Caladbolg (world)

Caladbolg/Sword Worlds (Spinward Marches 1329) Milieu 1116 B565776-A Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 7 Moderate (70 million) Government 7 Balkanization Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	F7 V M0 V M4 V
Worlds	9
Gas Giants	0
Planetoid Belts	1
Cultural Details
Government	Balkanization
Law Level	Moderate
Cultural Extension	6B49
Army Size (BEs)	150
Economic Details
Technology Level	10
Economic Extension	A6D+3 Resources A Abundant Labor 6 Moderate (7 million) Infrastructure D Comprehensive Efficiency +3 Improved
Importance Extension	4
Resource Units	2,340
GWP (BCr)	491
World Trade Number	4.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	2,911
Starport Details
Classification	Class-B
Port Size	5
Building Capacity (Tons)	70,000
Port employees	4,090
Port passengers (annual)	178,300

Caladbolg has an ideal environment for producing agricultural goods and an balanced population between 10 and 100 million. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Sword Worlds Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Caladbolg, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight and the fiefdoms of a baron and a minor duke. All three are members of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world. This world contains an Imperial Scout Base, capable of handling Scout Service starships and personnel.

Caladbolg System
Sword Worlds/Spinward Marches 1329
Position	Distance	Name	UWP
Primary		Escalibor	F7 V
0	0.2 AU	---	(Empty Orbit)
1	0.4 AU	Câliburn	Y?0?0000-0
1		(Moonlet #1)	YS00000-0
2		(Moonlet #2)	YS00000-0
3		(Moonlet #3)	YS00000-0
2	0.7 AU	Broken Stone Belt	Y000000-0
3	1.0 AU	Caladbolg	B365776-A
10	? AU	Distant Companion Star #1	M0 V
11	? AU	Distant Companion Star #2	M4 V

Astrography & Planetology

Caladbolg is a member of the Spinward Main.

Caladbolg sits near the center of the system's habitable zone and has an ideal climate for human habitation. Its atmosphere is pure and ecological legislation is strict.

Trinary Solar System

Caladbolg Trinary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Escalibor F7 V	Primary	Main Sequence		1.21	6180 - 6280	1.94872
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0062	0.1158	1.29 - 2.24	0.62	6.2
	Orbit #	*	0	4	2	6
	Remarks
	Escalibor
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
''(Companion #1)'' M0 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.57	3770 - 3850	0.13982
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0027	0.031	0.39 - 0.74	0.27	2.7
	Orbit #	*	*	2	0	5
	Remarks
	Distant Companion
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
''(Companion #2)'' M4 V	Tertiary	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
	Distant Companion

History & Background (Dossier)

The planet enjoys an active tourist trade and goes to great lengths to promote itself as a modern "Garden of Eden". Much of its economy depends on either the tourist trade or the vast farmlands which cover many portions of the world's surface.

Caladbolg, with a current population of roughly 70 million, was first colonized in -321. These colonists were from the Solomani worlds and invited by the Sword worlders via their cruiser "Robert the Bruce"; only a few of the settlers from the original Gram Fleet settled here. Over the centuries, the people of Caladbolg have developed an agricultural economy and supply important agricultural resources to many worlds in the Sword Worlds Subsector but they have always been separate from the core sword world culture as a result of their early colonisation history.

The citizens of Caladbolg are divided into 17 independent regions known as Colonies. Although there is a degree of competition between the Colonies, they have strong economic ties with each other and friction is minimal. There has never been a major war between them.

Planetary policy is established by the Colonial Congress which meets in an ongoing session in the jointly operated Camelot City, the planet's only major population center. This body regulates any disputes between the Colonies that cannot be independently resolved. The System Defense Fleet, composed of citizens from each of the Colonies, answers directly to the Congress.

In addition to providing a meeting place for the Congress, Camelot City is home to the world's only starport. Although this facility is small, it is a sophisticated, high-tech operation.

The System Defense Fleet's primary job is to defend Caladbolg from the asteroids in the Broken Stone belt. The Broken Stone belt is an unusually diffuse belt, with asteroids regularly crossing the orbit of Caladbolg and Caliburn (a world on an orbit inward of the belt).

Headquarters of the Order of the White Star.

Caladbolg is the sword of Fergus mac Róich from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. It was said to be a two-handed sword that made a circle like an arc of rainbow when swung, and to have the power to slice the tops off hills and slaughter an entire army.

Imperial Landed Nobility

Caladbolg, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estates of three members of the Imperial Nobility, who are charged with overseeing the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial baron.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial minor duke.
• See: Nobles of Caladbolg

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.

• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 16-17.
• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 18-19.
• Gary L. Thomas. "Sword of Arthur." The Travellers' Digest 16 (1989): 19-24.
• Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate. "Psionic Knights." The Travellers' Digest 17 (1989): 19-24.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 94-100. (UWP only)
• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58. (UWP only)
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 44-45. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 70-71.
• Paul Drye, Hans Rancke-Madsen, Robert Prior. Sword Worlds (Steve Jackson Games, 2004), 78.
• Martin Dougherty. Bowman Arm (Avenger Enterprises, 2006), 9-10.
• Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 109. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 89-92,96-97. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty. Sword Worlds (Mongoose Publishing, 2020), .
• Tony Jones - The Caladbolg system - Memory Lapse Megatraveller campaign