The Yershaim System
Type: Urbanized forested plains
Temperature: Temperate
Atmosphere: Type I (breathable)
Hydrosphere: Moderate
Gravity: Standard
Terrain: Plains, forests, mountains, urban
Length of Day: 26 standard hours
Length of Year: 337 local days
Sapient Species: Humans (N)
Starport: 1 Stellar class
Population: 56 million
Planet Function: Homeworld
Government: Military Dictatorship
Tech Level: Space
Major Exports: High tech
Major Imports: Luxury goods, Medicines
System: Yershaim
Star: Souel
Orbital Bodies:
| Name | Planet Type | Moons |
Traveler's Advisory: A recent coup has left the Yershaim System under an authoritarian military government. The system is under a full quarantine, and no ships are permitted to enter or leave Yershai space except by special dispensation of the regime. The system's status within the Empire is currently unresolved. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochelle | Searing planetoid | 0 | |
| Gassielle | Toxic mountains | 1 | |
| Yershaim | Terrestrial plains | 2 | |
| Viday | Barren mountains | 0 | |
| Grossiée | Gas Giant | 7 | |
| Glacène | Frozen planetoid | 0 |
Capsule
Yershaim III has long been considered one of the more modest jewels in a rather rich crown that makes up the Imperator Sector of the Galactic Core. Although not one of the richer or more powerful of the Core Worlds, the Yershaim System has a long and glorious culture, and the world has proven to be a veritable haven of model Imperial rule. Yershaim is located at the most distant edge of the Æthardunn Province from Kuat, the closest major world.
System Summary
Souel is a yellow main sequence star. Rochelle orbits very close to the star, and its orbit is slowly decaying. In another 300 years, the planet will be burned up by the star. The third planet is capable of supporting life, and has hosted human life since the foundation of hyperspace travel. A cloud of dust and gas called simply la Nuage orbits at the far fringe of Souel's gravitational influence, infrequently producing some spectacular comet-sighting opportunities.
The system is one endpoint for the Æthardunn Run, the main vein of the Æthardunn Province, which reaches the Kuat Traffic Zone at Drurish on its far end. This route connects the province to the Hydian Way Trade Route. A rarely used second route, Zola's Bypass, weaves its way from Yershaim to the Rimma Trade Route at Abregado-Rae. One branch of this route passes through la Nuage, and a careful (and skillful) pilot can sometimes manage to avoid the hazards of such a path; this is the Verseau Direct, which cuts travel time on the Bypass by an hour.
Incoming ships on the Æthardunn Run are required to travel the Verseau Corridor to reach the world. This corridor serves as a traffic zone for the system and is heavily patrolled by Chabert's armada. Although Zola's Bypass is patrolled much more lightly, several customs ships do stand guard. The Verseau Direct route is sometimes patrolled as well.
GM Resource: Campaign Sourcebook
Bulletin Board: Yershai Revolution