Gulf Sector
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| No. of Worlds | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Population | 0.214 million | ||||||||||||||||
| Majority Control | Unexplored (NaXX) - 56% | ||||||||||||||||
| Secondary Control | Non-aligned (NaHu) - 31% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tertiary Control | Sath Exploration (SaXX) - 13% | ||||||||||||||||
| Imperial Coordinate | 54 / -29 | ||||||||||||||||
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The Gulf Sector is considered to be a part of the Distant Fringe. It forms a part of the Empty Stars.
- It is part of Uncharted Space.
Meta-History & Background: 2019-0708
Far Home Sector was designed by Ade Stewart between 2016 to 2017 CE.
- It appears on Traveller Map.
- It does not yet appear in published products.
- It has NOT been T5 Second Survey reviewed and NOT updated to T5 standards.
Description (Specifications)
A sector located to rimward of the Distant Fringe proper. It lies within the Great Void and is almost entirely rift density. Only one subsector (Liradi Subsector, subsector A) is directly accessible to conventional jump-2 vessels travelling from the Distant Fringe proper. One other subsector (Ikhasha Subsector, subsector D) is accessible via the Sath Ith-Saa-Ka Waypoint in Far Home Sector. The positions and types of its stars have been cataloged as part of the University of Tal Varisa Deep Sky Program.
Toponyms: 1105
This sector has been known by different names to different groups over its existence including the following:
| Gulf Sector Names | ||
|---|---|---|
| Culture | Toponym | Polity |
| Third Imperium | TBD | Third Imperium |
| Aslan | TBD | Aslan Hierate |
| Droyne | TBD | Droyne Oytrip Yatroy |
| Hiver | TBD | Hive Federation |
| K'kree | TBD | Two Thousand Worlds |
| Solomani | TBD | Solomani Confederation |
| Vargr | TBD | Vargr Extents |
| Vilani | TBD | Third Imperium |
| Zhodani | TBD | Zhodani Consulate |
Linguistic Topography
The following languages are among the most commonly spoken within Gulf Sector:
- Fleet Anglic. Properly, it is called Old High Anglic. The language of the First Confederation and the Last Armada. It is no longer widely spoken outside of academic circles but is the root tongue of a number of other languages:
- Anglish The language of the Firstworlds. A direct descendant of Fleet Anglic, widely spoken throughout the Distant Fringe region. Most people know a few words and phrases of Anglish.
- Padori. A direct descendant of Fleet Anglic, widely spoken within the Pador-Aredian cluster and common throughout rimward half of Far Home Sector.
- Kha’thak. The primary language of the Shikh’aa Faction of the Sath.
Native Sophonts (NILs): 1105
The following races (sophont species) are believed to have originated within this area:
- Humaniti (Human races)
- None
- Non-Human Races
- None
- Proto-sophonts
- None
Demographics: 1105
Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:
- Humaniti (Human races)
- Non-Human Races
- None
Sector Sophont Demographics Table
Interstellar Relations
No polities exist within Gulf Sector. The Sath Alliance lay claim to all non-human areas, including the Great Void, though enforcing such a claim is impossible. The Sath of the Hak'tha Spread belong to the Shikh’aa Faction of the Sath Alliance.
History & Background (Dossier)
Gulf Sector was first named and charted by human settlers from the Last Armada when they arrived in the Distant Fringe region over 3 millennia ago.
Demographics
Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) are found within Gulf Sector:
- Humaniti (Human races)
- Solomani (Major Race): 192,000 (91.87% of the population), descended from human refugees fleeing the Destruction of Terra. They refer to themselves as Terrans. They are entirely concentrated in the Liradi Trace.
- Other Non-Human Races:
- Hoppers: approximately 11,000 (5.26% of the population), within the Liradi Trace.
- Sath: 5000 (2.39% of the population), originating from within the Sath Alliance in Far Home Sector. The Sath of Gulf Sector are entirely concentrated in the Hak'tha Spread.
- Temelik: approximately 1000 (0.48% of the population), within the Liradi Trace.
Native Sophonts (NILs)
No sophont species are known to have originated within Gulf Sector. It is considered unlikely that any NILs inhabit its systems.
Historical Eras
- Pre-Humaniti Era
- Founding Era
- Dark Age: Voyagers known to have been active in the sector.
- Expansion Era
- Early Modern Era
- Post-War Era
- Present Day
Major Historical Events
Some of the important historical events that have affected Gulf Sector include:
- 2255AD Gulf Sector officially named. It had previously been charted by long-range scans performed by vessels the Last Armada.
Trade Routes (Physical & Socioeconomic Astrography)
The following astrographic features and trade routes can be found within this area:
Clusters & Traces
Rifts & Voids
- The Great Void.
Other Astrographic Features
Stars
- Basilisk's Eye (1723 Tarchon Sector). The extremely luminous white supergiant star, lying around 150 parsecs to coreward-trailing, can be clearly seen from all of the worlds lying within Gulf Sector.
- Demon's Eye (1621 Far Home Sector). The intensely luminous blue supergiant star, lying around 20 parsecs to coreward, can be clearly seen from all of the worlds lying within Gulf Sector.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)
This Sector is located in the following regions:
Uncharted Space:
- Distant Fringe
- No polities exist within Gulf Sector. The Sath Alliance claims sovereignty over all non-human areas of Deep Sector, a claim that provides them with an area of (albeit empty) territory that far exceeds anything held by humans.
Sector Summary
No information yet available.
Capitals
The Sath have designated Ikhasha, a low population garden world, as their provincial capital.
Subsector Listing
The following subsectors can be found within this sector:
World Listing
The following systems and worlds can be found within this area:
References & Contributors (Sources)
| This article has a secret. |
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS