Description
The planet Arachnea is an A-Class colony in Octant 8.
Oceans cover 60-odd percent of its surface, and it’s a cold place, with most areas sub-zero most of the time. The planet is tidally locked to its moon – they present the same face to each other all the time. Unlike a more typical planet with a rotation about its axis, the tidal locking makes Arachnea’s warmest, and therefore most habitable areas, a strange squiggly line slashed roughly diagonally across one side of the planet’s surface and back up the other.
Arachnea has some oxygen in its thin atmosphere, but not enough to breathe comfortably, so people on the surface away from settled areas need to wear respirators. Along with the oxygen comes a biosphere that supports plant and animal life – much of the local wild life seems to be analogous to companion animals from the taxonomic class Arachnida. The local wildlife generally skitters, and on numerous legs.
Local gravity is close enough to 1G that buildings do not use Grav plates, unlike many other worlds.
Despite the cold and lack of breathable atmosphere Arachnea is a paradise compared to many worlds in the Dominion, and Eliana can stand on its surface at a Spidon ranch near the coast with nothing more than cold weather clothes and a respirator to compress oxygen from the air with effectively unlimited endurance.
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System Data
| System Name: | Arachnea |
| Use Classification: | Dominion Colony A |
| Distance from Zargonia: | 41.60 ly |
| System Age: | 1.01 TCy |
| Settlement Age: | 71.06 kCy |
| Stars in system: | 1 |
| Co-ordinates: | +19.52, +26.99, +24.93 |
Primary Star
| Name: | Wiemie |
| Spectral Class: | G1V |
| Mass: | 1.24 std |
| Radius: | 1.51 std |
| Safe Jump: | 1.41 AU |
| Effective Temperature: | 6166 °K |
| Luminosity: | 2.98 std |
| Circumbinary Planets: | NA |
| System Evolution Type: | Eccentric Gas Giant |
| No. of Orbits: | 11 |
Orbital Data
| ID | Distance | Derived Name | World type | Settlement | Atmosphere | Hydrographics | Climate | Diameter | Gravity | Orbital Period | Eccentricity | Axial Tilt | Tidal Locking | Siderial Rotation | RVM | Habitability Score | Affinity Score |
| 1 | 0.22AU | Wiemie 1 | Tiny (Rock) | Outpost | None | 0% | Infernal (-201 to 678°C, M=487°C) | 0.25std | 0.22G | 3.1Cy | 0.10 | 46.0° | to Star | 3.1Cy | Abundant | -2 | -1 |
| 2 | 0.37AU | Wiemie 2 | Empty Orbit | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | 0.63AU | Wiemie 3 | Small Gas Giant | – | – | – | – | 6.22std | 1.06G | 73.7Cy | 0.30 | 14.0° | No | 0.7Cy | – | – | – |
| 3.01 | 1.15x | Wiemie 3 Moon 1 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.01G | 0.2Cy | 0.20 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 3.02 | 1.20x | Wiemie 3 Moon 2 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.01G | 0.2Cy | 0.30 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 3.03 | 1.30x | Wiemie 3 Moon 3 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.01G | 0.2Cy | 0.00 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 3.04 | 1.30x | Wiemie 3 Moon 4 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.01G | 0.2Cy | 0.15 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 3.05 | 1.55x | Wiemie 3 Moon 5 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.01G | 0.3Cy | 0.05 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 3.06 | 1.80x | Wiemie 3 Moon 6 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.05std | 0.01G | 0.3Cy | 0.05 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 3.07 | 42.55x | Wiemie 3 Moon 7 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.01G | 39.6Cy | 0.40 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 3.08 | 59.90x | Wiemie 3 Moon 8 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.01G | 66.1Cy | 0.10 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 3.09 | 65.25x | Wiemie 3 Moon 9 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.01G | 75.2Cy | 0.20 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 3.10 | 83.60x | Wiemie 3 Moon 10 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.01G | 109.0Cy | 0.10 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 3.11 | 99.50x | Wiemie 3 Moon 11 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.01G | 141.5Cy | 0.60 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 3.12 | 110.95x | Wiemie 3 Moon 12 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.01G | 166.7Cy | 0.05 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | 1.07AU | Wiemie 4 | Medium Gas Giant | – | – | – | – | 11.18std | 2.68G | 360.8Cy | 0.20 | 12.0° | No | 0.2Cy | – | – | – |
| 4.01 | 1.30x | Wiemie 4 Moon 1 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.08std | 0.02G | 0.2Cy | 0.40 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 4.02 | 12.40x | Wiemie 4 Moon 2 | Tiny (Rock) moon | – | None | 0% | Very Hot (40 to 111°C) | 0.20std | 0.13G | 5.2Cy | 0.15 | 16.0° | No | 0.2Cy | Average | -2 | -2 |
| 4.03 | 14.40x | Wiemie 4 Moon 3 | Small (Rock) moon | Outpost | Trace | 0% | Very Hot (37 to 107°C) | 0.12std | 0.04G | 6.6Cy | 0.60 | 40.0° | No | -0.6Cy | Average | -2 | -2 |
| 4.04 | 34.85x | Wiemie 4 Moon 4 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.02G | 24.7Cy | 0.10 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 4.05 | 60.60x | Wiemie 4 Moon 5 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.03G | 56.6Cy | 0.15 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 4.06 | 73.55x | Wiemie 4 Moon 6 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.08std | 0.03G | 75.7Cy | 0.20 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 4.07 | 88.85x | Wiemie 4 Moon 7 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.03G | 100.5Cy | 0.20 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 4.08 | 108.80x | Wiemie 4 Moon 8 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.05std | 0.02G | 136.2Cy | 0.30 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | 1.81AU | Arachnea | Standard (Garden) | Main World | Thin – 0.68atm | 61% (H²O) | Cold (-18 to -8°C) | 0.97std | 0.98G | 1,746.6Cy | 0.10 | 36.0° | to Major Moon | 1746.6Cy | Average | 6 | 6 |
| 5.01 | 40.00x | Wiemie 5 Moon 1 | Tiny (Rock) moon | – | None | 0% | Cold (-22 to 4°C) | 0.35std | 0.12G | 5.1Cy | 0.15 | 30.0° | to Planet | 5.1Cy | Poor | -2 | -3 |
| 6 | 3.08AU | Wiemie 6 | Small (Rock) | – | None | 0% | Frozen (-256 to 36°C, M=-73°C) | 0.09std | 0.06G | 8,606.4Cy | 0.40 | 40.0° | to Star | 8606.4Cy | Average | -2 | -2 |
| 6.01 | 1.20x | Wiemie 6 Moon 1 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.05G | 0.1Cy | 0.30 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | 5.23AU | Wiemie 7 | Empty Orbit | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | 8.90AU | Wiemie 8 | Small Gas Giant (R) | – | – | – | – | 4.11std | 1.07G | 207,653.2Cy | 0.10 | 12.0° | No | 0.7Cy | – | – | – |
| 8.01 | 1.45x | Wiemie 8 Moon 1 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.02G | 0.2Cy | 0.50 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 8.02 | 1.45x | Wiemie 8 Moon 2 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.02G | 0.2Cy | 0.15 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 8.03 | 1.45x | Wiemie 8 Moon 3 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.08std | 0.02G | 0.2Cy | 0.10 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 8.04 | 1.70x | Wiemie 8 Moon 4 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.02G | 0.3Cy | 0.10 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 8.05 | 1.70x | Wiemie 8 Moon 5 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.02G | 0.3Cy | 0.15 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 8.06 | 1.90x | Wiemie 8 Moon 6 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.02G | 0.3Cy | 0.20 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 8.07 | 2.05x | Wiemie 8 Moon 7 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.01G | 0.3Cy | 0.30 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 8.08 | 2.15x | Wiemie 8 Moon 8 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.05std | 0.01G | 0.4Cy | 0.10 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 8.09 | 12.80x | Wiemie 8 Moon 9 | Small (Ice) moon | – | Very Thin – 0.24atm (Suffocating, Mildly Toxic) | 37% | Frozen (-155 to -143°C) | 0.07std | 0.03G | 5.3Cy | 0.15 | 30.0° | to Planet | 5.3Cy | Abundant | -1 | 0 |
| 8.10 | 14.80x | Wiemie 8 Moon 10 | Tiny (Ice) moon | Outpost | None | 0% | Frozen (-173 to -162°C) | 0.07std | 0.04G | 6.6Cy | 0.15 | 40.0° | to Planet | 6.6Cy | Average | -2 | -2 |
| 8.11 | 19.05x | Wiemie 8 Moon 11 | Tiny (Ice) moon | – | None | 0% | Frozen (-173 to -162°C) | 0.25std | 0.13G | 9.6Cy | 0.15 | 10.0° | to Planet | 9.6Cy | Average | -2 | -2 |
| 8.12 | 25.60x | Wiemie 8 Moon 12 | Standard (Ice) moon | Outpost | Very Thin – 0.43atm (Suffocating) | 7% (H²O) | Frozen (-146 to -132°C) | 0.31std | 0.32G | 14.9Cy | 0.10 | 78.0° | No | 0.5Cy | Average | 1 | 1 |
| 8.13 | 40.10x | Wiemie 8 Moon 13 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.05std | 0.05G | 29.3Cy | 0.50 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 8.14 | 50.30x | Wiemie 8 Moon 14 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.07G | 41.1Cy | 0.15 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 8.15 | 69.65x | Wiemie 8 Moon 15 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.06G | 67.0Cy | 0.10 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 8.16 | 95.15x | Wiemie 8 Moon 16 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.07G | 107.0Cy | 0.20 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 8.17 | 119.55x | Wiemie 8 Moon 17 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.08std | 0.08G | 150.7Cy | 0.10 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 8.18 | 143.55x | Wiemie 8 Moon 18 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.06G | 198.3Cy | 0.05 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 8.19 | 163.45x | Wiemie 8 Moon 19 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.07G | 241.0Cy | 0.15 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 8.20 | 177.70x | Wiemie 8 Moon 20 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.06G | 273.2Cy | 0.10 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 8.21 | 200.20x | Wiemie 8 Moon 21 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.06G | 326.7Cy | 0.30 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 8.22 | 220.20x | Wiemie 8 Moon 22 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.06G | 376.8Cy | 0.15 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 8.23 | 232.50x | Wiemie 8 Moon 23 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.09std | 0.09G | 408.8Cy | 0.50 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | 15.12AU | Wiemie 9 | Small Gas Giant (R) | – | – | – | – | 6.82std | 1.16G | 1,018,178.5Cy | 0.15 | 30.0° | No | 0.7Cy | – | – | – |
| 9.01 | 1.10x | Wiemie 9 Moon 1 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.01G | 0.2Cy | 0.05 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 9.02 | 1.25x | Wiemie 9 Moon 2 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.01G | 0.2Cy | 0.30 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 9.03 | 1.50x | Wiemie 9 Moon 3 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.01G | 0.3Cy | 0.10 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 9.04 | 1.75x | Wiemie 9 Moon 4 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.01G | 0.3Cy | 0.30 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 9.05 | 1.85x | Wiemie 9 Moon 5 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.01G | 0.4Cy | 0.10 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 9.06 | 1.95x | Wiemie 9 Moon 6 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.01G | 0.4Cy | 0.10 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 9.07 | 2.15x | Wiemie 9 Moon 7 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.01G | 0.4Cy | 0.10 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 9.08 | 12.45x | Wiemie 9 Moon 8 | Tiny (Ice) moon | – | None | 0% | Frozen (-198 to -186°C) | 0.20std | 0.08G | 6.3Cy | 0.40 | 20.0° | Resonant | 9.4Cy | Average | -2 | -2 |
| 9.09 | 13.45x | Wiemie 9 Moon 9 | Tiny (Ice) moon | – | None | 0% | Frozen (-198 to -186°C) | 0.01std | 0.00G | 7.0Cy | 0.40 | 30.0° | to Planet | 7.0Cy | Abundant | -2 | -1 |
| 9.10 | 14.45x | Wiemie 9 Moon 10 | Small (Ice) moon | – | Very Thin – 0.11atm (Suffocating, Mildly Toxic) | 68% | Frozen (-183 to -169°C) | 0.03std | 0.01G | 7.8Cy | 0.30 | 48.0° | No | 0.3Cy | Average | -1 | -1 |
| 9.11 | 20.90x | Wiemie 9 Moon 11 | Tiny (Ice) moon | – | None | 0% | Frozen (-198 to -186°C) | 0.01std | 0.01G | 13.6Cy | 0.30 | 50.0° | No | 0.5Cy | Very Poor | -2 | -4 |
| 9.12 | 23.75x | Wiemie 9 Moon 12 | Small (Ice) moon | – | Very Thin – 0.19atm (Suffocating, Mildly Toxic) | 38% | Frozen (-187 to -173°C) | 0.06std | 0.03G | 16.5Cy | 0.30 | 24.0° | No | 0.4Cy | Average | -1 | -1 |
| 9.13 | 48.70x | Wiemie 9 Moon 13 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.04G | 48.5Cy | 0.10 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 9.14 | 73.30x | Wiemie 9 Moon 14 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.04G | 89.5Cy | 0.10 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 9.15 | 94.25x | Wiemie 9 Moon 15 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.04G | 130.5Cy | 0.30 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 9.16 | 107.25x | Wiemie 9 Moon 16 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.03G | 158.4Cy | 0.15 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 9.17 | 124.60x | Wiemie 9 Moon 17 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.08std | 0.04G | 198.3Cy | 0.30 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | 25.71AU | Wiemie 10 | Empty Orbit | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | 43.71AU | Wiemie 11 | Small Gas Giant | – | – | – | – | 6.69std | 1.14G | 24,598,632.2Cy | 0.20 | 40.0° | No | 0.7Cy | – | – | – |
| 11.01 | 1.40x | Wiemie 11 Moon 1 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.01G | 0.2Cy | 0.10 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 11.02 | 1.40x | Wiemie 11 Moon 2 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.01G | 0.2Cy | 0.40 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 11.03 | 1.50x | Wiemie 11 Moon 3 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.05std | 0.01G | 0.3Cy | 0.15 | – | to Planet | – | – | – | – |
| 11.04 | 8.30x | Wiemie 11 Moon 4 | Tiny (Sulfur) moon | – | None | 0% | Frozen (-234 to -226°C) | 0.05std | 0.03G | 3.4Cy | 0.20 | 36.0° | to Planet | 3.4Cy | Average | -2 | -2 |
| 11.05 | 10.30x | Wiemie 11 Moon 5 | Tiny (Ice) moon | – | None | 0% | Frozen (-230 to -220°C) | 0.05std | 0.03G | 4.7Cy | 0.10 | 90.0° | to Planet | 4.7Cy | Average | -2 | -2 |
| 11.06 | 11.30x | Wiemie 11 Moon 6 | Tiny (Ice) moon | – | None | 0% | Frozen (-230 to -220°C) | 0.02std | 0.00G | 5.4Cy | 0.60 | 16.0° | to Planet | 5.4Cy | Average | -2 | -2 |
| 11.07 | 31.50x | Wiemie 11 Moon 7 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.00G | 25.2Cy | 0.10 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 11.08 | 56.55x | Wiemie 11 Moon 8 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.08std | 0.00G | 60.6Cy | 0.20 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 11.09 | 73.95x | Wiemie 11 Moon 9 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.00G | 90.7Cy | 0.30 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 11.10 | 85.95x | Wiemie 11 Moon 10 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.00G | 113.6Cy | 0.15 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 11.11 | 101.65x | Wiemie 11 Moon 11 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.00G | 146.2Cy | 0.10 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 11.12 | 122.95x | Wiemie 11 Moon 12 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.00G | 194.4Cy | 0.10 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 11.13 | 142.10x | Wiemie 11 Moon 13 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.00G | 241.6Cy | 0.15 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 11.14 | 160.10x | Wiemie 11 Moon 14 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.07std | 0.00G | 288.9Cy | 0.10 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
| 11.15 | 173.25x | Wiemie 11 Moon 15 | Moonlet | – | None | 0% | – | 0.06std | 0.00G | 325.2Cy | 0.10 | – | No | – | – | – | – |
Inhabited World Data
| ID | Derived Name | World type | Settlement | MMWR | RVM | Habitability Score | Affinity Score | Carry Cap TL6 | Carry Cap TL7 | Carry Cap TL9 | Population | Per Capita Income | Typical Wealth Level | Economic Volume |
| 1 | Wiemie 1 | Tiny (Rock) | Outpost | 238 | Abundant | -2 | -1 | 0 | 233,620 | 467,241 | 1,575 | 13,400 | Struggling | 21,105,000 |
| 4.03 | Wiemie 4 Moon 3 | Small (Rock) moon | Outpost | 1127 | Average | -2 | -2 | 0 | 28,044 | 56,089 | 2,375 | 13,400 | Struggling | 31,825,000 |
| 5 | Arachnea | Standard (Garden) | Main World | 5 | Average | 6 | 6 | 2,334,397 | 3,501,596 | 846,810,000 | 1,495,000 | 43,000 | Average | 77,400,000,000 |
| 8.10 | Wiemie 8 Moon 10 | Tiny (Ice) moon | Outpost | 778 | Average | -2 | -2 | 0 | 8,595 | 17,190 | 69,000 | 1,669 | Dead Broke | 115,172,730 |
| 8.12 | Wiemie 8 Moon 12 | Standard (Ice) moon | Outpost | 20 | Average | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,458,544 | 2,917,087 | 510 | 16,080 | Struggling | 8,200,800 |
NB1: Planetary radii in AU, Moon radii in multiples of planetary diameter.
NB2: Marginal atmosphere in [square brackets].
NB3: Temperatures for worlds are blackbody corrected at aphelion and perihelion; local climate effects may vary these in practice. Temperatures for worlds tidally locked to the star are shown at antistellar point at aphelion, the stellar point at perihelion and, the mean.
(R) = Visible ring system.
(R!) = Spectacular visible ring system.
(H²O) = Liquid water hydrographics.
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