Vilis (world)

Vilis/Vilis (Spinward Marches 1119) Milieu 1116 A593943-A Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 9 Dense (tainted) Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population 9 High (8 billion) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	G5 V M8 V
Worlds	9
Gas Giants	0
Planetoid Belts	2
Cultural Details
Government	Representative democracy
Law Level	Low
Cultural Extension	6D27
Army Size (BEs)	1500
Economic Details
Technology Level	10
Economic Extension	D8E+1 Resources D Very abundant Labor 8 Moderate (800 million) Infrastructure E Comprehensive Efficiency +1 Average
Importance Extension	4
Resource Units	1,456
GWP (BCr)	40,992
World Trade Number	5.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	55,922
Starport Details
Classification	Class-A
Port Size	6
Building Capacity (Tons)	6,800,000
Port employees	11,100
Port passengers (annual)	152,100

Vilis is an industrial world with a tainted atmosphere. The system has a population over one billion. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Vilis Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Vilis, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight and the fiefdoms of a count and a minor duke. All three are members of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world.

Astrography & Planetology

It is located in the Vilis Trace.

Binary Solar System

Vilis Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Vilis G5 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.98	5600 - 5660	0.93173
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0045	0.0801	0.91 - 1.63	0.45	4.5
	Orbit #	*	*	3	1	6
	Remarks
	None
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Vilis 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
	Remarks
	None

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

1119 Vilis (Imperial)

Starport: Class V.

Diameter: 5,007 miles (8,000 km).
Atmosphere: Dense oxygen-nitrogen tainted with industrial pollutants.
Hydrographics: 33%.
Climate: Cool.
Population: 8.32 billion.
Government: Oligarchy.
Control Level: 1.
Tech Level: 9.
World Trade Number: 5.5.

History & Background (Dossier)

Over eight billion people reside on this relatively small world, resulting in significant crowding, especially in the cities. Food is grown on planet using efficient means, but as noted the ecology is stressed by the high population and the polluted air. Additional food is imported from orbital habitats, and from other systems. A strong manufacturing base has made all of this possible despite the ecological damage it has wrought.

The main exports of Vilis include warships, weaponry, and high-technology goods. Vilis Shipyards operate under a Imperial contract to produce patrol cruisers and a larger class of frontier destroyer for the open market.

Historical Data

Vilis was originally settled by Sword Worlders from Gungnir (Spinward Marches 1221) -- then known as Morglay -- who named it Svavasorm.

Vilis became a client state of the Imperium in 470 and a full member in 552.

The County of Vilis is currently part of the Duchy of Regina following the the creation of that Duchy in 629. Prior to that it was part of the Duchy of Rhylanor (Created 522). Vilis is the capital of that County. Despite being in the Vilis Subsector, Vilis is neither the Subsector Capital nor the seat of the Subsector Duke nor subject to him!

Vilis was home to the 3rd Vilis Colonial Division.

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 (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 14-15.
• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 18-19.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 94-100. (UWP only)
• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58. (UWP only)
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 40-41. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 63.
• Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 100. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
• Gregory P. Lee. Cirque (Greylock Publishing, 2014), 154-159.
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 61-66. (UWP only)
• Tony Jones - The Vilis system - Memory Lapse Megatraveller campaign
• Loren Wiseman. Nobles (Steve Jackson Games, 2004), .
• Don McKinney. Zhodani (Mongoose Publishing, 2011), 71,72.