Claymore Prime

This page refers to the planet Claymore Prime, in the Claymore system.

Description
Claymore Prime is the main planet of the system. It holds thirty great cities, each home to over 10 million inhabitants.

Each city is an independent nation, which are in a state of uneasy peace with the others. The population is divided into six castes: Nobility, Priesthood, Warrior, Merchant, Worker and Slave. It has been virtually impossible to escape one's caste, except by extreme amounts of bravery in battle - thus usually barring non-Warriors from doing so. Marriage between castes used to be punished by death, but after their entry into the Confederacy, the laws have been laxed. The couple now becomes part of the higher caste, but any offspring belong to the lower caste.

Claymore Prime is an icy world. It is covered in glaciers, and various large predators stalk the landscape. The cities of the planet is buried beneath the ice, forming extraordinarily strong defences. It is rich in minerals.

The planet has standard gravity, and average temperature lies around -30 degrees Celsius. A Claymore Prime day lasts about 25 hours, while a Claymore Prime year lasts about 375 standard days.

Claymore Prime has a population of roughly 400.000.000, most of which are Human The Claymore System is ruled by Planetary Governor Lallyn DeSedd, the head of the DeSedd House. He is trusted by the population. He governs using a council - the Council of Seers - containing the 29 House Lords of Claymore Prime, as well as 40 Tribal Chiefs of Claymore Minor.

History
Little is known of the history of Claymore Prime. At some point, human settlers - probably from Fuller - settled on the planet, and began to form nations.

Eventually, the planet joined the Confederacy.