Virshash (world)
| Virshash/Urlaqqash (Reaver's Deep 2724) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | DA86954-6
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary | F9 V M4 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virshash is a high-population, pre-rich world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.
- It lacks adequate resources to expand its economy to a rich status.
- Its economy and population are rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to quickly rise barring outside forces.
- This is a temperate world, with a climate of pleasant, average temperatures, considered to be an ideal or near-ideal environment by many different sophont species.
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Urlaqqash Subsector of Reaver's Deep Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.
- This world contains an Imperial Scout Base, capable of handling IISS starships and personnel.
- Virshash is the homeworld of the Virushi, a Minor Race that are among the largest intelligent races ever encountered by Humaniti.
Description / Astrography & Planetology
Virshash has a notably dense core and a diameter of somewhat over 16,000 km, giving it a gravity of 1.75g.
- It is part of a relatively close double-star system.
- The second star of the pair produces high levels of radiation, which Virshash's dense atmosphere only partially blocks.
Binary Solar System
Virshash Binary Star System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Virshash F9 V
Primary Main Sequence 1.13 5990 - 6050 1.53382 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0054 0.1027 1.16 - 2.03 0.54 5.4 Orbit # * 0 4 1 6 Remarks Thintle (star) Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Virshash M4 V
Secondary Main Sequence 0.23 3110 - 3210 0.00584 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0013 0.0063 0.08 - 0.16 0.13 1.3 Orbit # * * 0 0 3
IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey
2724 Virshash (Imperial)
Starport: Class V - Scout Base.
Diameter: 10,000 miles (16,000 km). Gravity: 1.67g.
Atmosphere: Dense oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 76%.
Climate: Warm.
Population: 2.1 billion (1.3 million Human and other races, otherwise Virushi).
Government: Anarchy (with elements of Athenian Democracy and Technocracy).
Control Level: 1.
Tech Level: 10.
World Trade Number: 5.5.
System Data
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Mainworld Data
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Mainworld Geography & Topography
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Native Lifeforms
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Native Sophont: Virushi
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History & Background / Dossier
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Imperial High / Landed Nobility
Virshash, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estates of three members of the Imperial Nobility, who are charged with overseeing the world.
- It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.
- It holds the estate of an Imperial baronet.
- It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial count.
World Starport
Virshash has a Class D Starport, a poor quality installation which has few of the expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.
World Technology Level
Virshash possesses a Technology Level of TL–6.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fission power generation, advanced water and wind generation of electricity.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: Improved automobiles, early ATV's, and dedicated AFV's.
- Water: Amphibious vehicles, improved submersibles, and early SCUBA gear.
- Air: Early jet aircraft and rotorcraft VTOL's.
- Space: Early unmanned rocket delivery systems and early manned orbital rockets.
World Government
Virshash is governed by a Feudal Technocracy. Society divides itself based on the technical requirements of the society. Each of these functions are granted as a fief to an individual or group. Leadership of these fiefs determines the head of the government.
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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- J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Aslan (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), . (named but no further data)
- Classic Traveller Atlas of the Imperium
- Classic Traveller Cargonaut Press Reaver's Deep Sector Sourcebook
- Classic Traveller Gamelords Pilot's Guide to the Drexilthar Subsector (data-generated)
- Periodical: Classic Traveller FASA Far Traveller 1
- Periodical: Classic Traveller FASA Far Traveller 2
- Periodical: Classic Traveller Traveller's Digest #16
- MegaTraveller Alien - Solomani & Aslan (dot map provided)
- MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr (dot map provided)
- Periodical: MegaTraveller Challenge54 (pg. 20)
- Periodical: Traveller: The New Era Traveller Chronicle 6
- GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 4
- External Link: archive.org RingSurf Reavers' Deep Net Ring by Author & Contributor: Keven R. Pittsinger of the RingSurf Reavers' Deep Net Ring
- External Link: Non-Canon Traveller Library
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com