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A poor, non-industrial {{Imperial}} world located in the [[Lanth Subsector]] of the {{Sm}}. [[Quopist (world)|Quopist]] is a very dry planet, and approximately 60% of its population are [[Jonkeereen]]. In addition to Quopist Startown, other major settlements on Quopist include Kuru Iga and Aru Dehu.
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[[Quopist (world)|Quopist]] is a poor, non-industrial {{Imperial}} world located in the [[Lanth Subsector]] of the {{Sm}}. The mainworld is a very dry planet, and approximately 60% of its population are [[Jonkeereen]]. The world's population is scattered in small settlements wherever there is water. In addition to Quopist Startown, other major settlements on Quopist include Kuru Iga and Aru Dehu.
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Quopist’s main export is ''valden'', a waxy, naturally occurring substance thought to be a byproduct of the life cycle of the world’s main plant, a cactus-like succulent. Valden is used as a catalyst in several chemical processes.
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{{GURPS Worlds paragraph |hex=2215 |gtZone=Amber |name=Quopist |alg=Imperial |gtStarport=Class IV |gtBase= |gtDiameter=1176 |gtGravity= |gtAtmosphere=Thin oxygen-nitrogen |gtHydro=12 |gtClimate=Warm |gtPopulation=7.5 million (4 million Jonkeereen) |gtGovernment=Tribal |gtCL=5 |gtTL=9 |gtWTN=4.0 }}
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{{Sources
 
{{Sources
 
  |S1=[[The Spinward Marches Campaign]]
 
  |S1=[[The Spinward Marches Campaign]]
 
  |S2=[[Megatraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients]]
 
  |S2=[[Megatraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients]]
 
  |S3=[[GURPS Traveller: Behind the Claw]]
 
  |S3=[[GURPS Traveller: Behind the Claw]]
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|S4=[[The Regency Sourcebook]] (UWP only)
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|S5=[[Mongoose Traveller: Spinward Marches]]
 
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{{LE|T5 Second Survey worlds|Era: Milieu 1116}}
 
{{LE|T5 Second Survey worlds|Era: Milieu 1116}}

Revision as of 19:07, 26 January 2014

Quopist/Lanth (Spinward Marches 2215)
Classic Era (1116)
B551679-A
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere5 Thin
Hydrographics1 Dry World 10%
Population6 Moderate (7 million)
Government7 Balkanization
Law9 High Law (no weapons out of home)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
New Era (1200)
B551679-B
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere5 Thin
Hydrographics1 Dry World 10%
Population6 Moderate (8 million)
Government7 Balkanization
Law9 High Law (no weapons out of home)
Tech LevelB Average Stellar (large starships)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M3 V
Planetoid Belts 2
Gas Giants 1

Quopist is a poor, non-industrial Imperial world located in the Lanth Subsector of the Spinward Marches. The mainworld is a very dry planet, and approximately 60% of its population are Jonkeereen. The world's population is scattered in small settlements wherever there is water. In addition to Quopist Startown, other major settlements on Quopist include Kuru Iga and Aru Dehu.

Quopist’s main export is valden, a waxy, naturally occurring substance thought to be a byproduct of the life cycle of the world’s main plant, a cactus-like succulent. Valden is used as a catalyst in several chemical processes.

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

2215 Quopist (Imperial) - Amber Zone

Starport: Class IV.

Diameter: 1,176 miles (1,900 km).
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 12%.
Climate: Warm.
Population: 7.5 million (4 million Jonkeereen).
Government: Tribal.
Control Level: 5.
Tech Level: 9.
World Trade Number: 4.0.

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