Strend (TR 0505) (world)
Strend/Menorial (Trojan Reach 0505) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic Era (1116) | B436AFB-E
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See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary | F4 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 2 |
Strend is a high-population world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.
- This world is also the overall capital of an interstellar government with the massive extra trade and prestige associated with that role.
- This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or over technology standards for Charted Space.
- It is a member of the Strend Cluster in the Menorial Subsector of Trojan Reach Sector.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
No information yet available.
Monostellar System[edit]
Strend Monostellar System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Strend F4 V
Primary Main Sequence 1.38 6550 - 6670 3.08729 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0071 0.1457 1.58 - 2.75 0.71 7.1 Orbit # * 0 4 2 6
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Strend is a high population world in the Menorial Subsector of Trojan Reach. It is the capital of the Strend Cluster and has the highest Tech Level in the subsector, at E (14).
The Strend mainworld is a marvel of engineering and science combined in tribute to thousands of years of Terran culture. Genetic and cybernetic engineering are commonplace, and Strend cybernetics are both highly advanced and surprisingly beautiful. The world is under the iron-fisted rule of a group known as Les Mecanismes. They are never seen by the populace, but they are rumoured to be cyborgs over two hundred years old.
There is an underclass of unaugmented on Strend known as les miserables who are restricted to the sublevels of the floating cities and to a few slums on the surface. Many are shipped offworld to labor in the colonies of Sable, Paques or Marseilles.
World Starport[edit]
Strend has a Class B Starport, a good quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.
World Technology Level[edit]
Strend possesses a Technology Level of TL–14 or TL-E in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early meson communicators.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, early collectors, and advanced fusion plants.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
- Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
- FTL: Jump Drive-5.
World Government[edit]
Strend is governed by a Totalitarian Oligarchy. Ruling functions are provided by a small group, disconnected from the broader populace, and interested in maintaining their power.
Military[edit]
The orbital Bastille station is the the home of the formidable Strend Navy, and numbers among its fleet the flagship, the Chevalier.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
- Periodical: Classic Traveller Third Imperium fanzine in Issue 11 by Author: Mike Jackson
- Mongoose Traveller: Aslan
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com