Kasasha (world)

Kasasha/Zairae (Glimmerdrift Reaches 1438)
Classic Era (1116)	C1009BE-9 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 1 Small (1,600 km, 0.05g - 0.09g) Atmosphere 0 Vacuum Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 9 High (3 billion) Government B Non-Charismatic Dictator Law E Extreme Law (police state) Tech Level 9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K9 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Kasasha is a high-population, non-agricultural and industrial vacuum world, with a billion or more sophonts in population size, warranting hazardous environment precautions.

• As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
• It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
• This is a "Puzzle" world designated as an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Zairae Subsector of Glimmerdrift Reaches Sector.

• This world has a colony at Tudor.

Astrography & Planetology

This world is part of the Tlianke Hook, which is often known as the Kasasha Cluster by people in Glimmerdrift Reaches.

Stellar Data

Kasasha has a solitary primary star.

Kasasha
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K9 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.59	3850 - 3930	0.15775
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0057	0.0329	0.41 - 0.78	0.57	5.7
	Orbit #	*	*	2	2	6
	Remarks

History

Kasasha is the largest arms bazaar and mercenary hiring site within 30+ parsecs.

• The IISS recommends avoiding this system unless you have business there.

Kasasha is considered one of the Boutique Worlds.

World Starport

Kasasha has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which features amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Technology Level

Kasasha 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

Kasasha is governed by a Non-charismatic Dictatorship. This is a continuation of the charismatic dictatorship, where the original leadership has died or retired and been replaced by allies or protégés. The justifications for the original change in government remain as well as the assertion of rights to rule.

World Military

The system is heavily guarded by Ginsharian mercenaries and naval units.

World Economy

Merchant ships can refuel off the outermost gas giants, but should expect to receive heavy scrutiny when doing so.

• The arms trade and very strict laws on the carrying and use of arms have resulted in Kasasha's amber rating by the IISS.
• Kasasha International is a sector-wide corporation involved in arms sales to anyone with the cash to buy. They can be found in most TL A + systems outside the Imperium out to about 30 parsecs from Kasasha. Kasasha International also manufactures arms and ammunition for export. They represent the largest arms dealer on Kasasha.
• The colony at Tudor is a subsidiary outlet for Kasasha, dealing with the Anubian Trade Coalition.

Interstellar Relations

The Ral Ranta maintain an embassy here.

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.

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• Author & Contributor: Dakin Burdick
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