Boa Trace
The Boa Trace is a small cluster located in Lagaar Subsector of Zarushagar Sector.
- It is an astrographic feature and a trade route.
- It is also known as the Hypaethral Cluster.
Description / Specifications[edit]
The Boa Trace is a small cluster of worlds located on the coreward edge of Zarushagar Sector.
- It has 10 member systems. It is named for Boa, an agricultural world within the region.
A basic chart of the Trace is shown, right:
- Worlds within the Trace are highlighted in brown.
The Network[edit]
The Trace is not considered to be part of The Network, the web of mains that terminate within the sector.
Commercial Data[edit]
Security & Defense[edit]
The worlds of the region are patrolled by the Imperial 239th Fleet. It defends Imperial territory, suppresses piracy, and ensure trade and commerce.
Corporations[edit]
Corporations and organizations active within the Trace include:
- Akagi Transport, a sector-wide transport and logistics corporation.
- Durdashilu Li, a sector-wide mining and manufacturing concern.
- Ling Standard Products, an Imperial megacorporation engaged in widescale resource extraction and processing.
- Llelish Interstellar, the Domain's leading media provider.
- Makhidkarun, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in communications and entertainment.
- Naasirka, an Imperial megacorporation that specializes in electronics and robotics.
- Sharurshid, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in finance and commerce.
- Tukera Lines, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in transport and logistics.
Goods[edit]
Notable local commodities include:
- (none currently listed)
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The Trace is a minor trade route. High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move among its member worlds carrying an eclectic variety of goods and commodities.
Boa was the first world to be settled in the Trace during the Imperial era and as such lent the region its name. Hypaethral, a substantially more important member but settled a few years later, has long attempted to have the name of the Trace changed to Hypaethral Cluster, though so far with little success. Referring to the region as a "Cluster" rather than a "Trace" would certainly give it more gravitas, but Hypaethral just doesn't roll off the tongue in the same way that Boa does.
Local Rivalries[edit]
Fierce rivalry exists with the nearby Libuka Trace. Centuries ago, during the Imperial Civil Wars, local nobles from both Traces found themselves on opposite sides. The situation went from heated arguments in the Ducal Court on Libuka to open conflict between member worlds of the two regions. Although the situation ended in a stalemate, atrocities were committed on both sides and it has left lasting enmity. In more modern times this feuding exhibits itself as an intense sporting rivalry, especially within the local Null-G Kabbadi leagues.
Demographics[edit]
Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this astrographic feature:
- Humaniti (Human races)
- Mixed heritage (Major Race): widely spread across the Trace.
- Solomani (Major Race): one significant local community, on Hypaethral, as well as many genetically distinct individuals and small communities on other worlds.
- Vilani (Major Race): many genetically distinct individuals and communities.
Linguistic Topography[edit]
The most commonly heard languages are:
- Anglic, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
- Vilani, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
Worlds & Sectors / Astrography[edit]
This astrographic feature is found in the following areas:
Charted Space – Third Imperium
World Listing[edit]
Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are members of the Boa Trace is available.
- The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
- Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
- Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.
AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:
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Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.
- Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
References & Contributors / Sources[edit]
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- Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), page 21. (charts showing the worlds of the Trace)
- James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), pages 11, 48, 49. (dot maps locating the worlds of the Trace)
- Author & Contributor: MIMIC - Minor Imp of the Ministry of Information and Communication
- Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science