Weipu (world)
| Weipu/Alderamin (Solomani Rim 0719) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | X543000-0
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | K8 V M8 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weipu is a poor, barren world with no overt population, government, or law level.
- This world could be populated if anyone had an inclination to do so...
- This a "forbidden" world designated as a Red Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that make it extremely dangerous to visitors. Everyone is forbidden to travel here.
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Alderamin Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector in the Domain of Sol.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)
No information yet available.
Binary Solar System
Weipu Binary Star System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Weipu K8 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.62 3930 - 3990 0.18766 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0029 0.0359 0.45 - 0.84 0.29 2.9 Orbit # * * 2 0 5 Remarks None Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Weipu 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 Remarks None
IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey
0719 Weipu (Imperial)
Starport: Class 0.
Diameter: 4,900 miles (7,800 km). Gravity: 0.47g.
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen-nitrogen tainted by metal-eating bacteria.
Hydrographics: 30%.
Climate: Cold.
Population: None.
Government: None.
Control Level: 0.
Tech Level: 0.
World Trade Number: 0.
System Data
No information yet available.
Mainworld Data
Weipu is a pretty planet, possessing vast forested regions with scattered lakes and small seas. History records how many spacefarers found Weipu to look inviting by comparison with its near neighbors: desert Ippuraash (Solomani Rim 0718), chilly, methane-rich Thars (Solomani Rim 0720), and the Stralsund (Solomani Rim 0618) asteroids.
Mainworld Size (S)
No information yet available.
Mainworld Atmosphere (A)
Weipu has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. While the thin atmosphere does not require survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.
Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)
No information yet available.
Mainworld Geography & Topography
No information yet available.
Mainworld Map
No information yet available.
Native Lifeforms
But Weipu is void of any human colonization or even robot intrusion - it instead is ruled by a unique metal consuming bacteria evolved in its mineral-laden hot springs.
The first humans to land on Weipu were stranded by the inexplicable breakdown of their ship and most machinery. They eventually realized that something organic was the cause, but had little equipment left with which to investigate. A second wave of colonists landed and left in short order, bearing the survivors of the first wave with them. The colonists from both parties were quarantined on an asteroid at Stralsund and the ships were dismantled. The bacteria, while not directly pathogenic, can live in the human intestine. All colonists living on the Stralsund asteroid eventually died of iron, copper, and zinc deficiencies. The planet was interdicted. The bacteria is a widespread and essential link in the planetary ecology. Eradicating it would wipe out all native lifeforms on the world.
History & Background (Dossier)
Weipu is a poor, barren world located on the Rim Main within Alderamin Subsector of the Solomani Rim. The system is a member of the Imperium and has been issued an Red Zone travel advisory.
Imperial Landed Nobility (N)
Despite being a world under Imperial control, this world-system's Red Zone rating has kept any Imperial Nobility from being appointed to it.
World Starport (Sp)
Weipu does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.
World Population (P)
No information yet available.
World Demographics
Humaniti, population 95%
- Other, population 5%
World Government (G)
Weipu has no central government for the world, an Anarchy. The largest governmental structure would be a family, tribe, or single clan. The largest group will be between 50 and 100 individuals, and there may be dozens to hundreds of them. This governmental structure can be stable over long periods of time if the population remains small or geographically separated.
World Law Level (L)
No information yet available.
World Technology Level (TL)
Weipu possesses a Technology Level of TL–0.
- These worlds often contain a Proto-Sophont species beginning to establish a nascent civilization and society.
- This world is in its Alpha Period and has not yet been interfered with by a higher technology civilization.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Bodily communicative apparati, courier-runners, and smoke signals.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Bodily muscle.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: Bodily locomotion, riding beasts, and litters or sedan chairs.
- Water: Swimming, rafts, and canoes.
- Air: Typically not available unless a bodily ability.
World Military
No information yet available.
World Economy
No information yet available.
Trade Data
No information yet available.
Urbanization
No information yet available.
World Infrastructure
This world possesses TBD infrastructure.
World Culture
No information yet available.
World Language/s
Historical Data
No information yet available.
World Timeline
No information yet available.
UWP Listing
No information yet available.
References & Contributors (Sources)
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