Primary:
Grain,
spectral class, G0V. ICN S4G0306G0V. Mass, 1.04 standard. Stellar diameter, 1.03
standard. Luminosity, 1.21 standard.
Planetary System:
Seven
major bodies. One inhabited world (Scotia, IV). Four gas giants. Two planetoid
belts.
IV Scotia:
Mean
orbital radius, 163.06 million kilometers (1.09 AU). Period, 407.6 days. Two
satellites. Diameter, 12206 kilometers. Density, .97 standard. Mass, .65
standard. Mean surface gravity, .85 G. Rotation period: 23 hours, 27 minutes, 48
seconds. Axial inclination, 15°55'9.7". Albedo, .3 1. Surface atmospheric
pressure, 1.7 atm. Composition, standard oxygen-nitrogen mix, breathable without
artificial assistance. Hydrographic percentage, 95%; composition, water and
frozen water-ice. Mean surface temperature, 25° C.
Remarks:
A
pleasant world, Scotia is reasonably Earth-like but has little land area. What
land there is lies scattered across the wide seas in island chains; the largest
land-mass on the world is less than 15,000 square kilometers in area. Scotia
remained unsettled for a long time, considered too poor in land area to support
a worthwhile colony. The presence of several far superior worlds nearby
reinforced this decision. Transient groups visited the world many times during
the Long Night; Scotia was a favorite hiding place for Reaver
warships, who could set down on some small island, refuel from the planetary
oceans, and make repairs in relative seclusion and security. As the Principality
expanded off Caledon (Reavers' Deep
1815), Scotia was claimed early on, but seemed to offer little value in the way
of exploitable resources.
However, the world was a beautiful, lush planet, the island chains reminiscent
of the tropical isles of Caledon's Windshaeme Sea. William, Fourth Prince of
Caledon, arranged to have the world declared the personal property of the
throne, and proceeded to parcel out island estates and titles of nobility to
individuals he wished to reward.
Scotia remains to this day a world of estates. Most major nobles and prominent
businessmen own islands on Scotia, on which they maintain private retreats,
estates, meeting places, or vacation resorts. A few have even established resort
hotels, offering Caledonian tourists the
opportunity to spend a few days or weeks on Scotia's magnificent isles.
Aside from the nobility, many individuals own Scotian island estates, usually
the result of inheritance from some ancestor who performed a service to the
Crown. However, the expense of these island estates is frequently far higher
than the owner can afford, and an owner without adequate resources will
frequently sell his estate and the title of nobility that goes with it -
rather than face the costs. It is an expensive but simple way for individuals to
gain access to the Caledonian nobility.
More details
on Scotia
are covered in the Cargonaut
adventure Scam.