JPG–770.03, more commonly dubbed Gorham's Folly, was a Three World Empire mining planet located in the JPG-770 System in Sector 3847 of the Outer Veil. It was founded by industrialist Charles Gorham as a replacement for the original Gorham Mining Colony after it was annexed by the Union of Progressive Peoples.
History[]
Following the annexation of the Gorham Mining Colony by the Union of Progressive Peoples in the early 2100s, industrialist Charles Gorham decided to establish a superior mining colony. Said colony took the form of planet JPG–770.03 in the JPG-770 System of the Outer Veil's Sector 3847, subsequently dubbed Gorham's Folly. The planet was terraformed and mined; initial excavations were brutal, and involved gouging and strip–mining before safer techniques were introduced. As of 2183, both the Three World Empire and the Weyland-Yutani Corporation had interests on Gorham's Folly, and the planet was the nexus of several trade routes running to the Core Systems and the Outer Rim Territories.
Climate and terrain[]
Owing to terraforming, Gorham's Folly featured a breathable atmosphere and a temperate if arid climate with a mean temperature of 35°C. The planet's terrain was rocky and replete with plateaus, fissures, and canyons.
Population[]
As of 2183, the population of Gorham's Folly stood at 700,000. Miners were rotated in on eighteen–month contracts.
Points of interest[]
Gorham Colony was the sole settlement on Gorham's Folly. Gorham's Folly was also the site of the deepest mining operation in the Outer Veil, with shafts therein descending to a maximum depth of forty–two kilometers.
Appearances[]
- Alien: The Roleplaying Game (mentioned only)