Minotaur is the only habitable planet in the Theseus system.
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SYSTEM NAME:Theseus
STAR COLOR: Yellow (G1)
HABITABLE PLANETS: Minotaur (4/11)
MOONS: none, Minotaur is actually a moon itself orbiting a gas giant (see PLANET HISTORY)
CLIMATE RANGE: Varies from north to south, arid to semi-humid
ATMOSPHERE: 62% nitrogen, 22% oxygen, 1% argon, 15% carbon dioxide
GRAVITY: 1.209
DIAMETER: 10,714 kilometers
LENGTH OF DAYS: 15 GST hours, 23 minutes
AVERAGE SURFACE TEMPERATURE: 25 degrees C (equatorial region), -10 degrees C (north polar region), 89 degrees C (south polar region)
COLONIZERS: Predominantly Human
NATIVE LIFE:
- Lazette (Land Shark)
Planet History
Minotaur is a moon orbiting a gas giant, Ares, that occupies the 4th orbit out of 11 planets in the Theseus system. Its axis is tilted at 38 degrees with the southern pole tidally locked towards Ares. As such the planet is divided into three major sections: the desert wasteland at the southern pole, the hospitable equatorial region and the frozen northern region. The surface is comprised of roughly 53% water with most of it in the form of ice at the northern polar area.
Minotaur is a capitalist authoritarian society. Free trade is encouraged by the totalitarian ruling faction. The planet's history is rich under this model and the major city of Maxe has grown beyond belief over the last few centuries, covering the entire equatorial region with tendrils reaching into both polar regions.
Social class is determined by how "high" one's residence is...downtown (subterranean to sea level) is where the lower class and poor reside, midtown (sea level and up to 1000m) is the working middle class, and uptown (1001m+ highrise) would be the wealthy and upscale types. Also spotted along Maze are numerous factory complexes, but business centers dominate the city. One notable section is a huge man made body of water (Aegean Sea) which is an enormous tourist trap, with scores of megaresorts and attractions including an amusement park (Ninland) that is beyond belief, thus earning the area the title of the largest vacation spot in the Frontier. Nearly every business in the Frontier has an office in Maze, including StarPlay Enterprises whose corporate headquarters reside in the heart of Maze's business district.
The southern polar region, known as the Asterion Desert, is an unhospitable climate. The sun never sets and temperatures soar to unbearable levels which only the native Lazettes can survive. On the opposite pole, the frozen wasteland known as the Solid Ocean is covered in ice that extends several thousand meters into the surface. This polar region never sees sunlight, and the only moisture in the atmosphere collects here to add to the ice mass. To this end a network of refineries and drilling platforms are set up to provide drinking water for the population, along with a separate network that taps into the planet's wealthy reserve of petroleum.
Political Structure
Minotaur is ruled by a totalitarian government, so no weaponry is permitted by the citizens (aside from military and police, and only while on duty). As such strict laws are enforced to this end, anyone seen with a weapon can expect a lengthy stay in their prison system, anyone attempting to smuggle weaponry can expect a death sentence. These laws extend into their space stations, although personal weaponry is permitted aboard privately owned vessels berthed within. The Minotaur Defense Network is a large scale military/police system not to be trifled with, as they carry out the law of the land with swift efficiency.
Space Stations
Overhead are the "wheels in the sky", the Minotaurian Space Stations:
- UPFB Minotaur Station (UPF Fortified Station)
- Daedalus Shipyards (Class II/3 Ship Construction Center)
- Androgeus Station (Class IV/4 Trade Station)
Military
Minotaur's militia (the Minotaur Space Defense Force) is based in Ring One of Androgeus Station, with its ships designated MDS (Minotaur Defensive Ships) and six squadrons of Fighters stationed between all three stations.
The Minotaur militia is the largest and most respected in the Frontier.
Ships
- Destroyers:
- MDS Republic
- Frigates:
- MDS Heroic
- Assault Scouts:
- MDS Gnat
- MDS Mosquito
- MDS Dragonfly
- MDS Wasp