Ostia (world)
| Ostia/Zhemi (Daibei 0124) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | B888110-B
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | K6 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ostia 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 member of the Third Imperium in the Zhemi Subsector of Daibei Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
This system is part of the Amoretti Group.
Stellar Data[edit]
Ostia has a solitary primary star. Ostia 
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity K6 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.69 4100 - 4300 0.27288 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0062 0.0433 0.53 - 0.99 0.62 6.2 Orbit # * * 2 2 6 Remarks None
System Data[edit]
System:
- # of Gas Giants: 4
- # of Planetoid Belts: 1
- # of Other Worlds: 2
System Importance (Ix)[edit]
This world has an Importance Extension (Ix): of 1 (Ordinary).
- (The Importance Extension (Ix) ranks worlds within a region. It governs the locations of capitals and trade routes.)
Mainworld Data[edit]
Mainworld Size (S)[edit]
Ostia 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)[edit]
Ostia has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. A Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.
Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]
This world has a Hydrosphere of 8.
- 80 % of the world's surface is covered in liquid.
Mainworld Geography & Topography[edit]
No information yet available.
Mainworld Map[edit]
No information yet available.
Native Lifeforms[edit]
No information yet available.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Imperial Landed Nobility (N)[edit]
Ostia, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.
World Starport (Sp)[edit]
Ostia 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.
- The Starport Authority employee population is approximately 35 sophonts.
World Population (P)[edit]
This world has a Population rating of 1.
- App. 60 sophonts
World Demographics[edit]
Linguistic Topography[edit]
The following languages are among the most commonly used here:
- Core Anglic: A major dialect of one of the two official languages of the Third Imperium.
- Daibei Anglic is also influenced by Rim Anglic.
- Vilani: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium.
World Government (G)[edit]
This world 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 Level (L)[edit]
This world has a Law Level of 0.
- No prohibitions
World Technology Level (TL)[edit]
This world 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 Military[edit]
This world has a Battalion Equivalent figure of 0.
- There are no organized ground forces on this world.
World Economy (Ex)[edit]
The world's economic measurements are: ( 8 0 1 −3 )
- Resources: 8 Moderate
- Labor: 0 Unpopulated
- Infrastructure: 1 Extremely limited
- Efficiency: −3 Poor
- Economic Extension: 6
- Resource Units -24
Trade Data[edit]
Trade Classifications for this world:
Trade Lines with other worlds:
- This world has a red line minor route with the nearby world of Luna.
World Culture (Cx)[edit]
The world's cultural characteristics are: [ 2 5 3 D ]
- Homogeneity: 2 (Monolithic)
- Acceptance: 5 (Very aloof)
- Strangeness: 3 (Somewhat typical)
- Symbols: D (Very abstract)
Urbanization[edit]
No information yet available.
World Infrastructure[edit]
This world possesses extremely limited infrastructure.
Historical Data[edit]
No information yet available.
World Timeline[edit]
No information yet available.
UWP Listing[edit]
UWP: B888110-B
- Starport: B Good
- Size 8 12,800km
- Atmosphere: 8 Dense
- Hydrosphere: 8 80%
- Population: 1 Tens
- Government Type: 1 Company/Corporation
- Law Level: 0 No prohibitions
- Technology Level: B Lower Average Imperial
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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- Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), TBD.
- Gary L. Thomas. "Daibei Sector: Library and Map." The Travellers' Digest 15 (1989): 22-25.
- James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), TBD. (dotmap provided)
- Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), TBD. (dotmap provided)
- Dave Nilsen. Survival Margin (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), TBD.
- Jon F. Zeigler. Rim of Fire (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), TBD.
- David L. Pulver. Solomani (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), TBD.
- EXTERNAL LINK: Goerge.com
- EXTERNAL LINK: Ross Mack dead link
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com