Zhummuuki (world)

Zhummuuki/Gadde (Dagudashaag 3124) Milieu 1116 C74A622-7 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 6 Moderate (5 million) Government 2 Participating Democracy Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level 7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M1 V M1 V
Worlds	9
Gas Giants	2
Planetoid Belts	2
Cultural Details
Government	Participating democracy
Law Level	Low
Cultural Extension	2413
Army Size (BEs)	2
Economic Details
Technology Level	7
Economic Extension	852-5 Resources 8 Moderate Labor 5 Moderate (500 thousand) Infrastructure 2 Extremely limited Efficiency -5 Extremely poor
Importance Extension	-2
Resource Units	40
GWP (BCr)	4
World Trade Number	3.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	630
Starport Details
Classification	Class-C
Port Size	3
Building Capacity (Tons)	5,000
Port employees	45
Port passengers (annual)	0

Zhummuuki is a water world with 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water. The system has a population between 10,000 and 10 million, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Gadde Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Zhummuuki, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world. During the Long Night this world was named Ribakhid.

Astrography and Planetology

Zhummuuki is a water wilderness with only a few mountain peaks extending above sea level. Although the planet has never developed any land-based animal life, the seas are covered in a thick mat of algae and its ocean depths teem with locally evolved aquatic life forms.

Zhummuuki is a member of the Sylean Main.

Binary Solar System

Zhummuuki Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Zhummuuki M1 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.5	3620 - 3660	0.08839
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0023	0.0247	0.31 - 0.59	0.23	2.3
	Orbit #	*	*	1	0	5
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Zhummuuki M1 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.5	3620 - 3660	0.08839
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0023	0.0247	0.31 - 0.59	0.23	2.3
	Orbit #	*	*	1	0	5

Mainworld Data

World Starport (Sp)

Zhummuuki has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which includes amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Size (S)

Zhummuuki is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.

World Atmosphere (A)

Zhummuuki has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. While the thin atmosphere does not require survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

World Hydrosphere (H)

Zhummuuki has 95-100% of its surface covered by liquid water with only a few islands and archipelagos. Wilderness refueling is possible. Such worlds are Water Worlds or Ocean Worlds.

World Population (P)

Zhummuuki has a population of 1,000,000 sophonts (millions).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.

World Government (G)

Zhummuuki is governed by a Participatory Democracy where eligible voters determine laws and policy. What determines an eligible voter varies. There may be smaller councils or regional bodies to write the policies voted on. Leadership of the government and all members of the bureaucracy are determined by voting population.

World Law Level (L)

Zhummuuki has a low law level. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate. Portable energy weapons, body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Technology Level (TL)

Zhummuuki possesses a Technology Level of TL–7.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early video and early satellite communication networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fuel cells, solar energy, and geothermal power sources.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Improved automobiles, hovercraft, and bullet trains.
  • Water: Hydrofoils and early triphibians.
  • Air: Hang gliders and supersonic jets.
  • Space: Deep space probes and interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

Imperial Landed Nobility (N)

Zhummuuki, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

Native Lifeforms

The Sevolg is a huge, seafloor-dwelling carnivorous reptile.

History & Background / Dossier

It has become a favourite hunting ground for underwater big game safari operations and biological students. For the hunters the greatest prize is the Sevolg, a huge, seafloor-dwelling carnivorous reptile. The beast, despite its size is very agile and adept at hiding itself amongst the lush vegetation of its seabed habitat. Many would-be hunters have ended up supplementing the Sevolg diet.

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.

• Jae Campbell. "Library Data: Gadde." Signal-GK 06 (1993): 10-11. via HIWG
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 86.
• Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 374.