Goal Terminus (world)

Goal Terminus/Ghost Rift (Beyond 0935)
Classic Era (1116)	B925432-A Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g) Atmosphere 2 Vacuum (very thin - tainted) Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 4 Moderate (50 thousand) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	D
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	2

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Goal Terminus is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

• In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
• As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Ghost Rift Subsector of Beyond Sector.

• This is a frozen world, with a climate of extremely low temperatures.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Goal Terminus has a solitary primary star.

Goal Terminus
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	D	White Dwarf		0.53	6800 - 6800	0
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00011	0.00168	0 - 0.03	0.011	0.11
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	0
	Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)

Goal Terminus is indeed the terminus of a major trade route passing through Jarnac Pashalic, Corellan League, Zydarian Codominium, and Hefrin Colony space. The piratical regime controlling Haes, however, has made travel here increasingly difficult.

Since 635, Goal Terminus has been the home of The Patient, or Those Who Await the End of Time, a sect dedicated to the understanding of the fate of the universe through meditation and logic (albeit convoluted logic). They are not a grim people but a joyful sect; indeed, their enthusiasm can be draining.

World Starport

Goal Terminus has a Class B Starport, a good quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

• Although fewer than ten ships visit Goal Terminus in a year, the starport remains well-appointed, and fees are reasonable. The Patient own a jump-3 starship with which they will transport those who wish to study with them.

World Population (P)

Goal Terminus has a population of 50,000 sophonts (tens of thousands).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.

World Technology Level (T)

Goal Terminus 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.

Some of the homesteads on Goal Terminus employ technology to lessen the strain of the local gravity, but many choose to endure it.

World Government (G)

Goal Terminus is governed by Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. A single family or small group provides the leadership and important positions within the government. These positions are inherited by members of the group or by their relatives. The organization may be a monarchy, with titles passed to family members, or a plutocracy where inheritance of the family fortune includes government position. Alternatively, the organization may be a more typical government apparatus, only with positions of power inherited.

World Law (L)

Goal Terminus has a low law level. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate. Portable energy weapons, body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

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.

• Paranoia Press, The Beyond
• Paranoia Press, The Beyond, 1991 online updates by Chuck Kallenbach
• TravellerMap T5SS Data
• Mongoose 2nd: The Spinward Extents