Bh'ai (world)

Bh'ai/Zeda (Dagudashaag 0526) Milieu 1116 C86A358-A Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 3 Low (7 thousand) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M3 V M7 V
Worlds	11
Gas Giants	4
Planetoid Belts	0
Cultural Details
Government	Feudal technocracy
Law Level	High
Cultural Extension	335A
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	10
Economic Extension	921+1 Resources 9 Moderate Labor 2 Low (700) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency +1 Average
Importance Extension	0
Resource Units	18
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	3
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-C
Port Size	0
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Bh'ai has 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water. The system supports a population of fewer than 10,000 sophonts. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Zeda Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Bh'ai, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world. 50% of the world's population is the Uplifted Race Dolphin. 40% of the world's population is the Variant Human Race Aquan. During the Long Night this world was named Shaar.

Astrography and Planetology

Bh'ai is a member of the Dagudashaag Main.

Stellar Data

The world orbits a close binary pair in the combined habitable zone.

Bh'ai has two stars in the star system.

Bh'ai
	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
Bh'ai
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M7 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.09	2630 - 2680	0.00022
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0011	0.0012	0.02 - 0.03	0.11	1.1
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	3
	Remarks

Mainworld Geography and Topography

There is an almost idyllic climate in most latitudes, although the oceans can be subject to extremely violent storms. There is a small chain of islands on which all the non-aquatic races live. The largest single island, Khlandra, is home to the only downport and the capital city of Shimane.

History and Background

Bh'ai is a beautiful water world with a small Human colony, as well as a growing number of Aquans and a larger number of Dolphins. The climate and scenery have led to a new boom industry, tourism, which can account for a ten fold increase in population at times. The influx of money has initiated the development of a number of aquaculture projects, both to feed the influx of tourists and the financial independence of the world.

World Starport (Sp)

Bh'ai has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which features amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Population (P)

Bh'ai has a population of 7,000 sophonts (thousands).

• This is a Low Population World and the population would be too low to sustain itself without a little outside assistance. This may represent the home base of a sizable but mostly transient population such as the base of a major starship expedition, the last generation of a dying colony, the first generation of a new colony, or a large outpost that will probably evolve into a colony if not stopped.

World Demographics

• Human: Around 700
  • Aquan: Around 2,800
• Dolphin: Around 3,500

Linguistic Topography

The following languages are among the most commonly used here:

• Anglic: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium.
  • Galaach: An Ushran trade language derived from Anglic, widely spoken throughout the Shallows, Zeda and Ushra subsectors.
• Delphinic Trinary: The common language of uplifted Dolphins. There are many dialects.
• Na: A sign language developed by the Aquans.
• Vilani: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium.

World Government (G)

Bh'ai 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 Level (L)

Bh'ai has a high law level with laws covering many areas of interactions of people, corporations, and the government. A few worlds with this law level may be Amber Zones. Any interaction with the judicial system requires an Advocate trained in the local legal system. Law enforcement is present almost everywhere, either as people or via technology. Legal proceedings can take weeks to months to resolve and involve a dozen or more people. All blade weapons and firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Technology Level (TL)

Bh'ai possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land & Water: Grav belts and maturing gravcraft.
  • Air: Greatly improved hybrid grav-aircraft.
  • Space: Improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-1.

References and contributors

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.

• Jae Campbell. "Library Data: Zeda." Signal-GK 11 (1995): 93. via HIWG
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 80.
• Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 47.