Iamesh (world)

Iamesh/Zdachtalsish (Sidiadl 0721)
Classic Era (1116)	E98946A-3 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 4 Moderate (50 thousand) Government 6 Captive Government/Colony Law A Extreme Law (no weapons) Tech Level 3 Pre-Industrial (basic science)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K6 V M6 VI
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	0

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Iamesh is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

• In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
• As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts of Zhodani descent located in the Zdachtalsish Subsector of Sidiadl Sector.

• This is a temperate world, with a climate of pleasant, average temperatures, considered to be an ideal or near-ideal environment by many different sophont species.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Iamesh is a binary star system.

• The primary is an orange main sequence.
• The secondary is a red subdwarf.

Iamesh has two stars in the star system.

Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K6 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.69	4100 - 4300	0.27288
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0062	0.0433	0.53 - 0.99	0.62	6.2
	Orbit #	*	*	2	2	6
	Remarks
Secondary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M6 VI	Main Sequence (Subdwarf)		0.0925	2000 - 2800	0.002
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00085	0.00323	0.03 - 0.05	0.085	0.85
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	2
	Remarks

System Data

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

• The mainworld.
• x6 secondary rocky worlds.
• x1 planetoid belt.

Mainworld Data

Iamesh orbits within the prime region of its star's habitable zone.

• It receives moderate levels of stellar energy.

Mainworld Size (S)

Iamesh is a Big World between 13,600km and 15,200km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 1G and 1.3G. The horizon will appear about 5.4km away. Vessels with only 1G of thrust should avoid landing on this world.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Iamesh has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. A Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

• It experiences generally moderate temperatures.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Iamesh has 85-95% of its surface covered by liquid water with a few small continents, and a number of islands and archipelagos. Dry land is limited. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

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

• Locally, detailed maps may be available.

(Blank map, predominantly watery world.)

Native Lifeforms

Abundant native life occupying every available ecological niche. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

History & Background (Dossier)

Iamesh is a backwater outpost with a low level of technological development.

Note that social data, though only 40 years old, may be out of date.

• Verified updated data is constantly sought.

World Starport (St)

Iamesh has a Class E Starport, a frontier quality installation with few 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 a downport.

World Population (P)

Iamesh has a population of 50,000 sophonts (tens of thousands).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.
• The population entirely consists of humans of Zhodani descent.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Zdetl, the language of the Zhodani Consulate.

World Technology Level (T)

Iamesh possesses a Technology Level of TL–3.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Printing press, the mechanical telegraph, and the first audio recordings.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Coal or other simple hydrocarbon fuels and early steam engines.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Bicycles and early steam coaches with advanced roadways.
  • Water: Advanced sailing and early steam engine ships.
  • Air: The earliest hot air balloons.

World Government (G)

Iamesh has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. This is a colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.

World Law (L)

Iamesh has an extreme law level which covers every area of interaction. Laws are complex, detailed, and difficult to understand. Every interaction with the government requires an Advocate. Law enforcement is omnipresent and strict. Legal proceeding can take months to years to resolve and may involve dozens of people. A few worlds with this law level may be a Red Zone and others will be an Amber Zone. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (with no exception for private residences; visiting starships are only protected so long as they stay within designated starports and approach corridors).

Trade Data

• Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Economy

• Resources: 6 (few)
• Labor: 3 (thousands)
• Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
• Efficiency: +1 (average)

World Culture

• Heterogenity: 4 (harmonious)
• Acceptance: 1 (extremely xenophobic)
• Strangeness: 8 (very confusing)
• Symbols: 5 (concrete)

World Timeline

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

• -5823: the Zhodani Consulate is established.
• -5415: the Zhodani discover jump drive technology.
• -4006 to present: the Zhodani undertake the Core Expeditions.
• The Year 0: far to trailing, the Third Imperium is founded.
• 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the system.
• 589-present: the Zhodani and the Imperium fight a sporadic series of Frontier Wars. Most of the action occurs in Tloql Sector, to trailing.
• 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published.

References & Contributors / Sources

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• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Classic Traveller: Zhodani (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), IFC. (sector depicted and named, no additional data)
• Don McKinney. Mongoose Traveller: Zhodani (Mongoose Publishing, 2011), page 135. (sector depicted and named, no additional data)
• Author & Contributor: Joshua Bell (sector design and development)
• Author & Contributor: P-O Bergstedt (sector design and development)
• Author & Contributor: Michael Gonzalez (sector design and development)