Nule (world)

Nule/Retan (Far Frontiers 1320)
Classic Era (1116)	A549311-B Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 3 Low (4 thousand) Government 1 Company/Corporation Law 1 Low Law (no explosives, poison gas) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	A4 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	0

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Nule is a low-population world with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts in size.

• This world has yet to take off economically or otherwise and the population remains low for reasons largely unknown.
• It is a client state of The Protectorate in the Retan Subsector of Far Frontiers Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Nule has a solitary primary star.

• It is a blue-white main sequence.

Nule has a solitary primary star.

Nule
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	A4 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.93	8100 - 8250	9.98736
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0167	0.2621	2.73 - 4.71	1.67	16.7
	Orbit #	*	0	5	4	8
	Remarks		None

System Data

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

• The mainworld.
• x8 secondary rocky worlds.

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Nule is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Nule has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. While the thin atmosphere does not require 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)

Nule has 85-95% of its surface covered by liquid water with a few small continents, and a number of islands and archipelagos. Dry land is limited. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

(Blank map, predominantly watery world.)

History & Background (Dossier)

In 912, The Protectorate began to expand its economic power into Retan Subsector. While The Protectorate denied that it was expanding its borders, both the Zhodani and (later) the Third Imperium refused to believe them. The Protectorate exerts such power on this world that political maps of the region sometimes show it as official Protectorate territory.

World Starport (St)

Nule 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.

World Population (P)

Nule has a population of 4,000 sophonts (thousands).

• This is a Low Population World and the population would be too low to sustain itself without a little outside assistance. This may represent the home base of a sizable but mostly transient population such as the base of a major starship expedition, the last generation of a dying colony, the first generation of a new colony, or a large outpost that will probably evolve into a colony if not stopped.
• The population has Zhodani and Vlazhdumecta heritage.

Linguistic Topography

• Local languages descended from Vlazhdumecta.
• Zdetl, the language of the Zhodani and the Zhodani Consulate.

World Technology Level (T)

Nule possesses a Technology Level of TL–11 or TL-B in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
  • Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-2.

World Government (G)

Nule is governed by a Corporate Polity, having a single corporation with a typical corporate structure as a government. Essentially, this is a "company town" (or world). The typical corporate-run world usually has a single purpose. Examples include mining, agriculture, or other kinds of resource extraction. But rather than a simple base of operations, there are facilities for housing workers and their families, including hospitals, schools, and other infrastructure. How, or if, the children of the workers are incorporated into the workforce varies with companies. The corporation running the world may be a subsidiary of a larger interstellar corporation.

World Law (L)

Nule has a low law level. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate. Body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Economy

• Resources: 5 (scarce)
• Labor: 2 (hundreds)
• Infrastructure: 1 (extremely limited)
• Efficiency: -3 (poor)

World Culture

The world lies within the Zhodani Shadow, a region strongly influenced by the society and culture of the Zhodani Consulate.

• Heterogenity: 1 (monolithic)
• Acceptance: 4 (extremely aloof)
• Strangeness: 1 (very typical)
• Symbols: 7 (somewhat concrete)

World Timeline

• 300-420: the First Survey charts the system.
• 995-1065: the Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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.

• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Classic Traveller Zhodani, (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), inside front cover. (the Zhodani; sector named and subsector depicted but no further data)
• James Kundert. Far Frontiers, Traveller Chronicle 7, (Sword of the Knight Publications, 1994), pages 44-48. (sector background and timeline)
• James Kundert. The Far Frontiers, Traveller Chronicle 8, (Sword of the Knight Publications, 1995), page 28. (Retan Subsector)
• David L. Pulver. GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 1, (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), Pages 5-63. (the Zhodani)
• Don McKinney. Mongoose Traveller: Zhodani, (Mongoose Traveller, 2011), 188 pages. (the Zhodani)