Askaath (world)

Askaath/Gimushi (Empty Quarter 1235) Milieu 1116 A66589B-B Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 8 Moderate (400 million) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law B Extreme Law (control of movement) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M1 V M6 V
Worlds	9
Gas Giants	2
Planetoid Belts	2
Cultural Details
Government	Impersonal bureaucracy
Law Level	Extreme
Cultural Extension	AB7D
Army Size (BEs)	1200
Economic Details
Technology Level	11
Economic Extension	E7D+5 Resources E Extremely abundant Labor 7 Moderate (40 million) Infrastructure D Comprehensive Efficiency +5 Very advanced
Importance Extension	3
Resource Units	2,342
GWP (BCr)	6,370
World Trade Number	5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	16,762
Starport Details
Classification	Class-A
Port Size	5
Building Capacity (Tons)	459,999
Port employees	5,880
Port passengers (annual)	214,000

Askaath is a garden world with an environment conducive to most sophonts. The system has a population between 100 million and a billion sophonts. This world designated as an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Gimushi Subsector of Empty Quarter Sector and in the Domain of Antares. Askaath, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estates of an Imperial knight and a baronet, and the fiefdoms of a baron and a viscount. All four are members of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world. Less than 10% of the world's population is the Major Race Vargr.

Astrography and Planetology

Part of the Sashar-Pamushgar Cluster.

Binary Solar System

Askaath Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Askaath 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)
Askaath M6 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.102	2740 - 2810	0.00034
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0006	0.0015	0.02 - 0.04	0.06	0.6
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	2

History and Background

In -1,250, the most powerful empires on Askaath at this time were centered on the western shores of the Sea of Filaments, and controlled about 20% of the planetary surface at the time. The populace born and bred far from the most distant outposts of these Westsea empires, near the southern pole of Askaath, and have yet to see a working firearm. For members of a TL 2 nomadic horse-riding culture, dependent on the livestock they herd from one pasture to another, the stars are only a source of fear and dread, as the home of killers with the heads of wolves. The Rule of Man, abode of the gods, was long ago devoured by the wolf-headed demons- the Turnik-speaking men of the Golden Grass must flee with their herds, if they hope to survive the fire-breathing steel dragons that the wolves live in. So goes the sacred tales: and many still believe in them, inscribed in stone pillars set before every worship circle and druidic college.

Askaath was a pleasant colony world whose population was growing nicely during the early Imperial era and the False Dawn. But when the Breakdown occurred, the inhabitants turned against each other, leading to devastating wars in the 340s-360s that killed most of the population and ruined the industrial base.

Askaath has become a major port of call, with a much higher population and technological level than was the case 200 years ago.

Askaath is seen almost as a retirement planet or playground for the rich. Laws are somewhat restrictive and no weapons are allowed out of the starport for pretty much any reason that Travellers can come up with. The guards are polite, friendly but firm (even if they seem a little over eager to please). There is no heavy industry allowed on the planet and the environment is fairly idyllic. The air is clean, there are a wide variety of landscapes and many resorts offer a wide variety of activities from extreme sports to rest and relaxation that could count as full medical care on many planets.

Major exports are Cusa Fruit, which is a very large berry from one of the native plants. Rich, dark Hunada Wood which is a luxury wood for furniture and carvings in this area of space and holo-disk recordings. Most recreational holo’s for the region are also made here.

UWP Listing

UWP Changes (all dates are Imperial Calendar)

• -1250 Askaath 1235 X665873-4
• T20 - 993 - Askaath 1235 C66569B-8 Ag Ni Ri 722 Im
• CT - 1105 - Askaath 1235 A66589B-B Ri 422 Im
• MT - 1125 - Askaath 1235 B665893-9 Ri Varg0 322 Ou - Outlands
• TNE - 1201 - Askaath 1235 X665951-3 Hi B 122 Wi - Wilds

References and Contributors

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.

• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), .
• Citation Missing - Alien - Vilani and Vargr - {dot map provided}
• Citation Missing - Stellar Reaches No. 1 -UWP Only
• Citation Missing - Stellar Reaches No. 4
• Citation Missing - Stellar Reaches No. 5 - UWP Only
• Citation Missing - Stellar Reaches No. 17 - UWP Only
• Citation Missing - Stellar Reaches No. 18 - Short write-up
• Citation Missing - Stellar Reaches No. 19 - UWP Only
• Citation Missing - Stellar Reaches No. 23 - UWP and data for -1,250
• Author and Contributor: Frank Mikes
• World page generated by AB-101
• Data compiled by ’’MIMIC’’ - Minor Imp of the Ministry of Information and Communication