Gougeste (world)

Gougeste/Jewell (Spinward Marches 0909) Milieu 1116 C572510-A Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 2 Dry World 20% Population 5 Moderate (400 thousand) Government 1 Company/Corporation Law 0 No Law Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	K2 V
Worlds	10
Gas Giants	0
Planetoid Belts	2
Cultural Details
Government	Company or Corporation
Law Level	No law
Cultural Extension	1515
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	10
Economic Extension	944-4 Resources 9 Moderate Labor 4 Moderate (40 thousand) Infrastructure 4 Very limited Efficiency -4 Very poor
Importance Extension	0
Resource Units	86
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	3.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	38
Starport Details
Classification	Class-C
Port Size	2
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Gougeste has a tainted, unbreatheable atmosphere and little available surface water. The system has a population between 10,000 and 10 million, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. This world is designated an Amber Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that make it dangerous to visitors. It is a client state of Third Imperium in the Jewell Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Gougeste has a solitary primary star.

• It is an orange main sequence.

Gougeste has a solitary primary star.

Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.82	4830 - 5100	0.49928
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0073	0.0586	0.7 - 1.26	0.73	7.3
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
	Remarks

System Data

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

• The mainworld.
• x7 secondary rocky worlds.
• x2 planetoid belts.

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Gougeste 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)

Gougeste has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. While a Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Gougeste has 15-25% of its surface covered by liquid water or ice. There may be a few small seas. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are Hell Worlds or Poor Worlds depending on their atmosphere.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

(Blank map, predominantly dry world.)

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IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

0909 Gougeste (Independent) - Amber Zone

Starport: Class III (closed).

Diameter: 2,517 miles (4,000 km).
Atmosphere: Standard oxygen-nitrogen, tainted by the remains of Ancient biological weapons.
Hydrographics: 16%.
Climate: Warm.
Population: 419,000 (including approximately 25,000 Sword Worlders).
Government: Oligarchy (Sword Worlder minority).
Control Level: 0.
Tech Level: 9.
World Trade Number: 3.5.

History & Background (Dossier)

This was part of the County of Jewell until the end of the Third Frontier War.

The first pressure domes here were built in 892 by the expanding Arkesh Spacers corporation.

This planet's civilization has totally collapsed, being currently dominated by what are in effect "biker gangs". Formerly TL–A, now more like TL–7, the sole spot of civilization is the fortified Starport. Surrounded by a ring of walls and moats plus automated armed towers, interstellar trade is sporadic at best. Food and weapons are the primary imports, with the negative reaction of Starport Authority to any heavy weapons or grav systems going to "the locals"

History-Milieu: 1120

During the Fifth Frontier War a Sword Worlds "Gram" class cruiser is forced to abandon ship at Gougeste, and the survivors quickly dominate the world. In response the Gougestra Liberation Force begins fighting to take back their home from the Sword Worlders.

History-Milieu: New Era

In the Regency era the world is spelled Gougheste.

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.

• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 12-13.
• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 18-19.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 94-100. (UWP only)
• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58. (UWP only)
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 37. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 57.
• Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 99. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 32. (UWP only)