Kenche (world)

Kenche/Tiachtiebria (Fulani 2214)
Classic Era (1116)	X450000-0 Starport X No Starport Size 4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 0 Barren (0) Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level 0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K4 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	2

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Kenche is a poor, barren desert world with no overt population, government, or law level.

• This world has no free-standing water.
• This world could be populated if anyone had an inclination to do so...
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Tiachtiebria Subsector of Fulani Sector.

• This is a cold world with an overall climate that is at the lower temperature range of human-congruous sophont endurance.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Kenche has a solitary primary star.

• It is an orange main sequence.

Kenche has a solitary primary star.

Kenche
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K4 V	Main Sequence		0.73	4440 - 4600	0.33238
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0066	0.0478	0.58 - 1.07	0.66	6.6
	Orbit #	*	*	2	2	6
	Remarks		None

System Data

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

• The mainworld.
• x4 secondary rocky worlds.
• x1 planetoid belt.
• x2 gas giants.

Mainworld Data

The mainworld orbits within the star's Habitable Zone.

• It lies within the zones colder outer H- region.
• It receives lower levels of stellar energy.

• The world orbits inside the stars Jump Shadow.

Mainworld Size (S)

Kenche is a Meso World between 5,600km and 7,200km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.32G and 0.46G. The horizon will appear about 3.6km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Kenche has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Kenche has no free-standing water or ice on the surface. Wilderness refueling isn't possible on this world. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are classified Desert World or a Hell World depending on their atmosphere.

• The world experiences low temperatures.
• The surface is an arid, hostile environment.

Satellites:

Kenche retains two small vacuum moons.

• The worlds orbit once every few weeks.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

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

• Locally, detailed maps may be available.
• Verified updated charts are constantly sought.
• Detailed survey data commands premium prices.

(Placeholder chart, predominantly dry world.)

Native Lifeforms

Primitive native life occupying a number of ecological niches. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

History & Background (Dossier)

Kenche is a frontier, a wild and lonely place that rarely sees visitors. Many of the planets and moons within the system have never had an intelligent being visit them.

• Information about the system is limited.
• The resources of the system are largely untapped.

The system is unpopulated.

• Commercial traffic is extremely rare: the system sees very few visiting ships.
• Commo only picks up natural background noise and static.
• There are no active navigation beacons.

Note that social data, though only 40 years old, may be out of date: previously undocumented groups may now inhabit the system and maintain their own culture, forms of government, and systems of law.

• Verified updated data is constantly sought.

World Starport (St)

Kenche does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.

World Demographics (P)

Kenche is unpopulated.

Urbanization

None.

World Technology Level (T)

Kenche possesses a Tech Level of TL–0.

• The world has no technological base.

World Government (G)

Kenche has no government or ruling authority of any kind.

World Military

None.

World Law (L)

Kenche has no law level. No laws of any kind are enforced.

World Economy

• Resources: A (abundant)
• Labor: 0 (unpopulated)
• Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
• Efficiency: -5 (extremely poor)

Trade Data

• Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Culture

• Homogeneity: 0 (none)
• Acceptance: 0 (none)
• Strangeness: 0 (none)
• Symbols: 0 (none)

World Timeline

• 300-420: the First Survey charts the system.
• 995-1065: the Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published.

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.

• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), 50, 51. (sector named, dot map provided locating world)
• Author & Contributor: Jo Grant of CORE (generated data) / Geir Lanesskog (refinement of data)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS