District 268 Subsector
Library Data Milieu 1116 Milieu 1200
| District 268 Subsector | |
|---|---|
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| Sector | Spinward Marches |
| Capital | Mertactor (Spinward Marches 1537) |
| Number of Systems | 32 |
| Stellar and Economic data | data page |
| Majority Control | Non-Aligned - 56% |
| 2nd Control | Client States - 38% |
| 3rd Control | Other - 16% |
| Map Key | Map Key |
District 268 is Subsector N of Spinward Marches Sector.
- It is a turbulent frontier region.
Description (Physical Astrography)[edit]
District 268 is a region of Balkanized Space lying along the rimward edge of the Spinward Marches. It was defended by the Imperial 443rd Detached Squadron during the Fifth Frontier War[1]
- The resources of the subsector are being exploited.
Astrographic Features[edit]
The following astrographic data has been determined regarding District 268:
- The subsector is a slightly below average stellar density region.
- The brightest star is the orange giant primary of the 567-908 system.
- One rift region lies within the subsector: the trailing edge of the Greater Collace Rift.
Stellar Distribution[edit]
A basic map showing the distribution and size of stars within District 268.
- The color corresponds to the visible color of the star, which links to its spectral classification.
- The size as shown indicates both the physical size of the object and its relative brightness.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
Note that the stars as depicted are representative. Any star, no matter what its size, is a mere speck within the hex it occupies.
- Ordinary main sequence stars can barely be seen from even a hex away.
- Huge, intensely luminous giant stars can be seen from across the subsector and far beyond.
Rifts[edit]
The Greater Collace Rift dominates the central-spinward edge of the subsector.
- The rift's borders remain relatively indeterminate: astrographers differ about its exact physical boundaries.
- It is an obstacle to interstellar trade and commerce.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
Mains Clusters & Traces[edit]
High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along the clusters and traces of the sector, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between their member worlds. Jump-2 and Jump-3 feeder routes work their ways around the rifts and voids that dot the region, linking the various clusters and traces.
Mains[edit]
Main is an astrographic term for groups of 50 or more systems that are accessible by jump-1-capable starships.
Mains are highlighted in green: three elements of one main passes through the subsector.
- The Bowman Arm of the Spinward Main.
- The Collace Arm of the Spinward Main.
- The Kaharoht Run, a Mewey trade route that forms part of the Collace Arm of the Spinward Main. It is favoured by merchants of the Mewey Empire.
- The Glisten Arm of the Spinward Main.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
World Listing[edit]
Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds lying within District 268 is available.
- The primary source material is the T5SS data and Traveller Map.
- Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.
- Older, incorrect, or outdated data is retained for reference.
AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:
Verified updated data is constantly sought.
- Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
In the early years of Marches exploration, the Spinward Main route through District 268 was the only viable route for jump-1 ships trading with the Imperial worlds in the Glisten Subsector. The Main forks into two branches at Talos (Spinward Marches 1436): the Collace Arm runs Spinward toward Five Sisters, while the Glisten Arm runs Trailing. Although jump-2 and jump-3 traffic is more economical, enough jump-1 ships plied these routes to create a trickle of settlement.
Polity Listing[edit]
The following polities can be found within this subsector:
- Third Imperium.
- Imperial Domain of Deneb (ImDd).
- Imperial Client States (CsIm).
- Other Powers.
- Non-Aligned human-dominated worlds (NaHu).
- Unclaimed Worlds (NaXX). Typically barren worlds or worlds with unrecorded native populations.
- Trexalon Technical Consortium: A powerful business conglomerate that seeks to prevent Imperial expansion into the region.
- Ag Worlds Combine: A mercantile partnership pursuing its own interests that acts as a federation.
- Colmetal, Inc.: An industrial combine registered on Collace which maintains mines throughout the subsector.
Native Sophonts[edit]
The following races (sophont species) are believed to have originated in this area:
- Non-Human Races
- Otarri of Faldor. Primitive, largely aquatic, broadly humanoid carnivores with parallels to Terran amphibians and aggressive temperaments.
They are facing extinction as their homeworld experiences massive climate change. - Shriekers of 567-908. Primitive, heavily built scavengers broadly resembling short-limbed Terran arachnids. They communicate via gestures and motions and by loud bellows and shrieks.
- Otarri of Faldor. Primitive, largely aquatic, broadly humanoid carnivores with parallels to Terran amphibians and aggressive temperaments.
Demographics[edit]
Significant populations of the following races reside within this area:
- Humaniti (human races)
- Mixed Heritage (Major Race): widespread across the region.
- Solomani of Terra (major race): many individuals have Solomani ancestry.
- A few worlds have small genetically distinct Solomani populations. These often exist as insular ethnic groups with their own traditions and cultures.
- Vilani of Vland (Major Race): many individuals have Vilani ancestry.
- A few worlds have small genetically distinct Vilani populations. These often exist as insular ethnic groups with their own traditions and cultures.
- Zhodani of Zhdant (major race): principally merchants, traders, and wanderers.
- Non-Human Races
- Otarri (minor race): a few thousand confined to their homeworld.
- Shriekers (minor race): unknown numbers (possibly tens of millions) confined to their homeworld.
Politics and Diplomacy[edit]
The District was formally added to the Imperial rolls in 610 (the neighboring Five Sisters Subsector, created at the same time, was originally District 267) as the 268th subsector to be considered for inclusion in the Imperium. [2]
As a district, its worlds are not members of the Imperium, but they do receive Imperial protection. Imperial affairs are administered from Glisten (Spinward Marches 2036) although a token capital is maintained at Mertactor (Spinward Marches 1537). [2]
Much activity in the subsector revolves around a "cold war" of sorts between pro-Imperial Collace, which hopes to one day be the subsector capital of an incorporated Imperial region, and the Trexalon Technical Consortium, which wishes the subsector to remain independent.
The Ag Worlds Combine is an alliance of agricultural providers that is also influential within the subsector.
Subsector Timeline[edit]
Major events that have affected this subsector and the wider region that it lies within:
- circa -300,000: the Ancients are active within the sector, most notably transplanting humans from Terra onto Darrian.
- −5823: the Zhodani Consulate is established.
- -4045 to -2204: the Vilani Ziru Sirka controls vast territories.
- after -4045: a few Vilani dissidents fleeing the Ziru Sirka may have passed through the sector.
- -2404 to -2215: the Interstellar Wars. The young Terran Confederation battles against the ancient Ziru Sirka.
- -2400s: Terran explorers pass through the sector, heading generally to spinward and eventually founding settlements in the Theta Borealis region.
- -2204 to -1776: the Rule of Man administers the former Ziru Sirka.
- -1776 to 0: the Rule of Man collapses. Charted Space endures the Long Night.
- -1511: the Itzin Fleet, a group of far-flung Terran traders, contact the Daryens of Darrian. Over the next few centuries Daryen technology advances exponentially.
- Colonists from the Fleet found settlements on a few other worlds within the region.
- -1270: Daryen exploration reaches 20 parsecs from Darrian itself.
- -1137: the Darrian Confederation is founded.
- -1118 to 380: the Aslan Border Wars.
- -924: the Maghiz – the primary star of the Darrian system destabilizes, creating a monumental Electromagnetic Pulse that hits worlds many parsecs away and destroys the now highly advanced Daryen civilization.
- circa -750: Gvegh Vargr from coreward launch sporadic raids into the sector.
- -399: Gram and a number of other worlds in the Sword Worlds Subsector are settled by Terrans fleeing a civil war in the Old Earth Union, in the Solomani Rim. They make their escape from Terra though Aslan Space.
- -200: contact between the Old Earth Union and the Terran settlements in the Sword Worlds Subsector is cut. The long and treacherous route through Aslan Space was made more difficult due to the ongoing Border Wars and the frequent political and territorial changes they caused.
- -187: the Zhodani establish contact with Daryens.
- -186: the Sacnoth Dominate, the first Sword Worlds' government forms.
- The Year 0: the Third Imperium is founded, ending the Long Night.
- 60: Imperial development within the Marches begins in earnest with the settlement of Mora. The Imperial frontier gradually expands into the sector.
- 73: Imperial traders exploring to spinward establish formal contact with the Sword Worlds.
- 75: Regina is settled. A bubble of Imperial territory grows around it.
- before 100: increasing numbers of Vargr settle the relatively empty regions to coreward.
- 148: the IISS make formal contact with Daryens.
- 300: Pretoria, in Deneb Sector, is settled by the Imperium and eventually becomes the administrative center for the Aramis Trace in the Spinward Marches.
- 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the subsector.
- 400s: the Zhodani begin settlement within the Marches. They know it as Tloql Sector.
- 589-604: First Frontier War.
- 604-622: the Imperial Civil War.
- 615-620: Second Frontier War.
- 624: the Express Boat Network is established.
- 800-820: the Psionics Suppressions.
- 979-986: Third Frontier War.
- 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the subsector.
- 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the subsector becomes widely available.
- 1082-1084: Fourth Frontier War, also known as the False War.
- 1107-1110: Fifth Frontier War.
Subsector Summary[edit]
District 268, subsector N of Spinward Marches, contains 32 worlds with an estimated combined population of 10 billion, a per capita income of Cr4,518, and a total economy of BCr47,029. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr317 through 22 starports (1 Class A, 9 Class B, 8 Class C, 4 Class D) employing 104,850 people. Driving this interstellar trade are three Agricultural (Ag) worlds, three Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, two Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, two Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, eight Rich (Ri) worlds, and two Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in District 268 maintain six Scout bases and three Naval bases. The average technology level is 7 (with most between 4 and 11). The highest technology level is 13 at Collace (Spinward Marches 1237).
District 268, subsector N of Spinward Marches, contains 44 stars and 315 identified planets; 20 monostellar systems, 12 binary systems, no trinary systems, and no systems with four or more stars. 18 of the 32 systems (56%) have native gas giants. There are one Asteroid (As) belt, one Desert (De) world, three Garden (Ga) worlds, three Ice-capped (Ic) worlds, five Poor (Po) worlds, four Vacuum (Va) worlds, and no Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds.
District 268 has an estimated population of 10 billion distributed across two High population (Hi) worlds, four Moderate population (Ph) worlds, 13 Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, four Low population (Lo) worlds, and four Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population worlds are Forine (Spinward Marches 1533) and Collace (Spinward Marches 1237). The population consists primarily of 4 sophont groups including two native sophonts.
| 4 identified sophont populations in District 268 | |
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Non-Aligned, Human-dominated[edit]
There are 17 Non-Aligned Human-dominated worlds in District 268 with an estimated combined population of 8 billion.
Client state, Third Imperium[edit]
The Client states of the Third Imperium in District 268 encompass ten worlds with an estimated combined population of 1 billion.
Non-Aligned, unclaimed[edit]
There are three Non-Aligned unclaimed worlds in District 268 with an estimated combined population of less than 1 million.
Third Imperium, Domain of Deneb[edit]
The Third Imperium, Domain of Deneb has jurisdiction over two worlds in the subsector with an estimated combined population of 10 million, a per capita income of Cr5,800, and a total economy of BCr58. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr115 through 2 starports (0 Class A, 2 Class B, 0 Class C, 0 Class D) employing 36,940 people. Driving this interstellar trade are no Agricultural (Ag) worlds, no Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, no Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, no Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, one Rich (Ri) world, and no Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in the Third Imperium, Domain of Deneb maintain two Scout bases and one Naval base within the subsector.
The Third Imperium, Domain of Deneb has an estimated population of 10 million within the subsector, distributed across no High population (Hi) worlds, no Moderate population (Ph) worlds, one Non-industrial (Ni) world, no Low population (Lo) worlds, and no Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population world is Mertactor (Spinward Marches 1537). The population consists primarily of 1 sophont group.
References[edit]
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- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 18-19.
- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 18-19.
- Marc Miller. Safari Ship (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 32-33.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 94-100. (UWP only)
- Gregg Giles. "Mercenary Ticket: Collace Is Pending." Security Leak 03 (1988): .
- Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58. (UWP only)
- Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 48-49.
- Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 73-77.
- Martin Dougherty. Bowman Arm (Avenger Enterprises, 2006), 7-9.
- Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 110. (UWP only)
- Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
- Martin Dougherty. The Bowman Arm (Mongoose Publishing, 2016), 3-4.
- Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 123-127.
- Timothy Collinson. Three Blind Mice (March Harrier Publishing, 2020), 29.
- ↑ J. Andrew Keith. Beltstrike (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), page 8 (Reference Book).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), page 19.