Star Lane

A Star Lane is any major interstellar trade or transit route of the Distant Fringe.

Description (Specifications)

Star Lanes are chains of stars that can be followed by vessels equipped with jump-2 DeVoss drives. They link areas that are economically productive, and most Star Lanes see very high volumes of traffic.

• The systems that they pass through are generally thriving and developing.
• Transport and Logistics companies ply their trade along them, operating huge commercial starships and carrying vast amounts of cargo.
• Security organisations provide commercial fleet escort services to vessels travelling along Star Lanes.

Image Repository

A map showing the relative importance of different regions of the Distant Fringe and the Star Lanes that connect them.

• It closely parallels the core operating areas of many large corporations.

History & Background (Dossier)

Most Clusters of stars are occupied by interstellar Polities.

• Most Polities subsidise internal trade. Some Star Lanes cross through clusters, but most circumvent them.
• Clusters are frequently served by cost-efficient jump-1 vessels.
• The less developed systems lying on Star Lanes are often served by Gas Traders and the Recovery Trade. They may occasionally see the appearance of a Nomad Port, particularly if the world produces a seasonal commodity.

See also: Ships of the Distant Fringe, Distant Fringe Class A Starports, Conventional Pattern Starships, Long-Range Pattern Starships, Transport and Logistics, and X-Range Starships.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

Many systems and worlds are located throughout the sectors of this astrographic feature.

Star Lane Network

Between Halcyon and Far Home Sectors

• Scybrian Run: Linking the Firstworlds with the High Senate.
• Wolfs Tail: Connecting the commercial centers of Wolf and Kuyt.
  • Athune Spur: linking the Wolfs Tail Star Lane to the Ten Suns of the Yimi.

Halcyon Sector

• Rasand Link: Joining Rasand, the Esaran Cultural Area and the commercial center of Nexus.
• Elemid Trace: Linking heavily populated Elemid with the commercial center of Nexus.
• Long Line: Linking the Bright Conclave with the commercial center of Nexus.
  • Fath Spur: Linking the Enlightened to the Long Line Star Lane.
• Barabek Loop: Connecting the commercial centers of Nexus and Wolf.
  • Pessent Spur: Linking the worlds of The Retreat to the Barabek Loop Star Lane.
• Runners Edge: Linking the worlds of the High Senate with the markets of the Unity of Sed.
  • Nist Spur: Linking the worlds of the Nist Cluster with the markets of the High Senate and the Unity of Sed.

Far Home Sector

• Kuyt Chain: Linking Maujen with Mar Isher and the commercial center of Kuyt.
• Void Edge: Joining Ras Tennol with the worlds of the Pador-Aredian Cluster.
  • Pador-Peset Spur: Linking the Void Edge Star Lane to the Rimward Federation and the worlds of the Pador-Aredian Cluster.
• Outland Run: Joining the commercial center at Ras Tennol with Sudi Verisia, J'Lai Edur and the worlds of Course Sector.
• Spinward Drift: Linking the commercial centers of Kuyt and Saldazar.
• The Descent: Originating at Saldazar and carrying supplies and troops to (and casualties from) the Hell Worlds.
• New Border: Linking both the Protectorate of Leset and the Worlds of The Leader with the commercial center at Ras Tennol.

The "Missing Link"

• Missing Link: joining the commercial centers of Tal Varisa and Ras Tennol.
  • Salatho Tangent: linking Salatho and Maujen.

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.

• 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