Primary:
Riinkaar, spectral class G5V. ICN S4K0801G5V. Mass 0.94 standard. Stellar
diameter 0.91 standard. Luminosity 0.67 standard.
Planetary
System:
Twelve major bodies. Two Inhabited worlds (Kaanash,
III; Gaanir, IV). Four gas giants, one
planetoid belt, one empty orbit (#3), one captured body (Gaanir, IV) in system.
IV
Gaanir: Mean orbital radius, 113.70 million kilometers (0.76 AU).
Period, 249.61 days ... No satellites ... Diameter, 11,470 kilometers. Density,
1.01. Mass, 0.677 standard. Mean surface gravity, 0.88 G. Rotation period: 23
hours, 55 minutes, 10 seconds. Axial Inclination, 1°5'16.9" Albedo, .36
... Surface atmospheric pressure, 0.95atm; composition, oxygen-nitrogen mix,
tainted with traces of sulfur dioxide. Filter masks required for prolonged
breathing of planetary atmosphere. Hydrographic percentage, 91%; composition,
liquid water and water-ice. Mean surface temperature, 0°C, temperature is
raised somewhat by vulcanism in some areas.
Remarks:
The Kaanash system contains two inhabited worlds, Kaanash itself and its sister
world Gaanir. The two worlds were settled in separate waves; Kaanash is the
older colony. Gaanir originally went unsettled, due to the tainted atmosphere of
the world. Some 275 years after Kaanash was colonized, however, an idealistic
group of political refugees from Lavnia
(Reavers' Deep 2621) in the neighboring Urlaggash
subsector fled their home world and sought asylum on Kaanash. The colony refused
this group (known as Technocrats) permission to land, but offered to support
them in colonizing Gaanir instead. It was hoped that the mineral wealth of
Gaanir could thus be exploited and the disruptive political philosophies of the
Technocrats turned away at the same time.
The Technocrats set up their colony on Gaanir, following the philosophy of
government which had proven too radical for Lavnia and Kaanash. They cherished
feelings of dislike for their sponsors on Kaanash, however, for Gaanir was a
hell-hole by comparison with green, pleasant Kaanash. Seething with volcanoes,
the main land mass of Gaanir was unpleasant and the world's orbit, near the
outer edge of the star's habitable zone, made the climate chilly when molten
lava wasn't making things too hot (the name Gaanir is derived from the Keeper of
the Winds in ancient Vilani myths, a two-faced being whose alternate gusts of
hot and cold air fit the description of the planet perfectly).
Gaanir and Kaanash have long been rivals, competing for trade, Imperial
support and economic aid. Gaanir is generally the loser in these competitions,
because of the edge in technology and port facilities enjoyed by its rival. But
the ongoing interplanetary competition is good for outsiders - trade with both
worlds is brisk and profitable (buy at -1, sell at +1, over and above usual
trade modifiers). Rumor has it, however, that Gaanir has been considering taking
direct aggressive action against Kaanash; certainly, there are terrorist
organizations on Gaanir which have already done so. Naval and Scout personnel
stationed in the system (the bases are on a distant gas giant's moon, away from
the immediate rivalry) have been keeping a close eye on things to prevent the
development of open strife.