Cambridge (world)

Cambridge/Vanguard (Fulani 3220)
Classic Era (1116)	C568565-6 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 8 Wet World 80% Population 5 Moderate (100 thousand) Government 6 Captive Government/Colony Law 5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons) Tech Level 6 Pre-Stellar (nuclear)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G3 V BD
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	3

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Cambridge is an agricultural, nonindustrial, pre-rich world with a growing agro-economy, but still lacks an adequate population to expand its economy to a rich status.

• As an agricultural world, this world is a near-ideal environment for producing quality foodstuffs of plant, animal, and other forms. Quality foodstuffs are a major export commodity for this world.
• It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. Having to import most manufactured and high tech goods drives the price up for these items at this world.
• This world has promising economic future although it needs to recruit a larger labor force in order to achieve the desired prosperity.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Vanguard Subsector of Fulani 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.
• This world toils under the control of a military government with conditions reflecting that situation, including curtailed civil rights and limited freedoms.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Cambridge is a binary star system.

• The primary is a yellow main sequence.
• The secondary is a brown dwarf substellar object.

Cambridge has two stars in the star system.

Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G3 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.99	5680 - 5720	0.96544
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0093	0.0815	0.94 - 1.66	0.93	9.3
	Orbit #	*	*	3	3	7
	Remarks
Secondary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	BD	Brown Dwarf		0.0276	950 - 1250	0
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00092	0.00038	0 - 0.01	0.092	0.92
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	3
	Remarks

System Data

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

• The mainworld.
• x6 secondary rocky worlds.
• x3 gas giants.

Mainworld Data

The mainworld orbits within the star's Habitable Zone.

• It lies within the zone's prime H region.
• It receives moderate levels of stellar energy.

Mainworld Size (S)

Cambridge is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Cambridge has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. A Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear and will likely be easy for most sophonts to breathe.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Cambridge has 75-85% of its surface covered by liquid water with a few large continents and extensive islands. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Satellites

Cambridge retains a small trace atmosphere moon.

• It orbits once every few weeks.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

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

• Locally, detailed maps may be available.
• Verified updated charts are constantly sought.
• Detailed survey data commands premium prices.

(Placeholder chart, predominantly watery world.)

Native Lifeforms

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

History & Background (Dossier)

Cambridge is relatively quiet, with a dwindling economy and falling standards of living. It is fiercely independent and has refused assistance from the Zhodani.

• Many believe the world's terrible economic situation is a result of Zhodani interference.
• The resources of the system remain largely untapped.

A few private interests are active within the system.

• Commercial traffic is sporadic: ships occasionally arrive and depart.
• Commo picks up frequent signals and private chatter. Communications are in Riftian Anglic and Zdetl.
• A few commercial navigation beacons will be active.
• A few vessels may be operating among the other worlds and moons that make up the system.

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

• Verified updated data is constantly sought.

World Starport (St)

Cambridge 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)

Cambridge has a population of 100,000 sophonts (hundreds of thousands).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.

Urbanization

A few urban centers are surrounded by smaller satellite communities.

• Inhabited areas are dotted across the world.
• Much of the surface of the world remains as wilderness.

World Technology Level (T)

Cambridge possesses a Technology Level of TL–6.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fission power generation, advanced water and wind generation of electricity.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Improved automobiles, early ATV's, and dedicated AFV's.
  • Water: Amphibious vehicles, improved submersibles, and early SCUBA gear.
  • Air: Early jet aircraft and rotorcraft VTOL's.
  • Space: Early unmanned rocket delivery systems and early manned orbital rockets.

World Government (G)

Cambridge has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. This is a colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.

• The world is controlled by a military junta.

World Military

Approximately 1000 personnel.

World Law (L)

Cambridge has a moderate level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. Personal concealable firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

Trade Data

• Importance: -1 (unimportant)

World Economy

• Resources: C (very abundant)
• Labor: 4 (tens of thousands)
• Infrastructure: 1 (extremely limited)
• Efficiency: -3 (poor)

World Culture

• Homogeneity: 3 (monolithic)
• Acceptance: 4 (extremely aloof)
• Strangeness: 9 (extremely confusing)
• Symbols: 4 (concrete)

World Timeline

• 300-420: the First Survey charts the system.
• 995-1065: the Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published.

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 Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), 50, 51. (sector named, dot map provided locating world)
• Author & Contributor: Jo Grant of CORE (generated data) / Geir Lanesskog (refinement of data)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS