Amsa (world)
| Amsa/Shuna (Lishun 0429) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milieu 0 | C420000-0
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| Classic Era (1116) | B420310-B
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary | M2 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amsa is a poor, low-population desert hellworld, with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts struggling to survive in a inhospitable environment.
- Living on a hellworld is a constant struggle. Nearly every day and sometimes even hourly, the inhabitants of this world face life-threatening challenges.
- This world has no free-standing water.
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Shuna Subsector of Lishun Sector in the Domain of Antares.
- During the Long Night this world was named Kiimin.
Description / Astrography & Planetology
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Monostellar System
Amsa Monostellar System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Amsa M2 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.44 3470 - 3560 0.0565 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0021 0.0197 0.25 - 0.48 0.21 2.1 Orbit # * * 1 0 4
System Data
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Mainworld Data
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Mainworld Geography & Topography
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Native Lifeforms
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History & Background / Dossier
Makhidkarun retires its top executives to Amsa (Lishun 0429) for their health.
- Domed parks surround the homes, where the low gravity prolongs life and makes activity easier.
- Servants and medical personnel serve two-year terms.
Imperial High / Landed Nobility
Amsa, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.
World Starport
Amsa 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.
Arean Transport LIC, the wholly owned transport subsidiary of Makhidkarun, provides exclusive transport for all cargo and passengers to and from Amsa.
World Technology Level
Amsa possesses a Technology Level of TL–11 or TL-B in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
- 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-2.
World Government
Amsa is governed by a Corporate Polity with a single corporation with a typical corporate structure as a government. A company town, or world. The typical corporate run world usually has a single purpose. Examples include mining, agriculture, or other kinds of resource extraction. But rather than a simple base of operations, there are facilities for housing workers and their families including hospitals, schools, and other infrastructure. How, or if, the children of the workers are incorporated into the workforce varies with companies. The corporation running the world may be a subsidiary of a larger interstellar corporation.
World Military
No information yet available.
World Economy
During the Vilani resurgence following the first recontact with the Syleans, Zirunkariish entered into a debt consolidation and restructuring deal with Makhidkarun allowing both to grow. Part of that deal allowed Zirunkariish to build, operate, and maintain retirement facilities for its top executives on Amsa (Lishun 0429) for their health. Zirunkariish Healthcare System, LIC is responsible for the facilities on Amsa (Lishun 0429).
Most facilities are private and under the purview of either Makhidkarun or Zirunkariish, through Zirunkariish Healthcare System, LIC, but First Medical LIC has the contract to maintain the systems General Hospital and starport medical facilities. This was brokered through Zirunkariish to allow First Medical LIC to retire its top executives to Amsa (Lishun 0429) for their health. Many First Medical LIC personnel also serve on the staffs of the various retirement facilities.
Zirunkariish also brokered Pharmacologique Fabrique LIC to place an immunobooster and anagathics research center on Amsa (Lishun 0429) in return for allowing Pharmacologique Fabrique LIC to retire its top executives there. The center works for the benefit of the retirees of all the companies residing here.
Zirunkariish maintains offices here that includes a trading clearing house that services its retired top executives.
The Timer Club of Amsa LIC is a licensed Timer club located on Amsa for the exclusive use of top executives retired to Amsa by their employers (Zirunkariish, Makhidkarun, First Medical LIC, and Pharmacologique Fabrique LIC). Ownership: Zirunkariish Healthcare System, LIC--60%, Shiishuginsa family--10%, Makhidkarun--10%, First Medical LIC--10%, and Pharmacologique Fabrique LIC--10%.
Trade Data
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World Demographics
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World Culture
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Urbanization
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Historical Data
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World Timeline
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UWP Listing
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References & Contributors / Sources
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- Classic Traveller Atlas of the Imperium
- Classic Traveller Alien Module 3: Vargr (named but no further data)
- Classic Traveller Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 6 in article: "The Most Valuable Prey"
- Classic Traveller Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 7 in article: "The Dynam System" & "The Masionia Subsector"
- MegaTraveller Imperial Encyclopedia
- MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr (dot map provided) in article: "The Vargr Extents"
- MegaTraveller Rebellion Sourcebook in article: "Imperial Navy Depots"
- Article: "DIS Newsbriefs" from Periodical: MegaTraveller Journal 4
- Periodical: Journal of the Travellers Aid Society No. 17 by Author & Contributor: Phil Masters
- Periodical: Journal of the Travellers Aid Society No. 18 in article: "A Concise History of the Third Imperium"
- Marc Miller's Traveller T4 First Survey
- GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 4
- Novel: Agent of the Imperium by Marc Miller
- External Link: Glendale.org.uk by Author & Contributor: Samuel Penn
- External Link: Downport CARI by Author & Contributor: Paul J. Drye
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com
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