Nikhigireki Subsector
| Nikhigireki Subsector | ||||||
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| Sector | Gzaekfueg | |||||
| Capital | Saha (3EoG) Ueaeltho (VRo5) | |||||
| No. of Stars | 37 | |||||
| Majority Control | Third Empire of Gashikan - 65% | |||||
| 2nd Control | Ruler of Five - 22% | |||||
| 3rd Control | Non-Aligned (Vargr-dominated) - 13% | |||||
Nikhigireki Subsector is Subsector P of Gzaekfueg Sector.
- It lies within Charted Space.
- It is part of the Vargr Extents.
Description / Specifications[edit]
Nikhigireki Subsector continues to be a battlefield between Vargr and Yileans, with much of its territory controlled by the Vargr-hating Third Empire of Gashikan.
- Military action may occur within the region: extreme caution is advised.
- The resources of the subsector are being exploited.
Astrographic Features & Trade Routes[edit]
The following astrographic and commercial data has been determined regarding Nikhigireki Subsector:
- The subsector is a standard stellar density region.
- The brightest star is the blue-white main sequence primary of the Oensiatiot system.
- Many of its worlds lie on the Nudashiir Lagani, the great Lishun-Gashikan Main.
Stellar Distribution[edit]
A basic map showing the distribution and size of stars within Nikhigireki Subsector.
- The color corresponds to the visible color of the star, which links to its spectral classification.
- The size as shown indicates both the physical size of the object and its relative brightness.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map).
Note that the stars as depicted are representative. Any star, no matter what its size, is a mere speck within the hex it occupies.
- Ordinary main sequence stars can barely be seen from even a hex away.
- Huge, intensely luminous giant stars can be seen from across the subsector and far beyond.
Trade Routes[edit]
The Nudashiir Lagani[edit]
The majority of the subsector's worlds lie on the Nudashiir Lagani, the great Lishun-Gashikan Main.
- An eclectic mix of vessels, both human and Vargr, work their ways along the Main, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between its member worlds.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
- Worlds on the Main are highlighted in green.
The Last Bridge[edit]
A single world on the coreward edge of the subsector is a member of The Last Bridge, a war-ravaged chain of systems with a dark reputation for espionage and intrigue. It is known as the Lluutan to the Vargr.
- It is a small Main with 28 member systems.
- It runs between the Ruler of Five and the Third Empire of Gashikan, following a route through Balkanized Space.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
- Worlds lying on the Main are highlighted in tan.
Subsector Summary[edit]
Nikhigireki, subsector P of Gzaekfueg contains 37 worlds with an estimated population of 25 billion, a per capita income of Cr3,242, and a total economy is BCr81,918. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr33 through 31 starports (2 Class A, 4 Class B, 17 Class C, 8 Class D) employing 4,025 people. Driving this interstellar trade are six Agricultural (Ag) worlds, six Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, no Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, no Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, two Rich (Ri) worlds, and three Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Nikhigireki maintain seven Military bases, five Scout bases, four Naval bases, three Corsair bases, and one Way station. The average technology level is 6 (with most between 3 and 9). The highest technology level is 12 at Ksoegusnoeks (Gzaekfueg 2638).
Nikhigireki, subsector P of Gzaekfueg contains 53 stars and no identified planets; 21 monostellar systems, 16 binary systems, no trinary systems, and no systems with four or more stars. 29 of the 37 systems (78%) have native gas giants. There are no Asteroid (As) belts, four Desert (De) worlds, no Garden (Ga) worlds, one Ice-capped (Ic) world, five Poor (Po) worlds, three Vacuum (Va) worlds, and four Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds.
Nikhigireki has an estimated population of 25 billion distributed across four High population (Hi) worlds, no Moderate population (Ph) worlds, 25 Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, eight Low population (Lo) worlds, and one Barren (Ba) world. The highest population worlds are Ksoegusnoeks (Gzaekfueg 2638), Lodaeegzzuen (Gzaekfueg 2536), Tongati (Gzaekfueg 2935), and Tsaeousorrg (Gzaekfueg 2940). The population consists of 2 sophont groups.
| 2 identified sophont populations in Nikhigireki | |
|---|---|
Third Empire of Gashikan[edit]
The Third Empire of Gashikan has jurisdiction over 24 worlds with an estimated population of 5 billion, a per capita income of Cr3,327, and a total economy is BCr17,381. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr6 through 19 starports (1 Class A, 3 Class B, 10 Class C, 5 Class D) employing 885 people. Driving this interstellar trade are two Agricultural (Ag) worlds, two Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, no Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, no Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, two Rich (Ri) worlds, and one Industrial (In) world. The governments in Third Empire of Gashikan maintain seven Military bases, five Scout bases, one Naval base, and one Way station. The average technology level is 6 (with most between 4 and 9). The highest technology level is 11 at Tongati (Gzaekfueg 2935), Saha (Gzaekfueg 3139), and Eri (Gzaekfueg 3231).
The Third Empire of Gashikan has an estimated population of 5 billion distributed across one High population (Hi) world, no Moderate population (Ph) worlds, 16 Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, six Low population (Lo) worlds, and one Barren (Ba) world. The highest population world is Tongati (Gzaekfueg 2935). The population consists of 1 sophont groups.
Ruler of Five[edit]
The Ruler of Five has jurisdiction over eight worlds with an estimated population of 20 billion, a per capita income of Cr3,225, and a total economy is BCr64,515. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr26 through 8 starports (1 Class A, 1 Class B, 5 Class C, 1 Class D) employing 3,140 people. Driving this interstellar trade are one Agricultural (Ag) world, two Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, no Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, no Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, no Rich (Ri) worlds, and two Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Ruler of Five maintain three Corsair bases, and one Naval base. The average technology level is 7 (with most between 4 and 10). The highest technology level is 12 at Ksoegusnoeks (Gzaekfueg 2638).
The Ruler of Five has an estimated population of 20 billion distributed across three High population (Hi) worlds, no Moderate population (Ph) worlds, five Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, two Low population (Lo) worlds, and no Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population worlds are Ksoegusnoeks (Gzaekfueg 2638), Lodaeegzzuen (Gzaekfueg 2536), and Tsaeousorrg (Gzaekfueg 2940). The population consists of 1 sophont groups.
Non-Aligned, Vargr-dominated[edit]
There are five Non-Aligned, Vargr-dominated worlds in Nikhigireki with an estimated population of 37 million.
World Listing[edit]
AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:
- The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
- Other sources may contain contradictory or incorrect information.
Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, is likely to be out of date.
- Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.
- Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
- Verified updated data is constantly sought.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The Vilani had contact with the Gvegh, Aekhu and Logaksu before -2400 in regions such as Provence Sector, though the Vargr were initially seen more as a curiosity than a threat. The Vargr in turn learned of the vast, immensely wealthy, and militarily weak human empire, a temptation that was impossible for them to ignore. Within a few decades the Vargr were actively raiding Vilani settlements in Windhorn and Corridor Sectors. The Vilani in turn moved the majority of their defenses towards these areas.
Other Vargr racial groups (the proto-Irilitok, Ovaghoun, Suedzuk and Urzaeng) took longer to find a path around the coreward end of the Windhorn Rift, but when routes were eventually found they made a beeline for the poorly defended coreward edge of the Ziru Sirka and its riches. These regions, already stripped of their meager defenses to prop up sectors further to spinward, were easy prey for the new waves of Vargr. The vast distances the Vargr had to travel limited the numbers of raiders who actually reached the Ziru Sirka: substantially more Vargr found promising worlds en route and decided to settle them instead.
The state of war between the Ruler of Five and the Third Empire of Gashikan has taken a turn into the private sectors of trade and commerce. Corporate wars are the majority of conflict in Nikhirgireki Subsector. Worlds on both sides of the two-parsec border vie for the trade contracts out of Meshan and Meshan Sectors. Espionage, sabotage and other dirty tricks perpetrated upon the economy create a roller coaster ride in the markets with all involved packing antacids before entering the bargaining pits.
The wild card in this commercial tit-for-tat comes in the form of new arrivals, the Irilitok from the Julian Protectorate. For a few years now, Red Zoned Tsaeousorrg (Gzaekfueg 2940) has stunned the surrounding worlds by allowing an Irilitok sub-species embassy to open. Corporations, trade liners and even the Menderes Corporation is looking at projected yields if the Urzaeng prove themselves as amicable trade partners. If so, then Tsaeousorrg will become rich acting as the bottleneck between the Urzaeng and Irilitok a fact that is not lost on the Third Empire of Gashikan who are moving swiftly to poison the meeting of the minds involved.
Polity Listing[edit]
The following polities lie within this subsector:
- Non-Aligned Powers (World-States):
- Non-Aligned (Vargr-dominated).
Native Sophonts (NILs)[edit]
The following races (sophont species) are believed to have originated in this area:
- Eemakin of Eena. Semi-humanoids from a rich world with a temperate climate.
Demographics[edit]
Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:
- Terragens (Non-human Terran races)
- Vargr (Major Race): mostly Urzaeng Vargr.
- Humaniti (Human Races)
Major Historical Events Timeline[edit]
Major events that have affected this subsector and the wider region that it lies within:
- -3810: the Vargr discover jump technology and begin an era of expansion.
- -3700s onwards: waves of Vargr settle worlds across the region.
- -2404 to -2215: the human Interstellar Wars rage to rimward.
- -1998: the First Empire of Gashikan is formed.
- -1776 to 0: the Long Night. There is widespread regression within the area and some worlds become barren.
- -1700 onward: Vargr expansion and settlement gradually ceases.
- -1658: the Sack of Gashikan, an atrocity known throughout the coreward parts of Charted Space.
- -1483 to -321: the Gashikan Race Wars rage between human and Vargr extremists across the Extents.
- -1427: the Wolvesbane plague is released in Gashikan Sector, decimating Vargr populations.
- The Year 0: to rimward, the Third Imperium is founded.
- circa 26: to spinward, the Empire of Varroerth is founded.
- circa 30: the earliest precursor states that later become the Ruler of Five Confederation emerge.
- circa 170: the various Ruler of Five precursor states begin a centuries-long war of dominance.
- 175 to 191: the Julian War.
- 300 to 420: the Imperial First Survey charts the subsector.
- circa 500: the Ruler of Five Confederation draws up its charter, establishing the state in its current form.
- 995 to 1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the subsector.
- 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the subsector becomes widely available.
- 1070: the Second Empire of Gashikan is shattered by civil war.
- 1078: the Third Empire of Gashikan forms.
Later Eras[edit]
- after 1116: the Empress Wave enters the region from coreward.
- after 1135: Virus enters the region from rimward.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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- John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M), (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), various pages. (Library data entries)
- John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z), (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), various pages. (Library data entries)
- J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Classic Traveller Vargr (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), IBC. (Subsector depicted but no further data provided)
- James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), pages 11, 48, 49. (Dot maps providing the locations of worlds within the subsector and their political allegiances)
- David Burden, Stuart Dollar, Andy Lilly, Joseph Walsh. T4 Aliens Volume 1 (Imperium Games, 1998), pages 91-182. (The Vargr)
- David L. Pulver. GURPS Traveller Alien Races 1 (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), pages 64-99. (The Vargr)
- Simon Beal. Mongoose Traveller: Vargr, (Mongoose Publishing, 2009), various pages. (Background for the Windhorn Rift region)
- External Link: Undeveloped Sectors by John G. Wood
- Author & Contributor: John G. Wood (Generated data)
- Author & Contributor: Pakkrat