RUDRA, Subsector 12-D:
No. systems: 54 Sector: Eridanus
with 3 inhabited planets: 5 Ruled by:
with 2 inhabited planets: 10
with 1 inhabited planet: 22
RUHAR: (Traiti) Literally "clan fellow-member"; Clanmate.
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SALVIS: (Traiti) A Homeworld plant that bears a strong resemblance to poison oak. Its tuber-like roots are edible and highly nutritious, though the taste is bland.
SANDEMAN, Subsector 5-D:
No. systems: 98 Sector: Pegasus
with 3 inhabited planets: 2 Ruled by: Klaes family, since
with 2 inhabited planets: 14 2542
with 1 inhabited planet: 25
Arms: On a gold field, a gem-type diamond within a ring, both blue.
SANDEMAN:
Sector: 5, Pegasus Year: 348 days
Subsector: D, Sandeman Day: 23 hr 47 min
System: Cassell Gravity: 1029 cm/sec2
Settled/established: 2130 CE Axial tilt: 4.75 deg.
By: Genetic engineers Oxygen: 20.2%
Satellites: 1 (Signet) % water: 72
Ident code prefix: SND Continents: 8; names below
Ruled by: See below
General: The main differences from Terra are the higher average
temperature and its concomitant, no real arctic areas. Sandeman
has eight continents, six of which have been explored fairly
thoroughly; the northern one, Erewhon, and about two-thirds of the
southerly shield-shaped one, Quivira, are too cold for Sandeman
comfort. The others are Camelot, Shangri-La, Arcadia, Eden, Canaan,
and Eldorado. Under the Shapers, these were divided into districts,
but since Overthrow Day (7 Oct 2316), subdivision has been by clan
areas instead; the districts no longer exist.
Another difference is Sandeman time. Both day and year are somewhat shorter than Terra's, but they use the Terran Standard system for record-keeping, which leads to some interesting anomalies, such as the last of the twenty-four hours being only forty-seven minutes long. This means they have approximately 103 hours per Standard year difference, relative to Terra. Their year is also linked to Terra's in a way different from most Imperial worlds', a way permitted by their minimal axial tilt and accompanying barely-noticeable seasons: while their physical year is 348 days, their calendar year is 368 1/4. Because of the shorter day, they add four days (February 29-31 and September 31; April 31 in leap years) so their calendar year ends up quite close to the Standard one.