Besholm (world)

Besholm/Kerr (Massilia 0704)
Milieu 0	C84AO00-0 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population O Error in Population Decode Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level 0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
Classic Era (1116)	B84A445-C Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 4 Moderate (90 thousand) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
New Era (1200)	E84A4E9-6 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 4 Moderate (90 thousand) Government E Religious Autocracy Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level 6 Pre-Stellar (nuclear)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G4 V M3 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Besholm is a nonindustrial water world, which has 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water.

• The inhabitants of this world live on the roughly 10% of exposed land mass, in underwater colonies, on city ships, or similar arrangements.
• As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or over technology standards for Charted Space.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Kerr Subsector of Massilia Sector in the Domain of Sylea.
• This world has a nearby Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships.
• During the Long Night this world was named Kher.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

A young world, Besholm is completely covered in water.

• Large undersea volcanoes expel noxious gases, which condense in the colder sea water near the surface and pollute the atmosphere. At times eruptions can significantly increase the amount of poisonous gas in a locale to irritant levels, causing severe burns, poisoning or asphyxiation.

Binary Solar System

Besholm Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Besholm G4 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.985	5660 - 5680	0.94848
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0046	0.0808	0.93 - 1.65	0.46	4.6
	Orbit #	*	*	3	1	6
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Besholm M3 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.37	3270 - 3430	0.03081
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0017	0.0146	0.18 - 0.35	0.17	1.7
	Orbit #	*	*	0	0	4

Native Lifeforms

Local fauna is partially inedible to human physiology, and a local variant of Vilani Shugilii are an important part of the social order.

History & Background (Dossier)

A non-industrial water world in the Kerr Subsector in Massilia Sector.

• Besholm is a member of the Imperium.

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility

Besholm, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

History-Era: New Era

Historical records do not indicate when the world was colonized, but the population is so heavily mixed between Solomani and Vilani that it appears to be at least late Ziru Sirka.

• During the Collapse the secrets of preparing local food were monopolized by the local Word of God ministry, which eventually took control of the world and its population. While this has staved off starvation, the previous thearch was adamantly opposed to off-world contact that might threaten his rule. Free traders were imprisoned and often executed. A coup by more liberal minded clergy and military officers overthrew him in 1197.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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 Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Marc Miller's Traveller T4 First Survey
• Norma Guye - The Hub Worlds Pt.2 from the TNE-RCES Mailing List
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science