Amistel Gamma

This page refers to the planet Amistel Gamma, in the Amistel system.

Description
The planet of Amistel Gamma is covered almost completely in water, only a few islands being raised above sea level. The planet houses 330 million people divided in little over 20000 towns and cities. Approximately eighty percent of the population work in the fishing and kelp farming industries.

The planet has standard gravity, even though the average temperature lies around 14 degrees Celsius. An Amistel day lasts about 30 standard hours, while an Amistel year lasts about 300 standard days.

Amistel Gamma is ruled by Planetary Governor Karbal, an Unstul who have worked his way up from the kelp farms to his current position. He is loved by the population.

History
Amistel is the native homeworld of the Unstul. Originally they lived beneath the waves, but a natural disaster forced them onto the few islands available. Despite some initial difficulties, the Unstul adapted to life on land, and were now effectively amphibious, able to survive both above and below water.

For centuries, the Unstul fought amongst themselves, but sometime around 300 BBY they finally made peace and joined together in the Unstul Federation. As they never invented hyperdrive technology, the Unstul was more or less confined to the Amistel system.

The system - and the Unstul - was discovered by the Confederacy in 14 ABY, and quickly joined the Confederacy. Since then, the general technology level of the planet have soared, and the Unstul now make their own hyperdrive capable vessels, though there are still relatively few of them.