Hofn

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Hofn
← 3135 3151
Hofn nearby systems (Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates	599.639 : 545.423
Spectral class	G8III
Recharge time	198 hours
Recharge station(s)	None

The Hofn system was home to at least one habitable world, Hofn IV, and as at 3095 was one of four systems within the JàrnFòlk homeworlds, located in the Spinward region of the Deep Periphery.

System Description

The Hofn system is located in Spinward Sector of the Deep Periphery, close to the border of the Coreward sector and close to or partially within the Vela Nebula. The Hofn system consists of a class G8III primary orbited by at least four worlds and is located close to the Ålborg and Trondheim systems.

System History

The Hofn system was colonized at some point after the founding of the first JàrnFòlk colony on Ålborg in 2504.

Hofn IV

Hofn IV - more commonly known as Hofn - is a stormy, largely water-covered world with three moons named Geyser, Jockulsarlon and Myvatn.

Planetary History

With all bar a twentieth of the surface of Hofn covered by water, the Jàrnfòlk who colonised the planet established subterranean settlements, away from the mighty storms that raged across the oceans. each settlement on Hofn was generally home to one extended family under normal circumstances. The storms produced endless energy via the wind turbines facilities on the few archipelagos. A major export product from Hofn was fish from the vast oceans.

The population of Hofn shared a common culture with the other Jàrnfòlk - named for the Jàrnskib, or "iron ships" that brought them to their new homeworld - which had evolved during the time in which the colonists spent their time as itinerant explorers and traders, fleeing the Draconis Combine depredations inflicted on the Rasalhague Principality worlds. The JàrnFòlk culture was based on the Scandinavian traditions preserved by the original refugees, and the population of Hofn was kept in check by the feuding and rough lifestyle common to the JàrnFòlk. The population was divided between the subsidiary families, descended from the crews of the original JàrnFòlk ships, while the nine ruling families were descended from the command staff of the nine ships.

While the JàrnFòlk language was a blend of several ancient Scandinavian languages, primarily - but not limited to - Danish and Old Norse, Hofn had evolved a distinct dialect unique to itself but comprehensible to the people of the other Jàrnfòlk worlds, a linguistic shift echoed on each of the other planets.

Hofn was at the center of a fratricidal familial conflict in 3073 that shook Jàrnfòlk society, and saw the number of ruling families decline from nine to eight. The patriarch of the Jespersen family, Jon Jespersen, had proposed a merger of the Jespersen and Torvald families via a marriage between himself and Magda Torvald. This put him in opposition to his sons, Magnus and Peter; Peter killed Jon, in an attack that was considered legal, but which saw Magda and her maiden of honor also killed in the crossfire. Peter then arranged to have Magnus declared innocent via legal shenanigans that saw Peter acquire a number of death marks against him, only for Peter, Magnus and a sizable portion of the Jespersen family die as a result of an explosion perpetrated by Javier Torvald that consumed half the Jespersen estate on Hofn. Peace was restored when the Jespersen family atoned by marrying their oldest surviving family member - ten year-old Kenneth Jespersen - into the Torvald family, and the Torvalds absorbed both the Jespersen holdings on Hofn and the Jespersen sælgeflåde.

Political Affiliation

• 3066 - JàrnFòlk
• 3073 - JàrnFòlk
• 3095 - JàrnFòlk

Geography

Hofn is almost entirely covered with water, and as a result storms rage across the planet-spanning oceans.

Image gallery

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  The Jàrnfòlk worlds

Nearby Systems

Closest 20 systems (2 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Trondheim	30.5	Hamar	51.0	Ålborg	66.4	Alfirk	91.9
Naikongzu	198.4	Epsilon Pegasus	202.6	Farstar	213.0	Blueys	249.1
SLSC A0V.4900	253.4	Fallry	255.6	Knutstad	258.3	Ourem	258.9
False Dawn	259.2	Bannerhoft	264.6	Salvende	270.1	Nowhere	270.9
Grankum	271.9	Rezak's Hole	274.8	Barahona	274.9	Wynn's Roost	275.7

Bibliography

• Interstellar Players
• Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions