Jiangyin

Jiangyin
Planet information
Sun orbited	Red Sun
Moons	Tongyi Dangun Rhilidore
Date terraformed	2280
Diameter	14,007 km
Mass	7.227x1021 tonnes
Gravity	1.0007 gn
Orbital position	1st from primary
Orbital distance	78,538,882 km (0.525 AU)
Orbital periods	0.38 years 139 days
Region	Border
Population	1,400,000,000
Affiliation	Union of Allied Planets

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Jiangyin is the first planet of the Red Sun system, orbiting the Red Sun. P/2027(Red Sun)03 was discovered in 2027.

It is a Border world and very much like a dozen other Border worlds throughout the system. However, the culture that had arisen on this planet was somewhat different than on other planets. A distinct separation existed between the citizens who lived in the established towns, and those who had made their lives in the hills. The hill people had become a very superstitious lot, and often their villages were not self-sufficient. To compensate for this, they were known to kidnap skilled tradespeople from the towns, whether they be citizens of Jiangyin or come from off-world. These tradespeople were put to work for the hill folk, whether moved by the plight of these less fortunate, or, more frequently, convinced through threat of violence.

Residents

• Town
  • Rance Durbin
  • Marcus Grange
  • Nathaniel Grange
• Hill Folk
  • Unidentified patron
  • Stark
  • Doralee
  • Ruby

Appearances

• Firefly – "Safe"

Trivia

• Jiangyin is a city in the Jiangsu province of China, on the Yangtse River. It is a transport hub, with a population of over a million.

Sources

• The Verse in Numbers