Minraava IV
Name: Minraava IV
System: Minraava
Type: Terrestrial
Temperature: Temperate
Atmosphere: Type II
Hydrosphere: Dry
Gravity: Standard
Terrain: Urban, Ocean, Mountain
Length of Day: 28 Standard Hours
Length of Year: 396 Local Days
Sentient Species: None
Starports: -
Population: -
Planet Function: -
Government: -
Tech Level: -
Major Exports: -
Major Imports: -
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Adventure Idea
Grunos was re-discovered and colonised by a group
of slavers, who have been using the old facilities to run their
illegal operations. Some of the upper mineshafts have been reopened
by the use of slave labour. The starport has been reopened and is
home to the motley armada of vessels the slavers have put together.
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Capsule: Originally discovered during the
later expansion period of the Old Republic, the remote Minraava system
is largely unremarkable. A relatively hot sun makes the inner three planets
of this five planet system inhospitable, whilst the fifth planet holds
a very deep orbit and thus suffers freezing temperatures. Minraava IV
possessed an ideal distance from the local sun to provide a perfect base
for colonisation, however the original Republic survey team noted an extremely
high level of tectonic activity in the planet's crust. This high activity
led to frequent volcanic eruptions, choking the normally Type I atmosphere
with large amounts of dust and noxious fumes. Their attention was caught
by one of the three Minraavan moons (Grunos, Fangadden and Hulst - named
for three popular characters in a holodrama of the time). Grunos had sufficient
core mass to be able to attract and hold a Type I atmosphere, and is possessed
of a moderate hydrosphere (small lakes and rivers, no seas or oceans).
This dense core had the side effect of creating several rich mineral veins
through the crust of the moon which the survey team noted. Fangadden and
Hulst, being of smaller size and lower core density hold a minimal atmosphere,
and are home only to some single cell organisms capable of existing at
the edges of the environmental envelope. Nonetheless, these single celled
plants were of nutritional value.
Minraava Mineral & Mining (M3) was quickly formed and sought, and
was granted, permission from the Senate to set up a mining colony on Grunos.
The mines were very successful for a number of years, generating good
cashflow for the company and a source of high quality ores for the market
in general. During the Clone Wars this potentially important strategic
resource was bombarded from orbit on a number of occasions, causing the
collapse of many of the mineshafts. M3 was bankrupted by the damage, and
the cost of re-opening the mines became too great with the discovery of
several other suitable sites closer to the core areas. The buildings on
Grunos have decayed somewhat over the years, but many remain serviceable,
with a minimum of maintenance.
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