Caladbolg (world)

Caladbolg/Sword Worlds (Spinward Marches 1329)

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)

Era: New Era

Caladbolg is a rich world with a shirt-sleeve atmosphere and a balance of available surface water. The system supports a population in the 100's of millions, which makes it too urbanized to make an agricultural world. It is a member of Regency of Deneb in the Sword Worlds Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector. This world is an Interface world, with a quarantine inspection facility for all ships.It also has a nearby Regency Naval Base, capable of handling warships.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

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)
Caladbolg 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
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Caladbolg 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
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Caladbolg 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

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. 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.

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.

Imperial High (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.

World Starport

Caladbolg 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.

World Technology Level

Caladbolg possesses a Technology Level of TL–0.

These worlds often contain a Proto-Sophont species beginning to establish a nascent civilization and society.
This world is in its Alpha Period and has not yet been interfered with by a higher technology civilization.
Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Bodily communicative apparati, courier-runners, and smoke signals.
Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Bodily muscle.
Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: Bodily locomotion, riding beasts, and litters or sedan chairs.
- Water: Swimming, rafts, and canoes.
- Air: Typically not available unless a bodily ability.

World Government

Caladbolg has no central government for the world, an Anarchy. The largest governmental structure would be a family, tribe, or single clan. The largest group will be between 50 and 100 individuals, and there may be dozens to hundreds of them. This governmental structure can be stable over long periods of time if the population remains small or geographically separated.

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 Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), .
Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 45.
Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 16 in Article: "Sword of Arthur"
Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 17 in Article: "Psionic Knights"
Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 70.Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 70.
GURPS Traveller: Sword Worlds

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