Jael (world)

Jael/Arcturus (Solomani Rim 2821)
Classic Era (1116)	A55789A-C Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 7 Wet World 70% Population 8 Moderate (400 million) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law A Extreme Law (no weapons) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M2 V M8 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	3

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Jael is a pre-agricultural world with a moderate population of over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts.

• Its economy and population are growing and living conditions are expected to slowly improve barring outside forces.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Arcturus Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector in the Domain of Sol.
• This world has an Imperial Way Station.

Description (Planetology)

Jael is a typical cold sub-terrestrial world. The population lives in domed or underground cities, mining the planet’s extensive deposits of water ice to supply their life-support systems.

Jael has two stars in the star system.

Jael
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0041	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.41	4.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks
Jael
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M8 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.085	2420 - 2570	0.00018
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0011	0.0011	0.01 - 0.03	0.11	1.1
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	3
	Remarks

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

2821 Jael (Imperial Subsector Capital)

Starport: Class V - Way Station.

Diameter: 2,900 miles (4,600 km). Gravity: 0.26g.
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 68%.
Climate: Frigid.
Population: 410 million.
Government: Bureaucracy.
Control Level: 6.
Tech Level: 12.
World Trade Number: 5.5.

History & Background (Dossier)

Jael was only thinly settled during the Rule of Man. Most colonists in the region went to Banasdan, a few parsecs coreward. During the Long Night Jael was part of the Arcturus Federation. Cultural and political differences made Jael restless under Banasdani domination, and about 200 the planet fought a short war of independence against Banasdan. This war is remembered as a glorious affair by Jaelite patriots, although in truth the Federation government made almost no effort to prevent the secession.

After the Solomani Rim War, Jael was made subsector capital and a nexus of the Imperial X-boat system. This has brought a great deal of trade and Imperial investment to the planet, but the layers of local bureaucracy have blunted any economic windfall. As a result Jael has suffered from social unrest driven by various individualist and libertarian movements.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Classic Traveller Solomani (Alien Module)
• GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire
• Mongoose Traveller: Solomani Rim