Gaar (Am 3026) (world)

Gaar/Mesmabi (Amdukan 3026)
Classic Era (1116)	C5669A6-A Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 6 Wet World 60% Population 9 High (9 billion) Government A Charismatic Dictator Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F4 V M5 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Gaar is a high-population, pre-rich world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• It lacks adequate resources to expand its economy to a rich status.
• Its economy and population are rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to quickly rise barring outside forces.
• It is a member of the Hegemony of Lorean in the Mesmabi Subsector of Amdukan Sector.

• This world-system has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships, which may be located on or off-world.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Gaar has two stars in the star system.

Gaar
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	F4 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.38	6550 - 6670	3.08729
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0143	0.1457	1.58 - 2.75	1.43	14.3
	Orbit #	*	0	4	4	7
	Remarks
Gaar
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M5 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.162	2930 - 3060	0.00171
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0018	0.0034	0.04 - 0.09	0.18	1.8
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	4
	Remarks

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Gaar is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Gaar has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. A Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear and will likely be easy for most sophonts to breathe.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Gaar has 55-65% of its surface covered by liquid water. It has significant large liquid bodies. Wilderness refueling is possible.

History & Background (Dossier)

World Starport (St)

Gaar has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which features amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

• There is an associated Naval Base.

World Population (P)

Gaar has a population of 9,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).

• High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.

World Demographics

• Arzula Humaniti, 60%
  • The Arzula are dominantly Vilani in ancestry, with strong 'minor notes' of Solomani Slavic and Arabic heritages.
• Vargr, 40%
  • Irilitok Vargr

World Languages

The following languages are most commonly heard:

• Arzulan (Arzula-C, others)
  • Various local languages may be heard, but have no support from the Lorean government.
• Irilitok: The language family of the most populous Vargr phenotype and ethnic culture within the Julian Protectorate.
  • Tenirruet: A widespread Irilitok trade language within the Hegemony of Lorean

World Technology Level (T)

Gaar possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land & Water: Grav belts and maturing gravcraft.
  • Air: Greatly improved hybrid grav-aircraft.
  • Space: Improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-1.

World Government (G)

Gaar is governed by a Charismatic Dictatorship. Charismatic governments justify their ability to rule by simply asserting their right to rule. Charismatic dictatorships are typically young governments, coming as a recent change, and rely on the leader(s) to supply head of government.

World Culture

Culturally, Arzula are best described as a blend of

• A Vilani conformity and caution,
• A Solomani taste for relentless expansionism and racial supremacy, and
• A very old-school political messianic authoritarianism.

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.

• MegaTraveller Vilani & Vargr (named & dot map)
• Classic Traveller K'kree (Alien Module) (named but no further data)
• Author & Contributor: Jeff Zeitlin (generated data)
• Alvin Plummer. "System Flags of the Empty Quarter II." Stellar Reaches 25 (2014): .