Mensure (world)

Mensure/Osiris Deep (Ley 3016)
Classic Era (1116)	D6789AA-5 Starport D Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 8 Wet World 80% Population 9 High (9 billion) Government A Charismatic Dictator Law A Extreme Law (no weapons) Tech Level 5 Industrial (mass production)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K4 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	0

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Mensure is a high-population, industrial world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
• Its economy is rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to rapidly improve barring outside forces.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Osiris Deep Subsector of Ley Sector.

• This is a "low technology" world with technology competencies well below standard for Charted Space.
• This is a "Puzzle" world designated as an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

This world is located in the Lesser Rift.

Stellar Data

Mensure has a solitary primary star.

Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K4 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.73	4440 - 4600	0.33238
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0066	0.0478	0.58 - 1.07	0.66	6.6
	Orbit #	*	*	2	2	6
	Remarks

System Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

Plentiful and unique native life exists here. Great forests and vast swamps make some regions unsuitable for human habitation. The local flora and fauna are strange enough that Imperial scientists have made the long trip out to Mensure on many occasions. Each trip finds yet more unknown species.

History & Background / Dossier

No information yet available.

World Starport

Mensure 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.

Urbanization

Construction on Mensure uses a lot of natural materials and processes, as does its atmosphere processing. The locals have learned to use local plant life to provide many of the benefits of hard technology, giving their cities a strangely "organic" look.

World Technology Level

Mensure possesses a Technology Level of TL–5.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Electricity, hydrocarbon internal combustion, and the most fundamental atomic energy.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ground cars or automobiles and tracked vehicles.
  • Water: Large ships and submersibles with steel hulls.
  • Air: Early aircraft including seaplanes and very early unmanned rockets.

Mensure is small but dense, and rich in heavy elements. This might have been the reason for the initial settlement, though the world has been at only TL-5 for centuries.

World Government

Mensure is governed by a Charismatic Dictatorship. Charismatic governments justify their ability to rule by simply asserting their right to rule. Charismatic dictatorships are typically young governments, coming as a recent change, and rely on the leader(s) to supply head of government.

Given that the exotic atmosphere is harmful by Humans, it is no surprise that society is rigidly controlled. Overall authority rests with the High King, who is represented by Citykings and their subordinates. The positions of Cityking and High King are sacrificial roles. A person (who despite the title can be of either sex) rules for a time, then is ritually killed.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Law Level (L)

Mensure has an extreme law level which covers every area of interaction. Laws are complex, detailed, and difficult to understand. Every interaction with the government requires an Advocate. Law enforcement is omnipresent and strict. Legal proceeding can take months to years to resolve and may involve dozens of people. A few worlds with this law level may be a Red Zone and others will be an Amber Zone. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (with no exception for private residences; visiting starships are only protected so long as they stay within designated starports and approach corridors).

• The strict laws are seen as necessary by most of the population. Mensure has a death penalty for many crimes, unsurprising given the population pressure on-planet.

World Economy

No information yet available.

Trade Data

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World Demographics

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World Culture

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Historical Data

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World Timeline

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UWP Listing

No information yet available.

References & Contributors / Sources

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• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), TBD.
• Dave Sering. Ley Sector (Judges Guild, 1980), TBD.
• Martin Dougherty, Hunter Gordon. Gateway to Destiny (QuikLink Interactive, 2004), TBD.
• GURPS Traveller: Humaniti (Luriani)
• Mongoose Traveller: Luriani (Guadix Drift Subsector)
• External Link: Freelance Traveller by: Joel Benford
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science