Primary:
Kammishuga,
spectral class G1V. ICN S4G0806GIV. Mass, 1.02 standard. Stellar diameter, 1.01
standard. Luminosity, 1.1 standard.
Planetary System:
Eight
major bodies. One inhabited world (Gerim, IV). Four gas giants in system. Two
planetoid belts.
IV Gerim:
Mean
orbital radius, 164.56 million kilometers (I. I AU). Period, 417.2 days. No
satellites. Diameter, 13224 kilometers. Density, 1.0 standard. Mass, 1.0
standard. Mean surface gravity, I G. Rotation Period: 25 hours, 7 minutes, 37
seconds. Axial inclination, 20°53'56.4". Albedo, 0.28. Surface atmospheric
pressure, 1.95 atm. Composition, standard oxygen-nitrogen mix, breathable
without artificial assistance. Hydrographic percentage, 85%; composition, water
and frozen water-ice. Mean surface temperature, 29°C.
Remarks:
Gerim
is an extremely earth-like world which forms the natural hub of the Imperial
presence in the subsector. Though not the capital of these territories (the
Imperial frontier in the region is administered for the adjacent Nightrim
subsector), it is important as a center of administration, communications, and
military presence.
The world was once controlled by the Kolan
Hegemony, but in 658 the construction of an X-boat link and a naval base at
Gerim prompted the Imperium to annex the world. A sizable grant of money to the
Hegemonic government won the concession easily, and the local (Kolan) population
was quickly submerged in a massive immigration program. The world is now the
most heavily populated planet in the subsector, boasting a population of over 19
billion.
There is even today a Kolan minority, who bitterly resent the way in which their
own proud, martial culture was stamped out in favor of the mix of cultural and
ethnic heritages of the immigrants. A few hotheads have been attempting to
resurrect the lost heritage of Kolath
(Reavers' Deep 2313) on Gerim, through secret societies, political protests,
legislative drives, and so forth. The usual crop of do-gooders is actively
supporting these protests with money and political backing. By and large,
though, this "revival of Kolan culture" is more an excuse to organize
small groups of uniformed stormtroopers and practice political demagoguery than
it is a genuine attempt to preserve a lost heritage; and, as some scandalized
Imperial sociologists have pointed out, the Kolan culture these people are
trying to "preserve" is "a militaristic, aggressive, violent,
fascist society that makes the Iltharan Star
Empire look like a pack of devout altruists."
It is suspected that Thuvar Sen, the leader of the major Kolan movement, is
seeking a political powerbase from which to gain prominence, rather than simple
revival of old Kolan Language and ways for those who want to embrace them.
Unfortunately, the local government is reluctant to take