Gvadh (Da 0906) (world)

Gvadh/Old Suns (Dagudashaag 0906) Milieu 1116 B867730-A Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 7 Wet World 70% Population 7 Moderate (10 million) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 0 No Law Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	G0 V M5 V
Worlds	9
Gas Giants	3
Planetoid Belts	0
Cultural Details
Government	Self-perpetuating oligarchy
Law Level	No law
Cultural Extension	2B15
Army Size (BEs)	150
Economic Details
Technology Level	10
Economic Extension	C6D+1 Resources C Very abundant Labor 6 Moderate (1 million) Infrastructure D Comprehensive Efficiency +1 Average
Importance Extension	4
Resource Units	936
GWP (BCr)	70
World Trade Number	4.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	21,092
Starport Details
Classification	Class-B
Port Size	7
Building Capacity (Tons)	9,000
Port employees	184,685
Port passengers (annual)	1,177,300

Gvadh is an agricultural and garden world with a shirt-sleeve atmosphere and a balance of available surface water. The system has a population between 1 million and 100 million. The world has a colony on Lenkaa (Dagudashaag 0904). The world has a colony on Uushagkir (Dagudashaag 0905). It is a member of Third Imperium in the Old Suns Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Lancian Cultural Region and the Domain of Vland. Gvadh, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight (the Imperial representative to the world) and the fiefdoms of a baron and a minor duke. All three are members of the Imperial Landed Nobility who oversee affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level. 60% of the world's population is the Major Race Vargr.   During the Long Night this world was named Laap.

Astrography and Planetology

Gvadh is a member of the namesake Gvadh Cluster.

Gvadh has two stars in the star system.

Gvadh
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.06	5860 - 5930	1.22623
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0102	0.0918	1.04 - 1.83	1.02	10.2
	Orbit #	*	*	4	3	7
	Remarks
Gvadh
	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

History and Background

Gvadh was originally colonized in -1650 by Gvegh-Aek and Urzaeng Vargr fleeing the Sack of Gashikan. The Vargr remained undiscovered until -344 when they were found by a S'mrii research ship. Shortly afterward a peaceful joint colony was established. Unfortunately, after the planet's discovery by the Imperium the Vargr were shamelessly exploited for several centuries and it is only in the last 300 years that they have been able, with help from the S'mrii colony, to cast off their servitude.

Gvadh is a unique example of interspecies co-operation in that the society here has retained strong cultural ties with both its parent races while creating a subculture uniquely its own. Gvadh has been classified as 9 (Harmonious Integration) on the Tetusu-Dene scale as regards the S'mrii and other non-Human sophonts, though Human visitors should be warned that most Gvadh Vargr, especially the larger Urzaeng, will generally be extremely hostile and xenophobic towards them.

Most people outside of Old Suns Subsector know of Gvadh primarily because of the Dhueng-an-Thuk house of fashion, extremely popular across the Imperial core for its unique style and vibrant colours.

World Starport

Gvadh 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.

World Population (P)

Gvadh has a population of 10,000,000 sophonts (tens of millions).

World Demographics

• Vargr, 60%
• S'mrii, 30%
• Kiakh'iee, 10%

Linguistic Topography: 1105

The following languages are among the most commonly heard here:

• Anglic: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium.
• Ghaehoun: A trade language created by the Vargr communities of Dagudashaag.
• Gvegh: A common Vargr language family.
• Sfuizia (translated as "InterLanguage" but often referred to as S'mrii): The primary language of the S'mrii, used throughout the S'mrii ConSentiency.
• Vilani: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium.
  • Note that this language is in official use (as it is throughout the Imperium) but in practice is disfavoured by most residents.

World Technology Level (T)

Gvadh 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)

Gvadh is governed by Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. A single family or small group provides the leadership and important positions in the government. These positions are inherited by member of the group or their family members. 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.

• Among the most powerful political blocs is Phylum Hnneshant, controlled by Urzaeng Vargr.

World Law (L)

Gvadh has no law in practice. It is an Anarchy. On many worlds, this by itself justifies an Amber Zone advisory. 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.

References

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.

• Leighton Piper. "Library Data: Old Suns." Signal-GK 04 (1992): 48. - HIWG
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 79.
• Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 140.