Tinall: Difference between revisions

196 bytes added ,  1 August 2006
m
added category and links
m (updated link)
m (added category and links)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{NCETOC}}
{{Par'tha Geography}}
{{Par'tha Geography}}


*'''Planet Name:''' Tinall
*'''Planet Name:''' Tinall
*'''Location:''' [[Freeworlds Region]], [[Par'tha Expanse]]
*'''Location:''' [[Freeworlds Region]], [[Par'tha Expanse]]
*'''Class:''' M
*'''[[Planetary Classification#Class M|Class]]:''' M
*'''System Data:''' Tinall has no moon
*'''System Data:''' [[Tinnaallii system]]
*'''Satellites:''' Tinall has no moon
*'''Gravity:''' 0.89 G
*'''Gravity:''' 0.89 G
*'''Year and Day:''' 356/22
*'''Year and Day:''' 356/22
Line 19: Line 19:
*'''Ship Facilities:''' Tinall has one space-based starport, and several major land-based starports
*'''Ship Facilities:''' Tinall has one space-based starport, and several major land-based starports


'''Other Details:''' Tinall is located in the Tinnaallii system. It is a wet humid world made up of marshes and sandy swamps. Most vegetation is made up of various species of grass; palm trees, bamboos, and the immense, tower-like greenstalks that grow in thickets everywhere on the planet's surface except for the two poles.
'''Other Details:''' Tinall is located in the [[Tinnaallii system]]. It is a wet humid world made up of marshes and sandy swamps. Most vegetation is made up of various species of grass; palm trees, bamboos, and the immense, tower-like greenstalks that grow in thickets everywhere on the planet's surface except for the two poles.


Numerous cities and towns dot the landscape, roughly two-thirds of which are traditional [[Tinalli]] towns. The others are humanoid-style settlements devoted to the university or light industry. Few are located near the coast; since no surface of the planet is more than a few dozen feet above sea level, the autumn typhoons send the raging tides hundreds of kilometers inland for weeks at a time. This annual flooding is essential to the planet's ecology, but wreaks havoc with coastal settlements.
Numerous cities and towns dot the landscape, roughly two-thirds of which are traditional [[Tinalli]] towns. The others are humanoid-style settlements devoted to the university or light industry. Few are located near the coast; since no surface of the planet is more than a few dozen feet above sea level, the autumn typhoons send the raging tides hundreds of kilometers inland for weeks at a time. This annual flooding is essential to the planet's ecology, but wreaks havoc with coastal settlements.
Line 25: Line 25:
A thick asteroid field rings the planet. The asteroids serve as a source for base metals and also harbor a number of sanctioned research stations. There are also a number of unregistered habitats in the asteroid belt which are either doing top secret research, or hiding from the belt patrols who try to keep the [[Par'tha Fringe Society|fringers]] out (the asteroid refuge draws them in like a magnet).
A thick asteroid field rings the planet. The asteroids serve as a source for base metals and also harbor a number of sanctioned research stations. There are also a number of unregistered habitats in the asteroid belt which are either doing top secret research, or hiding from the belt patrols who try to keep the [[Par'tha Fringe Society|fringers]] out (the asteroid refuge draws them in like a magnet).


'''Culture:''' The Tinalli are an integrated part of Tinalli society, and in many ways it is the humanoids who have adapted to the Tinalli way rather than the other way around, which is often the case. The official language of the local government is Lia, the mother tongue of the [[Tinalli]]. Humanoid languages are spoken as well, especially in the presence of [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Imperial]] representatives.
'''Culture:''' The [[Tinalli]] are an integrated part of Tinalli society, and in many ways it is the humanoids who have adapted to the Tinalli way rather than the other way around, which is often the case. The official language of the local government is [[Lia]], the mother tongue of the [[Tinalli]]. Humanoid languages are spoken as well, especially in the presence of [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Imperial]] representatives.


Tinall is more strongly influenced by the [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Empire]] than many of the other [[Freeworlds Region|Freeworlds]], though it refuses to take the anti-alien stance Imperial High Culture demands. It is more in line with typical Core worlds in terms of Imperial supervision, and the power the governor has over the world.
Tinall is more strongly influenced by the [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Empire]] than many of the other [[Freeworlds Region|Freeworlds]], though it refuses to take the anti-alien stance Imperial High Culture demands. It is more in line with typical [[Valcarian Core Worlds|Core worlds]] in terms of Imperial supervision, and the power the governor has over the world.


Tinall has a [[Par'tha Fringe Society|fringe society]] - student dropouts and defrocked professors, artists, smugglers, and thieves - that lives in the upper levels of the greenstalks in simple but serviceable structures built into their sides and tops. Some of these "underground" communities are located near university communities, while others are located near the coast - safe from flooding and unwelcome intruders alike.
Tinall has a [[Par'tha Fringe Society|fringe society]] - student dropouts and defrocked professors, artists, smugglers, and thieves - that lives in the upper levels of the greenstalks in simple but serviceable structures built into their sides and tops. Some of these "underground" communities are located near university communities, while others are located near the coast - safe from flooding and unwelcome intruders alike.


'''Economy:''' Even before [[Caraadian]]s made contact, the [[Tinalli]] had devised a sophisticated system of higher learning. When Kaen Tan, the founder of the ancient Caraadian Empire, visited the world, he was very impressed by their accomplishments, and gave them a huge grant to develop a university system for the whole sector, and for all species. The Tinalli embraced their mission with a will, and today Tinall boasts some of the best universities and colleges in the [[Par'tha Expanse]].
'''Economy:''' Even before [[Caraadian]]s made contact, the [[Tinalli]] had devised a sophisticated system of higher learning. When [[Kaen Tan]], the founder of the ancient Caraadian Empire, visited the world, he was very impressed by their accomplishments, and gave them a huge grant to develop a [[Tinall Academy|university system]] for the whole sector, and for all species. The Tinalli embraced their mission with a will, and today Tinall boasts some of the best universities and colleges in the [[Par'tha Expanse]].


Caraadians and Illarans make up the majority of the student body, but there are also many Tinalli and [[Cullum]] students as well. [[Prelian]]s, [[Naylar]], [[Adani]], and other aliens have attended university in the past, but [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Imperial]] edicts currently prevent them from attending many Tinalli universities.
[[Caraadian]]s and [[Illaran]]s make up the majority of the student body, but there are also many [[Tinalli]] and [[Cullum]] students as well. [[Prelian]]s, [[Naylar]], [[Adani]], and other aliens have attended university in the past, but [[Valcarian Imperial Republic|Imperial]] edicts currently prevent them from attending many Tinalli universities.


The universities do a lot of research work for various Imperial governmental organizations, from developing complex economic models for commerce ministries to designing advanced computer combat systems for Imperial war machines.
The universities do a lot of research work for various Imperial governmental organizations, from developing complex economic models for commerce ministries to designing advanced computer combat systems for Imperial war machines.
Line 42: Line 42:


[[Category:Freeworlds Planets]]
[[Category:Freeworlds Planets]]
[[Category:Homeworlds]]
[[Category:Tinall locations| ]]
10,557

edits