Library Data:Vilis Subsector
Library Data Milieu 1116 Milieu 1200
| Vilis Subsector | ||||||
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| Sector | Spinward Marches | |||||
| Capital | Frenzie (Spinward Marches 1116) | |||||
| Number of Systems | 26 | |||||
| Stellar and Economic data | data page | |||||
| Majority Control | Imperium - 66% | |||||
| 2nd Control | Non-Aligned - 20% | |||||
| 3rd Control | Other - 16% | |||||
Vilis, subsector F of Spinward Marches, contains 26 worlds with an estimated combined population of 10 billion. The population consists primarily of 4 sophont groups including three native sophonts. The governments in Vilis maintain three Naval bases and one Scout base. The average technology level is 6 (with most between 3 and 9). The highest technology level is 12 at Tremous Dex (Spinward Marches 1311). Vilis contains 41 stars and 248 identified planets; 11 monostellar systems and 15 binary systems. 10 of the 26 systems (38%) have native gas giants. [1]
Vilis is a border region, with a little less than half of its worlds being Imperial members. The spinward border is more or less open, since space in that direction is pretty much neutral. Any threat from spinward-coreward is mitigated by the worlds of the Jewell Cluster (in the Jewell subsector) flanking any Zhodani advance through non-aligned systems in that direction. [2]
However, there is a threat from rimward in the form of the Sword Worlds, who have aligned with the Zhodani on several occasions, guiding strategic thinking to some extent. However, the distribution of star systems in Vilis subsector provides a ‘firebreak’ to trailing, ensuring any defeat in Vilis is likely to be a local one.[2]
Preventing such a defeat is the responsibility of the 193rd Fleet, based out of Frenzie, Denotam and Mirriam. Its most likely opponents are the Sword Worlds, whose ships have lower jump capability than the Consulate. Against less mobile fleets, a strategy of static defense is possible and the 193rd maintains a number of guardship deployments in the form of non-jump-capable monitors supported by tenders but unable to redeploy on their own.[2]
Apart from a single BatRon held at Frenzie as a deterrent, Sector Fleet deployments in Vilis are mainly light units in destroyer and light cruiser classes. Such vessels are considered entirely adequate to deal with border incidents with the technologically inferior Sword Worlds and patrol the Abyss Rift. The Navy is also responsible for maintaining communications with the research station at Retinae and showing the Imperial Sunburst in the neutral ports of Querion.[2]
The worlds of the spinward-coreward corner of the subsector are gradually coming under sway of a loose alliance usually referred to as the Federation of Arden. As yet this is unofficial but a formal alliance seems to be emerging. Since Arden lies between Imperial and Zhodani holdings, these worlds are of strategic interest and an additional player entering the game is a cause for concern.[2]
- ↑ Information provided to the library by generated data from Traveller Map
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 63.
Other References
- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 4-5.
- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 18-19.
- Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 36-42.
- Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .