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Phaethon
Phaethon is small-population and water-heavy, shaped by ocean routes, coastal arcologies, and weather seasons that dictate commerce. It’s a place crews go for quiet refits and low visibility, but supply disruptions hit hard, so port law is strict about berthing and cargo. The culture is informal in daily life and unforgiving in anything that threatens the flow of imports.
- Population
- 6,000,000
- Terrain / Climate
- Ocean-heavy with scattered continents; moderate to humid climate
- Gravity
- 0.67 gees
- Length of Day
- 22 hours, 30 minutes
Phaethon is small-population and water-heavy, shaped by ocean routes, coastal arcologies, and weather seasons that dictate commerce. It’s a place crews go for quiet refits and low visibility, but supply disruptions hit hard, so port law is strict about berthing and cargo. The culture is informal in daily life and unforgiving in anything that threatens the flow of imports. Most inhabitants live in coastal arcologies connected by sea and orbital transport rather than extensive land routes. Fisheries, algae production, and ocean-energy systems are major industries. Because storms can isolate communities for days, local law gives port controllers broad emergency authority and places heavy penalties on ships that obstruct critical berths.