Baiek (world)

Baiek/Ozsteiel (Sidiadl 0531)
Classic Era (1116)	E692451-8 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 9 Dense (tainted) Hydrographics 2 Dry World 20% Population 4 Moderate (40 thousand) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 1 Low Law (no explosives, poison gas) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G8 V K4 VI G7 VI M5 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	3

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Baiek is a nonindustrial hellworld with a population struggling to survive in an inhospitable environment.

• Hellworlds often offer daily, and sometimes even hourly, life-threatening situations to their inhabitants. Survivors often develop intense survival skills and tend to be grim realists.
• It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts of Zhodani descent located in the Ozsteiel Subsector of Sidiadl Sector.

• This is a temperate world, with a climate of pleasant, average temperatures, considered to be an ideal or near-ideal environment by many different sophont species.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Baiek is a quaternary star system.

• The primary is a yellow main sequence.
• The secondary is an orange subdwarf.
• The tertiary is a yellow subdwarf.
• The quaternary is a red main sequence.

Baiek has four stars in the star system.

Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G8 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.94	5380 - 5480	0.80528
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0085	0.0744	0.87 - 1.54	0.85	8.5
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	7
	Remarks
Secondary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K4 VI	Main Sequence (Subdwarf)		0.35	3400 - 4300	0.043
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00304	0.01728	0.17 - 0.27	0.304	3.04
	Orbit #	*	*	0	1	5
	Remarks
Tertiary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G7 VI	Main Sequence (Subdwarf)		0.4888	4400 - 5400	0.158
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00456	0.03301	0.32 - 0.52	0.456	4.56
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks
Quaternary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M5 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.162	2930 - 3060	0.00171
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0018	0.0034	0.04 - 0.09	0.18	1.8
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	4
	Remarks

System Data

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

• The mainworld.
• x10 secondary rocky worlds.
• x2 planetoid belt.
• x3 gas giants.

Mainworld Data

Baiek orbits within the prime region of the primary star's habitable zone.

• It receives moderate levels of stellar energy.

Mainworld Size (S)

Baiek is a Meso World between 8,800km and 10,400km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.6G and 0.8G. The horizon will appear about 4.4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Baiek has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. While a Dense Atmosphere requires no 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.

• It experiences generally moderate temperatures.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Baiek has 15-25% of its surface covered by liquid water or ice. There may be a few small seas. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are Hell Worlds or Poor Worlds depending on their atmosphere.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

• Locally, detailed maps may be available.

(Blank map, predominantly dry world.)

Native Lifeforms

Abundant native life occupying every available ecological niche. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

History & Background (Dossier)

Baiek is a developing outpost.

Note that social data, though only 40 years old, may be out of date.

• Verified updated data is constantly sought.

World Starport (St)

Baiek has a Class E Starport, a frontier quality installation with few expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of a downport.

World Population (P)

Baiek has a population of 40,000 sophonts (tens of thousands).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.
• The population entirely consists of humans of Zhodani descent.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Zdetl, the language of the Zhodani Consulate.

World Technology Level (T)

Baiek 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).

World Government (G)

Baiek is governed by a Feudal Technocracy. Society divides itself based on the technical requirements of the society. Each of these functions are granted as a fief to an individual or group. Leadership of these fiefs determines the head of the government.

World Law (L)

Baiek has a low law level. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate. Body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

Trade Data

• Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Economy

• Resources: 8 (moderate)
• Labor: 3 (thousands)
• Infrastructure: 3 (very limited)
• Efficiency: +3 (improved)

World Culture

• Heterogenity: 4 (harmonious)
• Acceptance: 1 (extremely xenophobic)
• Strangeness: 2 (typical)
• Symbols: 6 (somewhat concrete)

World Timeline

Major events that have affected this world and the wider region that it lies within:

• -5823: the Zhodani Consulate is established.
• -5415: the Zhodani discover jump drive technology.
• -4006 to present: the Zhodani undertake the Core Expeditions.
• The Year 0: far to trailing, the Third Imperium is founded.
• 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the system.
• 589-present: the Zhodani and the Imperium fight a sporadic series of Frontier Wars. Most of the action occurs in Tloql Sector, to trailing.
• 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published.

References & Contributors / Sources

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• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Classic Traveller: Zhodani (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), IFC. (sector depicted and named, no additional data)
• Don McKinney. Mongoose Traveller: Zhodani (Mongoose Publishing, 2011), page 135. (sector depicted and named, no additional data)
• Author & Contributor: Joshua Bell (sector design and development)
• Author & Contributor: P-O Bergstedt (sector design and development)
• Author & Contributor: Michael Gonzalez (sector design and development)