0810 Atlantia

0810 Atlantia A 336897-A

Starport Type A - Excellent quality installation. Refined fuel available. Annual maintenance overhaul available. Shipyard capable of both starship and non-starship construction present.

Planetary Size 3 - 3000 miles

Atmosphere Type 3 - Very thin

Hydrographic Percentage 6 - 60%

Population Size 8 - 900,000,000

Government Type 9 - Impersonal Bureaucracy. Ruling functions are performed by agencies which have become insulated from the governed citizens.

Law Level 7 - Shotguns are prohibited

Technological Index A (10) - Starships and non-starships of up to 1000 tons (Drive code H) can be constructed. Grav vehicles are common among those who can afford them.

Notes - While this world is ostensibly an Empire, complete with hereditary Emperor, the actual functions of government are carried out by members of the Emperor’s large extended family who hold all of the major offices (and many minor ones) in a large, Byzantine bureaucracy. While the public possession and carrying of firearms (except by agents of the government) is prohibited, the carrying of long bladed weapons is both common and accepted. Multiple, sometimes rival schools of melee combat (armed and unarmed) are prominent, especially in urban areas. A code duello is explicit law; legal duels must have a government witness present. Illegal duels are at least as common, and the crime of illegal dueling is a non-capital offense.

Also noteworthy is the level of belief in the paranormal among the population, especially those outside of urban areas, with known examples of individuals possessing paranormal ability. Such persons tend to be found outside of the major urban areas as well. (While the population is not quite high enough to have the chance of a Psionics Institute, individuals with developed psionic ability can be located. Depending on reaction rolls, negotiated fees, etc., one such can be engaged as a mentor if the student’s psionic talent(s) match(es) the mentor’s own.)

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