Barokkal

Barokkal

Kepler-1362

Alliance of Independent Settlements

Distance from Sol 2501.6 ly

System civilian population 768,345

Ascension 19 14 09 Declination +40 52 38

Stars in system (single-star system)

Kepler-1362, 0.8 solar masses, 0.74 solar radii, metallicity +0.06 Fe/H, spectral class K3

Non-CHZ planets (none)

Non-CHZ moons (none)

CHZ planets

Phaeliet (Barokkal 1), 6.4 Earth masses, 2.6 Earth radii, orbital period 136 days, semi-major axis unknown, orbital eccentricity unknown, equilibrium temperature 265.7 K, population 749,332

CHZ moons (none)

## History

### Colonization Period

Barokkal was originally colonized by an independent mining and exploration venture in 3820. It started out as a series of mining camps on Phaeliet with a total of 50,000 workers, and one small orbital station for interstellar commerce. Construction of Cheka Spaceport, the planet's first surface spaceport, was completed in 3829, and the Barokkal system's jump gate was completed in 3850.

### AIS Period

In 3916 the mining company which had originally sent the workers to Barokkal dissolved due to financial problems. The local population, which had reached 300,000 at this time, requested to join the Alliance of Independent Settlements; their request was accepted in the same year.

### 4025 Guide to the Universe

Barokkal started out as a mining colony, totally dependent on the occasional trader passing by to buy the metals which the colonists had spent time and effort releasing from the stony ground. After two hundred years, it has become a prosperous system; though still classified as a colony system due to the small population, its economy is more stable than some systems with a much larger population, such as Folkar. Barokkal is a fairly safe system; it has a small naval base which is mainly used as a refueling station by AIS capital ships. This system rarely suffers from pirate raids, although a squadron of pirates from New Cov, urged on by promises of huge rewards from the UEO, once attacked the AISN base in the system. This raid, as can be imagined, did not end well for the UEO squadron; all 19 UEO ships were destroyed while failing to score a single significant hit on the AISN base. The system’s stable economy means that the governor can afford to hire additional squadrons of mercenaries to protect the spacelanes. Barokkal also imports machinery; you can get very good prices for machinery in this system’s commerce markets, especially the markets on Phaeliet. The main spaceport on Phaeliet is Cheka Spaceport, located near the southern polar region of the planet’s main continent. Machinery can be sold here for as much as 1500 credits per UCP; food and water can be bought here for as little as 10 credits per UCP. A minor manufacturer is starting business in this system by making ship systems modules and power relays. This means that you will probably be able to buy these items fairly cheaply in the near future from commerce markets in this system, although they will probably be cheapest at Cheka Spaceport since it is closest to the place of manufacture and it doesn’t require the company to pay for shipment to low planetary orbit. Barokkal is also used as a stopover by Bandorian ships on their way out to the Kepler Sector, as the area of space studied by the Earth spacecraft Kepler in the early 21st century is called. This arrangement is somewhat supported by the AIS in their continuing efforts to secure diplomatic relations with the Protectorate.