Ascalon (SR 1207) (world)

Ascalon/Suleiman (Solomani Rim 1207)
Classic Era (1116)	A562AAF-E Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 2 Dry World 20% Population A High (40 billion) Government A Charismatic Dictator Law F Extreme Law (rigid control) Tech Level E High Stellar (anti-grav cities)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F6 V M3 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	3

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Ascalon (SR 1207) is a high-population world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Suleiman Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector in the Domain of Sol.
• This world has an Imperial Way Station.
• Ascalon owns the nearby world of Biggles (Solomani Rim 1205).

Description (Planetology)

No information yet available.

Ascalon (SR 1207) has two stars in the star system.

Ascalon (SR 1207)
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	F6 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.25	6280 - 6350	2.18366
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0126	0.1226	1.36 - 2.36	1.26	12.6
	Orbit #	*	0	4	3	7
	Remarks
Ascalon (SR 1207)
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M3 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.37	3270 - 3430	0.03081
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0034	0.0146	0.18 - 0.35	0.34	3.4
	Orbit #	*	*	0	1	5
	Remarks

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

1207 Ascalon (Imperial)

Starport: Class V - Way Station.

Diameter: 5,300 miles (8,500 km). Gravity: 0.59g.
Atmosphere: Standard oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 24%.
Climate: Very Hot.
Population: 21 billion.
Government: Dictatorship.
Control Level: 6.
Tech Level: 11.
World Trade Number: 6.

Native Lifeforms

Simple animal life is still in existence on this drying world, clustering around the salty seas on the former oceanic seabeds. The high continental plateaus are empty.

History & Background (Dossier)

Ascalon is an important high-population world, with the highest population in the subsector.

Despite its being a marginal world, the Vilani settled Ascalon during the First Imperium because of its rich reserves of certain industrial metals. Ascalon became a major trading center and naval base during the Rule of Man, and many Terrans came to settle among the Vilani. During the Long Night the Kingdom of Ascalon arose, a prosperous and stable nation founded on the principle of religious tolerance.

During the reign of Empress Margaret II, the kingdom declared itself independent of the Solomani Sphere and called for Imperial protection.

Nearby Biggles was made a protectorate of Ascalon after the Solomani Rim War. Supposedly, this situation was to last only until the planetary populace of Biggles could construct a working government of its own. Ascalon deliberately intervened on several occasions to ensure that this didn't happen. One reason for their intransigence was the other world's strategic value. Biggles is situated on several major trade routes, and gives Ascalon a great deal of leverage in the ongoing economic conflict with worlds of the Azaremiid Cluster.

World Starport (Sp)

Ascalon 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.

References

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.

• John Harshman. The Solomani Rim (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), .
• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), .
• Jon F. Zeigler. Rim of Fire (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), .
• David L. Pulver. Solomani Rim (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), .