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Petre

by Pete Grey

Starport: Class B

Diameter: 5833 Miles

Atmosphere: Dense with Low Oxygen (but breathable due to high partial pressure)

Surface Water: 59%

Climate: Hot

Population: 19,900

Government: Balkanised (16 different communities)

Law Level: 8

Tech Level: 11

The Grudovo Pendant is a j-1 cluster of 13 worlds that connects Tobia/Trojan Reach with neighboring Usher/Reft. Originally a cluster of little economic presence or importance, its economic value has risen in proportion with the rising volume of trade that passes between Lintl and Tobia.

Petre's local flora and fauna are completely inedible to humans, and offworld species do not flourish. Most of the population lives in an archipelago just offshore of the downport. The entire population subsists upon the receipts of port fees and business, and their "governments" are primarily different corporations that handle different operations of the port and transiting commerce.