Akish (world)

Akish/Zeda (Dagudashaag 0825) Milieu 1116 B57577C-8 Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 7 Moderate (10 million) Government 7 Balkanization Law C Extreme Law (no privacy) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M0 V M0 V
Worlds	10
Gas Giants	5
Planetoid Belts	0
Cultural Details
Government	Balkanization
Law Level	Extreme
Cultural Extension	A88B
Army Size (BEs)	20
Economic Details
Technology Level	8
Economic Extension	E69+4 Resources E Extremely abundant Labor 6 Moderate (1 million) Infrastructure 9 Extensive Efficiency +4 Advanced
Importance Extension	1
Resource Units	3,024
GWP (BCr)	27
World Trade Number	4
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	3,637
Starport Details
Classification	Class-B
Port Size	6
Building Capacity (Tons)	10,000
Port employees	12,745
Port passengers (annual)	3,000

Akish is an agricultural world with a tainted atmosphere but still a near-ideal environment for producing foodstuffs. The system supports a population of tens of millions of sophonts. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Zeda Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Akish, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight (the Imperial representative to the world) and the fiefdoms of a baron and a marquis. All three are members of the Imperial Landed Nobility who oversee affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level. During the Long Night this world was named Gian.

Astrography and Planetology

Akish is a member of the Dagudashaag Main.

Stellar Data

Akish has two stars in the star system.

Akish
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.57	3770 - 3850	0.13982
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0055	0.031	0.39 - 0.74	0.55	5.5
	Orbit #	*	*	2	1	6
	Remarks
Akish
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.57	3770 - 3850	0.13982
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0055	0.031	0.39 - 0.74	0.55	5.5
	Orbit #	*	*	2	1	6
	Remarks

System Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Data

Akish is an attractive and verdant green world. Its atmospheric pressure is pleasantly high for its small size, but tainted with a mixture of mildly carcinogenic gases from the continuous volcanic activity found around its equator. Filter masks counter the effects but the long dormancy period means many people do not bother.

Mainworld Size (S)

Akish is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Akish has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. While a Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Akish has 45-55% of its surface covered by liquid water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History and Background

The people are divided into two roughly equal states named Tangher and Zordin. The former is an open bureaucracy with a law level of 6 and TL–9. The latter is a religious dictatorship run by the "Holy Innocents", an extremist splinter group of the zealous Ziadd Dominican branch of the Universal Church of God.

Zordin was formerly the larger state and a representative democracy. In 1103 the charismatic politician Chanak'ra Vura took control of the Holy Innocents and dramatically enlarged the following. Soon after, she was elected leader of the state and began introducing increasingly oppressive laws which eventually caused many people to emigrate to Tangher or offworld. Chanak'ra and her subordinates have become increasingly paranoid and have initiated extensive espionage missions into Tangher. Covert operations have included executing major religious figures and emigrants from Zordin.

The starport located in Zordin, originally a popular center for trade and travellers, has also lost much of its traffic as customs checks have cut the goods brought onto the planet.

World Starport

Akish has a Class B Starport, a good 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 most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Population (P)

Akish has a population of 10,000,000 sophonts (tens of millions).

World Demographics

• Human
  • Solomani
  • Ziadd (from several Chaiklin)

Linguistic Topography

• Anglic: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium
  • Galaach
• Klatha'sh: The dominant Ziadd language
• Vilani: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium

World Technology Level

Akish possesses a Technology Level of TL–8.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics, improved telephones, and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Improved geothermal and improved batteries.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Advanced automobiles.
  • Water: Triphibians and early artificial gills.
  • Air: Improved helicopters and hypersonic jets.
  • Space: Space shuttles, early space stations, and improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
• This is an average between the TLs of the two nations.

World Government

Akish has a Balkanized Government. There is no central world government. The world has several governments competing for control of the world. These may be allies, cooperating, competitors, or at war with each other.

World Law (L)

Akish has an extreme law level which covers every area of interaction. Laws are complex, detailed, and difficult to understand. Every interaction with the government requires an Advocate. Law enforcement is omnipresent and strict. Legal proceeding can take months to years to resolve and may involve dozens of people. A world with this law level may be an Amber Zone or a Red Zone. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (with no exception for private residences; visiting starships are only protected so long as they stay within designated starports and approach corridors). Civilian movement is rigidly controlled. Travel documents are frequently checked. There is no legal concept of privacy (save for those who can claim necessity for official government business). The police are free to inspect anyone and anything at any time.

References and contributors

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 Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Jae Campbell. Signal-GK 11 (Signal-GK, 1995), 89. via HIWG
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 80.
• Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 16.