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Zuflucht would be an unimpressive world if it wasn't the spinward gateway to the Islands. It is technically independent, but has a strong Imperium presence. Most of the population lives around the coast of the Mer Violette, in large walled communes each with their own security services. Outside of the communes, there are no laws nor regulations except those enforced by force of arms.

Eu Gaian world (wiki) (map)
Diameter: 8,000km (density 5.6)
Gravity: 100%
Day Length: 37h 43m
Orbit: 160MKm (II)
Atmosphere: Thin, Tainted (65%)
Hydrographics: 40%

A small world with a population of about 60 million, it is dry with a thin atmosphere, but has enough of an ecology to be liveable.

Zuflucht World Map

Port/TL: C/8
Population: 60 million
Government: Participating Democracy
Law Level: 0 (No restrictions)
Language: Islands French, Anglic

System

Orbit Distance Type Description
I 98Mkm Phosphorian 13,200km diameter.
II 160Mkm EuGaian Zuflucht, main world.
III 320Mkm EuArean 7,200km diameter.
IV 4AU AmuGaian 9,700km diameter, ammonia-water mix oceans, ice world, thick atmosphere.
A 7-11AU Asteroid Belt Mostly rocky asteroid field, about 3 Earth masses of rock.
V 16AU Cerean 1,500km diameter, rocky ice world.

Zuflucht

For a world that is so crucial to the link between the spinward and trailing halves of the Imperium, it is otherwise a relatively unimportant world, with an unimpressive population, low technology level and limited starport facilities.

The bulk of the population is centred in a crescent around the Mer Violette in the northern hemisphere, with about forty million people living in communes there. A 'commune' is a self-autonomous region with its own security forces and social systems. There are very few laws enforced across the world, most of them around enforcing contracts between individuals and companies.

Government

The government is a Participating Democracy. There is no single leader, but a Supreme Court of 11 judges who rule on the interpretation of laws. Laws are voted on directly by citizens, with a 65% majority required to get a new law passed. As such, it's almost impossible to get new laws approved. Each judge serves a time of 7 years, and each person is only allowed to serve once.

Laws are mostly limited to foreign relations and how contracts are enforced and applied across the world. Individual communes often have tighter sets of laws (such as limits on weapons, what can be contracted, social welfare etc), but as a world there are few limits. Use of weapons of mass destruction are banned, and it's not legal to have a contract that involves the death of an individual, nor anything that requires servitude lasting more than 7 years. Laws also prohibit murder, serious harm and theft.

There are no global police or security services. A commune will often have its own, but for those living outside the communes, it is left up to individuals to enforce law and punishment. It's not a complete anarchy, since there are agreed upon fines for different infractions. There are no official prisons - breaking a law leads to a fine. If you can't pay a fine, then you will be declared an outlaw in which case you give up all property rights and no laws protect you.

There are groups which provide financing to those who can't pay, just as there are groups that will take on investigation and enforcement for a price.

Culture

Zuflucht is relatively

Bordeaux

Bordeaux is the site of the main downport. Though it is classed as a C, it is somewhat larger than most C class ports, it just lacks the facilities required to obtain a B rating. There is no border around the starport - people come and go as they please, as long as a docking berth is paid for.

The starport itself has a population of about a quarter of a million, though there are another seven walled communes nearby which add another three million to the total.

Bounty Hunters

There are numerous groups of bounty hunters who provide services to hunt down those who have wronged individuals. Since there is no planet-wide police force, there are no crimes. The only response to murder, theft or other actions is to either take revenge into your own hands, or pay those who can do it for you.

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