Mavuzog Sector
| Mavuzog Sector | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||
| Subsectors | |||||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||
| Sector Data | |||||||||||||||||
| No. of Worlds | 273 | ||||||||||||||||
| Population | TBD million | ||||||||||||||||
| Majority Control | Korsumug Empire - TBD% | ||||||||||||||||
| Secondary Control | Non-Aligned Aslan-dominated (NaAs) - TBD% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tertiary Control | Non-Aligned Human-dominated (NaHu) - TBD% | ||||||||||||||||
| Quaternary Control | Non-Aligned Mavuzo-dominated (NaMa) - TBD% | ||||||||||||||||
| Quiniary Control | Non-Aligned Sophont-dominated (NaSo) - TBD% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sextenary Control | Non-Aligned Unclaimed (NaXX) - TBD% | ||||||||||||||||
| Septenary Control | Sorority of Hygiea (SoHy) - TBD% | ||||||||||||||||
| Octonary Control | Tenjada Moralitate (TjMo) - TBD% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nonary Control | Principality of Mavuzo (PoMa) - TBD% | ||||||||||||||||
| Province | Faraway Sectors | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Vech | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross Sector Product | BCrTBD | ||||||||||||||||
| Trade Volume | BCrTBD | ||||||||||||||||
| Imperial Coordinate | -9 / -1 | ||||||||||||||||
| This sector has sector data | |||||||||||||||||
|
Mavuzog style="width: 250px; height: 350px; border: solid 1px black; float: right; clear: left" | |||||||||||||||||
Mavuzog Sector is a far off backwater sector containing several pocket empires.
- It is part of Charted Space.
- Although the region is a frontier, it is relatively heavily settled and well developed.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Mavuzog Sector is a long-populated region lying on the far spinward edge of Charted Space.
Astrographic Features & Trade Routes[edit]
The following astrographic and commercial data regarding the sector has been determined:
The sector was initially surveyed during the Imperial First Survey.
- First Survey primary data regarding the sector was very fragmented.
- The data drew heavily on the records and accounts of previous explorers within the region.
The sector was extensively surveyed during the Imperial Second Survey.
- A few IISS personnel based at Pautho, in Theta Borealis Sector, were able to personally gather limited amounts of data at great personal risk.
We salute their valor and honor the fallen. - Much of the updated data relating to the sector was based on remote long-term observations done over approximately 70 years (from 995 to 1065).
- Most of the output from these observations was automatically collated and generated and may occasionally contain errors.
Stellar Distribution[edit]
A basic map showing the distribution and size of stars within Mavuzog Sector.
- The color corresponds to the visible color of the star, which links to its spectral classification.
- The size as shown indicates both the physical size of the object and its relative brightness.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map).
Note that the stars as depicted are representative. Any star, no matter what its size, is a mere speck within the hex it occupies.
- Ordinary main sequence stars can barely be seen from even a hex away.
- Huge, intensely luminous giant stars can be seen from across the sector and far beyond.
Rifts & Voids[edit]
Large rift areas are very much characteristic of Mavuzog Sector, running generally from the coreward-trailing corner of the sector towards spinward-rimward.
A simple chart showing rift regions within Mavuzog Sector.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map).
The various rift regions within the sector have been named.
- The Marapagas Void and the Gulf of Dalevon mark the coreward edge of the sector.
- The central-coreward regions of the sector have a scattering of small rifts: the Varcith Rift, the Gulf of Siridor, and the Vari Gap.
- The great Talokan Void dominates the spinward-rimward quadrant of the sector.
- It lies close to two associated rifts, the Shimmer Rift and the Oscuro Void.
These scattered rift regions are part of a huge complex of rifts and voids running generally parallel to the coreward edge of the Great Rift.
- They are collectively referred to as the Idella Rift, despite that rift being an astrographic feature in its own right.
- The rifts appear to be associated with the Borealis Group, a huge spiral of giant stars centered on the supergiant Theta Borealis.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map).
- The supergiant star Theta Borealis is marked in red.
The highest tech level commonly encountered out this Far Along (spinward of the Third Imperium) is TL–12, though a few worlds may be more advanced.
- This level of technology allows the routine use of up to Jump-3 drives.
- Locally, areas that cannot be routinely crossed by Jump-3-capable vessels are denoted as rift regions.
Borealis Group[edit]
The trailing skies of Mavuzog Sector are dominated by the Borealis Group, a very large cluster of stars containing an unusually high number of giant stars.
- It primarily lies within Theta Borealis Sector.
- It is an astrographic feature visible across the whole of Charted Space.
- It is centered on the supergiant star Theta Borealis.
The skies within the region are spectacular. Some of the brighter stars can be seen from the surfaces of worlds during daylight hours.
Significant Stars
The brightest stars in the group are called the Borealean Stars. They include:
- Theta Borealis: A7 Ia Supergiant, Luminosity: 73,000 sols.
- Sigma Borealis: M9 II Bright Giant, Luminosity: 16,200 sols.
- Tau Borealis: M9 II Bright Giant, Luminosity: 16,200 sols.
- Kappa Borealis: A3 Ib Supergiant, Luminosity: 13,000 sols.
They are surrounded by more than sixty other giant and subgiant stars, some almost as bright as the named giants, as well as numerous main sequence stars and white dwarfs.
World Listings[edit]
Comprehensive Second Survey UWP data for all worlds lying within Mavuzog Sector is available.
- The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
- Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
- Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.
- Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:
Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.
- Verified updated data is constantly sought.
Economic Astrography[edit]
Corporations[edit]
Several major corporations operate within the sector:
- Wilcox Mining and Development Corporation, based at Dennson in Theta Borealis Sector and operating across Theta Borealis and parts of Mavuzog and Theron Sectors.
Shipbuilding[edit]
Worlds with Class A Starports are able to manufacture starships. Shipyard capacity is based on local population and tech level.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
- Yellow indicates a population 9 world with a Class A Starport (an important shipbuilding center).
- Green indicates a population 8 world with a Class A Starport (a large shipyard).
- Blue indicates a population 7 world with a Class A Starport (a minor shipyard).
Non-industrial and low population worlds are rarely able to undertake manufacturing.
Jaibok Raiders[edit]
Jaibok raiders pose a considerable risk to interstellar trade and commerce within the sector.
Raiders may be individual opportunists, part of an organised private venture, or operating as part of the Imperial Korsumug Navy.
Trade Routes[edit]
A number of trade routes exist within this area. Of these, the most important are:
Korsumug Main[edit]
The Korsumug Main, the great chain of Jump-1 systems linking Astron Sector, Theta Borealis Sector, and Mavuzog Sector, runs through the region.
- It is also known as the Thetan Main.
- It passes through the spectacular heart of the Borealis Group.
- The narrow bridge of stars that carries the Main across the Thetan Rifts is known as the Korsumug Gate.
- Korsumug raiders cruise the Main, looking for plunder, resources, and glory.
A simple chart showing parts of Mavuzog Sector, Theta Borealis Sector, Chiep Zhez Sector, and Astron Sector, and the Korsumug Main running between them.
- The majority of worlds forming the Main lie within Theta Borealis sector.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
Nexur Cluster[edit]
The Nexur Cluster is named for the yellow giant primary star of the Nexur system.
- It straddles the border between Mavuzog Sector and Theta Borealis Sector.
- It contains the homeworld of the Jansa.
- It is considered the heartland of the Korsumug Empire.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
- Worlds in tan are members of the Cluster.
- Worlds in blue lie on the Korsumug Main.
Nomad Ports[edit]
Large tanker vessels occasionally pair with commercial tenders, vessels equipped to carry out field maintenance and repairs on smaller craft. These two vessels, working together, can temporarily provide some equivalence to Class B starport facilities on frontier worlds. Such outfits are usually escorted by one or more Starmerc warships, such as fast gunboats or armored escorts.
- The Nomad Port moves from system to system, usually working to an established itinerary.
- The arrival of a Nomad Port is often timed to coincide with a harvest or a local festival, when in-system traffic is likely to be higher.
- Well equipped private security forces are usually retained.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The Ancients are known to have been active in the sector. There are remains and artifacts dating to more than a quarter of a million years ago. Between those distant times and the "modern" era (the beginning of the Vilani Imperium onwards) there are no indications that any sophonts were active at an interstellar level within the sector.
- The Vilani discovered jump technology in -9235 / ca 4700BC but ceased exploration and closed their borders long before any explorers ventured close to Mavuzog Sector.
- The Zhodani discovered jump technology in -5415 / ca 900BC. It is quite likely that a few of their vessels passed through the sector, though they have left no discernible trace.
The first humans to definitely enter the region were rugged Terran explorers and pioneers, equipped with their still-new FTL drive technology and eager to open up a distant frontier.
- Terrans discovered Jump Drives in -2431 / 2088AD.
- Surviving records indicate that the first Terrans had entered the sector by around the end of the First Interstellar War, in -2396 / 2123AD.
In under four decades a few adventurous Terrans had travelled many hundreds of parsecs from their homeworld, first heading coreward, somehow managing to cross the entire First Imperium and avoiding the emerging peril of raiding Vargr, finding the path across the Great Rift through Corridor Sector, before pushing on to spinward, into the vast wilderness Behind the Claw.
The technologically sophisticated Jansa, a species native to Jansazar, acquired knowledge of jump technology from these first far-flung human travellers. By the middle years of the -2300s / ca 2170 AD they had constructed at least one operational FTL vessel, the first species native to the region to have independent jump capability.
- The Jansa slowly explored their local area and discovered the Jaibok of Vech. Evidence suggests human explorers had contacted the Jaibok around a decade earlier, but didn't survive the experience.
- First contact between the Jansa and the Jaibok is considered to be the beginning of the Korsumug Empire.
Native Sophonts (NIL)[edit]
The following races (sophont species) are believed to have originated within this area:
- Non-Human Races
- Chacinti of Haradin:
- Dosanu of Eldosan:
- Epukish of Pukushik:
- Furys of De Vell:
- Gandan of Far Gand:
- Gonem of Isith:
- Iliani of Eso Ilian:
- Iluk'uu of Khaolr: large ocean-dwelling pack chaser piscinoids with bio-electrical sensitivity, a sophisticated society, and an ancient culture rich in traditions and rights.
- Jaibok of Vech: powerful, warlike, humanoid brutes uplifted from carnivores, with an overwhelming sense of destiny and an utter lack of morals or empathy.
- Jansa of Jansazar: trilateral, short, spindly, nocturnal, insect-like scavengers with manipulative attitudes, an urge to rule, and many dark agendas.
- Mavuzo of Mavuzo:
- Vardin of Vardi: multi-legged, pill-bodied, huge-mouthed, insect-like scavengers with strongly held traditions and a tendency to become extremely emotional.
- Yarah-Dak of Yarrith: a global biomass of networked microbial life that is collectively sentient, makes itself bodies, and is known to "tinker" with the genetic makeup of visitors.
Demographics[edit]
Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:
Toponyms[edit]
This sector has been known by different names to different groups over its existence including the following:
| Mavuzog Sector Names | ||
|---|---|---|
| Culture | Toponym | Polity |
| Third Imperium | Mavuzog | Third Imperium |
| Aslan | Yoahraei'eah ("Yoahr's Opportunity") | Aslan Hierate |
| Droyne | Unknown | Droyne Oytrip Yatroy |
| Hiver | Mavuzog | Hive Federation |
| K'kree | Unknown | Two Thousand Worlds |
| Solomani | Mavuzog | Solomani Confederation |
| Vargr | Aektovig ("Far Stars") | Vargr Extents |
| Vilani | Makugukh | Third Imperium |
| Zhodani | Zheq Ilapl ("Void Edge") | Zhodani Consulate |
Linguistic Topography[edit]
The following languages are among the most commonly used within this astrographic region:
- Anglic (widely spoken across the Sector)
- Trokh (most commonly spoken in the rimward-trailing regions)
- Zdetl (occasionally heard along the coreward border regions)
Major Historical Events Timeline[edit]
- ca -250,000: The Ancients were likely active within the sector.
- -5415: The Zhodani discover jump drive technology.
- ca -1900: The first known human explorers are active in the region (a few Terrans of the Rule of Man).
- -1776: The Long Night begins.
- Year 0: Far to trailing, across the Great Rift, the Third Imperium is founded.
- 100s-200s: A few pioneering Imperial explorers pass through the sector.
- 300-420: The Imperial First Survey charts the sector.
- 500s: Jaibok raiders of the resurgent Korsumug Empire become active on the Korsumug Main.
- Early 800s: Religious refugees flee the Imperium, reputedly settling a few worlds within the sector.
- 995-1065: The Second Survey charts the sector.
- 1065: the Imperial Second Survey is published.
Politics & Diplomacy (Interstellar Relations)[edit]
No information yet available.
Polity Listing: 1105[edit]
The following polities can be found within this sector:
- Imperial Powers
- None
- Independent Powers
- Korsumug Empire (KoEm)
- Principality of Mavuzo (PoMa)
- Sorority of Hygiea (SoHy)
- Tenjada Moralitate (TjMo)
- Non-Aligned Powers (World-States)
- Non-aligned Aslan-dominated (NaAs)
- Non-aligned Human-dominated (NaHu)
- Non-aligned Mavuzo-dominated (NaMa)
- Non-aligned Sophont-dominated (NaSo)
- Other Powers
- None
Polity Descriptions: 1105[edit]
Here are several synopses of the polities found in this sector:
- No information yet available.
Imperial Territory: 1105[edit]
This sector is not an Imperial possession.
- 0.00% is controlled by the Third Imperium.
- 100.00% is controlled by non-Imperial powers.
Trade Routes (Economic Astrography)[edit]
The following astrographic features and trade routes can be found within this area:
Mains[edit]
Rifts, Voids & Jump Bridges[edit]
Traces & Clusters[edit]
Other Astrographic Features[edit]
- No information yet available.
Worlds, Systems & Sectors (Political Astrography)[edit]
No information yet available.
Capital: 1105[edit]
- No information yet available.
Sector Summary: 1105[edit]
No information yet available.
Subsector Listing: 1105[edit]
The following subsectors can be found within this sector:
- Bride Subsector
- Galaxa Subsector
- Cho Vari Subsector
- Tangal Subsector
- Coldedge Subsector
- Siridor Subsector
- Shimmerskip Subsector
- Pyruvat Subsector
- Mavuzo Subsector
- Riftspin Subsector
- Mainsend Subsector
- Taltan Subsector
- Darkshade Subsector
- Talokan Void Subsector
- Oscuro Subsector
- Trichal Subsector
Territorial Overview: 1105[edit]
The following table details the subsectors within this area:
- No information yet available.
Territorial Chart Key[edit]
No information yet available.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
| This article has metadata. |
|
This article is missing content for one or more detailed sections. Additional details are required to complete the article. You can help the Traveller Wiki by expanding it. |
- Classic Traveller Theta Borealis Sector (Group One, 1981)
- https://www.travellerrpg.com/index.php?threads/megatraveller-tidbits-from-hiwg-cd-rom.11161/ (source: Mike Mikesh)
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
- Author & Contributor: Jason Mcmahon