Keshi (Co 1938) (world)

Keshi/Dunea (Core 1938)
Milieu 0	B566200-7 Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 6 Wet World 60% Population 2 Low (100) Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level 7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
Classic Era (1116)	B5669D8-8 Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 6 Wet World 60% Population 9 High (3 billion) Government D Religious Dictatorship Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K3 V M1 V M0 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	4

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Keshi (Co 1938) is a high-population world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Dunea Subsector of Core Sector in the Domain of Sylea.
• It lies within the Santry Cluster, at the heart of the Dunea Main.

Description (Planetology)

During the Long Night, this was the capital of the Chanestin Kingdom. Rulers of both the world and the larger interstellar kingdom included Brzeszcze and Nayarit.

Stellar Data

Keshi has three stars in the star system.

Keshi
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K3 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.78	4600 - 4830	0.41911
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.007	0.0537	0.65 - 1.18	0.7	7
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
	Remarks
Keshi
	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
Keshi
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.57	3770 - 3850	0.13982
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0055	0.031	0.39 - 0.74	0.55	5.5
	Orbit #	*	*	2	1	6
	Remarks

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Keshi is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Keshi has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. A Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear and will likely be easy for most sophonts to breathe.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Keshi has 55-65% of its surface covered by liquid water. It has significant large liquid bodies. Wilderness refueling is possible.

History & Background (Dossier)

Before the founding of the Third Imperium, the Chanestin Kingdom ruled here, a rival to the growing Sylean Federation.

Sylean trader-emissaries, arriving in -107, received very short shrift when they spoke of their growing nation, bound together by economic self-interest and mutual defense. The summary execution of these "spies" brought the Syleans in force against the Chanestin systems.

Following the Chanestin Kingdom's defeat by the fledgling Third Imperium, and fearing that their culture would be erased, the disenfranchised Chanestin nobility retrieved paintings, sculptures, manuscripts, archived holovideos and other art forms and records from the former worlds of the kingdom, transporting them to Keshi. Entire bridges, towers, monuments and other architectural pieces were disassembled and transported to Keshi, where they were reconstructed for the public to admire.

World Starport (St)

Keshi 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.

World Population (P)

Keshi has a population of 30,000,000,000 sophonts (tens of billions).

• High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Core Anglic, one of the principal dialects of one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
• Vilani, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.

World Technology Level (T)

Keshi 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)

Keshi is governed by a Religious Dictatorship. The leadership of the government is another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy). There is a powerful independent organization, the state religion, which has influence or direct control of the government. Like the bureaucratic governments this may simply be a strong influence with a secular government, be direct influence by virtue of controlling who may be in the leadership, or be a direct theocracy where the church leadership and bureaucracy is the government.

World Law (L)

Keshi has a high law level with laws covering many areas of interactions of people, corporations, and the government. A few worlds with this law level may be Amber Zones. Any interaction with the judicial system requires an Advocate trained in the local legal system. Law enforcement is present almost everywhere, either as people or via technology. Legal proceedings can take weeks to months to resolve and involve a dozen or more people. All blade weapons and firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

Timeline

• -1304: King Brzeszcze decides that the time is right for Keshi to take advantage of its superior technology and conquer its neighboring worlds.

• -1250: The Chanestin Kingdom reaches its largest size.

• -200: Having been depleted by the deprivations of the Long Night, the Kingdom now has only one functioning jump ship.

• Circa -120: Queen Nayarit rebuilds a jump-capable fleet in secret.

• -107: Sylean trader-emissaries arrive at Keshi and speak of their growing Federation. The Chanestin are quick to recognize the threat represented by their nation's federal ideas. On the orders of Queen Nayarit, the trade mission is executed. When elements of the Sylean fleet arrive at Keshi, they are engaged by the Chanestin system defense fleet.

• 2: The on-off Chanestin-Syelan War ends in a Sylean -- now Third Imperium -- victory, with the conquering of Keshi and final surrender of the Chanestin Kingdom. Keshti is incorporated into the new Imperium.

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.

• Marc Miller's Traveller T4 First Survey
• Mongoose 2nd: The Third Imperium