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55 Cancri
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Galactography > Systems and Worlds > Systems & Worlds 0 - 9
Galactography > Systems and Worlds > Systems & Worlds 0 - 9
Keil, a gas giant world in the 55 Cancri system |
 Image from Steve Bowers |
55 Cancri, Rho1 Cancri, Danzig System | |
| Primary | 55 Cancri |
|---|---|
| Stellar Type | G8 |
| Luminosity | 0.63 x Sol |
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Companion | M class red dwarf at 1200 AU |
| Region | Independent Inner Sphere, 41 light years from Sol |
| Planets | --- |
| 55 Cancri e | name Bremen 28,000 km dia- 0.038 AU orbit- Hot Neptune type |
| 55 Cancri b | name Lubeck 168,000 km dia- 0.115 AU orbit- AzuriJovian Type |
| 55 Cancri c | name Kiel 112,000 km dia- 0.24 AU orbit- hydrojovian- intense magnetic field and radiation belt |
| 55 Cancri f | name Veedu 110,000 km diameter hydrojovian , 0.71 AU orbit |
| moon of Danzig | name Danzig 7000km dia- terraformed arean --Independent |
| 55 Cancri g | name Riga 9000km dia- 3.5 AU orbit: terraformed Pelacytherian subclass-affiliated to Solar Dominion |
| 55 Cancri d | name Rostock 100,000km dia ammonia cloud eujovian subclass- 5.527 AU orbit |
| moons of Rostock | 13 including Mazda-Sophic League Dyson Tree (1500 km dia) Elbe 500 km diameter Rhine 2000km diameter- former Metasoft outpost |
| 55 Cancri h | name Bergen 20,000 km dia- microjovian-7 AU orbit |
| moons of Bergen | includes Hamburg, Shell world affiliated to Terran Federation |
| 55 Cancri i | name Stockholm 18,000 km dia- microjovian-10 AU orbit |
| moons of Stockholm | 7 various |
 Image from Steve Bowers | |
| Bremen, a hot-neptune type world | |
AI power: Hanse Angelnet- built around ship AI core with Conver upgrades, but largely self ascended
AI's ethos: Independent Opportunism
System
Common Name: Danzig System
Symbol: Wooden Sailing Ship
Affiliation: Ties to Terran Federation, Sophic League - Solar Dominion presence since Version War limited to Riga
Colonized: 809 autonomous probe "Philip K. Dick" (nano autofac which contacted and joined Metasoft in 4790
Colonized: 1421 "Hanse" (launched 1001, Baltic League Habitat, Central Asteroid Belt, Sol System
Psyche Art and Culture
Metapsychology: The opportunistic and resilient NeoHanseatic League attempted to recreate the ancient Baltic Trading empire, but was nearly bankrupt after they terraformed Danzig by bringing cometary water to the dry world, and using nontoxic hypergreenhouse gases brought the temperature up to thaw the permafrost crust.
In 2058 the Conver Ambi arrived and set up an embassy/colony on the highlands of Danzig, advanced pohumans trading with and assisting the impoverished Hanse colonists, and leasing a large continent (Wendlant)for their cybercities.
In the breakup of the Conver Ambi the Solar Dominion took over, with the now hi-tech hylocyborg culture of the Hanseatic colony remaining independent. The Metasoft outpost on Lubeck retreated to 55 Cancri B, a red dwarf at 1200 AU. This was the base for relativistic attacks on Xi Bootis A (Shamash) from 4490 during the Version War.
The Vec outpost was destroyed in 4608 by the Dominion Stormfleet.
The Solar Dominion terraformed Riga in 5500, and withdrew from the troublesome and independent Danzig, which soon formed trade agreements with the Sophic league and the Terran Federation.
Metaethics: Apart from the cosmopolitan Hanse polity, the Sophic League tree is a centre for Virtual Incarnation and Habilitation. Exvirch neogens usually migrate to live in the O'Niell habitats around Bergen to adjust to real life; many virch characters are programmed with artificial personas for roleplaying which must be shaken off to live successfully in the real world.
Religions and Ideology:
Danzig-Universalism, Solarism, Market Abundance Theory
Hamburg- Universalism, Humanism
Riga -Solarism
Mazda- Zoroastrianism, Buddhism
Bergen- Buddhism, Soul Copyism, Platonic Materialism
Culture and Art: The Hanse cyborg culture is both hi-tech and bound to the nature of the world they have lovingly terraformed. The seas and forests of Danzig are full of augmented humans often engaging in sport and commerce simultaneously using cybermultitasking. All worlds in the 55 Cancri system are welcome to compete in the Danzig Hyperolympics, where any bio and/or hylo augmentation is both permitted and recommended.
Language: Anglish, Danoswedic North EU dialect, Shamash dialect, Solresol.
Territory and Population
Population:
Hamburg- 1 billion baseline, 500 million posthuman
Danzig- 2 billion cyborg, 300 million baseline, 1 billion virtual
Riga-1 billion augmented baseline, 200 million splice, 100 million tweak, 1 billion virtual
Mazda- 100 million tweak, 200 million neogen
Bergen- 300 million neogen
Immigration: 50 million per annum to Hamburg from Terran Federation, 70 million from Hamberg to Danzig and Outer Volumes.
50 million to Danzig p.a. from all areas, 100 million from Danzig to Outer Volumes
10 million to Riga p.a, from Solar Dominion, 50 million From Riga to all areas
100 million p.a. to Mazda and Bergen from the Cybercosm, 70 million from Mazda and Bergen to outer volumes, 30 million to Cybercosm
Government and Administration
Government Type: Danzig-Independent
Administrative divisions: Danzig- Wendlant, Zetlant, Blekinge, Saaremaa
National holidays: Landing Day, Hyperolympic Tenday, others
Constitution:
Danzig - Cyberdemocracy.
Riga -AIocracy
Hamburg Federation council
Legal system: Local systems apply, Danzig being subject to Hanse Angelnet Cliology
Economics and Local Infrastructure
Currency: Solar Credit, Joule, terabyte credit
Major Industries: Amat production, Dyson forestry, Psychocounselling, simulsport/conferencing, structural sculpting and radical architecture, real life media entertainments
Angelnetting : Hanse Angelnet, also both Hamburg and Riga have independent surveillance AI responsible to their parent empires
Major Orbitals:( Bergen Orbit) Akira, The Fortresses of Solitude, Beanotown, Doctor DoombotS World, vDoctor Evil's World
Travel
Stargate(s):
The Zoidberg Scuttle-to Pollux
Here We Go Again- to Xil
Spaceports: Danzig Lagrange 5, Riga Beanstalk
Hazard Rating : 0.0
Visa Restrictions : Nil
Freedom of Movement : No Access to Rhine Autofac Ruins
Environmental Requirements: all planetary environments are baseline compatible except Hamburg Surface Deck (High Rad Flux):
Sites of Interest: Hamburg Inter-Level Elevators, Riga Chichen Itza reconstruction, Danzig Geminga City excavations, Bergen Gotham City
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Development Notes
Text by Steve Bowers
Initially published on 14 June 2002.
Initially published on 14 June 2002.
