Strategic Location: Toward the center of the Imperial
Sphere of Influence.
Temperature: 128% standard.
Atmosphere: Breathable, with higher that average
quantities of oxygen, causing some nausea and giddiness among those
unused to that concentration of oxygen.
Hydrosphere: 78% of the surface of Hyrbadies-7 is
covered in water, of which 94% has a salinity between 5% and 8%.
Gravity: 91% standard.
Terrain: Coral and Limestone islands predominate,
seldom reaching very far above the surface. Some of these islands
can be quite large, reaching several square miles in area.
Natural Resources: Minerals absorbed into the seawater
of the planet have gradually precipitated to the ocean floor.
Globules of gold, silver, and other metals can be found on the sea
floor, and are ripe for subsurface mining operations. In addition,
the limestone of the islands is valuable due to it's quantity and
purity. In addition, the tremendous superabundance of marine life
can be utilized for food, fertilizer, and the pet trade.
Length of Day: 38 standard hours.
Length of Year: 275 local days.
Sapient Species: None native.
Capital City: The Imperial Ministry of Scientific
Research facility is the largest instillation on the planet.
Other Cities: There are several mining installations
scattered across the planet, five fishing supertrawlers that
qualify as floating cities, and some scattered resort facilities,
though those have been closed recently due to increased rebel
activities in the system.
Starport: The MSR station houses a near galaxy class
port. Other than that, there is a small planetary class port on
one of the island, where those headed for the resorts would touch
down, and the fishing trawlers have small landing strips on their
upper decks.
Population (within +/- 1%): 305,321 humans, mostly base
personnel.
Government: Imperial, with a planetary governor who
spends most of his time at the bar of one of the resorts.
Tech Level: Low space for the resorts, medium space for
the trawlers and mining stations, very high space for the research
facility.
Major Exports: Fish, metals, limestone.
Major Imports: Tourists, scientists, manufactured
goods.
System: Hyrbadies
Star: Hyrbad (single red giant)
Name
Planet Type
Moons
Hyrbadies-2
Molten Rock
0
Hyrbadies-3
Molten Rock
0
Hyrbadies-4
Molten Rock
0
Hyrbadies-5
Molten Rock
1
Hyrbadies-6
Toxic Rock
5
Hyrbadies-7
Terrestrial
3
Hyrbadies-8
Terrestrial
1
Hyrbadies-9
Cold World
5
Hyrbadies-10
Ice World
4
Hyrbadies-11
Frigid Rock
0
Hyrbadies-12
Frigid Rock
1
System Capsule:
Hyrbadies- 2-5: These worlds are fragments of much larger
world that had been shattered and pulled much closer to it's sun by
the gravitational forces of a visitor star. These worlds have been
reduced to lumps of impure molten iron by the intense heat of the
star, and their orbits are rapidly disintegrating. Hyrbadies-1
collided with Hyrbad last year.
Hyrbadies-6: Large clouds of methane render the planet
uninhabitable, and lend to massive explosions after volcanic
eruptions.
Hyrbadies-7: See above
Hyrbadies-8: An ancient world riddled with steep canyons and
plunging rivers, Hyrbadies-8 is the site of numerous trips from 7's
resorts for those looking for somewhat more strenuous forms of
relaxation, such as hikes, rock climbs, and white water activities.
Hyrbadies-9: With temperatures averaging near -30ø C, few
willingly spend time on 9. It is home to a few native sub-
sentients, and a particularly persistent variety of lichen.
Hyrbadies-10: A frozen ice sphere, 10 is quite far from the
center of the system.
Hyrbadies-11: Nearly three times further out than 10, 11's
year lasts over 300 standard years.
Hyrbadies-12: Occasionally switching position with 11, 12
shares many of 11's characteristics.
Planetary Capsule:
Flora and fauna: Hyrbadies-7's land dwelling fauna is
extraordinarily varied, and extraordinarily non-threatening. This
is caused by the fact that the island ecosystems are small and
isolated, leading to typical island speciation, where lack of
efficient predation leads to remarkably non-functional growth,
gigantism, and diversification of single species into numerous
other species filling the available zoological niches. The reef
and shallow water wildlife is similar in nature, with the
individual reefs acting as islands of the seas, though with
somewhat greater migration between the reefs that between the
islands. The deep sea inhabitants are an entirely different story.
These creatures are superbly functional and deadly, as these seas
teem with life, creating a vast and continguos arena for the forces
of natural selection to operate upon. Lemon Eels, Mier's Squid
Shark, and various other denizens of the deep are remarkably
powerful and deadly, when in their natural habitat, and are also
quite palatable for human consumption.
Sentient Species: Hyrbadies-7 has no native sentient
species.
History: Discovered by Imperial scouts shortly after Rulduk organized the Yaeger Imperium,
Hyrbadies-7 was slotted for development as a resort planet.
Because of the relative lack of development of the planet, the
Ministry of Scientific Research decided that it would be perfect
for a research facility, which they soon built there. Ostensibly
a medical research facility, the Hyrbadies-7 facility was actually
the Imperium's center for research and development of Biowarfare
and genetic manipulation technologies. Because Rulduk believes
that Biowarfare is neither efficient or effective, these facilities
have been relatively low priority, until they were converted for
use in the Thanatos project.
The planetary governor of Hyrbadies-7, Eiren Rotie, was
appointed when it was simply an undervisited resort world, and has
responded to the increased Imperial presence on his world by
increasing his intake of Pink Motjay, a local intoxicant. The
shutdown of the resorts has upset him terribly, despite the fact
that resort owners and employees are being compensated by the
Imperium, and all he wants is for the fleet to leave.