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::''"As long as the Houses stand together our glory will last."'' | ::''"As long as the Houses stand together our glory will last."'' | ||
:::a Caraadian proverb. | :::-a Caraadian proverb. | ||
:The Caraadian are an ancient species who achieved space travel over 13,000 years ago and used it to create an empire that is vastly different now than it was originally. | :The Caraadian are an ancient species who achieved space travel over 13,000 years ago and used it to create an empire that is vastly different now than it was originally. | ||
==Home System== | ==Home System== | ||
* '''Quadrant''': Beta | * '''Quadrant''': Beta | ||
* '''Location''': | * '''Location''': unknown; somewhere closer to the Galactic Core | ||
* '''Proper Name''': | * '''Proper Name''': Caraad system | ||
* '''Star''': | * '''Star''': unknown | ||
* '''Distance from Star''': | * '''Distance from Star''': unknown | ||
* '''Companions''': | * '''Companions''': unknown | ||
==Home World== | ==Home World== | ||
* '''Proper Name''': | The details of the Caraadian's original homeworld have been forgotten over time. Their adoptive homeworld in the [[Par'tha Expanse]] is now [[Oscion]]. | ||
* '''Proper Name''': Oscion | |||
* '''Diameter''': 15,579 km (9,792 miles) | * '''Diameter''': 15,579 km (9,792 miles) | ||
* '''Gravity''': 1.01 standard gravity with a density of 4.5 | * '''Gravity''': 1.01 standard gravity with a density of 4.5 | ||
* '''Axial Tilt''': 7.4%, with minimal seasonal changes | * '''Axial Tilt''': 7.4%, with minimal seasonal changes | ||
* '''Orbital Period''': | * '''Orbital Period''': 343 days | ||
* '''Rotational Period''': | * '''Rotational Period''': 27 hours | ||
* '''Classification''': [[Planetary Classification| | * '''Classification''': [[Planetary Classification|O]] | ||
** '''Surface Water''': | ** '''Surface Water''': 93% | ||
** '''Atmosphere''': 0.98% is a standard pressure with 74% nitrogen, 26% oxygen, 2% trace chemicals | ** '''Atmosphere''': 0.98% is a standard pressure with 74% nitrogen, 26% oxygen, 2% trace chemicals | ||
** '''Climate''': | ** '''Climate''': Moderate and temperate. | ||
** '''Population''': Just over | ** '''Terrain''': Archipelagos and island chains. | ||
** '''Population''': Just over 480 million on their homeworld, and another 73 billion in the Expanse. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
:''For a more comprehensive history, see [[Par'tha Expanse, History of]].'' | |||
Some believe that the Caraadians were the first intelligent species to evolve within the [[Par'tha Expanse]]. Certainly all of the data would seem to support this. There are ruins and archeological evidence to support the existence of communities, cities and limited infrastructure on their homeworld over 22,000 years ago. | Some believe that the Caraadians were the first intelligent species to evolve within the [[Par'tha Expanse]]. Certainly all of the data would seem to support this. There are ruins and archeological evidence to support the existence of communities, cities and limited infrastructure on their homeworld over 22,000 years ago. | ||
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