Nummen (world)

Nummen/Cimeon (Hinterworlds 0712)
Classic Era (1116)	B95A653-B Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 6 Moderate (2 million) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M1 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	4

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Nummen is a nonindustrial water world, which has 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water.

• The inhabitants of this world live on the roughly 10% of exposed land mass, in underwater colonies, on city ships, or similar arrangements.
• As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
• It is a member of the Ral Ranta in the Cimeon Subsector of Hinterworlds Sector.

• This world-system has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships, which may be located on or off-world.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This world is part of the namesake Nummen Trace.

Stellar Data

Nummen has a solitary primary star.

Nummen
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M1 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.5	3620 - 3660	0.08839
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0047	0.0247	0.31 - 0.59	0.47	4.7
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)

Nummen is notable for being the homeworld of Ral Ranta national founder, Rihala Ariden Llewsak. In honour of this, Nummen Industries is the name of a major corporation operating from the Ral Ranta capital of Berange (specifically, from Ryathian, third moon of that system's gas giant, Ythhi).

World Starport

Nummen has a Class B Starport, a good 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 most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

• There is an associated Naval Base.

Linguistic Topography

• Ral Ranta: The guttural, abrupt language of the Ral Ranta clans, heavily derived from Solomani pidgin.

Trade Data

Ral Rantan merchants are generally unscrupulous but will keep their word and any deal they make to the letter of the agreement -- this includes any verbal contract. They expect the other party to honor a deal the same way, on the threat of violence. It should be noted that Ral Rantans are often very adept at finding loopholes and exceptions to deals, agreements, and contracts, and may define the terms of one in unexpected ways.

World Culture

Dueling is a widely practiced means of settling disputes. An honorable death is a desirable outcome for a Ral Rantan. They are generally an aggressive, fearless people who say what they mean and mean what they say (though they are also notorious for withholding information in order to gain an advantage, and have no qualms about exploiting others). Demands, threats, and intimidation are an everyday part of life.

Most Ral Ranta have a deep reverence for their ancestors and practice some form of ancestor worship. Having ancestors that are great or notable warriors is considered a source of pride.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Classic Traveller Atlas of the Imperium
• MegaTraveller Alien - Solomani & Aslan (dot map provided)
• MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr (dot map provided)
• Periodical: MegaTraveller Challenge No. 39