Eridani Void

The Eridani Void is a large astrographic feature principally lying within Neworld Sector.

• It is a rift area of low stellar density.
• It lies within the Solomani Confederation.

Description (Specifications)

The Eridani Void is an area of lower stellar density lying in the rimward-trailing quadrant of Neworld Sector.

• The region measures about 19 parsecs coreward-rimward by around 6 parsecs spinward-trailing.
• It is named for Theta Eridani Subsector.
• It is a significant obstacle to interstellar trade and commerce.

Its rimward regions are known as the Fortuna Rift.

Neworld Sector Rifts

A basic chart showing the Eridani Void.

(Charts sourced from Traveller Map)

Nature of Rifts

Locally at least, a rift is an astrographic concept based purely on Jump Drive performance.

Rift regions generally relate to regular commercial traffic and the way it travels between destinations. Merchant vessels with jump-4 drives or better are fairly rare because of the higher costs involved in operating the vessel, the lower revenue generated by the reduced cargo space due to the need for large fuel tanks, and the relative paucity of technologically advanced maintenance facilities within the region. As a result, the vast majority of merchant vessels are capable of jump-3 or less.

• Large areas that cannot be crossed by Jump-3-capable vessels are denoted as rifts.
• The nature and borders of a rift may be determined by other criteria in different regions.

In order to qualify as a rift, the region must have ten or more contiguous hexes. Many areas have minor void regions that are too small to qualify as a true rift, but are still significant enough to seriously hamper and channel interstellar travel.

History & Background (Dossier)

High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along the clusters and traces of the region, 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, linking the various clusters and traces.

The Eridani Void contains no stars or stellar scale bodies.

• It is likely to contain a number of dark, frozen, starless rogue worlds and wandering icy planetoids within its depths, but none have ever been officially charted or catalogued.

Though there isn't much to see, Solomani Security keeps an eye on things to ensure the security of the Confederation and the well-being of its loyal citizens.

Jump Bridges

Some have suggested that one or more Jump Bridges may lie within the Eridani Void.

Jump Bridges are locations within empty hexes that contain caches of fuel and supplies. They allow lower jump rating vessels to bridge gaps between distant worlds by providing a halfway point. The hexes these caches lie within are truly vast, and without exact coordinates to jump to within it a vessel could end up with empty tanks in empty wilderness, perhaps light-years away from any hope of rescue. Where they do exist, Jump Bridges are heavily guarded and access is not generally granted to those without the correct credentials.

• No commercial jump bridges are known to exist within the rift.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This astrographic feature is found in the following areas:

Charted Space – Solomani Confederation:

• Alpha Crucis Sector
  • Galloway Subsector

• Neworld Sector
  • Corundel Subsector
  • Theta Eridani Subsector
  • Subra Subsector
  • Fortuna Subsector

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are associated with the Eridani Void 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:

No world articles for Eridani Void

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)

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• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), pages 8-11. (dot map outlining the region)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS