Nishlishurkha (world)

Nishlishurkha/Tri-Empire (Glimmerdrift Reaches 1904)
Classic Era (1116)	A545833-B Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 8 Moderate (100 million) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F6 V M8 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	0

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Nishlishurkha is a pre-agricultural, pre-Industrial, moderate population world with over a hundred million, but not yet at a billion sophonts in population size.

• It requires significant imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
• Its economy and population are growing and living conditions are expected to slowly improve barring outside forces.
• This is a temperate world, with a climate of pleasant, average temperatures, considered to be an ideal or near-ideal environment by many different sophont species.
• It is a member of the Shukikikar League in the Tri-Empire Subsector of Glimmerdrift Reaches Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

A world with a normal climate, one of six orbiting the binary stars.

Binary Solar System

Nishlishurkha Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Nishlishurkha F6 V	Primary	Main Sequence		1.25	6280 - 6350	2.18366
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0063	0.1226	1.36 - 2.36	0.63	6.3
	Orbit #	*	0	4	2	6
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Nishlishurkha M8 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.085	2420 - 2570	0.00018
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0005	0.0011	0.01 - 0.03	0.05	0.5
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	1

System Data

This mainworld is part of the Lunber Trace.

World Data

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background / Dossier

No information yet available.

World Starport

Nishlishurkha 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

Nishlishurkha possesses a Technology Level of TL–11 or TL-B 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 & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
  • Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-2.

World Government

Nishlishurkha is governed by Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. A single family or small group provides the leadership and important positions in the government. These positions are inherited by member of the group or their family members. The organization may be monarchy, with titles passed to family members. Or a plutocracy where inheritance of the family fortune includes government position. Or the organization may be more typical organization with positions of power inherited.

World Military

The shipyard builds the League Class Fleet Tenders and the Skukikikar Class Patrol Cruisers which are part of the Shukikikar League's space navy.

World Economy

No information yet available.

Trade Data

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World Demographics

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World Culture

No information yet available.

Urbanization

No information yet available.

Historical Data

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World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

References & Contributors / Sources

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• Author & Contributor: Dakin Burdick
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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
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