Zhdant (world)

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Zhdant/Gaval (Zhodane 2719)
Classic Era (1116)	A6547C8-F Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 7 Moderate (80 million) Government C Charismatic Oligarchy Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level F High Stellar (anagathics)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K0 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	1

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Zhdant is an agricultural world.

• As an agricultural world, this world is a near-ideal environment for producing quality foodstuffs of plant, animal, and other forms. Quality foodstuffs are a major export commodity for this world.
• This world contains an archaeological site with suspected high-tech remnants of the now-vanished Ancients precursor race.
• This world is also the overall capital of an interstellar government with the massive extra trade and prestige associated with that role.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or over technology standards for Charted Space.
• It is a member of the Zhodani Consulate in the Gaval Subsector of Zhodane Sector.

• This world has a nearby Naval Base, usually associated with military starships.
• This world has a nearby Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces.
• The Imperials call the world "Zhodane" and its subsector "Gaval". In an oddity of Charted Space cartography, the Zhodani do not object to the Imperial designation for the subsector, as it is a close transliteration of the Zdetl name for the region, Qaval. The term "Zhodane" is also colloquially applied to Zhodani-dominated space as a whole.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Zhdant has an inhabitable moon called Viepchakl.

Monostellar System

Pliebr Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Pliebr K0 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.88	5170 - 5270	0.63928
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0038	0.0663	0.78 - 1.4	0.38	3.8
	Orbit #	*	*	3	1	5
	Remarks
	None

System Data

Its K0 V homestar is known as Pliebr.

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Size (S)

No information yet available.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Zhdant has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

No information yet available.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map

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Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

Native Sophont (NIL): Zhodani

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

Capital of the Zhodani Consulate and homeworld of the Zhodani people. Unlike the capitals of other empires, Zhdant is largely divided into the estates of the members of the ruling Zhodani council, making the world's population unusually low.

World Starport (Sp)

Zhdant has a Class A Starport, an excellent quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport. While Zhdant was at one time the shipbuilding hub of the Zhodani Consulate, it has since ceded most large-scale industrial endeavors to other worlds. Some minor shipbuilding and post-launch refitting does still take place here.

World Population (P)

No information yet available.

World Demographics

• Humaniti 95%
• Addaxur 5%
• Other <1%

World Government (G)

Zhdant is governed by a Charismatic Oligarchy, like a charismatic dictatorship in that a larger group has asserted their right to rule. The group will have better rules of succession and may last longer or may transition to a non-charismatic dictatorship.

World Law Level (L)

No information yet available.

World Technology Level (TL)

Zhdant possesses a Technology Level of TL–15 or TL-F in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Meson Communicators and Pseudo Reality Communications.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, improved collectors, and advanced Fusion+.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land & Water: Advanced gravcraft.
  • Air: Advanced gravcraft and speeders.
  • Space: Advanced gravcraft and G-Carriers.
  • FTL: Jump Drive-6.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

No information yet available.

Trade Data

No information yet available.

Urbanization

No information yet available.

World Infrastructure

This world possesses Zhdant infrastructure.

World Culture

No information yet available.

World Language/s

• Zdetl

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Library Data (N-Z) (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), .
• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Zhodani (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), .
• GURPS Traveller
• David L. Pulver. Alien Races 1 (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), .
• Don McKinney. Zhodani (Mongoose Publishing, 2011), .
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science