Negev (world)

Negev/Kuriishe (Dagudashaag 2714) Milieu 1116 C5408AC-8 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 8 Moderate (400 million) Government A Charismatic Dictator Law C Extreme Law (no privacy) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M3 V M0 V
Worlds	14
Gas Giants	4
Planetoid Belts	0
Cultural Details
Government	Charismatic dictatorship
Law Level	Extreme
Cultural Extension	B78B
Army Size (BEs)	200
Economic Details
Technology Level	8
Economic Extension	E77+2 Resources E Extremely abundant Labor 7 Moderate (40 million) Infrastructure 7 Generally available Efficiency +2 Good
Importance Extension	-1
Resource Units	1,372
GWP (BCr)	585
World Trade Number	4.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	7,952
Starport Details
Classification	Class-C
Port Size	4
Building Capacity (Tons)	480,000
Port employees	630
Port passengers (annual)	13,500

Negev has a thin, tainted atmosphere and a complete lack of surface water, making it poorly suited to sophont habitation. The system has a population of hundreds of millions of sophonts. This world is designated 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. The world has a climate with temperatures at the upper range of human endurance. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Kuriishe Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Negev, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight (the Imperial representative to the world) and the fiefdoms of a marquis and a viscount. All three are members of the Imperial Landed Nobility who oversee affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level. During the Long Night this world was named Emguu.

Astrography and Planetology

Negev is a member of the Sylean Main.

Stellar Data

Negev has two stars in the star system.

Negev
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M3 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		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
Negev
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.57	3770 - 3850	0.13982
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0055	0.031	0.39 - 0.74	0.55	5.5
	Orbit #	*	*	2	1	6
	Remarks

Mainworld Topography and Geography

Negev is a hot wasteland of shifting dunes, with a native population accustomed to fighting a rearguard action against the ever-advancing desert.

History and Background

The people have cut their citadels into cliffs and use natural caves to construct dew-traps in order to try and scavenge what moisture is in the air. They grow what food crops they can in greenhouses and sheltered spots, including various desert weeds, which are processed to obtain hallucinogens. Other rare plants they grow provide drugs and medicines, which is the mainstay of the export economy.

Dupusirlu, in the neighbouring system, has an Imperial Monopoly on the export of water to Negev.

World Starport (St)

Negev has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which features amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Population (P)

Negev has a population of 400,000,000 sophonts (hundreds of millions).

World Technology Level (T)

Negev possesses a Technology Level of TL–8.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics, improved telephones, and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Improved geothermal and improved batteries.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Advanced automobiles.
  • Water: Triphibians and early artificial gills.
  • Air: Improved helicopters and hypersonic jets.
  • Space: Space shuttles, early space stations, and improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

World Government (G)

Negev 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.

The Negev are led by a Prophet, each appointing their successor. They are now ruled by the 15th Prophet. It is written that the First Prophet had true powers of Prophecy, but his successors have relied on mundane means to guide the people.

World Law (L)

Negev 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 world with this law level may be an Amber Zone or a Red 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). Civilian movement is rigidly controlled. Travel documents are frequently checked. There is no legal concept of privacy (save for those who can claim necessity for official government business). The police are free to inspect anyone and anything at any time.

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): 21.
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 85.
• Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 259-260.