Oewni (world)

Oewni/Shallows (Dagudashaag 0216) Milieu 1116 B564466-9 Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 4 Moderate (40 thousand) Government 6 Captive Government/Colony Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level 9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	K5 V M2 V M5 V
Worlds	7
Gas Giants	2
Planetoid Belts	2
Cultural Details
Government	Captive government
Law Level	Moderate
Cultural Extension	3448
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	9
Economic Extension	A33-1 Resources A Abundant Labor 3 Low (4 thousand) Infrastructure 3 Very limited Efficiency -1 Average
Importance Extension	0
Resource Units	81
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	3.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	570
Starport Details
Classification	Class-B
Port Size	4
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	230
Port passengers (annual)	500

Oewni is a world suited to becoming an agricultural world, but with a population between 10,000 and 100,000 sophonts it lacks the capability to produce or process sufficient resources to export its projected agricultural produce. Government control of this world is by an external military force. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Shallows Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Oewni, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estates of an Imperial knight (the Imperial representative to the world) and a baronet. Both are members of the Imperial Landed Nobility who oversee affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level. This world contains an Imperial Scout Base, capable of handling Scout Service starships and personnel. During the Long Night this world was named Zikhiirke.

Astrography and Planetology

Oewni was one of several worlds in Shallows to be land granted by Makhidkarun to the Universal Church of God in order to ensure that the existing colonists would be prevented from 'further' rebellion against the Imperium. The system's inhabitants, primarily Lancians and Ziadd, were forcibly 'converted' to Universalism against their will and so began a dark age of religious and cultural repression that was to last for centuries.

Stellar Data

Oewni has three stars in the star system.

Michael
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K5 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.7	4300 - 4440	0.28697
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0065	0.0444	0.56 - 1.01	0.65	6.5
	Orbit #	*	*	2	2	6
	Remarks
Oewni
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0041	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.41	4.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks
Oewni
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M5 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.162	2930 - 3060	0.00171
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0018	0.0034	0.04 - 0.09	0.18	1.8
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	4
	Remarks

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Oewni 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)

Oewni has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. A Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear and will likely be easy for most sophonts to breathe.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Oewni has 35-45% of its surface covered by liquid water. There will be a number of small seas or one larger body of water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Mainworld Topography and Geography

Oewni is renowned as a planet of great majestic beauty, covered in mist and constant rain. The Great Valley regions of Bountiful and Brimstone, near the Inner Sea of the northern continent, are the only settled area. The majority of the planet -- consisting of scrublands, tropical swamps, or desert -- has not been truly explored.

Native Lifeforms

Extensive native life.

• Carra, the primary food supply on Oewni; an extremely nutritious, shrimp-like creature farmed in shallow artificial mudflats.
• Darac Tree.
• Myg, a mosquito-like biting insect, dangerous to Humans.
• Oewni Serpents, semi-aquatic snake-like creatures.
• Sevt, an otter-like mammal.
• Suvae, a plant with distinctive blue flowers. It has become a symbol of death in Ziadd cultures.

History and Background

Oewni was initially colonised by humans sometime prior to -6,000. It was always assumed that this had been a lost Vilani colony but, in 877, archaeologists working on one of the few surviving ruins found a carved wooden statue and a series of intricate stone carvings that appeared to be Loeskalth in origin. Most still hold to the theory that these were probably brought to Oewni by conquering Vilani. However, some believe this was a Loeskalth colony established by survivors fleeing the Vilani.

This original colony was destroyed by a cometary impact in -3,900. In -1,921 the planet was again colonised, this time by Kukhunen fundamentalists. The colony was never very large, primarily due to certain mutagenic compounds in the soil. 200 years later the neo-Lancian colony was joined on Oewni by exiled Ziadd. In time, Universalist Solomani established themselves here, and the three human societies formed blended cultures.

During the period known as the Civil War, many of the native Lancian and Ziadd descendants took the opportunity to rebel against the Universal Church of God and eventually, after a long and bloody uprising, successfully overthrew the existing church-led government. Despite partial recognition by the Imperium, Oweni is still the subject of fierce legal debate as the Universal Church (the government in exile) and the current Lancian government make claim and counter claim as to which of them is the legally appointed government. The argument is made even more awkward by the fact that even today nearly 50% of the population are practicing Universalists.

World Starport (Sp)

Oewni 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.

World Population (P)

Oewni has a population of 40,000 sophonts (tens of thousands).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.

World Demographics

• 17% mixed Humaniti (Imperial mainstream)
• 8% pure Vilani
• 31% Lancian
• 37% Ziadd
• 5% S'mrii
• 0.25% Hamaran
• 1.75% other

Linguistic Topography

• Anglic: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium
  • Galaach
• Kehuu: The dominant language of the Lancian Cultural Region
• Klatha'sh: The dominant Ziadd language
• Vilani: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium

Under Universalist rule all Lancian unbelievers were required to wear a tattoo of a Kehuu symbol. Today this tradition has taken on a cultural significance and many Oewni youth, Lancian and also Ziadd, wear tattoos.

World Technology Level (T)

Oewni possesses a Technology Level of TL–9.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fusion power.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ultra high-speed trains and early grav vehicles.
  • Water: High efficiency sailcraft, multihulled seacraft, improved artificial gills.
  • Air: Tiltrotorcraft, exotic VTOL's, PARWIG, and rocket-assisted suborbitals.
  • Space: SSTO spacecraft, early military spacecraft (System Craft), and interstellar STL starships
  • FTL: Prototype Jump Drive-1.

World Government

Oewni has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. This is a colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.

This world is under military rule.

World Law (L)

Oewni has a moderate level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. All firearms except shotguns, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Cultures

Local Ziadd tend to worship the Goddess Kh'ish, represented by an eternal flame. On Oewni, although each household has its own hearth altar, a civic flame is kept burning in the Temple of Kh'ish, in the city of Gomorrah. Six females, representing the six local Chaiklin, are chosen to tend the flame. If the flame goes out, all business must stop until another divine spark can be fetched from Zeda. In addition to the altar, most Ziadd families cultivate native Oewni Serpents as a sign of Kh'ish which they drape around themselves as living jewellery.

References

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.

• Jae Campbell. "Library Data: Shallows." Signal-GK 09 (1994): 57-58. via. HIWG
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 79.
• Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 269.