Belasco

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Belasco

Belasco-planet.jpg
Astrographical Information
Region Expansion Region
Sector Belasco Sector
System Belasco
Suns 1 (Bela)
Orbital Position 4th (of 7)
Moons 2
Coordinates O-11
Rotation Period 12 standard hours
Orbital Period 180 local days
Planetary Information
Class Terrestrial
Climate Temperate to Tropical
Atmosphere Type 1 (breathable)
Gravity Standard
Primary Terrain Seas, Mountain islands
Societal Information
Native Species Humans
Immigrated Species None
Primary Language Galactic Basic Standard
Government Democractic
Population 800,000
Major Cities Senta (capital)
Major Imports Technology
Major Exports Genetic technology, food
Affiliation Galactic Empire
Mechanical Information
Astrogation Ootmian Pabol: Located on a minor hyperspace route, do not modify astrogation checks to plan a course to or from Belasco.
Knowledges Education Difficulty-die.pngDifficulty-die.png • Lore Difficulty-die.pngDifficulty-die.pngDifficulty-die.png • Outer Rim Difficulty-die.png • Warfare Difficulty-die.pngDifficulty-die.pngDifficulty-die.png • Xenology Difficulty-die.pngDifficulty-die.png
Rarity Modifier -1 (Rating 3 Native, or Rating 5 for Drugs & Poisons or Medical)
Other Mechanics None

A world that is some 85% water, Belasco has a small main land mass and various clusters of islands across its face. Though the waterways of Belasco are largely shallow, it has three particularly deep bodies: the Great Sea of Belasco (which abuts the main landmass), the Ice Sheet (an arctic depths largely covered over by a centuries-old ice sheet), and the Endiskaan Elet, a deep sea surrounded by small clusters of islands.

Archaeologically, Belasco seems to have always been home to a human population, including a very ancient society of boat-using peoples whose culture still exists but is largely marginalized and restricted to out-of-the-way islands all but barren of resources.

About twenty millennia ago, Belasco was home to a major hyperspace crossroads, which has long since shifted away. For the entirety of his history, save the last few hundred years, Belasco was ruled by House Belasco, a monarchic family with dealings among many of the other noble houses across the galaxy. The family died out some four hundred years ago, and Belasco has been governed democratically since then.