Gwi (world)

Gwi/Shallows (Dagudashaag 0117) Milieu 1116 D563430-7 Starport D Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population 4 Moderate (60 thousand) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 0 No Law Tech Level 7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M0 V M7 V
Worlds	14
Gas Giants	2
Planetoid Belts	1
Cultural Details
Government	Self-perpetuating oligarchy
Law Level	No law
Cultural Extension	1112
Army Size (BEs)	1
Economic Details
Technology Level	7
Economic Extension	631-5 Resources 6 Few Labor 3 Low (6 thousand) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency -5 Extremely poor
Importance Extension	-3
Resource Units	9
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	2.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-D
Port Size	0
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Gwi has a population between 10,000 and 10 million sophonts, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Shallows Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Gwi, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world. This world contains an Imperial Scout Base, capable of handling Scout Service starships and personnel. During the Long Night this world was named Khuum.

Astrography and Planetology

Gwi is located on the Vilani Main.

Stellar Data

Gwi has two stars in the star system.

Gwi
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.57	3770 - 3850	0.13982
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0055	0.031	0.39 - 0.74	0.55	5.5
	Orbit #	*	*	2	1	6
	Remarks
Gwi
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M7 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.09	2630 - 2680	0.00022
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0011	0.0012	0.02 - 0.03	0.11	1.1
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	3
	Remarks

History and Background

Until 994 Gwi was a planet with a booming industrial base in disposable fashions and a severe population problem. Today Gwi is virtually a ghost planet. It is governed by a Council of Archbishops of the Universal Church of God and as such has a strict moral code which prohibits the use of contraceptives. In 991, several planets in Shallows were affected by a mutated sexually transmitted disease known as Artificial Chromosome Deterioration Complaint (ACDC). The cure was simple, ODA² administered over a period of six months rendered Humans immune to its effects. The problem for the Universal Church was that ODA² is a natural contraceptive rendering the user temporarily infertile.

On Gwi, the Council refused to relax its prohibition on the importation and use of any contraceptives (including ODA²) even on medical grounds. Instead they quoted Pope Innocent's address on morality: In cases where sexual relations could possibly result in danger to one or other partner then total abstinence is the only acceptable solution in the eyes of the Church. Millions who found it impossible to live such a restrictive lifestyle died slow and painful deaths before an acceptable alternative cure was discovered in 1065.

In 1077 Pope Emmanuel II opened a new cathedral on Gwi to commemorate the 'courage' of the Council in not allowing immense political and media pressure to stop them from guiding their flock in the one true path of God. Their sacrifice had prevented the people of Gwi from sinning so badly that they would have become irredeemable in the eyes of God. Indeed, he stated, their actions had ensured the millions who had died a sure and certain place in the kingdom of their father.

World Starport

Gwi has a Class D Starport, a poor quality installation which has few of the expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

Linguistic Topography

The following languages are among the most commonly used here:

• Anglic: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium.
  • Galaach: An Ushran trade language derived from Anglic, widely spoken throughout the Shallows, Zeda and Ushra subsectors.
• Sall: The predominate language of Bolivar (Dagudashaag 0240), also spoken as a common second language in surrounding subsectors, including Shallows.
• Vilani: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium.

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.

• Jae Campbell. "Library Data: Shallows." Signal-GK 09 (1994): 54-55. via. HIWG
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 79.
• Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 140.