Verge Sector
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| No. of Worlds | 232 | ||||||||||||||||
| Population | 239,190 million | ||||||||||||||||
| Majority Control | Third Imperium and Imperial client states - 89% | ||||||||||||||||
| Secondary Control | Non-aligned human dominated - 6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tertiary Control | Aslan Hierate - 5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Domain | Domain of Ilelish Aslan Space Balkanized Space | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Tripolis | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross Sector Product | BCr1,441,462 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trade Volume | BCr8,042 | ||||||||||||||||
| Imperial Coordinate | -3 / -1 | ||||||||||||||||
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Verge Sector is a frontier sector lying on the very edge of the Great Rift. It is sometimes referred to as being Within the Claw.
- It has been inhabited for millennia.
- It is known as Khiyhkokaeie Sector in the Aslan Hierate.
- During the Ziru Sirka it was named Shaakasi Sector.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Verge sector is managed as part of the Domain of Ilelish despite being outside the traditional four sector footprint of the Domain. Verge sector in turn manages those parts of Reft Sector on the rimward/trailing side of the Great Rift[1]. This jurisdictional control includes Arcrant, Limon, and Moibin subsectors of Reft Sector.
Limited evidence of Ancients activity exists within the sector.
The sector was initially settled by the Vilani during the Ziru Sirka and later came under the control of the Solomani during the Rule of Man. It suffered regression during the Long Night, eventually being absorbed by the young Third Imperium.
The Aslan Border Wars lightly touched the sector, at least compared to other regions. Over the centuries there were few large engagements within its boundaries, though there was frequent skirmishing. The Peace of Ftahalr ended the ongoing Aslan-human conflicts and fixed the current Imperial and Heirate borders in place. Many fully Imperial worlds, complete with nobles and representation within the Imperial Moot, cannot be incorporated into the Imperium due to the clauses of the Peace.
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 pre-Long Night records and the accounts of independent explorers within the region.
The sector was extensively surveyed during the Imperial Second Survey.
Astrographic Features & Trade Routes[edit]
The following astrographic and commercial data regarding the sector has been determined:
- The spinward half of the sector is a rift density region: the trailing half of the sector is a standard stellar density region.
- The brightest star in the sector is the unstable yellow bright giant primary of the Kokka system.
- Important trade routes within the region include the Great Ilelish Main, the Nuzuu Main, the Sirim Loop, and the Vilani Main.
Stellar Distribution[edit]
A basic map showing the distribution and size of stars within Verge 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.
Relative to other nearby sectors, Verge Sector contains an unusually high number of small dim red main sequence stars.
- Experts on such matters believe that this phenomena is related to the presence and nature of the Great Rift.
- Compact star systems with tidally locked worlds orbiting a fraction of an AU apart are common around such stars.
Rifts & Voids[edit]
The sector lies on the trailing side of the Great Rift.
- The rift hinders travel and commerce within the region.
- It has placed a boundary on Imperial settlement and expansion within the area.
- Due to its position relative to the Rift, the region is sometimes referred to as being Within The Claw[2].
A simple map showing the general extent of the Great Rift.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map.)
The nature and limits of the rift may be determined by different criteria in different regions.
- Generally, its boundaries are based on jump performance.
- Areas may traditionally be considered rift regions, even though all of their worlds are accessible to ships equipped with high performance drives.
Economic Astrography[edit]
Corporations[edit]
A number of large corporations are active within the sector:
- Ilelish Interstellar Information Interchange: a news and media organization particularly noted for following the personal lives of the rich and titled. It maintains large centers of operations at Xboat Hubs. It is a wholly owned but largely independent subsidiary of Llelish Interstellar, a media corporation based in Ilelish Sector.
- Khaaru Bulk LIC, a transport and logistics company that operates within the Imperial-controlled regions of the sector.
- Ling Standard Products, an Imperial Megacorporation engaged in resource extraction and processing across the sector.
- Lone Star Haulers, an Imperial transport and logistics company that operates along the rimward edge of the sector and within the Aslan Hierate.
- McAteer Mining, a ruthless corporation based in Gushemege Sector and operating within the coreward-trailing quadrant of the sector. It is looking to exploit the untapped resources of the region.
- Naasirka, an Imperial Megacorporation with long historical ties to the region and substantial interests within the sector.
Trade Routes[edit]
A number of trade routes exist within this area. Of these, the most important are:
The Great Ilelish Main[edit]
The Great Ilelish Main has 104 member worlds and runs between Verge and Ilelish Sectors.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
- Worlds lying on the Main are highlighted in green.
- Dlan, the capital of the Domain of Ilelish, is marked in red.
The Nuzuu Main[edit]
The Nuzuu Main has 66 member worlds and runs between Verge and Ilelish Sectors
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
- Worlds lying on the Main are highlighted in green.
- Tripolis, the capital of Verge Sector, is marked in red.
The Sirim Loop[edit]
The Sirim Loop has 38 member worlds and runs along the edge of the Great Rift.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
Nuzuu Jump Bridge[3][edit]
There is rumored to be a deep space fuel cache located within empty hex 2607 of Nuzuu Subsector, allowing jump-1 vessels to cross between the Nuzuu Main and the Sirim Loop.
Most believe this to be a myth, an Old Spacer's Tale.
The stories insist that it consists of a central array of vast storage tanks, intertwined with refineries, pumping gear, ancillary structures, docking facilities, control areas, and accommodations. It is refilled, the tales go, by tanker vessels that loop between the outer gas giant of the Aagun system and the facility, often escorted by small, fast gunboats. The Jump Bridge supposedly has reaction drive tugs to move visiting [Maneuver Drive|M-drive-equipped]] vessels to fuelling points and is surrounded by a sphere of sensor and navigation buoys out to approximately 50 AU.
It is most commonly believed to be a facility operated by one or more corporations and kept secret to give them an immense advantage over their commercial rivals.
- This would appear to be counterintuitive: if such a link between the two Mains did exist, openly advertising its presence and allowing merchant vessels passage would likely generate far more income and prestige for interested parties than keeping it a secret.
- Khaaru Bulk, an important local logistics corporation, is particularly associated with these stories.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
- The Sirim Loop lies to spinward: Sirim, it's namesake world, is marked in green.
- The Nuzuu Main lies to trailing: Tripolis, the sector capital, is marked in red.
- The supposed location of the jump bridge is marked by a red target.
The immediate environs of the Jump Bridge:
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
If it does exist, the chances of a vessel blindly jumping into hex 2607 and stumbling across it are miniscule. A hex is vast, many light years across, and any signals or emissions produced by the facility would be indistinguishable from background noise beyond a few hundred AU. Any vessel accessing the Jump Bridge would need exact jump coordinates and some kind of security clearance.
The Vilani Main[edit]
The 985 system-long Vilani Main, the largest chain of systems in the Imperial region, is the oldest, richest, and most cohesive section of the Imperium. Few of its worlds gave up interstellar travel during the Long Night. The Main spans nearly 1,000 star systems and links the nearly 11,000 planets that orbit within them.
- Maps produced before the Rule of Man call the Main by its original Vilani name, Arshukaa Sagalaa.
- Verge Sector marks its furthest rimward point.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
- Vland is marked in red.
The Main extends rimward and spinward from Windhorn Sector and Vland Sector, just touching on Core and Dagudashaag Sectors, following the edge of the Great Rift through Gushemege, dominating the rimward part of Reft Sector, and terminating in the coreward parts of Verge and Ilelish Sectors.
Verge Sector contains eight worlds that are members of the Main, all lying along the coreward edge of Arlumer Subsector.
- The Serafim system marks the Main's rimward terminus.
World Listings[edit]
Comprehensive Second Survey UWP data for all worlds lying within the sector is available.
- The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
- Other sources may contain contradictory or incorrect information.
Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, is likely to be out of date.
- Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.
- Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
- Verified updated data is constantly sought.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The presence of Chirpers and Droyne within the sector suggests Ancients activity, though the region contains no officially recognized Ancient Sites. Verge sector was initially explored and settled by Vilani humans following their discovery of jump drive technology. Most of its non-rift worlds were absorbed by the Ziru Sirka, though some remained independent: the Ziru Sirka's territory came under the control of the Rule of Man following the Interstellar Wars. The Aslan occupied the unexplored barren worlds lying on the rimward edge of the sector during their era of expansion, and as improving drive technology increased the range of vessels the two major races came into contact, inevitably leading to conflict.
Much of the sector regressed during the Long Night, with the ongoing Aslan-human fighting making a bad situation worse: only the Old Verge Combine emerged as a flourishing center of civilization, and even then relatively late in the period. The region had been absorbed by the expanding Third Imperium by around the beginning of the second century, though Imperial forces became embroiled in the ongoing raiding and skirmishing with the Aslan that marked the final stages of the Aslan Border Wars. The Peace of Ftahalr ended the millennia-long conflict and established the sector's current borders, though its terms meant that a number of fully Imperial worlds remained beyond the Imperium's frontier. The Ilelish Revolt and the Civil War caused widespread economic issues within the sector as supply chains and commuications were disrupted: despite these problems being addressed by the establishment of the Imperial Xboat network, their effects linger into the present day.
Native Sophonts[edit]
The following races (sophont species) are believed to have originated within this sector:
- Non-Human Races
- Kachiya of Krolock (Minor Race): an extinct race from a world orbiting binary red stars. The world is littered with the remains of their civilization.
Demographics[edit]
The total population of Verge Sector is estimated at 239.19 billion sophonts.
Significant populations of the following sophont races reside within this sector:
- Humaniti (Human Races)
- Mixed heritage (Major Race): broadly distributed across the sector.
- Solomani (Major Race): broadly distributed across the sector.
- Suerrat of Ilelish, in Ilelish Sector (Minor Human Race): concentrated in the central part of Nuzuu Subsector, though individuals or small communities may be encountered almost anywhere.
- Vilani (Major Race): largely found within those parts of the sector under Imperial control. Within the region, Vilani are referred to as Shaakasi, a reference to the name of the sector under the Ziru Sirka.
- Non-Human Races
- Ael Yael of Jaeyelya, in Gushemege Sector (Minor Race): avian hexapods inhabiting Ukhluk, in Mimiuudlika Subsector[4].
- Aslan of Kusyu, in Dark Nebula Sector (Major Race): largely confined to the spinward-rimward parts of the sector. Traders, diplomats, and wanderers occasionally venture into the rimward subsectors of the Imperium.
- Chirpers, said to have originated on Eskayloyt, a mythical homeworld located in an unknown sector (Minor Race): inhabiting Arkunen, in Nuzuu Subsector. They were transplanted to Arkunen, supposedly by the Ancients, for reasons that remain unknown. They now rarely leave their world.
- Droyne, said to have originated on Eskayloyt, a mythical homeworld located in an unknown sector (Major Race): inhabiting Gunahami, in Khukaruu Subsector. They were transplanted to Gunahami, supposedly by the Ancients, for reasons that remain unknown. Merchants and couriers may be encountered across the sector.
Suerrat Enclave[5][edit]
A significant number of Suerrat inhabit a group of worlds lying in the center of Nuzuu Subsector.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
Worlds with notable Suerrat populations include:
- Lagi, a high population, high technology world that maintains a colony at nearby Minor.
- Minor, a rich world under colonial rule by its neighbour Lagi.
- Tlaq, a high population, heavily industrialized water world.
- Tuzhiri, a poor, heavily populated hell world.
There are estimated to be in excess of 700 million Suerrat inhabiting the worlds of the Enclave.
- The Suerrat only form a small percentage (less than 5%) of each world's population.
- The Suerrat speak their own languages, most commonly Na'ans.
Linguistic Topography[edit]
The following languages are among the most commonly used within this astrographic region:
- Anglic: widely spoken across the sector. It is one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
- Na'ans: the most commonly heard Suerrat language.
- Oynprith: the common language of the Droyne. Almost exclusively spoken by far-flung Droyne merchants and traders.
- Trokh: the language of the Aslan. Spoken within the Hierate and occasionally heard in rimward regions of the sector.
- Vilani: widely spoken across the Imperial-controlled regions of the sector. It is one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
Toponyms:[edit]
This sector has been known by different names to different groups over its existence including the following:
| Verge Sector Names | ||
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| Culture | Toponym | Polity |
| Third Imperium | Verge | Third Imperium |
| Aslan | Khiyhkokaeie | Aslan Hierate |
| Droyne | Unknown | Droyne Oytrip Yatroy |
| Hiver | Verge | Hive Federation |
| K'kree | Unknown | Two Thousand Worlds |
| Solomani | Verge | Solomani Confederation |
| Vargr | Verge | Vargr Extents |
| Vilani | Shaakasi | Third Imperium |
| Zhodani | Khiyhkokaeie | Zhodani Consulate |
Major Historical Events Timeline[edit]
Major events that have affected this sector and the wider region that it lies within:
- ca -250,000: the presence of transplanted populations of Chirpers and Droyne indicates Ancients activity within the sector.
- -9235: the Vilani discover jump drives. Over the course of centuries explorers and settlers gradually spread into the sector.
- -4045 to -2204: the Ziru Sirka claims sovereignty over the worlds of the region.
- -2404 to -2215: the Interstellar Wars.
- -2204 to -1776: the Rule of Man administers the worlds of the region.
- -1999: the Aslan gain jump technology. Their Age of Expansion gains new impetus.
- -1776 to 0: the Long Night. There is widespread regression within the area. Many worlds become barren.
- -1500s: a few far-flung Aslan explorers and pioneers begin to appear in the spinward-rimward parts of the sector.
- -1118 to 380: Aslan Border Wars. Over the centuries, the area sees a few major engagements and numerous skirmishes.
- ca -250: the Old Verge Combine[6], a polity centered on Tripolis, is founded within the coreward-trailing part of the sector.
- The Year 0: the Third Imperium is founded.
- Prior to 100: the Old Verge Combine is absorbed by the expanding Imperium. Tripolis, its capital, becomes the Imperial sector capital.
- 300-420: the First Survey charts the sector.
- 380: the Peace of Ftahalr ends the ongoing Aslan Border Wars and establishes the current Imperial and Heirate borders.
- 418: the Ilelish Revolt has repercussions across the sector.
- 604 to 622: the Imperial Civil War. The region suffers disruption and widespread economic issues.
- 624: the Express Boat Network is established, facilitating communications, trade, and economic growth within areas under Imperial control.
- 995-1065: the Second Survey charts the sector.
- 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the sector becomes widely available.
Historical Maps[edit]
A basic map showing Verge and Ilelish Sectors at the beginning of the Interstellar Wars, circa -2400.
- The Ziru Sirka's territories are marked in red.
(Charts sourced from Traveller Map)
A basic chart showing the borders of the Old Verge Combine superimposed onto a modern map of the region.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map).
Politics & Diplomacy (Interstellar Relations)[edit]
Political Astrography[edit]
A number of broad astropolitical areas are found within Verge Sector:
- Aslan Space: worlds and systems occupied by the Aslan.
- Aslan Hierate (Aslan powers): a handful of worlds that have been part of the Hierate for millennia.
- Various Aslan Clans control the region.
- Balkanized Space: regions dominated by non-aligned world-states. Chiefly the rimward parts of the sector, lying between the Imperium and the Aslan Hierate.
- Non-Aligned (Human-dominated) worlds forming a theoretical buffer zone between the Imperium and the Aslan Hierate. Their neutrality is decreed and guaranteed by the Peace of Ftahalr.
- Small Aslan communities exist on many worlds within Balkanized Space.
- Imperial Space: regions controlled and regulated by the Third Imperium, including unincorporated regions within the Great Rift.
- Imperial Fringe: Imperial border or frontier regions.
- Imperial Client States: one world, lying close to the Aslan Hierate.
Polity Descriptions[edit]
Synopses of the polities found within the sector:
- Allegiance: AsMw: "Aslan Hierate, single multiple-world clan dominates"
- Allegiance: AsTv: "Aslan Hierate, Tlaukhu vassal clan dominates"
- Allegiance: AsWc: "Aslan Hierate, single one-world clan dominates"
- Allegiance: CsIm: "Client state, Third Imperium"
- Allegiance: ImDi: "Third Imperium, Domain of Ilelish"
- Allegiance: NaHu: "Non-Aligned, Human-dominated"
Capital[edit]
Tripolis, a high population garden world, serves as the Imperial sector capital. It is the former capital of the Old Verge Combine.
Imperial Territory[edit]
This is an Imperial frontier area.
- Just over 89% of the systems in the sector are controlled by the Third Imperium.
- Slightly less than 11% of the systems in the sector are controlled by non-Imperial powers, including the Aslan Hierate.
Duchies & Districts[edit]
While Imperial worlds can be found across nine subsectors within Verge, only six of them warrant the residency of Imperial Dukes. The Imperial part of Verge is divided into several duchies and districts:
| Subsector Name | Duchy | Districts | |
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| Subsector A: | Piimigeka Subsector | No duchy. Only one system lies within this region. While they consider themselves an Imperial world, no-one has told the Imperium. |
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| Subsector B: | Draco Abyss Subsector | No duchy, as there are no systems within this region of the Great Rift. | |
| Subsector C: | Mimiuudlika Subsector | Duchy of Mimiuudlika, at Serai. | County Kuma Viscounty Kokka |
| Subsector D | Nuzuu Subsector | Duchy of Nuzuu, at Khiniel March Duchy of Tlaq |
County Amdarush Viscounty Arkunen County Inkha County Lagi Viscounty Narkin County Tier County Tlaq Viscounty Tuzhiri |
| Subsector E: | Shukhuarmiushruu Subsector | No duchy. Overseen by the Count of Tremfara under the remote supervision of the Duchy of Likagemika. |
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| Subsector F: | Dark Chasm Subsector | No duchy, as there are no systems within this region of the Great Rift. | |
| Subsector G: | Biika Subsector | Duchy of Biika, at Noargan | Viscounty of Ningshia County Sirim |
| Subsector H: | Miruu Subsector | Duchy of Miruu, at Tripolis | Viscounty Beraugaus County Iedde Viscounty Ksandi County Sulet County Uranion |
| Subsector I: | Arkhukamier Subsector | No duchy. Overseen by the Count of Sisag under the remote supervision of the Duchy of Likagemika. |
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| Subsector J: | Khukaruu Subsector | No duchy. Overseen by the Count of Sisag under the remote supervision of the Duchy of Likagemika. |
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| Subsector K: | Likagemika Subsector | Duchy of Likagemika, at Turin | County Daddash County Ekin Viscounty Kriskus Viscounty Oktar County Sigag (remote) County of Tremfara (remote) |
| Subsector L: | Khulikhu Subsector | Duchy of Khulikhu, at Jhundale | Viscounty Ethessa Viscounty Kalkar Viscounty Nayi County Tiawan |
| Subsector M: | Khuug Subsector | No duchy. Under Aslan control. |
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| Subsector N: | Inugzuu Subsector | No duchy. | |
| Subsector O: | Imkhuruuka Subsector | No duchy. | |
| Subsector P: | Naakhulige Subsector | No duchy, as there are no Imperial systems here; independent border systems are monitored under the supervision of the Duchy of Khulikhu. |
Other Data[edit]
Verge sector is one of four sectors in the Third Imperium that do not fall into any of the established domains.
- With the Great Rift to spinward and rimward, and the rimward portion of the Domain of Deneb to coreward, Verge’s astrographic location naturally placed it under the influence of the Domain of Ilelish.
Sector Summary[edit]
The Verge sector has 232 worlds with an estimated population of 239 billion, a per capita income of Cr6,696, and a total economy is BCr1,600,537. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr6,106 through 191 starports (33 Class A, 59 Class B, 65 Class C, 34 Class D) employing 1,154,835 people. Driving this interstellar trade are 33 Agricultural (Ag) worlds, 21 Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, 14 Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, 20 Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, 17 Rich (Ri) worlds, and eight Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Verge maintain 12 Naval bases, 11 Scout bases, two Clan bases, and one Way station. The average technology level is 9 (with most between 6 and 12). The highest technology level is 15 at Gronasse (Verge 2708), Dirakhasu (Verge 3008), Inan (Verge 2017), Naris (Verge 2827), and Ariis (Verge 2439).
The Verge sector contains 347 stars and 2,453 identified planets; 119 monostellar systems, 111 binary systems, two trinary systems, and no systems with four or more stars. 202 of the 232 systems (87%) have native gas giants. There are five Asteroid (As) belts, eight Desert (De) worlds, 18 Garden (Ga) worlds, five Ice-capped (Ic) worlds, 32 Poor (Po) worlds, 19 Vacuum (Va) worlds, and 25 Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds.
Verge has an estimated population of 239 billion distributed across 20 High population (Hi) worlds, 14 Moderate population (Ph) worlds, 103 Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, 66 Low population (Lo) worlds, and no Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population worlds are Iedde (Verge 2816), Tripolis (Verge 2612), Tiawan (Verge 2828), and Ariis (Verge 2439). The population consists of 5 sophont groups including one native sophont.
| 5 identified sophont populations in Verge | |
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Polities[edit]
Third Imperium, Domain of Ilelish[edit]
The Third Imperium, Domain of Ilelish has jurisdiction over 207 worlds with an estimated population of 222 billion, a per capita income of Cr6,584, and a total economy is BCr1,461,657. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr4,384 through 171 starports (30 Class A, 51 Class B, 57 Class C, 33 Class D) employing 865,765 people. Driving this interstellar trade are 32 Agricultural (Ag) worlds, 18 Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, 14 Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, 17 Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, 17 Rich (Ri) worlds, and eight Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Third Imperium, Domain of Ilelish maintain 12 Naval bases, ten Scout bases, and one Way station. The average technology level is 9 (with most between 6 and 12). The highest technology level is 15 at Gronasse (Verge 2708), Dirakhasu (Verge 3008), Inan (Verge 2017), and Naris (Verge 2827).
The Third Imperium, Domain of Ilelish has an estimated population of 222 billion distributed across 18 High population (Hi) worlds, 13 Moderate population (Ph) worlds, 96 Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, 54 Low population (Lo) worlds, and no Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population worlds are Iedde (Verge 2816), Tripolis (Verge 2612), and Tiawan (Verge 2828). The population consists of 4 sophont groups including one native sophont.
| Third Imperium, Domain of Ilelish capitals | |
|---|---|
Non-Aligned, Human-dominated[edit]
There are 13 Non-Aligned Human-dominated worlds in Verge with an estimated population of 10 billion.
Aslan Hierate, single one-world clan dominates[edit]
The Aslan Hierate, single one-world clan dominates has jurisdiction over 11 worlds with an estimated population of 6 billion, a per capita income of Cr2,872, and a total economy is BCr18,552. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr29 through 10 starports (1 Class A, 4 Class B, 5 Class C, 0 Class D) employing 3,405 people. Driving this interstellar trade are one Agricultural (Ag) world, two Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, no Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, two Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, no Rich (Ri) worlds, and no Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Aslan Hierate, single one-world clan dominates maintain two Clan bases. The average technology level is 9 (with most between 7 and 12). The highest technology level is 13 at Eiaai (Verge 0540) and Wyaakhuiahea (Verge 0640).
The Aslan Hierate, single one-world clan dominates has an estimated population of 6 billion distributed across one High population (Hi) world, one Moderate population (Ph) world, two Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, five Low population (Lo) worlds, and no Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population world is Yetatla (Verge 0637). The population consists of 1 sophont groups.
Client state, Third Imperium[edit]
The Client states of the Third Imperium in Verge encompasses one world with an estimated population of less than 1 million.
Subsector Listing[edit]
- Subsector A: Piimigeka
- Subsector B: Draco Abyss
- Subsector C: Mimiuudlika
- Subsector D: Nuzuu
- Subsector E: Shukhuarmiushruu
- Subsector F: Dark Chasm
- Subsector G: Biika
- Subsector H: Miruu
- Subsector I: Arkhukamier
- Subsector J: Khukaruu
- Subsector K: Likagemika
- Subsector L: Khulikhu
- Subsector M: Khuug
- Subsector N: Inugzuu
- Subsector O: Imkhuruuka
- Subsector P: Naakhulige
Historical Era: Rebellion and The Collapse[edit]
As news of Dulinor's ascendance to the Iridium Throne reached Verge sector, most of the population was enthusiastic regarding the changes promised by Dulinor. However, after five years of unremitting warfare many of the worlds in the Verge had grown disenchanted with the never-ending demands for more ships, more troops, and more taxes levied against them by Dulinor's Federation of Ilelish.
- By late 1121, many of the senior nobility of the Verge had decided that Dulinor's promises of a new and better Imperium would never happen. Even as the Federation promised that victory was at hand, the conscription quotas and "mutual defense tariffs" levied against the Verge increased. The Verge, never one of the Imperium's most populous or wealthy sectors, finally reached its breaking point. The nobility, secretly meeting, agreed that it was time to break with Dulinor and the Federation and to form their own polity. Hearkening back to the time before the Third Imperium, during the Long Night, it was time for the Verge Combine to be reborn.
- Protests on several Verge worlds were put down by Federation forces, sometimes violently. On 172-1122 Analea Mekatan, senior chamberlain of Turin announced the succession of the Verge and the formation of the Verge Combine. The Combine was born with a shattered economy, a drained military, but with hope for a brighter future. That future began when two Federation fleets, the 42nd and 1300th reserve, defected. Upon receiving word of the Combine's secession, Dulinor is reported to have become enraged. He ordered the Federation navy to "teach them the cost of betrayal". The commander of the Federation Naval Base at Beless immediately struck at the high population world of Tiawan.
- Tiawan is one of nineteen high population worlds in Verge Sector, three of which are located in the Great Rift. Tiawan is located fourteen parsecs spinward/rimward of Dlan, capital of the Federation, and is connected by a jump-1 route eighteen parsecs long. Most of the worlds on this main have class A or B starports in Ilelish sector, with only one class E port. But after crossing the boundary into Verge, many starports are class E and Tiawan itself has only a class D port. The commander of the naval base at Beless sent every ship he had, none larger than a cruiser. Against Tiawan, with TL-11 and no naval forces worth mentioning, an easy victory was expected.
- On 192-1122, battle was joined. After six days of bitter fighting Federation forces limped home. While no Federation ships were lost, several Heavy Cruisers were seriously damaged. The Federation navy failed to wrest control of the system's main gas giant from Combine forces. The invasion of Tiawan, a moon of that gas giant, failed due to the Federation's inability to overcome stiff resistance. Remotely operated suicide craft struck at Federation naval forces, damaging the command cruiser and causing the Federation naval commander to flee. At least three divisions of Federation troops were abandoned on the surface of Tiawan. The Combine was ecstatic over their victory. The Federation was shocked.
- Dulinor ordered his forces to abstain from military action against the Verge. The thought of fighting a three-sided war against Lucan, Gushemege Sector, and now the Combine was too much. Instead, he chose to interdict trade, and bring sanctions against the Verge Combine and its neighbors, hoping to further strangle their already weak economy, and to bring them back into the fold without resorting to military means. According to his reasoning, with their backs to the void and no real help available to them, the Combine was not a great threat to his plans. And if pirates and privateers choose to strike at the vulnerable worlds of the Combine, that was just the price they would pay for freedom.
- A period of tit for tat raiding ensued. Forces from both sides crossed the borders seeking targets of opportunity. There were commerce raids and surgical strikes against command and communication nexuses. Havoc ensued for the next eight months. While no major naval engagements occurred, and no worlds were conquered, the cost in human lives and property lost was great. This, combined with the cost to the Federation from Lucan's Black War, strikes helped force a resolution. A cease-fire was announced on 062-1123.
- By 1125 the region was peaceful enough that Dulinor's daughter Isis visited Tripolis. By late 1127 Federation naval forces were using the instrumented test ranges in the trailing portion of the Verge as they worked up for Dulinor's final push against Lucan's Imperium.
- Virus reached Verge sector some time around mid-1130. No one knows exactly when. By 312-1130 it had reached Sestao in the Great Rift. The collapse came slowly in the Verge. Most commerce had slowed down well before Virus was released. Many worlds, already suffering from the effects of ten years of deprivation, had simply died. The doom trade would have thrived, had enough ships remained for there to be trade. In the Verge, Virus was an afterthought.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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- J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Aslan (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), IBC. (Sector named but no further data)
- Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), page 19.
- James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), page 11. (Ziru Sirka worlds: dot map provided)
- Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), page 50. (Dot map provided)
- Traveller: The New Era Survival Margin (collected TAS News items regarding the Verge Combine)
- External Link: TNE RCESdead link
- A full list of contributors can be found here.
- ↑ John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Library Data (N-Z) (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), 7.
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Ade Stewart
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Ade Stewart
- ↑ Information provided to the library by G'naakbusters / CoTI Verge thread [1]
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Ade Stewart
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Ade Stewart