Foulours (world)
Foulours/Grnouf (Provence 2402) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic Era (1116) | Y630000-0
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See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary | G5 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 3 |
Foulours is a low-population world with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts in size.
- This world has yet to take off economically or otherwise and the population remains low for reasons largely unknown.
- It is a member of the Empire of Varroerth in the Grnouf Subsector of Provence Sector, which is part of the Vargr Extents.
- It is a secondary world in the Lair system.
- This is a hot world, with a climate of high temperatures.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
The primary is a solitary star named Kneng.
- It is a yellow main sequence.
Lair has a solitary primary star. Kneng Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity G5 V Main Sequence 0.98 5600 - 5660 0.93173 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0091 0.0801 0.91 - 1.63 0.91 9.1 Orbit # * * 3 3 7 Remarks None
System Data[edit]
The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:
- Lair, the mainworld, orbiting within the habitable zone.
- x7 secondary rocky worlds, three orbiting within the inner system, one orbiting within the outer system, and three lying within the far outer system.
- x1 planetoid belt, lying within the outer system.
- x3 gas giants, one orbiting at the very outer edge of the habitable zone and two orbiting within the outer system.
See the Lair system for additional details.
Secondary World Data[edit]
Foulours orbits within the inner system.
- It lies 0.39 AU from the star.
- It has an orbital period of 91 days, 18 hours.
Secondary World Size (S)[edit]
Foulours is a Meso World between 8,800km and 10,400km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.6G and 0.8G. The horizon will appear about 4.4km away.
Secondary World Atmosphere (A)[edit]
Foulours has a pressure of 0.10 to 0.42 atmospheres. The very thin pressures require a respirator or Oxygen Mask. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.
Secondary World Hydrosphere (H)[edit]
Foulours has no free-standing water or ice on the surface. Wilderness refueling isn't possible on this world. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are classified Desert World or a Hell World depending on their atmosphere.
Satellites:[edit]
Foulours retains a narrow ring system and a single large moon.
Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]
No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.
(Blank map, predominantly dry world.)
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
World Spaceport (St)[edit]
Foulours does not have a spaceport. The Class Y Spaceport is an indication no port exists on this world. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.
World Demographics (P)[edit]
Foulours is unpopulated.
World Technology Level (T)[edit]
Foulours possesses a Tech Level of TL–0.
- The world has no technological base.
World Government (G)[edit]
Foulours has no government or ruling authority of any kind.
World Law (L)[edit]
Foulours has no law level. No laws of any kind are enforced.
World Timeline[edit]
Major events that have affected this world and the wider region that it lies within:
- ca -250,000: The Ancients were active within the sector, transplanting the Vargr onto Lair.
- -3810: the Vargr discover jump technology and begin an era of expansion.
- The Year 0: to rimward-trailing, the Third Imperium is founded.
- circa 26: the Empire of Varroerth is founded.
- 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the system.
- 777: the Lair Protectorate is established.
- 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the system.
- 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the system becomes widely available.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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- John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M), (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), various pages. (Library data entries)
- John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z), (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), various pages. (Library data entries)
- J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Classic Traveller Vargr (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), IBC. (Sector named but no world data provided)
- James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), pages 11, 48, 49. (Dot maps indicating the location of the world, and charts indicating political allegiances)
- Rob Caswell. "Life Under the Vargr: Snapshots of the Occupation." MegaTraveller Journal 2 (1991): page 47. (Background for Provence Sector)
- David Burden, Stuart Dollar, Andy Lilly, Joseph Walsh. T4 Aliens Volume 1 (Imperium Games, 1998), pages 91-182. (The Vargr)
- David L. Pulver. GURPS Traveller Alien Races 1 (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), pages 64-99. (The Vargr)
- Simon Beal. Mongoose Traveller: Vargr, (Mongoose Publishing, 2009), various pages. (Background for the Windhorn Rift region)
- Author & Contributor: David Drazul (Generated data)
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com