Altarean Subsector

Altarean Subsector
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Sector	Vanguard Reaches
Capital	Arcturus
Number of Systems	22
Majority Control	Altarean Confederation - %

Subsector N of Vanguard Reaches Sector, the core territory of the Altarean Confederation.

Description (Specifications)

The spinward half of this subsector is mostly void, falling within the Helix Rift, while the trailing half is heavily populated, claimed by the Murians of the Altarean Confederation.

Summary

World Listing: 1116

17 Worlds in the Altarean Subsector

Arcturus (VnR 1533)  •  Dorthan  •  Gorva  •  Holgarrem  •  Howler  •  Laivons  •  Leavani  •  Matemoris  •  Milisann  •  Persus  •  Shesta  •  Shield  •  Thogola  •  Velnite Elnivar  •  Villia (VR 1635)  •  Vinvahla  •  Winfarr  •  

Astrographic Features & Trade Routes: 1116

The following astrographic features and trade routes can be found within this area:

• Altarean Main
• Helix Rift

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Polity Listing: 1116

The following polities can be found within this subsector:

• Independent Powers
  • Altarean Confederation

• Non-Aligned Powers (World-States)
  • None

• Other Powers
  • None

• Third Imperium (Imperial powers)
  • TBD

Native Sophonts: 1116

The following races (sophont species) are believed to have originated in this area:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • TBD

• Non-Human Races
  • Murian

• Terragens (Non-human Terran races)
  • TBD

Demographics: 1116

Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Solomani
  • Vilani

• Non-Human Races
  • Murian

• Terragens (Non-human Terran races)
  • TBD

Major Historical Events Timeline: 1116

These are some of the more important historical events that have affected this subsector:

• -300,000: Ancients active.
• -2000: The Zhodani Helix Nebula Expedition.
• -1582: Sindalian Empire dissidents travel across the sector.
• -1104: The Zhodani Great Rift Expedition.
• 102: Corellan League traders contact the Murians and inadvertently share jump drive technology.
• 605: The 'Great Pulse' of Imperial settlers begins, during the turmoil of the Frontier Wars and Civil War.
• 626: The Driantia Steblenzhtia or Zhodani Colonnade Province is founded.
• 995 to 1065: The Imperial Second Survey.
• 1065: The Second Survey is published. Information about the region becomes widely available.
• 1075: Hyperion Lines gains control of Hyperion, establishing the Hyperion League.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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.

• Paranoia Press, Vanguard Reaches
• Paranoia Press, Vanguard Reaches, 1991 online updates by Chuck Kallenbach
• Geir Lanesskog. The Spinward Extents (Mongoose Publishing, 2022), .
• TravellerMap T5SS Data
• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Aslan (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), . (named but no further details)
• Classic Traveller Alien Module 4: Zhodani (named but no further details)
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