Schen (world)

Schen/Dartho (Antares 2001)
Classic Era (1116)	C506331-9 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 0 Vacuum Hydrographics 6 Wet World 60% Population 3 Low (4 thousand) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 1 Low Law (no explosives, poison gas) Tech Level 9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F1 V M8 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	3

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Schen is an icy, low-population vacuum world, with a population less than 10,000 sophonts in population size, warranting hazardous environment precautions.

• Its surface is ice-capped with little or no atmosphere and nearly all of its water frozen.
• This is a frozen world, with a climate of extremely low temperatures.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by Vargr sophonts located in the Dartho Subsector of Antares Sector.

• This world hosts a Vargr Corsair Base.

Astrography and Planetology

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Binary Solar System

Schen Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Schen F1 V	Primary	Main Sequence		1.5	6820 - 7020	4.13351
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0078	0.1686	1.8 - 3.11	0.78	7.8
	Orbit #	*	0	5	2	7
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Schen M8 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.085	2420 - 2570	0.00018
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0005	0.0011	0.01 - 0.03	0.05	0.5
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	1

System data

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Mainworld data

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Mainworld geography and topography

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Native lifeforms

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History and background

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World starport

Schen has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which includes amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World technology level

Schen possesses a Technology Level of TL–9.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fusion power.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ultra high-speed trains and early grav vehicles.
  • Water: High efficiency sailcraft, multihulled seacraft, improved artificial gills.
  • Air: Tiltrotorcraft, exotic VTOL's, PARWIG, and rocket-assisted suborbitals.
  • Space: SSTO spacecraft, early military spacecraft (System Craft), and interstellar STL starships
  • FTL: Prototype Jump Drive-1.

World government

Schen is governed by Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. A single family or small group provides the leadership and important positions in the government. These positions are inherited by member of the group or their family members. The organization may be monarchy, with titles passed to family members. Or a plutocracy where inheritance of the family fortune includes government position. Or the organization may be more typical organization with positions of power inherited.

World military

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World economy

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Trade data

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World demographics

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World culture

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Historical data

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World timeline

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UWP listing

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References & Contributors / Sources

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• Classic Traveller Atlas of the Imperium
• Classic Traveller Alien Module 3: Vargr (named but no further data)
• Classic Traveller Solomani (Alien Module)
• MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr {dot map provided}
• MegaTraveller Imperial Encyclopedia
• Periodical: MegaTraveller Challenge 69 (Shurlarlem Subsector information)
• Marc Miller's Traveller T4 Milieu 0 Campaign
• Marc Miller's Traveller T4 T4 First Survey
• Novel: Traveller 5th Edition Agent of the Imperium
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science