Keum Cluster

The Keum Cluster is the far trailing branch of the Greater Massilia Main.

• It is an astrographic feature and part of a major trade route.
• It lies within Massilia Sector.

Description / Specifications

Overview

The Keum Cluster is an outlying part of the Greater Massilia Main, an important trade route lying across parts of Zarushagar Sector and Massilia Sector.

• The Cluster has 13 member systems. It is named for the important world of Keum.

A basic overview of the Greater Massilia Main and its various regions:

(Charts sourced from Traveller Map).

• Worlds on the Main are highlighted in green.

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Commercial Data

Corporations

Corporations and organizations active within the Cluster include:

• Akagi Transport, a sector-wide transport and logistics corporation.
• Durdashilu Li, a sector-wide mining and manufacturing concern.
• Ling Standard Products, an Imperial megacorporation engaged in widescale resource extraction and processing.
• Llelish Interstellar, the Domain's leading media provider.
• Makhidkarun, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in communications and entertainment.
• Naasirka, an Imperial megacorporation that specializes in electronics and robotics.
• Sharurshid, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in finance and commerce.
• Tukera Lines, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in transport and logistics.
• Zaimen, Clammath and Hollings, a major producer of weapons systems and munitions.

Goods

Notable local commodities include:

• Shifu, a foodstuff made from an aquatic lifeform native to the world of Nuaimy in Zarushagar Sector.

Security & Defense

The worlds of the region are patrolled by the Imperial 63rd Fleet in Massilia Sector and the Imperial 281st Fleet in Zarushagar Sector. They defend Imperial territory, suppress piracy, and ensure trade and commerce.

• The two fleets regularly conduct joint training and exercises.

History & Background (Dossier)

High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along the Cluster, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between its member worlds.

Demographics

Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) are found along this trade route:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Mixed heritage (Major Race): widely spread across the Trace.
  • Solomani (Major Race): many genetically distinct individuals and communities.
  • Vilani (Major Race): many genetically distinct individuals and communities.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

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

Locals speak with a distinctive Rebin accent.

Rebin Empire

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

The Rebin Empire dominated the Cluster for much of the Long Night.

• Both Keum and Mancilla were full members of the Empire.

A basic chart showing the Empire at its maximum extent, right:

• Member worlds of the Empire are shown in brighter green.
• The region of Rebin influence is depicted in darker green.

Worlds & Sectors / Astrography

This astrographic feature is found in the following areas:

Charted Space – Third Imperium

• Massilia Sector
  • Keum Subsector
  • Vaait Subsector

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are members of the Keum Cluster is available.

• The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
• Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
• Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.

AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:

13 of 13 World articles in Keum Cluster

Ariman  •  Capson  •  Jonen  •  Keum  •  Lenora  •  Mancilla  •  Mannai Nila  •  Marcusen  •  Naramorz Rock  •  Nonodaga  •  Silum  •  Stard  •  Uson  •  

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Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.

• Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.

References & Contributors / Sources

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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.

• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), page 22. (charts showing the worlds of the Main)
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), pages 11, 48, 49. (dot maps locating the worlds of the Main)
• Author & Contributor: MIMIC - Minor Imp of the Ministry of Information and Communication
• Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science