Caine's Star - Revision history

Angel at 16:00, 25 September 2011

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Angel: New page: The Caine's Star system was an early experiment in planetary engineering. Prior to settlement, it was a binary star with a widely dispersed cloud of heavy mineral and ice asteroids. Now, i...

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New page: The Caine's Star system was an early experiment in planetary engineering. Prior to settlement, it was a binary star with a widely dispersed cloud of heavy mineral and ice asteroids. Now, i...

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The Caine's Star system was an early experiment in planetary engineering. Prior to settlement, it was a binary star with a widely dispersed cloud of heavy mineral and ice asteroids. Now, it is the settled universe's most productive agricultural world.

==Physical Layout==
The system has two stars, Caine and Prada, although most people who live there don't even know these names. It is a popular local myth that both stars are "Caine's Star", either because that is how binary stars are named, or because it was once a single star before the Corporation split it in half.

There are 5 planets orbiting a point designated 'L1', which sits midway between the stars. The planets are all of approximately the same size and composition, and are equally spaced around the same orbital path. The largest of these rocks (although only marginally) is known as Terminus. From here, intrastellar shuttles depart daily and travel in the opposite direction of the planetary orbits, visiting Langley, Casto, Aber and Chiru before returning to Terminus. The planets are connected by [[downline]]s, forming 2 rings between the polar [[line station]]s. However, these are mainly used as a guide by the shuttles and are not equipped for use by elevators.

==Climate==

The planets have gravity of 1.9G, and oceans covering only 12% of their surfaces. Most water vapour in the air condenses on a number of carefully constructed mountain ranges, and from there runs into vast underground seas and aquifers. The atmospheric humidity is relatively low, and the relative position of the two suns means that the majority of the planets' surfaces have a similar ambient temperature. Over the vast majority of the 5 large planets, conditions are perfect for growing cereal crops.

==Government==

Caine's Star (and indeed every body of rock in the system) is owned by a corporation known as [[Galactic Provisional]]. The administrative centre and capital city is Corporation Point, which sits on the shore of Scenic Ocean on Terminus. Most residents either agree to corporate rule as the terms of their tennancy, or are convicts required to work the land until they have repaid their debt to society (see [[slavery]]).

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	There are also rumours that Caine's Star is home to 3 more rocks, assembled to provide even larger crop capacity, which were never declared to the church and are now managed by the universe's largest squadron of [[Science Pirate]]s. <address root="Caine's Star">Popular myth names these planets as [/Beltane], [/Feedera] and [/Malhyanthine], together known as the [/Outer Ring].</address>		There are also rumours that Caine's Star is home to 3 more rocks, assembled to provide even larger crop capacity, which were never declared to the church and are now managed by the universe's largest squadron of [[Science Pirate]]s. <address root="Caine's Star">Popular myth names these planets as [/Beltane], [/Feedera] and [/Malhyanthine], together known as the [/Outer Ring].</address>

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 Caine's star was constructed before the [[Theocratic Science Service]] claimed a monopoly on [[stellar engineering]]. Because it is such a valuable commodity, the church granted this world a special dispensation to remain in existence, although the corporation is now required to retain a team of Service scientists to monitor the ring's stability.
-There are also rumours that Caine's Star is home to 3 more rocks, assembled to provide even larger crop capacity, which were never declared to the church and are now managed by the universe's largest squadron of [[Science Pirates]]. <address root="Caine's Star">Popular myth names these planets as [/Beltane], [/Feedera] and [/Malhyanthine], together known as the [/Outer Ring].</address>
+There are also rumours that Caine's Star is home to 3 more rocks, assembled to provide even larger crop capacity, which were never declared to the church and are now managed by the universe's largest squadron of [[Science Pirate]]s. <address root="Caine's Star">Popular myth names these planets as [/Beltane], [/Feedera] and [/Malhyanthine], together known as the [/Outer Ring].</address>
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-The Caine's Star system was an early experiment in planetary engineering. Prior to settlement, it was a binary star with a widely dispersed cloud of heavy mineral and ice asteroids. Now, it is the settled universe's most productive agricultural world.
+The Caine's Star system was an early experiment in [[stellar engineering]]. Prior to settlement, it was a binary star with a widely dispersed cloud of heavy mineral and ice asteroids. Now, it is the settled universe's most productive agricultural world.
 ==Physical Layout==
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 Caine's Star (and indeed every body of rock in the system) is owned by a corporation known as [[Galactic Provisional]]. The administrative centre and capital city is <address root="Caine's Star">[/Corporation Point], which sits on the shore of [/Scenic Ocean] on [/Terminus/].</address> Most residents either agree to corporate rule as the terms of their tennancy, or are convicts required to work the land until they have repaid their debt to society (see [[slavery]]).
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 ==Physical Layout==
-The system has two stars, Caine and Prada, although most people who live there don't even know these names. It is a popular local myth that both stars are "Caine's Star", either because that is how binary stars are named, or because it was once a single star before the Corporation split it in half.
+The system has two stars, <address root="Caine's Star">[/Caine] and [/Prada]</address>, although most people who live there don't even know these names. It is a popular local myth that both stars are "Caine's Star", either because that is how binary stars are named, or because it was once a single star before the Corporation split it in half.
-There are 5 planets orbiting a point designated 'L1', which sits midway between the stars. The planets are all of approximately the same size and composition, and are equally spaced around the same orbital path. The largest of these rocks (although only marginally) is known as Terminus. From here, intrastellar shuttles depart daily and travel in the opposite direction of the planetary orbits, visiting Langley, Casto, Aber and Chiru before returning to Terminus. The planets are connected by [[downline]]s, forming 2 rings between the polar [[line station]]s. However, these are mainly used as a guide by the shuttles and are not equipped for use by elevators.
+There are 5 planets orbiting a point designated 'L1', which sits midway between the stars. The planets are all of approximately the same size and composition, and are equally spaced around the same orbital path. The largest of these rocks (although only marginally) is known as <address root="Caine's Star">[/Terminus]. From here, intrastellar shuttles depart daily and travel in the opposite direction of the planetary orbits, visiting [/Langley], [/Casto], [/Aber] and [/Chiru] before returning to Terminus</address>. The planets are connected by [[downline]]s, forming 2 rings between the polar [[line station]]s. However, these are mainly used as a guide by the shuttles and are not equipped for use by elevators.
 ==Climate==
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 ==Government==
-Caine's Star (and indeed every body of rock in the system) is owned by a corporation known as [[Galactic Provisional]]. The administrative centre and capital city is Corporation Point, which sits on the shore of Scenic Ocean on Terminus. Most residents either agree to corporate rule as the terms of their tennancy, or are convicts required to work the land until they have repaid their debt to society (see [[slavery]]).
+Caine's Star (and indeed every body of rock in the system) is owned by a corporation known as [[Galactic Provisional]]. The administrative centre and capital city is <address root="Caine's Star">[/Corporation Point], which sits on the shore of [/Scenic Ocean] on [/Terminus/].</address> Most residents either agree to corporate rule as the terms of their tennancy, or are convicts required to work the land until they have repaid their debt to society (see [[slavery]]).
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