Heart of Canopus

The Heart of Canopus is a cluster lying within Canopus Sector.

• It is an astrographic feature and a major trade route.
• Most of its worlds lie within the Solomani Confederation: a few of its furthest rimward worlds lie within Balkanized Space.
• It is also known as the Greater Nanfeng Cluster.

Description (Specifications)

The Heart of Canopus is a large cluster in central-rimward Canopus Sector.

• It has 42 member systems.
• It is named for its size and importance.

A basic overview of the Heart:

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

Named Regions

The Heart contains four named regions:

• The Alameda Spur.
• The Dimona Cluster.
• The Fugit Arm.
• The Nanfeng Arm.

Each region has its own distinct culture and flavor.

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Commercial Data

The following commercial and economic data is available:

Corporations

Corporations and organizations active within the Heart of Canopus include:

• ConTech, a corporation specializing in life sciences, particularly large-scale bio-terraforming projects, medicine, and cloning.
• Guardian Military Systems, a large corporation involved in defense and armaments manufacture, with its core area of operations within Canopus Sector.
• Lamarck Minerals, a corporation with a relatively small core area of operations in the Solomani Rim, but with growing interests in resource extraction and processing throughout the Solomani Sphere.
• Orion Metallurgy Corporation (OMC), engaged in resource exploration, extraction, and processing throughout the Solomani Sphere.
• Panstellar, a major transport and logistics corporation.
• Probable Technologies, a scientific research organization involved with both academia and heavy industry, as well as the Confederation military.
• Solomani Maschinenbau AG, a corporation with interests in heavy engineering and starship manufacture throughout the spinward half of the Confederation.
• Solomani Shipping, a major transport and logistics corporation.
• Transstar, a Solomani megacorporation specializing in transport and logistics.

Goods

Notable local commodities include:

• (none currently listed)

Security & Defense

The worlds of the Heart are patrolled by the Solomani Navy. It defends Confederation territory, protects Confederation interests, suppresses piracy, and ensures interstellar trade and commerce.

• Confederation vessels may demand customs inspections.
• Some systems are defended by local naval forces.

History & Background (Dossier)

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

During the Rim War the Confederation attempted to "relocate" a number of non-human races to other worlds, principally to fill gaps in the labor market caused by humans serving in the military. Large numbers of Zarn were moved to the Heart to assist with agricultural tasks, the majority being semi-intelligent but still useful members of the race. Their services remain in demand, they have integrated relatively well where they have settled, and generally they are thriving.

Solomani Security keeps a close eye on things to ensure the security of the Confederation and the well-being of its loyal citizens. Almost anyone could be a SolSec informant, passing on all sorts of useful information: some gain a reward or benefit for their actions, others are coerced, but many see it as an act of duty to help protect the Solomani state and its interests.

Demographics

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

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Solomani (Major Race): widely spread across the region.

• Non-Human Races
  • Zarn of Zarn (Minor Race): principally encountered on agricultural worlds, usually engaged in physical labor.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Chinese, a Terran language that is widely spoken across the region.
• German, a Terran language that is spoken across the Confederation.
• Native Zarn languages.
• Rim Anglic, a dialect of Anglic and the principal language of the Solomani Confederation.

Timeline

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

• -9235: far to coreward, the Vilani discover jump drive technology. Over the centuries pioneers and settlers gradually spread across Charted Space.
• -4045 to -2204: the Ziru Sirka controls vast territories.
• -2431: Terrans discover jump drive technology.
• -2404 to -2215: the Interstellar Wars.
• -2204 to -1776: the Rule of Man administers the former Ziru Sirka.
• -1862 to -1110: the Terran Mercantile Community is active across the region.
• -1776 to 0: the Long Night.
• -1110 to 588: the Terran Mercantile Community gradually becomes the Old Earth Union, shrinking to control the region around Terra.
• The Year 0: to coreward, the Third Imperium is founded.
• 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the region.
• 588: the Old Earth Union and the former territories of the Terran Mercantile Community are annexed by the Imperium.
• 604-622: the Imperial Civil War.
• 624: the Imperial Express Boat Network is established.
• 704: the Solomani Autonomous Region is formed.
• 800-820: the Psionics Suppressions.
• 871: the Solomani Confederation is founded.
• 940: the Solomani Autonomous Region is dissolved.
• 990-1002: the Solomani Rim War.
• 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey includes data for 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 – Solomani Confederation:

• Aldebaran Sector
  • Star Bridge Subsector

• Canopus Sector
  • Zarn Subsector

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are members of the Heart of Canopus 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:

42 of 42 World articles in Heart of Canopus

Alameda  •  Alberto  •  Ao Guang  •  Arad  •  Bijou  •  Brion II  •  CN867  •  Caravan  •  Corcyrea  •  Dimona  •  Essence  •  Flaxen  •  Fugit  •  Gaozu  •  Glace  •  Hyperia  •  Iblis  •  Katrine  •  Lidia  •  Londrina  •  Mammon  •  Mirny  •  Muscida  •  Nanfeng  •  Nikolai  •  Ningkang  •  Noctua  •  Norden  •  Perdix  •  Platinum  •  Pollard  •  Rephorm  •  Sephran  •  Shan (Ca 2038)  •  Shiori  •  Solace  •  Thrush (Ca 1832)  •  Tybalt  •  Variable  •  Vela 7  •  Yefram  •  Yuwen  •  

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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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• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), pages 8-11, various others. (dot map locating the worlds of the Heart)
• Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips
• Author & Contributor: MIMIC - Minor Imp of the Ministry of Information and Communication
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science