Ishag Arm

The Ishag Arm is the trailing branch of the Liasdi Main.

• It is an astrographic feature and part of a major trade route.
• It lies within Zarushagar Sector.

Description / Specifications

The Ishag Arm is the trailing part of the Liasdi Main, an important trade route lying across parts of Ilelish Sector and Zarushagar Sector.

• The Arm has 12 member systems. It is named for Ishag, the homeworld of the Darmine.

(Charts sourced from Traveller Map).

• Worlds on the Main are highlighted in green.

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Security & Defense

The worlds of the region are patrolled by the Imperial 62nd and 240th Fleets. They defend Imperial territory, suppresses piracy, and ensure trade and commerce.

• The two fleets regularly conduct joint training and exercises.

Corporations

Corporations and organizations active within the Arm include:

• Akagi Transport, a sector-wide transport and logistics corporation.
• Durdashilu Li, a sector-wide mining and manufacturing concern.
• 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.
• Merchant's Alliance of Ueah, an organization protecting the interests of individual ships and their crews.
• Quicksilver Group Technologies, a leading manufacturer of electronic, computer and software products. It is a subsidiary of Naasirka.
• Sharurshid, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in finance and commerce.
• Tukera Lines, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in transport and logistics.

Goods

Notable local commodities include:

• Skinth: a large herbivore native to Ansset and raised for meat across the central regions of the Imperium.
  • Skinth cargoes include live beasts in pens, live beasts in Low Berths, whole Skinth carcasses (usually frozen), prime cuts of Skinth meat, or pre-prepared packaged meals.

History & Background (Dossier)

High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along the Arm, 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)
  • Darmine (Minor Human Race): widely spread across the Arm.
  • Mixed heritage (Major Race): widely spread across the Arm.
  • Solomani (Major Race): many genetically distinct individuals and communities.
  • Vilani (Major Race): many genetically distinct individuals and communities.

• Non-Human Races
  • Chinmaya of Glomar (Minor Race): found in small numbers across the Arm.
  • Droyne of Eskayloyt (Major Race): found in small numbers across the Arm.

The baseline humans that inhabit the region are colloquially known as Rimmers.

• They speak Anglic with a distinctive accent.

Worlds & Sectors / Astrography

This astrographic feature is found in the following areas:

Charted Space – Third Imperium

• Zarushagar Sector
  • Khipge Subsector
  • Liasdi Subsector

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are members of the Ishag Arm 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:

12 of 12 World articles in Ishag Arm

Arneua  •  Dineal  •  Djinn  •  Driuden  •  Ishag  •  Ishmael (Za 1521)  •  Kawa-Kwi  •  Monitor  •  Nidke  •  Siiskig  •  Tree  •  Vogasphere  •  

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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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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.

• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), pages 20, 21. (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: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science