Luramsum (world)

Luramsum/Kuriishe (Dagudashaag 3111) Milieu 1116 A7A7325-D Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere A Exotic Hydrographics 7 Wet World 70% Population 3 Low (8 thousand) Government 2 Participating Democracy Law 5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons) Tech Level D Average Stellar (holo data)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M3 V
Worlds	13
Gas Giants	5
Planetoid Belts	0
Cultural Details
Government	Participating democracy
Law Level	Moderate
Cultural Extension	143B
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	13
Economic Extension	A21-1 Resources A Abundant Labor 2 Low (800) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency -1 Average
Importance Extension	1
Resource Units	18
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	3.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	352
Starport Details
Classification	Class-A
Port Size	6
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	22,495
Port passengers (annual)	3,500

Luramsum is a fluid world with an oceanic geography of a liquid other than water such as ammonia, methane, hydrocarbons, or other exotic liquids. The system supports a population of fewer than 10,000 sophonts. This is a high technology world with available technology over the standards for Charted Space. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Kuriishe Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Luramsum, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world. This world has a nearby Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships. During the Long Night this world was named Erash.

Astrography and planetology

The sole reason for Luramsum being colonised is the composition of its atmosphere, consisting almost purely of a hydrogen-methane compound. The naval base hosts elements of the 185th Fleet

Luramsum has a solitary primary star.

Luramsum Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M3 V	Main Sequence		0.37	3270 - 3430	0.03081
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0034	0.0146	0.18 - 0.35	0.34	3.4
	Orbit #	*	*	0	1	5
	Remarks

History and background

The atmosphere is much favoured in the production of high quality refined fuels for top of the range grav vehicles; it is a resource of almost immeasurable value to the small (but extremely wealthy) populace. After only a few decades of exploiting and exporting the compound to other planets within the subsector, fears are already being voiced that, at the current rate of extraction, the hydrogen will be exhausted by about 1140. Because of this, a consortium of businessman who have made their fortune here are investing heavily in technological research in an attempt to secure a future.

Economy and Culture

The entire population is situated in the planet's one city, which is centered around the starport, indeed it is difficult to tell exactly where the starport ends and the city begins, the majority of the workers being employed by starport authorities and living in starport accommodation. The work ethic among such employees is remarkably strong; the concept of a life outside work seems to be completely alien to many of them. In part this is made up for by the high standard of living such employees enjoy - most manual labourers have homes of a standard equivalent to the upper middle classes on many other planets.

Military

Because of the relative value of the hydrogen-methane compound, especially given the potential for a large corporation to come and skim the atmosphere as a starship might skim a gas giant, the local population pays for protection by the naval services. It has been suggested that the Navy does not actually believe in the strategic importance of Luramsum and keep the base only for show. It has been further suggested that they would actually be able to provide only minimal resistance in the event of a real attack. There is, of course, no evidence to either back up or deny such suppositions.

World Starport (St)

Luramsum has a Class A Starport, an excellent 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 other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

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.

• Leighton Piper. "Library Data: Kuriishe." Signal-GK 13 (1997): 19-20. via HIWG
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 86.
• Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 228.