Erra

Overview

Erra is the home-world of Ptaah, Quetzal, Semjase, Sfath and 550,000,000 others.

Star System

• Plejara or Plejares (alternative names)
• About 500 light years away from Earth on the otherside of the Pleiades star cluster

Galaxy

• The Milky Way

Universe

• DERN Universe

Space-time Configuration

• A few seconds difference to our space-time configuration

Physical Characteristics

• Gravity: 3% higher than 1 Earth-g
• Diameter: Almost the same as the Earth

Government

• Leadership chosen according to level of spiritual wisdom

Health

• Average lifespan: ~1000 Earth-years
• Age of puberty: 12 to 16 Earth-years
• Age of maturity/marriage: 70 Earth-years
• Diseases: All STDs eradicated
• Genetic alterations: All pubic hair removed!

Economy

• Non-monetary
• Robot-assisted
• Borrowed-asset scheme (e.g. flying cars etc)
• Food and housing free
• Poverty eradicated

Relationships

• Monogamistic and polygamistic - one man to many women (sometimes)
• Some women are bisexual
• Divorce rate is zero

Languages

• Main languages: Errin and Sarat
• Federation common: Kosan
• Number of languages: 16,403 (July 2002 quote)
• Average number learned by Errans: 3
• Exceptional number learned by a few Errans: 100
• Technology-assisted learning
• Any language can be learned in 30-31 days<reference>And Still They Fly!, 2nd Edition, page 17</reference>

Crime

• Non-existent
• Murder and prostitution eradicated (obviously)

Last War

• 50,000 years ago

Other Interesting Facts

• There are no roads on Erra
• Orchards of fruit trees hundreds of metres high with giant fruit e.g. tomatoes, which are processed on an industrial scale
• Only couples without any genetic disorders are permitted to procreate
• Population of planet is carefully controlled
• Expectant mothers receive their own house and land (100m x 100m)
• They regularly send impulses to Earth-scientists, undetected, to plant useful inventions within their minds