Likhukam (world)

Likhukam System
Arnakhish/Dagudashaag 2204
Position	Distance	Name	UWP
Primary		Primary	M5 III
1	5 AU	Khelphin	Large GG
1	30	Likhukam	B200953-F

Astrography and Planetology

Likhukam is a member of the Shegimuud Trace.

Stellar Data

Likhukam has a solitary primary star.

System Data

The gigantic central star retains a tiny system, consisting of a single gas giant called Khelphin and its single moon, Likhukam.

Mainworld Data

Likhunam is a tiny, cratered airless world covered by a network of mountains and hills.

History and Background

Likhukam is a major transport and communications hub. The Imperial Navy has declared Khelphin, the gas giant, of strategic importance and has placed it under Imperial control. It is a Nexus World.

The Government is drawn from the upper management of the various corporations active on the world. Legislative decisions are based on economic factors, usually to the benefit of one or more corporations.

Point of interest: Likhukam Underground Arcologies

The planet has a population of five billion who live in enormous underground cities. All of the cities are interconnected, and there are estimated to be more than thirty million kilometers of tunnels below the surface. Each city has its own starport and is usually connected with a single corporation.

Society on the world is deeply stratified, with the altitude a citizen inhabits (in relation to the surface) dictating their social status, the range of available jobs and the quality of their life support. The upper levels of cities are dominated by huge windows giving panoramic views of the central star and the night sky. They have regular fresh air, excellent food, the parks are filled with real plants, citizens fill managerial or executive roles.

The mid-levels are darker and harsher, with adequate life support and a limited range of corporate shops. Most of the citizens perform skilled laboring work or fill minor administrative positions. The lowest levels are hot, overcrowded, and only get sporadic life support. The citizens perform unskilled work (if they work at all). Crime is rife in these areas, with a thriving black market, and huge areas controlled by criminal organizations.

World Starport (Sp)

Likhukam 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.

• There is an associated Imperial Naval Base, hosting elements of the 205th Fleet.

References and Contributors

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.

• Jae Campbell. "Library Data: Arnakhish Subsector." Signal-GK 10 (1995): 55. via. HIWG
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 79.
• Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 225.