Lodwar (world)

Lodwar/Bright Heavens (Crucis Margin 0926)
Classic Era (1116)	D585869-4 Starport D Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 8 Moderate (400 million) Government 6 Captive Government/Colony Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level 4 Industrial (combustion)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G9 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	2

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Lodwar is a rich, pre-agricultural world with a moderate population over a hundred million, but not yet at a billion sophonts in size.

• The world's agricultural industry is growing and some economists forecast an explosion in this world's agribusiness in the near future as new agro-technology and a more capable labor force are imported.
• This is a rich world with a prosperous and thriving world economy.
• This world has high-grade living conditions with a good climate and a non-harmful environment. As such, this world is much sought after with large queues for immigration here.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Bright Heavens Subsector of Crucis Margin Sector.

• This world was colonized by and is controlled from Tsavo (world).

Description

Monostellar System

Lodwar Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Lodwar G9 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.9	5270 - 5380	0.69159
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.004	0.069	0.81 - 1.44	0.4	4
	Orbit #	*	*	3	1	5

History & Background (Dossier)

World Starport (St)

Lodwar has a Class D Starport, a poor quality installation which has few of the expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Population (P)

400,000,000

World Technology Level (T)

Lodwar possesses a Technology Level of TL–4.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone and telegraphs, widespread printing.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early electricity, hydrocarbon internal combustion.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Trains and early automobiles.
  • Water: Clippers and steam ships.
  • Air: Dirigibles, balloons, very basic rockets.

World Government (G)

Lodwar has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. A colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.

This world is governed by a nation on Tsavo.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Classic Traveller Judges Guild Crucis Margin
• T20 QuikLink Interactive Gateway to Destiny