Zuchai Crystal

Zuchai Crystals are a vital strategic resource used to manufacture high power energy capacitor systems, especially in the core of a Jump Drive.

Description (Specifications)

These crystals form the raw material for a vital focusing element in jump drives. They are both naturally occurring and manufactured, but the natural type appear to have longer operating lives.

The crystals are used in the "Zuchai Crystal Energy Sink Array" (also known as the "Jump Capacitors"). A typical starship uses several kilograms of Zuchai crystals. Larger starships may use hundreds or even thousands of kilograms of this resource.

Natural crystals in a raw state are worth about Cr1,000 per kilogram.

History & Background (Dossier)

The ancient Solomani name for these crystals has been forgotten.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

One of the best known mines of Zuchai crystals is located on Dinom (Spinward Marches 1811) near the city of Medianne. Another natural source of these crystals is located on Belgard (Trojan Reach 1106). Though it is perhaps their primary export good, they control this knowledge to protect their system.

World Listing: 1116

This resource can be found on following known systems and worlds:

11 of 11 World articles in Zuchai Crystal

Argona  •  Belgard  •  Binges  •  Brufort  •  Dinom  •  Ijsselmeer  •  Jarmael  •  Khesanadu  •  Mishu  •  Nuaam Igzur  •  Shuada  •  

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See also

Please refer to the following AAB library data for more information:

• Starship
  • NAFAL
  • FTL
    • Battle Tender (Carrier)
    • Jump Conveyor
• Jump Drive
  • Jump Bridge
  • Jump Damper
  • Jump Dimming
  • Jump Drive History
  • Jump Drive Key Resources
    • Lanthanum
    • Zuchai Crystal
  • Jump Projector
  • Jump Space

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.

• Bob McWilliams. Leviathan (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 43.
• Loren Wiseman. "Crystals from Dinom." Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 08 (1981): 10, 11.
• Rob Caswell, William W. Connors, Joe Fugate, Gary L. Thomas. Starship Operator's Manual (Digest Group Publications, 1988), 9.
• Lester Smith. Milieu 0 (Imperium Games, 1996), 30.
• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 85.
• Michael Larrimore. The Lost Duke (Mongoose Publishing, 2021), 7.