2.49 - 4.06	2.382	23.82
	Orbit #	*	0	5	5	8
	Remarks
	None

System data

Famarar-Medis Jal System

The primary is Famarar, a white subgiant star. It has a luminosity of 9.8 Sols, a mass of 1.9 Sols, and a diameter of 3.7 million km. The inner system consists of (II) a dense rocky planetoid belt, (IV) a corrosive atmosphere inferno world, and (V) a dense atmosphere stormworld – orbital positions (I) and (III) are empty. (VI) Medis Jal orbits within the habitable zone and is designated the mainworld. (VII) a thin atmosphere (marginally) hospitable world, (VIII) a large gas giant, (IX) a very large gas giant, (X) a small gas giant, (XI) a trace atmosphere iceworld, and (XII) a vacuum iceworld form the outer system. Most of the worlds retain satellites.

Mainworld Data

(VI) Medis Jal

(VI) Medis Jal is designated the mainworld and orbits Famarar at a mean distance of 2.6 AU (389 million km), within the habitable zone. It has an orbital period of 9 years 91.5 days and a rotation period of 23 hours. The axial tilt is 16 degrees. Medis Jal has a diameter of 11,426 km, a density of 6.84 g/cm³, and a surface gravity of 1.11 G. The world is geologically active. Its atmosphere is rated as Dense, with a mean surface pressure of 2.37 bar and a composition of 80% nitrogen, 19% oxygen, and 1% argon, carbon dioxide, neon and other trace gases. Approximately 98% of the surface is covered in seas of liquid water: average tidal ranges exceed 1.5m. Mean surface temperature: 32°C. The atmosphere is extremely dynamic and violent weather systems, driven by the star and the seas, rage across the globe. The climate is seasonal and weather patterns follow regular cycles during the local year.

Mainworld Size (S)

This world is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

This world has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. A Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

This world has 95-100% of its surface covered by liquid water with only a few islands and archipelagos. Wilderness refueling is possible. Such worlds are Water Worlds or Ocean Worlds.

Satellite:

Medis Jal retains a single natural satellite, a marginally habitable world named Askara:

(VIa) Askara (UWP F534467-9, orbiting at 20 Diameters/229,000 km)

Mainworld geography and topography

Total surface area: 410 million km², Land surface area: 8 million km², Water surface area: 402 million km².

Native lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

World starport

Medis Jal has a Class B Starport, a good 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 most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World government

Medis Jal is governed by a Civil Service Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government is another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy leadership influences policy. The government leadership may select the bureaucracy leadership, but not its membership. Usually the governmental leadership is divided, or incapable of setting policy and the bureaucracy provides a stabilizing influence. The bureaucracy may be the full government bureaucracy or a section with limited jurisdiction but considerable influence like the military.

World technology level

Medis Jal 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 military

A large number of combat submarines prowl this planet's ocean depths.

World economy

No information yet available.

Trade data

A number of important companies have their headquarters at Medis Jal:

• Erster Stromanbieter AG.
• Geochem Environmental.
• Lange-Bereichs.
• Longheren Partnership.
• Ouroboros (Construction) LLC.

World demographics

Population: 900,000,000

World culture

No information yet available.

Historical data

• A former member of the Second Confederation.
• A former member of the Collective of Nist.
• A former member of the Grand Ascendency.
• A former member of the Scybrian Polyarchy.

World timeline

No information yet available.

UWP listing

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science