Post by Jëdî T¥ on Mar 10, 2007 10:15:14 GMT -5
Planet: Kessel
Planet Type: Terrestrial/Barren
Climate: Cold and dry with thin atmosphere
Terrain: Alkali flats and barren, rocky mountains
Atmosphere: Breathable with gas mask
Gravity: 0.82 standard
Diameter: 6,632 - 7,980 km (nonspherical)
Length of Day: 26 standard hours
Length of Year: 322 local days
Sentient Species: Human, many alien species
Languages: Basic
Population: 700 (military and administrative), 10,400 (prisoners)
Species Mix: 22% Human, 78% Other
Government: Military Administration
Major Exports: Glitterstim spice
Major Imports: Foodstuffs
System/Star: Kessa
(Kessel Terrestrial/Barren type with 1 moon)
Sector: Outer Rim
Kessel starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kessel
The only reason Kessel is inhabited, the only reason it's even worth discussing, is the thick veins of glitterstim running through it's crust. Glitterstim is a popular spice used throughout the galaxy but found only on Kessel. Miners work long, dangerous hours in the planet's thin atmosphere to dig the spice out of the ground for quick export all over the galaxy for both legitimate medicinal purposes and illicit recreational ones.
Otherwise, Kessel is a cold, barrent planet of alkali flats with no native sentient life. Existance on the planet is isolated, depressing, and potentially lethal. Few creatures roam underground in its labryinth of tunnels and mines. The planet sports virtually no plant life and doesn't seeem to thrilled with the animal life that has taken up residence. The people who come here voluntarily do so because of the money in spice.
Nearby several black holes known as the Maw Cluster make astrogation to and from Kessel dangerously tricky. The Maw Cluster is visible fromt he planet's surface and it is said to increase the feeling of isloation felt by the residents.
A member of any species who breathes normally must wear oxygen masks when outdoors on Kessel because of the planet's thin atmosphere. Air-production factories keep the very edge of breathable atompshere on the planet. but the planet's small size doesn't allow it to maintain an atompshere for long. Air is easier to come by down in mines, since ventilation is priority several kilometers beneath the surface, and air is constantly refreshed.
Mining on Kessel is a relatively small operation, officially operated by medical teams mining the spice for theraputic purposes. Kessels official population right now fewer tham a million in truth it is somewhere around four to five million, a mix of miners and criminal factions. Goverment is nominally under Repubilc control, or was up until three months ago. Currently do to corporate, criminal and buy-outs of all kinds Kessel is in a periiod of small-scale war. The Republic's power over Kessel at this very moment being wrenched away...
Planet Type: Terrestrial/Barren
Climate: Cold and dry with thin atmosphere
Terrain: Alkali flats and barren, rocky mountains
Atmosphere: Breathable with gas mask
Gravity: 0.82 standard
Diameter: 6,632 - 7,980 km (nonspherical)
Length of Day: 26 standard hours
Length of Year: 322 local days
Sentient Species: Human, many alien species
Languages: Basic
Population: 700 (military and administrative), 10,400 (prisoners)
Species Mix: 22% Human, 78% Other
Government: Military Administration
Major Exports: Glitterstim spice
Major Imports: Foodstuffs
System/Star: Kessa
(Kessel Terrestrial/Barren type with 1 moon)
Sector: Outer Rim
Kessel starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Kessel
The only reason Kessel is inhabited, the only reason it's even worth discussing, is the thick veins of glitterstim running through it's crust. Glitterstim is a popular spice used throughout the galaxy but found only on Kessel. Miners work long, dangerous hours in the planet's thin atmosphere to dig the spice out of the ground for quick export all over the galaxy for both legitimate medicinal purposes and illicit recreational ones.
Otherwise, Kessel is a cold, barrent planet of alkali flats with no native sentient life. Existance on the planet is isolated, depressing, and potentially lethal. Few creatures roam underground in its labryinth of tunnels and mines. The planet sports virtually no plant life and doesn't seeem to thrilled with the animal life that has taken up residence. The people who come here voluntarily do so because of the money in spice.
Nearby several black holes known as the Maw Cluster make astrogation to and from Kessel dangerously tricky. The Maw Cluster is visible fromt he planet's surface and it is said to increase the feeling of isloation felt by the residents.
A member of any species who breathes normally must wear oxygen masks when outdoors on Kessel because of the planet's thin atmosphere. Air-production factories keep the very edge of breathable atompshere on the planet. but the planet's small size doesn't allow it to maintain an atompshere for long. Air is easier to come by down in mines, since ventilation is priority several kilometers beneath the surface, and air is constantly refreshed.
Mining on Kessel is a relatively small operation, officially operated by medical teams mining the spice for theraputic purposes. Kessels official population right now fewer tham a million in truth it is somewhere around four to five million, a mix of miners and criminal factions. Goverment is nominally under Repubilc control, or was up until three months ago. Currently do to corporate, criminal and buy-outs of all kinds Kessel is in a periiod of small-scale war. The Republic's power over Kessel at this very moment being wrenched away...