Paal is a breadbasket planet with a climate that is possibly hotter than ideal, but otherwise prime real-estate. It orbits uncomfortably close to its bright primary, but the dominant vegetation types have a very high albedo value, which keeps the planet cooler than it would otherwise be.
The planet is balkanised - there are two main power blocks, and a small colony belonging to Pourne - this colony provides most of Pourne's food requirements.
Primary: F3 V Main Sequence Yellow-White Dwarf (Size: 1.44 Sols; Luminosity: 3.58 Sols, Jump Shadow: 1.47 AU)
Orbital Distance: 1.36 AU
Orbital Period: 479 days, 5 hours, 52 minutes, 48 seconds
Equatorial Diameter: 7,714 km
Density: 0.96
Mass: 0.234
Surface Gravity: 0.6g
Rotational Period: 38.07 hours
Atmospheric Composition: Standard nitrogen/oxygen mix
Atmospheric Pressure: 1.1 atmospheres
Albedo: 0.43
Axial Tilt: 25°
Hydrographics: 40% water covered
Average Equatorial Temperature (day/night): 57°C / 28°C
Average Polar Temperature:
Summer (day/night): 23°C / -6°C
Winter (day/night): -17°C / -31°C
Population: 6,000,000
Balkanised into 3 countries:
Self Perpetuating Oligarchy
Population: 2,100,000
Law Level: 5
Tech Level: 5
Starport: B
Colony
Population: 800,000
Law Level: 7
Tech Level: 3
Starport: C
Civil Service Bureaucracy
Population: 3,100,000
Law Level: 5
Tech Level: 6
Starport: B
Jump Point
Planetary Shadow: 8,039,696 km
Primary Shadow: 16,455,765 km
Trade Routes
Paal sits on the main Imperium - Hierate Trade Route - Rimward Branch trade route. It a preferable stop between Tech World and Tyokh compared to Sink because of the better quality of the starport and also the exceptional reputation that Paalian food and cuisine has.
