Bowles (world)

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Bowles/Iselle (Ustral Quadrant 2619)
Classic Era (1116)	A7B49A6–D Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere B Exotic (corrosive) Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 9 High (9 billion) Government A Charismatic Dictator Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level D Average Stellar (holo data)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G8 V M4 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	5

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Bowles is an industrial, high-population fluidic world with a billion or more sophonts in size.

• A fluid world has an oceanic geography of a liquid other than water such as ammonia, methane, hydrocarbons, or other exotic liquids.
• As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
• The world serves as the subsector capital with the significant 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 Solomani Confederation in the Iselle Subsector of Ustral Quadrant Sector.

• This world-system hosts a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships, which may be located on or off-world.
• This world has a colony on or exerts control over:
  • Izir (Ustral Quadrant Sector, Iselle Subsector 2917)
  • Umak (Ustral Quadrant Sector, Iselle Subsector 2920)

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This world is part of the Bowles Cluster.

Binary Solar System

Bowles Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Bowles G8 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.94	5380 - 5480	0.80528
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0043	0.0744	0.87 - 1.54	0.43	4.3
	Orbit #	*	*	3	1	6
	Remarks
	None
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Bowles M4 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.23	3110 - 3210	0.00584
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0013	0.0063	0.08 - 0.16	0.13	1.3
	Orbit #	*	*	0	0	3
	Remarks
	None

System Data

System:

• x5 Gas Giants
• x2 Planetoid Belts
• x6 Other Worlds

System Importance (Ix)

This world has an Importance Extension (Ix): of 4 (Important).

• (The Importance Extension (Ix) ranks worlds within a region. It governs the locations of capitals and trade routes.)

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Size (S)

This world 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.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

This world has a Corrosive Atmosphere and possesses a concentrated gas mix or unusual temperature which requires the use of a Hostile Environment Suit or Vacc Suit. TL–9 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

This world has 35-45% of its surface covered by liquid water. There will be a number of small seas or one larger body of water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available

Mainworld Map

No information yet available

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Imperial Landed Nobility (N)

• This world is a member of the Solomani Confederation and has no Landed Nobility.

World Starport (Sp)

This world has a Class A Starport, an excellent 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 other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

• The Solomani Starport Authority employee population is approximately 9,165 sophonts.

World Population (P)

This world has a population of 1,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).

• High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.
• This world has a population of approximately 5,000,000,000 sophonts.

World Demographics

Humaniti, population 100%

World Government (G)

This world is governed by a Charismatic Dictatorship. Charismatic governments justify their ability to rule by simply asserting their right to rule. Charismatic dictatorships are young governments, coming as a recent change and rely on the leader(s) to supply head of government.

World Law Level (L)

This world has a Law Level of 6.

• All firearms except shotguns prohibited

World Technology Level (TL)

This world possesses a Technology Level of TL–13 or TL-D in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovideo recorders.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, prototype collectors, 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-4.

World Military

This world has a Battalion Equivalent figure of 1,000.

• This equates to approximately 500,000 sophonts under arms in an active or reserve capacity.

World Economy (Ex)

The world's economic measurements are: ( J 8 G +3 )

• Resources: J Extremely abundant
• Labor: 8 Hundreds of millions
• Infrastructure: G Very comprehensive
• Efficiency: 3 Improved
• Economic Extension: 46
• Resource Units 7296

Trade Data

Trade Classifications for this world:

• Fl-Fluid Hydrographics World
• Hi-High Population World
• In-Industrialized World
• Cp-Subsector Capital
• Ht-High Tech World

Trade Lines with other worlds:

• This world has yellow line feeder routes with the following nearby worlds: Erice and Wa'yurleaha.
• This world has green line intermediate route with the following nearby worlds: Cermara and Itzama.
• This world has a cyan line main route with the nearby world of Iselle.

World Culture (Cx)

The world's cultural characteristics are: [ 8 D 4 C ]

• Homogeneity: 8 Discordant
• Acceptance: D Very Xenophilic
• Strangeness: 4 Somewhat distinct
• Symbols: C Very abstract

World Language/s

• Anglic

Urbanization

No information yet available

World Infrastructure

This world possesses very comprehensive infrastructure

Historical Data

No information yet available

World Timeline

No information yet available

UWP Listing

A7B49A6–D

• Starport: A Excellent
• Size 7 11,200km
• Atmosphere: B Corrosive atmosphere
• Hydrosphere: 4 40%
• Population: 9 Billions
• Government Type: A Charismatic Dictator
• Law Level: 6 All firearms except shotguns prohibited
• Technology Level: D Above Average Imperial

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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.

• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Aslan (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), TBD. (named but no further data)
• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), TBD. (named but no further data)
• Andy Slack, David Thomas, David L. Pulver. Alien Races 2 (Steve Jackson Games, 1999), TBD. (dotmap provided)
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Joshua Bell (Solomani and Aslan Dotmap Reconstruction)
• Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science