Kouldan

Kouldan

(GJ 357)

Bandorian Protectorate

Distance from Sol 30.8 ly

System civilian population 1,475,526,373

Ascension 09 36 02 Declination -21 39 39

Stars in system (single-star system)

GJ 357, 0.34 solar masses, 0.34 solar radii, metallicity -0.12 Fe/H, spectral class M2.5 V

Non-CHZ planets

Murvingol (Kouldan 1), 1.8 Earth masses, 1.22 Earth radii, orbital period 3.93 days, semi-major axis 0.04 AU, orbital eccentricity unknown, equilibrium temperature 525 K, uninhabited

Prifaar (Kouldan 2), 3.4 Earth masses, unknown Earth radii, orbital period 9.12 days, semi-major axis 0.06 AU, orbital eccentricity unknown, equilibrium temperature 401 K, uninhabited

Non-CHZ moons (none)

CHZ planets

Zadaram (Kouldan 3), 6.1 Earth masses, unknown Earth radii, orbital period 55.66 days, semi-major axis 0.2 AU, orbital eccentricity unknown, equilibrium temperature 220 K, uninhabited

CHZ moons

Kraela (Kouldan 3 b), 0.79 Earth masses, 0.48 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 268 K, population 1,446,738,219

## History

### Colonization Period

Kouldan was first colonized by the Bandorian Protectorate in 2171.

### First Bandorian Period

Kouldan first remained under Protectorate control from 2171 to 2196.

### Imperial Period

Kouldan was one of the second wave of Bandorian systems taken over by the Galactic Empire's forces under Lu Weng in 2196. It was not given the same status as the 24 core Imperial systems, despite having a larger population and GDP compared to some of the core systems. Kouldan was briefly the location of conflict between early Renegade forces and Imperial forces, and was the location of the most significant conflict between Imperial and Renegade forces outside of the Mystic star system. An estimated 80% of the Renegade forces in Kouldan fled to Mystic in 2199 following a series of defeats and operations in which they were forced to abandon bases in Kouldan.

### Second Bandorian Period

Kouldan rejoined the Bandorian Protectorate in 3506 when the Galactic Empire was dissolved. A second jump gate was constructed in the system from 3579 to 3598. Kouldan was mostly peaceful during this period, and became a massive population center, as well as a major industrial hub and mining hub.

### 4025 Guide to the Universe

Kouldan is a major industrial and mining hub of the Bandorian Protectorate. It is also a major population center, with almost 1.5 billion citizens as of 4025 census. The system has two jump gates to improve traffic flow, one orbiting at 1.5 AU, the second orbiting at 2.5 AU from the system's star. The system is quite safe, with a system defense force of ten flightgroups (400 ships) of subcapital ships and a total of 27 capital ships, in addition to multiple Protectorate Navy units based in the system, and the unofficial defense force of bounty hunters and armed civilian ships in general. The system has an Anchorage-class naval shipyard located on the 2.0 AU orbit, with a defense force of two fighter groups and an interceptor-bomber (Glazov) group. The civilian shipbuilding sector in Kouldan is quite large, with factories of Brock Industries, Imperial Shipyards, New Severodvinsk Shipyards, Kordon Shipyards, Seldar Industries, Spirit Shipyards, Triskelion Stardrive, and UHW Shipyards. The system has a large asteroid belt, from 4.0 to 7.0 AU, with many asteroids; over 95% are not claimed by the Interstellar Mining Guild, making this a system of great opportunity for independent asteroid miners. In addition to ships, Brock Industries and Seldar Industries both have additional factories for weapons and equipment in this system. The local industrial and manufacturing sectors are quite large as well, this system being a major source of compact fusion reactors, with many designs for both surface power stations and spacecraft/space station power systems. Despite the massive production output of the system, its commerce facilities are quite small, with most products being sent to other systems to be traded there.