Hyrbadies-7


Type: Research World.
Region: Border Regions.
Trade Route: Unnamed feeder to Long Path.
Sector: Yaeger Sector.
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-2Molten Rock0
Hyrbadies-3Molten Rock0
Hyrbadies-4Molten Rock0
Hyrbadies-5Molten Rock1
Hyrbadies-6Toxic Rock5
Hyrbadies-7Terrestrial3
Hyrbadies-8Terrestrial1
Hyrbadies-9Cold World5
Hyrbadies-10Ice World4
Hyrbadies-11Frigid Rock0
Hyrbadies-12Frigid Rock1

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.
text

geocities

index

Click Here!