Beatus (world)

Beatus/Harlequin (Solomani Rim 2608)
Classic Era (1116)	A688989-E Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 8 Wet World 80% Population 9 High (8 billion) Government 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level E High Stellar (anti-grav cities)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	A2 V M9 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Beatus is a high-population, pre-rich world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• It lacks adequate resources to expand its economy to a rich status.
• Its economy and population are rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to quickly rise barring outside forces.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or above the standard for Charted Space.
• 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.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Harlequin Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector in the Domain of Sol.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

Stellar Data

Beatus has two stars in the star system.

Beatus
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	A2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.98	8600 - 8800	10.92265
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0197	0.2741	2.94 - 5.08	1.97	19.7
	Orbit #	*	0	6	4	8
	Remarks
Beatus
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M9 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.079	2350 - 2380	0.00014
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0009	0.001	0.01 - 0.03	0.09	0.9
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	3
	Remarks

System Data

The mainworld orbits the primary at 6.32 AU and has one small moon.

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

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Mainworld Map

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Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

The ruling nobility is noteworthy due to the unusual manner of succession: the Countess of Beatus must be female, but her eldest daughter does not inherit when she dies -- instead, the wife of her eldest son becomes the new Countess.

Imperial High / Landed Nobility

Beatus, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial Landed Knight who acts as an Imperial representative to the world, and the estate and fiefdom of two members of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversee affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight, the Imperial representative to the world.
• It holds the estate of an Imperial baronet.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial count.

World Starport

Beatus 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.

World Population (P)

Beatus has a population of 8,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).

• High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.

Linguistic Topography: 1105

The following languages are among the most commonly encountered here:

• Rim Anglic: One of the principal dialects of one of the two official languages of the Third Imperium; also an official language of the Solomani Confederation.
• Vilani: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium.

World Technology Level

Beatus possesses a Technology Level of TL–14 or TL-E in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early meson communicators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, early collectors, and advanced fusion plants.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
  • Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-5.

World Government

Beatus is governed by a Civil Service Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government takes another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy leadership influences policy. The government leadership may select the bureaucracy leadership, but not its membership. Usually the governmental leadership is divided, or incapable of setting policy, and the bureaucracy provides a stabilizing influence. This ruling bureaucracy may be the full government bureaucractic apparatus or a section with limited jurisdiction but considerable influence, like the military.

World Law Level

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World Military

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World Economy

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Trade Data

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World Demographics

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World Culture

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Urbanization

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Historical Data

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World Timeline

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UWP Listing

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IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

2608 Beatus (Imperial)

Starport: Class V.

Diameter: 6,100 miles (9,800 km). Gravity: 0.95g.
Atmosphere: Dense oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 75%.
Climate: Normal.
Population: 8 billion.
Government: Meritocracy.
Control Level: 6.
Tech Level: 11.
World Trade Number: 5.5.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Classic Traveller The Solomani Rim (UWP only)
• GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire (world data only)
• GURPS Traveller: Nobles
• Mongoose Traveller: Solomani Rim (UWP only)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science