Costoz (world)

Costoz/Rosorky (Fulani 0620)
Classic Era (1116)	X252000-0 Starport X No Starport Size 2 Small (3,200 km, 0.10g - 0.17g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 2 Dry World 20% Population 0 Barren (0) Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level 0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K7 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	3

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Costoz is a poor, barren world with no overt population, government, or law level.

• This world could be populated if anyone had an inclination to do so...
• It is an unclaimed Non-Aligned world located in the Rosorky Subsector of Fulani Sector.

• It is a chilly tundra world, with a climate of low temperatures.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Costoz has a solitary primary star.

• It is an orange main sequence.

Costoz has a solitary primary star.

Costoz
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K7 V	Main Sequence		0.64	3990 - 4100	0.20972
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0059	0.038	0.47 - 0.88	0.59	5.9
	Orbit #	*	*	2	2	6
	Remarks		None

System Data

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

• The mainworld.
• x3 secondary rocky worlds.
• x2 planetoid belts.
• x3 gas giants.

Mainworld Data

The mainworld orbits within the star's Habitable Zone.

• It lies within the zones colder outer H- region.
• It receives lower levels of stellar energy.

• The world orbits beyond the stars Jump Shadow.

Mainworld Size (S)

Costoz is a Small World between 2,400km and 4,000km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.1G and 0.17G. The horizon will appear about 2.5km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Costoz has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

• The world experiences low temperatures.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Costoz has 15-25% of its surface covered by liquid water or ice. There may be a few small seas. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are Hell Worlds or Poor Worlds depending on their atmosphere.

• The surface is a frozen, hostile environment.

Satellites

Costoz retains a single tiny planetoid moon.

• It orbits once every few hours.

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 dry world.)

Native Lifeforms

Primitive native life occupying a number of ecological niches. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

• Native life thrives in low temperatures.

History & Background (Dossier)

Costoz is a frontier, a wild and lonely place that rarely sees visitors. Many of the planets and moons within it have ever have had an intelligent being visit them.

• Information about the system is limited.
• The resources of the system are largely untapped.

The system is unpopulated.

• Commercial traffic is extremely rare: the system sees very few visiting ships.
• Commo only picks up natural background noise and static.
• There are no active navigation beacons.

Note that social data, though only 40 years old, may be out of date: previously undocumented groups may now inhabit the system and maintain their own culture, forms of government, and systems of law.

• Verified updated data is constantly sought.

World Starport (St)

Costoz does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.

World Population (P)

Costoz is a Barren World with no sophont population. It may still possess lifeforms.

World Technology Level (T)

Costoz possesses a Tech Level of TL–0.

• The world has no technological base.

World Government (G)

Costoz has no government or ruling authority of any kind.

World Law (L)

Costoz has no law level. No laws of any kind are enforced.

Trade Data

• Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Economy

• Resources: 6 (few)
• Labor: 0 (unpopulated)
• Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
• Efficiency: -5 (extremely poor)

World Culture

• Homogeneity: 0 (none)
• Acceptance: 0 (none)
• Strangeness: 0 (none)
• Symbols: 0 (none)

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)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS