Lan-chou (world)

Description (Planetology)

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Lan-chou has two stars in the star system.

Lan-chou
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K5 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.7	4300 - 4440	0.28697
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0065	0.0444	0.56 - 1.01	0.65	6.5
	Orbit #	*	*	2	2	6
	Remarks
Lan-chou
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K8 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.62	3930 - 3990	0.18766
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0057	0.0359	0.45 - 0.84	0.57	5.7
	Orbit #	*	*	2	2	6
	Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)

Lan-chou was settled around 388, and its population grew in response to a demand for foodstuffs on nearby Giikusu (Deneb 2316). The world lost a significant amount of its population to the Abandonment, and local industry and agriculture have had to realign to compensate.

Previously its primary products were meat and hides from its extensive ranches, which cultivated a local animal known as the Shlurry, a cow sized animal that vaguely resembles the Terran potato bug. But the ranching industry was hurt by flagging demand and depopulation, and more and more ranchers have abandoned the export business altogether. Most have gone into light industry and energy "farming", the latter being mostly solar and wind generators utilised to power factories that manufacture components and Pre-stellar technology for local use or export to nearby Giikusu.

The local government has plans to modernise the world now that the Frontier has been lifted, and is eagerly seeking new immigrants on overcrowded worlds like Lilad (Deneb 1135) or Deneb (Deneb 1925).

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate. "Data/Library: Deneb." The Travellers' Digest 19 (1990): 24-30.
• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58.
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 58.
• Peter Gray - Traveller TNE Mailing List Selected Worlds of the Regency Frontier and Rampart, Part 4 published 17 July 2001
• Mongoose Traveller: Deneb Sector (UWP only)
• External Link: Sunbane data
• External Link: Peter Gray - BARD OPAL 8548