Greater Massilia Main

The Greater Massilia Main is a long and prosperous Main running between Zarushagar Sector and Massilia Sector.

• It is an astrographic feature and a major trade route.

Description / Specifications

(Charts sourced from Traveller Map)

Astrography

The Greater Massilia Main is a major trade route lying along the trailing edge of Zarushagar Sector and the spinward edge of Massilia Sector.

• It has 128 member systems: 64 of these lie within Zarushagar Sector and 64 lie within Massilia Sector.
• The Main is host to four subsector capitals, two in each sector.

A basic overview of the Greater Massilia Main and its various regions, right:

• Worlds on the Main are highlighted in green.

Regions

The Main has eight distinct regions:

• The Epshu Cluster. A group of systems lying to spinward.
• The Great Loop. The heart of the main.
• The Huon Arm. A branch of the Main extending to rimward.
• The Keum Cluster. A group of systems lying to trailing.
• The Little Loop. A group of systems lying to coreward of The Great Loop.
• The Outer Loop. A group of systems lying to trailing of The Great Loop.
• The Victorian Arm. An arm of systems connecting the Epshu Cluster to The Great Loop.
• The Yagas Arm. A branch of the Main extending to coreward-trailing.

The Network

The Network is an informal name given to the web of mains that terminate within Zarushagar Sector and the various major Clusters that lie between them.

• The Greater Massilia Main is a major element of The Network.

Being associated with The Network lends a region and the worlds it contains a certain gravitas.

Charts of the Zarushagar and Massilia sectors are shown, right:

The Greater Massilia Main offers jump-2 access to the following:

• Aarze Cluster
• Khipge Line
• Lode Cluster
• Provalan Cluster
• Rhamsteppe-Mongrebi Main
• Schmidt Cluster
• Sylean Main
• Vilani Run

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Commercial Data

The following commercial and economic information has been determined:

Corporations

Corporations and organizations active within the Main include:

• Akagi Transport, a sector-wide transport and logistics corporation.
• Durdashilu Li, a sector-wide mining and manufacturing concern.
• GSbAG, an Imperial megacorporation involved in ship construction.
• Hortalez et Cie, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in banking and finance.
• Ling Standard Products, an Imperial megacorporation engaged in widescale resource extraction and processing.
• Llelish Interstellar, the Domain's leading media provider.
• Makhidkarun, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in communications and entertainment.
• Naasirka, an Imperial megacorporation that specializes in electronics and robotics.
• Pilgra Portal Tourlines, a small transport corporation operating within the Yagas Arm region and specializing in passenger services.
• Sharurshid, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in finance and commerce.
• Tukera Lines, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in transport and logistics.
• Zaimen, Clammath and Hollings, a major producer of weapons systems and munitions.
• Zirunkariish, a Vilani megacorporation specializing in investment, finance, and insurance.

A major campaign to "Buy Zarushagarii" is well advertised throughout the region.

Goods

Notable local commodities include:

• Avnira wood, generally available in the form of felled lumber or cut timber.

Security & Defense

The worlds of the region are patrolled by the Imperial 63rd, 162nd, 281st, 259th, and 282nd Fleets in Massilia Sector and the Imperial 163rd, 164th, 239th, 240th, and 277th Fleets in Zarushagar Sector. They defend Imperial territory, suppress piracy, and ensure trade and commerce.

• A strong sense of rivalry and competitiveness exists between the various Fleets.

History & Background (Dossier)

Despite its name implying it predominantly lies within Massilia Sector, exactly half of the Main's worlds are in Zarushagar Sector.

High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along the Main, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between its member worlds.

Demographics

Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this astrographic feature:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Mixed heritage (Major Race): widely spread across the Trace.
  • Solomani (Major Race): many genetically distinct individuals and communities.
  • Vilani (Major Race): many genetically distinct individuals and communities.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Anglic, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
• Vilani, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.

Rebin Empire

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

The Rebin Empire dominated the trailing end of the Main for much of the Long Night.

A basic chart showing the Empire at its maximum extent, right:

• Member worlds of the Empire are shown in brighter green.
• The region of Rebin influence is depicted in darker green.

Timeline

Major events that have affected this trade route and the wider region that it lies within:

• circa -250,000: the Ancients are active within the sector.
• -9235: the Vilani discover jump drive technology. Over the centuries pioneers and settlers gradually spread across Charted Space.
• -5400 to -4015: the Vilani Consolidation Wars.
• -4045 to -2204: the Ziru Sirka claims and settles worlds across the region.
• -2404 to -2215: the Interstellar Wars.
• -2204 to -1776: the Rule of Man administers the worlds of the region.
• -1776 to 0: the Long Night.
• The Year 0: the Third Imperium is founded.
• 76: the Ilelish Pacification Campaign.
• 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the region.
• 418-435: the Ilelish Revolt.
• 604-622: the Civil War.
• 624: the Express Boat Network is established.
• 800-820: the Psionics Suppressions.
• 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the region.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the region becomes widely available.

Worlds & Sectors / Astrography

This astrographic feature is found in the following areas:

Charted Space – Third Imperium

• Massilia Sector
  • Arar Subsector
  • Kerr Subsector
  • Keum Subsector
  • Vaait Subsector
  • Ten Suns Subsector

• Zarushagar Sector
  • Epshu Subsector
  • Gaussi Subsector
  • Lagaar Subsector
  • Lode Subsector
  • Oasis Subsector

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are members of the Greater Massilia Main 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:

129 of 129 World articles in Greater Massilia Main

Abarre  •  Ad Dobere  •  Albion (Ma 0123)  •  Amaya  •  Ambriana  •  Ample  •  Anatsov  •  Angmar  •  Appomma  •  Arilla  •  Ariman  •  Arineau  •  Arising  •  Ayachuco  •  Aypoole  •  Balikessir  •  Banjul  •  Banquo  •  Bari  •  Baza Lubrin  •  Bernous Koro  •  Bikaner  •  Birmingham  •  Capson  •  Chanaran  •  Chigan Taal  •  Citenic  •  Clausen  •  Cluseret  •  Daho (Ma 0513)  •  Dalsgaard  •  Defranco  •  Dirkou  •  Emsingale  •  Endarma  •  Enid  •  Enrique  •  Enriter  •  Epshu  •  Ergo (Ma 0314)  •  Essin  •  Fema  •  Freehold (Za 2413)  •  Golden Ring  •  Griku  •  Harding (Za 2315)  •  Hefei  •  Huon  •  Jonen  •  Juweit  •  K'zass  •  Kaflowe  •  Kaixi  •  Kalasin  •  Keevis  •  Keum  •  Kifri  •  Kirn  •  Komo Niva  •  Korthalis  •  Kuiper  •  Laisarlo  •  Lant  •  Latt (Ma 0712)  •  Laxou  •  Lebensraum  •  Lenora  •  Lineal  •  Lios  •  Liquari  •  Lismal  •  Loskene  •  Mairs  •  Makinen  •  Malinu  •  Mancilla  •  Mannai Nila  •  Marcusen  •  Masawa  •  Maxadan  •  Mekele  •  Merestone  •  Mogok  •  Mordor (Za 2415)  •  Munoch  •  Nahsora  •  Nar Sumeck  •  Naramorz Rock  •  Naston  •  Nbheji  •  Nedupon  •  Newport (Ma 0711)  •  Nonodaga  •  Norman  •  Nuaimy  •  Observatory (Ma 0807)  •  Payabyab  •  Port Arthur (Za 2609)  •  Porter  •  Poutre  •  Rasaca  •  Rebin  •  Rommen-Kucera  •  Salt  •  Sao Pacora  •  Sargashad  •  Sassuolo  •  Scimonelli  •  Sheqi  •  Shigi  •  Siepta  •  Silum  •  Soro  •  Stard  •  T'saeis  •  Tamak  •  Tephant  •  Thagam  •  Theodisus  •  Ticularosta  •  Uhlis  •  Ursa Minor  •  Uson  •  Victoria (Za 2718)  •  Voss (Za 2712)  •  Westminster  •  Xaff  •  Yagas  •  Zimrimairs  •  

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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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• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), pages 21, 22. (charts showing the worlds of the Main)
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), pages 11, 48, 49. (dot maps locating the worlds of the Main)
• Author & Contributor: MIMIC - Minor Imp of the Ministry of Information and Communication
• Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science