Strend (TR 0505) (world)

Strend/Menorial (Trojan Reach 0505)
Classic Era (1116)	B436AFB-E Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g) Atmosphere 3 Vacuum (very thin) Hydrographics 6 Wet World 60% Population A High (80 billion) Government F Totalitarian Oligarchy Law B Extreme Law (control of movement) Tech Level E High Stellar (anti-grav cities)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F4 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	2

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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)

No information yet available.

Monostellar System

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)

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

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

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

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

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)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Periodical: Classic Traveller Third Imperium fanzine in Issue 11 by Author: Mike Jackson
• Mongoose Traveller: Aslan