Luxor, Planet

Luxor

Union Planet - Core world - Throne world of the Saran Empire -

Luxor is among the most impotant planets of the Union and the center of the Saran Empire (14,000 original planets and colonies before Union time)

Palace and seat of the Saran monarchy. Core of Saran religion with many temples, including the magnificent temple of RA ( Union Heritage protected site)

When the Atlantean civilization of Earths first humans broke and the Saran fled to this world approximatley 45,000 years ago. They found the remnants of a very advanced society.

and two survivors Isis and Osiris (unconfirmed legend)

The world became the core of the Saran Empire.

There are many cities and one Mega Metropole (Luxor City ).

The planet environment has been well taken care of and polution and damage of their early industrial age has been repaired long before Union membership. Vast regions are declared Wilderness parks that are

well tended and maintained.

The plan to create a Luxor Torus was abandoned in favor of building one around Petra. (the most densly populated Saran world)

There isn't any heavy industry on Luxor for the last 5000 years and the only industry was Empire Administration and cottage industries manufacturing religious items and traditional fashion and costumes.

The famous Luxor gauze, a very fine linen fabric is actually manaufactured on Ammat (Planet) the fourth planet in the same system( Saran, System)

There are 4 billion Union Citizens living on Luxor, of which about 18 % of Non Saran origin.

Laws are Union + local. Insulting the Queen still carries a possible death sentence.

Main Imports: Super Lux, Groceries

Main Export: Luxor Gauze (shipped from Ammat ), religious items, traditional sargopahuses, traditional Mummification material[1]

Local Authority: The Queen

Local Militia: Horus Honor Guard and Seth's Shadow

[1] Saran Death Cult Physics Type Standard iron/silicateRadius 5309.35 km   (0.83 x earth)Surface Area 3.54 x 108 km2Land Area 2.16 x 108 km2   (1.45 x earth)Mass 3.69 x 1024 kg   (0.62 x earth)Density 5.88 g/cm3   (1.07 x earth)Composition 36.6% iron, 25.1% oxygen, 14.9% silicon, 13.4% nickel, 10.1% other metals, trace other elementsGravimetry Gravity 8.69 m/s2   (0.89 x earth)Escape Velocity 9.61 km/sRotation Period 38.25 hoursAxis Tilt 27.74 °Hydrosphere Water 40 %Ice 2 %Atmosphere Type Thin breathablePressure 78.62 kPa   (0.78 x earth)Composition 76.3% nitrogen, 23.7% oxygen, trace other gasesClimate Type StandardMin Temp 215 K   (-37 °C)Avg Temp 297 K   (34 °C)Max Temp 299 K   (46 °C)Biosphere Chemistry CarbonLifeforms Microbes, plantsCivilization Type Population 4 BillionSociety MonarchyTech Level Union TL 8+Special Features Large moon