New Colchis (Re 1327) (world)

New Colchis/New Islands (Reft 1327)
Classic Era (1116)	A8959AA-C Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 9 Dense (tainted) Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 9 High (1 billion) Government A Charismatic Dictator Law A Extreme Law (no weapons) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
New Era (1200)	A8959AD-B Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 9 Dense (tainted) Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 9 High (2 billion) Government A Charismatic Dictator Law D Extreme Law (paramilitary law) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
Fourth Imperium (1300)	A8959BD-B Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 9 Dense (tainted) Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 9 High (2 billion) Government B Non-Charismatic Dictator Law D Extreme Law (paramilitary law) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F8 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	0

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New Colchis 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.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or above the standard for Charted Space.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the New Islands Subsector of Reft Sector.

• This world has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships.
• This world has a Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces.
• This world has a colony at Herzenslust (Reft 1426).

Astrography and Planetology

New Colchis is part of a four-world chain of systems that can be reached by Jump-1. This chain, known as the New Islands Central Region in local charts (the term 'main' is an Imperial concept and not generally used in the Islands), connects via Jump-2 to most of the worlds of the Old Islands Subsector. Therefore, trade with Neubayern, New Home, Amondiage and Sansterre is relatively common.

Stellar Data

New Colchis has a solitary primary star.

New Colchis
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	F8 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.18	6050 - 6180	1.78479
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0114	0.1108	1.24 - 2.17	1.14	11.4
	Orbit #	*	0	4	3	7
	Remarks

System Data

The population is concentrated on the mainworld, with only fairly small settlements on other worlds in the system.

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

New Colchis is a Meso World between 12,000km and 13,500km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.8G and 1.1G. The horizon will appear about 5.1km away. Vessels with 1G of thrust should check with local starport authorities before attempting to land using emergency power.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

New Colchis has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. While a Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

New Colchis has 45-55% of its surface covered by liquid water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

History and background

A tertiary world, colonized from Colchis (Reft 2026), which was in turn colonized from New Home (Reft 1925), New Colchis is an industrialized trade center with a colony at Herzenlust (Reft 1426). Its government is headed by a charismatic dictator.

Within the Islands Cluster, most emigration since the development of jump drive has been from high-population worlds to others already occupied but less crowded. Sometimes the new residents have taken political control away from the original inhabitants; New Colchis gained its colony of Herzenlust in this manner.

World Starport

New Colchis 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.

Government

The dictatorship has been passed down a single family line for some time, but this was not a legal requirement. The legitimacy of the New Colchis ruling house is derived from successful leadership from the colonial days to the present. The ruling house now has a number of branches, and inevitably other noble houses have come into being since the trappings of royalty were introduced.

Culture

Due to its location, New Colchis is somewhat involved in the politics of the Old Islands Subsector, and is less isolationist than other local powers like Esperanza, Joyeuse or Serendip Belt. Although astrographically located in the New Islands, New Colchis is spiritually a part of the Old Islands. This can lead to an attitude of being somehow better than the New Islands colonies, and New Colchis citizens are seen as rather arrogant.

Trivia

This world gives its name to the New Colchis System fighter doctrine.

World Timeline

• 980: Imperial strike cruiser Eldorado Misjumps into the Islands.
• 1013: Follow-up Imperial Scout Service mission spread Jump technology through the Islands to maintain local balance of power.
• 1054: Convention of Interdiction declares Orphee a closed world
• 1055: Coup on Herzenslust; government declares allegiance to New Colchis.

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.

• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 12. (map only)
• John Harshman, Marc Miller. Trillion Credit Squadron (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 46.
• Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate. "Reft Sector." The Travellers' Digest 20 (1990): 26-28.
• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb System Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 57.
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 33,72.
• Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 28,164-167.
• Martin Dougherty. Reft Sector (Mongoose Publishing, 2010), .
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
• The Trillion Credit Squadron campaign - New Colchis by Alex Tingle
• New Islands by Peter Gray