Sword Sub-sector Planets
I have been working on the Sector off and on, and have most of the sub-sectors finished, at least for planet locations, names, and planetary profiles. I am still working on some, but here is the Sword Sub-sector, which is sub-sector A on a sector chart. The Space Vikings are based on H. Beam Piper. I am still tweaking the planets, so some of the given data could, and likely will, change. Paragraph planetary descriptions will follow.
0106 Claymore: B454553-B Space Viking World
0108 Curtana: B766653-A Space Viking World
0203 Hundingsbana: A865653-C Space Viking World
0204 Head: B987653-B Space Viking World
0207 Culverin A766653-A Space Viking World
0209 Rodman D575474-9
0302 Iarn-greiper B988673-B Space Viking World Both a Space Viking naval base and multiple military bases are present. The high hydrographic percentage has led to Balkanization among the fiercely independent Space Vikings, so that the ground fighters have a tendency to practice on each other. They will cooperate against outsiders however.
0306 Portobello B656533-B The Space Viking trading emporium, with allegiance towards none. A military base is present to aid in the independence effort. If it can be found, it will likely be found here. Occasional shipments of supercow meat from New Texas are highly prized, as is leather from El Paso.
0310 Dahlgren C868574-4
0407 Olifant B554653-A Space Viking World
0502 Haulteclere A768753-C Space Viking World
0505 Megin-giord C000573-A While not a Space Viking world, the residents maintain good relations with the Space Vikings as they are major purchasers of metal ore and refined metals and rare earths. A Rim Scouts exploration base is maintained here, assisting the Belt residents in exploring the Belt and serving as a training site for the Scouts.
0506 Vinland C868534-4 An agricultural planet with a low Technology level, but highly productive with the very long growing seasons resulting from the planet’s long orbital period with respect to the A primary. The Mennonites that settled the planet take the attitude that men have to eat, regardless of what they do, and trade actively through intermediary traders with the Space Vikings, along with Megin-giord. Much of the agriculture is carried out using horses and oxen. The settlements are concentrated on one of the larger continental islands that has a good water transportation system.
0601 Flamberge B989753-C Space Viking World
0609 New Britain D769474-4 (Named for the island of New Britain located in the Southwest Pacific. That should give you some idea as to the general climate.)
0610 Wit’s End E756324-3 Settled by a Utopian group that despises technology, the colony struggles to survive on its cold planet. The scattered settlements are concentrated in the warmer equatorial regions, which have a climate similar to Ireland and England, moderately warm to cool and wet. The inhabitants have discovered that the northern forested regions are the home to several fur-bearing animals, which are their primary source of interstellar trade goods. Trade is intermittently carried out with El Paso and New Texas.
0701 Morglay B989674-B Space Viking World Morglay’s inhabitants will cooperate to the extent of fielding a small number of Space Viking ships, but the limited land surface combined with the dense atmosphere has resulted in a number of somewhat isolated populations. The Rim Scouts maintain their primary base for the sub-sector here, on an island separate from the Space Viking settlements. Its presence on one of the main trade routes into the sub-sector contributes to the existence of the B-class star port.
0705 Nagegling B567653-A Space Viking World
0708 Machu Picchu D678223-9 Machu Picchu represents an enigma to investigators. In the jungles and vegetation covering its lower elevations, ruins have been discovered, but the presence of a combination mold and fungus taint from the high humidity makes investigating them quite difficult. The planet’s population is concentrated around the small Rim Scout base which maintains the star port. They survive by providing equipment to the intrepid adventurers probing the lowlands. At the higher elevation of the plateau where the base is located, the taint is no longer a problem. Trade with El Paso, Nagegling, and Olifant is carried out on a sporadic basis, with the primary source of trade being El Paso.
0810 El Paso D766444-4 Trade Classification: Non-Industrial Gas Giant present, along with asteroid belt. No bases, Hazard Potential: Moderate-Amber Zone (The local population has been known to “shoot first and apologize later”.)
El Paso was settled about 100 years ago by a disgruntled group from New Texas. Feeling the independent spirit of the Texan was being eroded by the frivolities and glitter of higher Tech civilization, this group wished to return more to the spirit of the Old West (of North American Earth circa 1880, as they perceive it). As such, the population represents the most independent of an already highly independent group. They are choosing to live at Tech Level 4, although they are aware of what higher Tech Levels have to offer, and have strong restrictions on what can and cannot be imported.
They have been raided three times by Space Vikings. The last raid, 5 years ago, resulted in the destruction of the small Space Viking raider.
