Aglaean Void

The Aglaean Void is an astrographic feature lying within spinward Canopus Sector.

• It is a rift area of low stellar density.

Description (Specifications)

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map).

Nature of Rifts

Locally at least, a rift is an astrographic concept based purely on Jump Drive performance.

Rift regions generally relate to regular commercial traffic and the way it travels between destinations. Merchant vessels with jump-4 drives or better are fairly rare because of the higher costs involved in operating the vessel, the lower revenue generated by the reduced cargo space due to the need for large fuel tanks, and the relative paucity of technologically advanced maintenance facilities within the region. As a result, the vast majority of merchant vessels are capable of jump-3 or less.

• Large areas that cannot be crossed by Jump-3-capable vessels are denoted as rifts.
• The nature and borders of a rift may be determined by other criteria in different regions.

In order to qualify as a rift, the region must have ten or more contiguous hexes. Many areas have minor void regions that are too small to qualify as a true rift, but are still significant enough to seriously hamper and channel interstellar travel.

Military vessels and specialist ships such as couriers are often only marginally affected by the presence of smaller rifts. Larger rift regions have a greater significance, requiring lengthy detours or complex refueling operations or creating bottlenecks that even the longest range vessels are forced to travel through.

• Large rifts within the region form a key part of Solomani Confederation defense strategies, serving to channel prospective attackers towards defensive "hardpoints".

History & Background (Dossier)

Rogue worlds may be found here

High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along the clusters and traces of the region, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between their member worlds. Jump-2 and Jump-3 feeder routes work their ways around the rifts and voids, linking the various clusters and traces.

The Aglaean Void contains no stars or stellar scale bodies.

• It is likely to contain a number of dark, frozen, starless rogue worlds and wandering icy planetoids within its depths, but none have ever been officially charted or catalogued.

Though there isn't much to see, Solomani Security keeps an eye on things to ensure the security of the Confederation and the well-being of its loyal citizens.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This astrographic feature is found in the following areas:

Charted Space – Solomani Confederation:

• Canopus Sector
  • Aglaea Subsector

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are associated with the Aglaean Void is available.

• The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
• Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
• Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.

AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:

No world articles for Aglaean Void

Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.

• Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), pages 8-11. (dot map outlining the region)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS