Merope (world)

Merope/Firdausi (Aldebaran 2604)
Classic Era (1116)	D7647A7-6 Starport D Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 7 Moderate (20 million) Government A Charismatic Dictator Law 7 Moderate Law (no firearms) Tech Level 6 Pre-Stellar (nuclear)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G3 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	3

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Merope is a rich, agricultural world with improving living conditions due to a bustling agro-economy.

• As an agricultural world, this world is a near-ideal environment for producing quality foodstuffs of plant, animal, and other forms. Quality foodstuffs are a major export commodity for this world.
• This is a rich world with a prosperous and thriving world economy.
• This world is rich with high-grade living conditions, a good climate, and a non-harmful environment. Immigration registration for this world is always in high demand.
• It is a member of the Solomani Confederation in the Firdausi Subsector of Aldebaran Sector.

• A little over 90% of the population is composed of baseline humans and other non-human sophonts.
• A little under 10% of the population is composed of Dolphins.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

The mainworld is not very important, but the system as a whole is the centre of the Palermo Cluster's raw materials extraction industry.

Monostellar System

Merope Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Sisyphus G3 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.99	5680 - 5720	0.96544
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0047	0.0815	0.94 - 1.66	0.47	4.7
	Orbit #	*	*	3	1	6
	Remarks
	'''''NOTE''': The primary star of the world Merope is NOT the canonical star Merope, though it is in the same local area of space and likely lends the world its name.''

System Data

• Amceden (X7CA000-0)
• Merope (D7647A7-6)
• Corinthian Belt (C000575-A): This is the location of Boutak City, one of the system's main starports and trade hubs.
• Braci (D111467-A): Braci features a few mining camps located atop the most promising mineral deposits.
• Comab's World (D6AA514-A)
• Trab (Small Gas Giant)
• Strufacc (5A3467-A)
• Murid (Large Gas Giant)
• Theban Belt (D000418-A)
• Intueste (D411367-A)
• Ceimti (D610468-A)
• Intuebi (EAA1318-A)
• Entramme (X9A1000-0)
• Inarrio (X400000-0)
• Spatahae (DA3475-A)
• Fortise (Small Gas Giant)

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

World Starport

Merope has a Class D Starport, a poor quality installation which has few of the expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Technology Level

Merope possesses a Technology Level of TL–6.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fission power generation, advanced water and wind generation of electricity.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Improved automobiles, early ATV's, and dedicated AFV's.
  • Water: Amphibious vehicles, improved submersibles, and early SCUBA gear.
  • Air: Early jet aircraft and rotorcraft VTOL's.
  • Space: Early unmanned rocket delivery systems and early manned orbital rockets.

World Government

Merope is governed by a Charismatic Dictatorship. Charismatic governments justify their ability to rule by simply asserting their right to rule. Charismatic dictatorships are young governments, coming as a recent change and rely on the leader(s) to supply head of government.

There is some nationalist feeling among communities within the Merope system, mainly directed at gaining a higher proportion of the system's income, but it is currently disorganised.

World Law Level

No information yet available.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

No information yet available.

Trade Data

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World Demographics

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World Culture

Associations and businesses of all kinds have their own business uniforms, formal dress being simply a more elaborate and less practical variant.

Urbanization

Small cities are dispersed around the globe; each has its own small spaceport.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

References

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• Classic Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani (named but no further data)
• MegaTraveller Solomani & Aslan (dot map provided)
• Mongoose Traveller: Solomani
• Martin J. Dougherty. The Order of Prometheus (Mongoose Publishing, 2023), 20.
• CORE Data Site
• Federation Development Agency
• Author & Contributor: Garnfellow
• Author & Contributor: Leroy W.L. Guatney of the Federation Development Agency (FDA)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science