Protalkar

Protalkar

(BD-11 4672)

Bandorian Protectorate

Distance from Sol 89 ly

System civilian population 1,729,860,365

Ascension 18 33 29 Declination -11 38 10

Stars in system (single-star system)

BD-11 4672, 0.65 solar masses, 0.64 solar radii, metallicity -0.35 Fe/H, spectral class K7 V

Non-CHZ planets

Vorfuxor (Protalkar 2), 207 Earth masses, unknown Earth radii, orbital period 1634 days, semi-major axis 2.36 AU, orbital eccentricity 0.05, equilibrium temperature 92.7 K, uninhabited

Non-CHZ moons

Elmatras (Protalkar 2 b), 1.09 Earth masses, 1.03 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 97 K, uninhabited

Diraed (Protalkar 2 c), 0.88 Earth masses, 0.75 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 95 K, uninhabited

Sudrontiv (Protalkar 2 d), 0.53 Earth masses, 0.6 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 98 K, uninhabited

Koroltosh (Protalkar 2 e), 0.42 Earth masses, 0.54 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 96 K, uninhabited

CHZ planets

Mavages (Protalkar 1), 15 Earth masses, unknown Earth radii, orbital period 74.2 days, semi-major axis 0.3 AU, orbital eccentricity 0.4, equilibrium temperature 260 K, uninhabited

CHZ moons

Introbutor (Protalkar 1 b), 0.79 Earth masses, 0.83 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 285 K, population 978,032,156

Lusithat (Protalkar 1 c), 0.33 Earth masses, 0.45 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 282 K, population 715,623,455

## History

### Colonization Period

Protalkar was originally colonized by the Galactic Empire in 3190.

### Imperial Period

Protalkar was mostly peaceful during the Imperial rule of the system, although during the Perth War it was rapidly fortified since it was a very new colony at the time the war broke out, and it was listed as one of the systems of highest concern for Perth invasion; soon massive numbers of armed personnel and weaponry were funneled into the system, making it a much harder target for the Perth. Luckily no Perth forces entered Protalkar during the war. During the Empire-Union War there was a brief but intense conflict in the outer regions of the system, which resulted in over 100 capital ships from all involved parties being destroyed in the course of five hours (13 Bandorian, 29 Imperial, 58 Union) and the Union forces retreating from the system. The total numbers of capital ships involved in the battle were 18 Bandorian, 40 Imperial, and 70 Union ships; most of the Imperial ships were from the local system defense force, and the 18 Bandorian ships had been called in as an emergency response force to assist in defending the system. After the fall of the Empire, the system passed to Bandorian control with no interference from the Union, which was most likely hesitant to return to battle in a system where they had been defeated quite severely.

### Bandorian Period

At first most of the Bandorian projects in Protalkar were directed towards building up military capabilities in preparation for the Twenty Years' War. After the conclusion of the war, Protalkar became a center of heavy industry, with a Ubiqtorate and two jump gates; the second jump gate was completed in 3615, and was an accelerator jump gate, allowing travel within 25,000 light-years of the system. Several major starship manufacturers also set up factories in Protalkar, and the system's asteroid belt was opened for mining.

### 4025 Guide to the Universe

Protalkar is a major industrial and naval center, home to factories of Brock Industries, Mystic Drive Yards, New Severodvinsk Shipyards, Bandoria Stardrive, and Imperial Shipyards, as well as a Ubiqtorate class naval shipyard. It is also a major transport hub, with a Starconnect hub and multiple other transportation facilities, as well as two jump gates, one of which is an accelerator jump gate. Protalkar's asteroid belt, located from 3.0 to 5.0 AU from the system's star with isolated larger objects out to 10 AU, was opened to miners in the early 3500's and is itself a prosperous industrial zone. The system overall is very safe, with multiple smaller military bases in addition to the Ubiqtorate, including a base of the Santonian Order located past the asteroid belt. The system's local government has lifted the speed limit restriction to 750 m/s (from standard speed limit of 500 m/s) in the outer regions of the system's asteroid belt. Protalkar has fairly large commerce markets as well, making it a good system for trading, with a wide variety of different profitable trades available.