Ekhlle Ksafi

Library Data Milieu 1116 

The Ekhlle Ksafi -- the name translates as 40th Squadron -- is a Vargr polity located in Uthe Subsector of the Gvurrdon Sector.

Allegiance Codes

Polity Astronavigational Codes

Polity	Survey	Code	Type	Remarks
40th Squadron	Pre-Imperial	40Sq	No standard code	Didn't exist at this time
40th Squadron	1st Survey (300)	V4	2-ltr code	Didn't exist in 300
40th Squadron	2nd Survey (1065)	V40S	4-ltr code	None

Description (Specifications)

The 40th Squadron is one of the best-organized Vargr bands in Gvurrdon Sector. They are descended from a squadron of Vargr warships that survived the First Frontier War in 604 and established their own petty kingdom in the chaotic aftermath of the conflict. The Squadron controls a loose alliance of a half-dozen systems.

Individual planets have their own governments but the Squadron's naval officers are the real power in the empire.

The Squadron lacks the resources to maintain its full fleet without external help; in the past, the Zhodani have propped up the Squadron to threaten the Imperium's flank. There are rumors that other, more unusual backers are supplying this polity, for reasons as yet unknown.

Goals

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

The original squadron was attached to the Ngoerrgh Togzekhz, a Vargr polity in Gvurrdon Sector that collapsed into civil war as a result of failures during the First Frontier War. The squadron, returning home to find its parent nation dissolved, established itself as an independent power.

Government

Governmental continuity is preserved through a custom of using low passage to preserve the most charismatic and talented ship captains and select crewmembers (who have won this honor through service). The First Officers of the Squadron run the ships and, through regular inter-ship councils and meetings with planetary leaders, the state's foreign policy. "Old Crew" are thawed in time of military or political crisis.

Military & Intelligence (Force Projection)

With assistance from the Zhodani military, the Squadron navy is one of the most effective fleets in Gvurrdon Sector. The state is governed by officers from the eponymous 40th Squadron and they still use the same ranks and military discipline established during the First Frontier War. The crew of each ship have a high degree of camaraderie, even for Vargr, and mates are sought from other ships within the fleet, resulting in a distinct, closed culture.

Assets include:

• Aenoegrr class Strike Cruiser, 7,000 ton, TL–13.

Later Conflicts

The 40th Squadron was part of the Outworld Coalition during the 5th Frontier War. It contributed two fleets, the Gireel Fleet and the Uthith Fleet, to the war and attacked into the Regina subsector through Dentus towards Enope. The initial attack met little resistance, but the Vargr forces nevertheless wasted some time mopping up and consolidating.

The Third Imperium responded by sending the 212th Fleet from Rhylanor to the vicinity of Beck's World where the battle lines stabilized. In mid-1109, the Gireel Fleet was destroyed and the Uthith Fleet was forced back. On 252-1109, the Uthith Fleet negotiated a separate peace and withdrew from the subsector.

The fleets were both jump-3 capable. Of the ground forces involved, 73% were equipped to TL–13, 23% to TL–12, and 5% to TL–10.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This polity can be found in the following areas:
Charted Space:
Vargr Extents:

• Gvurrdon Sector
  • Uthe Subsector

Capital: 1105

The capital of this polity is located in the following location:

• Uthith (Gvurrdon 1738)

Worlds: 1105

The 40th Squadron polity consists of the following six systems:

• Uthith (Gvurrdon 1738) (also called Tsaengngo),
• Forrodhkhokh (Gvurrdon 1839),
• Thaeuevae (Gvurrdon 1936),
• Kousuesi (Gvurrdon 1938),
• Urrllongonu (Gvurrdon 2037), and...
• Daeksuzaethuku (Gvurrdon 2137).

World Listing: 1105

The following systems and worlds are a part of this polity:

No world articles for Ekhlle Ksafi

References

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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.

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• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Vargr (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 47.
• Marc Miller. Fifth Frontier War (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), .
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• David L. Pulver. Alien Races 1 (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 77.
• Gareth Hanrahan. Secrets of the Ancients (Mongoose Publishing, 2021), 252.
• Martin Dougherty. The Fifth Frontier War (Mongoose Publishing, 2024), 106.