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5-D: No. systems: 98 Sector: Pegasus with 3 inhabited planets: 2 Ruled by: Klaes family, since with 2 inhabited planets: 14 2542 with 1 inhabited planet: 25 Arms: On a gold field, a gem-type diamond within a ring, both blue. SANDEMAN: Sector: 5, Pegasus Year: 348 days Subsector: D, Sandeman Day: 23 hr 47 min System: Cassell Gravity: 1029 cm/sec2 Settled/established: 2130 CE Axial tilt: 4.75 deg. By: Genetic engineers Oxygen: 20.2% Satellites: 1 (Signet) % water: 72 Ident code prefix: SND Continents: 8; names below Ruled by: See below General: The main differences from Terra are the higher average temperature and its concomitant, no real arctic areas. Sandeman has eight continents, six of which have been explored fairly thoroughly; the northern one, Erewhon, and about two-thirds of the southerly shield-shaped one, Quivira, are too cold for Sandeman comfort. The others are Camelot, Shangri-La, Arcadia, Eden, Canaan, and Eldorado. Under the Shapers, these were divided into districts, but since Overthrow Day (7 Oct 2316), subdivision has been by clan areas instead; the districts no longer exist. Another difference is Sandeman time. Both day and year are somewhat shorter than Terra's, but they use the Terran Standard system for record-keeping, which leads to some interesting anomalies, such as the last of the twenty-four hours being only forty-seven minutes long. This means they have approximately 103 hours per Standard year difference, relative to Terra. Their year is also linked to Terra's in a way different from most Imperial worlds', a way permitted by their minimal axial tilt and accompanying barely-noticeable seasons: while their physical year is 348 days, their calendar year is 368 1/4. Because of the shorter day, they add four days (February 29-31 and September 31; April 31 in leap years) so their calendar year ends up quite close to the Standard one. SANDEMANS: A genetically engineered race considered human-variant due to the number and extent of changes made. In dealings with Sandemans, especially the warrior caste, it is essential to keep those changes, and the fact of a culture designed in large part to enhance them, in mind.
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