Kargar (world)

Kargar/Hikaru (Amdukan 1812)
Classic Era (1116)	B542642-9 Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics 2 Dry World 20% Population 6 Moderate (9 million) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level 9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M1 V M7 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Kargar is a poor, nonindustrial hellworld with a population struggling to survive in an inhospitable environment.

• Hellworlds often offer daily, and sometimes even hourly, life-threatening situations to their inhabitants. Survivors often develop intense survival skills and tend to be grim realists.
• It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
• It is an independent member of the Julian Protectorate in the Hikaru Subsector of Amdukan Sector.

• This world has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships.
• This world has a Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Kargar has two stars in the star system.

Kargar
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M1 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.5	3620 - 3660	0.08839
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0047	0.0247	0.31 - 0.59	0.47	4.7
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks
Kargar
	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 & Background (Dossier)

In 377, Commodore David Lindquist of the Julian Protectorate Star Legion clashed with expansionist Hhkar at Kargar. He was able to almost defeat the invaders; the Hhkar were so impressed by his tenacity and cleverness that when he was captured, he was given an honorable execution (very rare for aliens), and the Hhkar withdrew from the system in spite of having been victorious. This was the first step toward a more cooperative relationship between Hhkar and their Human and Vargr neighbours.

While the Hhkar have since been integrated into the Protectorate, there is still a good deal of wariness about them and their intentions, and a well-staffed and well-armed Star Legion base is maintained at Kargar as a warning and an insurance policy.

World Starport (St)

Kargar has a Class B Starport, a good quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

• There is an associated Naval Base.

World Population (P)

Kargar has a population of 9,000,000 sophonts (millions).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.

World Demographics

• Vargr: 10% (mostly Ovaghoun Vargr)
• Vilani
• Small communities of Bwap, Solomani, and others.

Linguistic Topography

• Julian Anglic: A variant of Transform Anglic, and one of the official languages of the Julian Protectorate.
• Irilitok: The language family of the most populous Vargr phenotype and ethnic culture within the Julian Protectorate.
• Ovaghoun: The language family of a populous Vargr phenotype and ethnic culture.
• Vilani: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium and common to many Human worlds beyond its borders.

World Technology Level (T)

Kargar possesses a Technology Level of TL–9.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fusion power.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ultra high-speed trains and early grav vehicles.
  • Water: High efficiency sailcraft, multihulled seacraft, improved artificial gills.
  • Air: Tiltrotorcraft, exotic VTOL's, PARWIG, and rocket-assisted suborbitals.
  • Space: SSTO spacecraft, early military spacecraft (System Craft), and interstellar STL starships
  • FTL: Prototype Jump Drive-1.

World Government (G)

Kargar is governed by a Representative Democracy where government leadership is by representatives elected by eligible voters. What determines an eligible voter varies. The representatives determine policy, including selecting members of the bureaucracy. There can be referenda, votes by eligible voters on specific subjects.

World Law (L)

Kargar has a low law level. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate. Portable energy weapons, body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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.

• Loren Wiseman. "Julian Protectorate." Challenge 49 (1991): .
• Loren Wiseman. "Contact:Hhkar." Challenge 52 (1991): .
• Steve Jackson, Loren Wiseman. Alien Races 4 (Steve Jackson Games, 2001), 68-75.