Petrarch (world)

Petrarch/Dunmag (Deneb 1712) Milieu 1116 B554853-8 Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 8 Moderate (200 million) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	K6 V
Worlds	11
Gas Giants	0
Planetoid Belts	1
Cultural Details
Government	Feudal technocracy
Law Level	Low
Cultural Extension	5925
Army Size (BEs)	2000
Economic Details
Technology Level	8
Economic Extension	B79-2 Resources B Abundant Labor 7 Moderate (20 million) Infrastructure 9 Extensive Efficiency -2 Fair
Importance Extension	1
Resource Units	554
GWP (BCr)	457
World Trade Number	4.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	3,417
Starport Details
Classification	Class-B
Port Size	4
Building Capacity (Tons)	190,000
Port employees	360
Port passengers (annual)	1,200

Petrarch has an ideal environment and a balance of available water for producing food from plants, animals, or other lifeforms. The system supports a population in the 100s of millions, which makes it too urbanized to be an agricultural world. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Dunmag Subsector of Deneb Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Petrarch, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estates of an Imperial knight (the Imperial representative to the world) and a baronet, and the fiefdom of a viscount. All three are members of the Imperial Landed Nobility who oversee affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level. The system supports both an Imperial Naval Base and a Scout Base with the additional starship traffic.

Petrarch (world)/Namidshur (Deneb 1712) New Era B554853-B Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 8 Moderate (500 million) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
Cultural Details
Government	Feudal technocracy
Law Level	Low
Cultural Extension	592A
Army Size (BEs)	1200
Economic Details
Technology Level	11
Economic Extension	B79+3 Resources B Abundant Labor 7 Moderate (50 million) Infrastructure 9 Extensive Efficiency +3 Improved
Importance Extension	3
Resource Units	2,079
GWP (BCr)	1,024
World Trade Number	5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	20,459
Starport Details
Classification	Class-B
Port Size	5
Building Capacity (Tons)	266,000
Port employees	2,825
Port passengers (annual)	37,600

Era: New Era

Petrarch system has a population between 10 and 100 million sophonts. It is a member of Regency of Deneb in the Namidshur Subsector of Deneb Sector. The system supports both a Regency Naval Base and a Scout Base with the additional starship traffic.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This world is part of the Sika'im Cluster.

Stellar Data

Petrarch has a solitary primary star.

Petrarch
	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

Mainworld Data

The world is a hot house with a very high amount of moisture in its atmosphere due to evaporation. The world is subject to massive downpours, which will evaporate into steaming, swirling ground fog known as "kettleclouds."

World Geography & Topography

A highly diverse ecosystem has evolved in this environment, and the continents are covered in forests of small but hardy shrub- and chapparal-like plants.

Native Lifeforms

A number of local flora varieties are cultivated for export, but the largest crop is an oilseed plant known as Kinwickseed. Kinwick oil is similar in properties to more common cooking oils like canola and corn oil, but it is incompatible with Human and Vargr chemistry, and will simply pass through the body without being absorbed. The existence of this simple fat substitute makes Kinwick oil a very desirable commodity across Deneb, and as nearly all of it must be acquired on Petrarch, high demand brings a relative measure of prosperity to its growers.

History & Background (Dossier)

Imperial Landed Nobility

Petrarch, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial Landed Knight who acts as an Imperial representative to the world, and the estate and fiefdom of two members of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversee affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight, the Imperial representative to the world.
• It holds the estate of an Imperial baronet.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial viscount.

World Starport

Petrarch 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 Imperial Naval Base.

World Technology Level

No information yet available.

World Government (G)

Petrarch is governed by a Feudal Technocracy. Society divides itself based on the technical requirements of the society. Each of these functions are granted as a fief to an individual or group. Leadership of these fiefs determines the head of the government.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

Lurent planetoid ships may be found, trading, in the inner system; or in the system's Oort clouds, refuelling.

Companies from Petrarch operate mines on nearby Stoyben.

Trade Data

No information yet available.

World Culture

Most of the populace lives in small communities that dot the world, most being excavated out of the ground to reduce cooling needs. The oppressive day time conditions forces people to seek shade or shelter indoors, and the world only comes to life during the early evening hours, and it is usually during this time when most business and recreation is resolved. Because of this life cycle, Petrarchians often give the misleading impression of slowness or laziness, only to strike in a mad frenetic burst of incredible productivity. These people generally disdain frills or luxuries, and tend to be disparaging of offworlders who come to Petrarch unprepared for the local climate.

Historical Data

Petrarch is one of two worlds in Deneb Sector named after an important Renaissance poet, the other being Ronsard (Deneb 1830).

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History-Era: The New Era (Click Expand to reveal)

The New Era

Petrarch is the most heavily populated and industrialised of the worlds in what is now called the Karst Cluster, though it is unimpressive even by the more modest standards of the Regency.

Most of Petrarch's local industry is concentrated around the manufacture of spare parts and simple consumer goods for sale and trade with the Regency Frontier and nearby Interface. The local shipyards are owned by the planetary government, and produce a limited number of TL-10 and 11 designs for other planetary governments and local businesses.

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World Timeline

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate. "Data/Library: Deneb." The Travellers' Digest 19 (1990): 24-30.
• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58.
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 58.
• Peter Gray - Traveller TNE Mailing List Petrarch/Namidshur published 11 May 2001
• Mongoose Traveller: Deneb Sector (UWP only)
• External Link: Sunbane data
• External Link: Peter Gray - BARD OPAL 8508
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science