Primary:
Carrinta, spectral class K5V. ICN S4K0410K5V. Mass 0.57 standard. Stellar
diameter 0.566 standard. Luminosity 0.08 standard.
Planetary
System:
Six major bodies. One Inhabited world (Drenslaar, I). Three gas giants, one
planetoid belt in system.
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Drenslaar: Mean orbital radius, 44.88 million kilometers (0.3 AU).
Period, 79.49 days ... One satellite ... Diameter, 6,586 kilometers. Density,
1.03. Mass, 0.129 standard. Mean surface gravity, 0.52G. Rotation period: none
(tidal lock with primary). Axial Inclination, 8°17'16.2" Albedo, .08 ...
Surface atmospheric pressure, 0.48atm; composition, standard oxygen-nitrogen
mix, breathable without artificial assistance. Hydrographic percentage, 37%;
composition, water and frozen water-ice. Mean surface temperature, dayside, 78°C.
Mean surface temperature, twilight zone, 40°C. Mean surface temperature,
nightside, -2°C.
Remarks:
Like Yarhfahl (Reavers' Deep 2228),
Drenslaar is a world which lives under the shadow of the Carrillian
Assembly, though it is not formally a member of that interstellar
government.
Drenslaar is in a tidal lock with its sun; half the world is a burning desert,
the other half is locked in perpetual icy night. A narrow band - a twilight zone
- provides ideal conditions for human habitation, with a large sea extending
from the permanent glaciers of the dark side into the more pleasant climes of
the habitable band, providing an excellent place for a colony.
Libration from the world's satellite, a fairly large (diameter 2400km) and close
body, shifts the twilight zone back and forth in a slow regular course,
providing periods of light and dark. The habitable band sports a comprehensive
ecology, and interesting and exotic life forms are known to dwell in the less
pleasant regions to sunward and nightward.
The colony itself has been blessed by very fertile agricultural land, and is
very well off. The government is distant, but not particularly restrictive and
life for the colonists is, on the whole, a fairly pleasant proposition.
Recently, the Carrillian Assembly, under the leadership of High Justice
Daldreem, has 'invited' the world to join the Assembly; planetary government
officials have been stalling. Drenslaar is quite well off now, and would
certainly lose much by membership in the Assembly. The government hopes that the
rebellion of Ildrissar (Reavers'
Deep 2326) will keep the Assembly occupied for the moment, so that they will not
turn to Drenslaar and back up their 'invitation' with force; meanwhile,
diplomatic alternatives are being explored as quickly as possible.
The colony suffers from a major problem in communications. Stellar activity (and
the proximity of the star to Drenslaar) makes radio signals highly unreliable;
land lines are heavily relied on, and most electronics gear must be thoroughly
shielded against interference. An unusual weather prediction system is in
operation on Drenslaar, involving weather stations strung along the nightside
edge monitoring weather conditions and sending reports back via a trans-oceanic
cable laboriously set down by colony watercraft.