Pholan (world)
| Pholan/Pryden (Lishun 0218) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | C8B7100-B
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary | M2 III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pholan is a low-population fluid world with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts.
- A fluid world has an oceanic geography consisting of heavily contaminated water or a substance such as ammonia, methane, hydrocarbons, or other exotic liquid.
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Pryden Subsector of Lishun Sector in the Domain of Antares.
- This world has an Imperial Scout base, capable of handling IISS starships and personnel.
Description / Astrography & Planetology[edit]
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Pholan has a solitary primary star. Pholan 
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity M2 III Giant 6.74 2400 - 3300 1194 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 1.20034 2.86607 27.47 - 44.78 120.034 1200.34 Orbit # 3 5 9 11 14 Remarks
System Data[edit]
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Mainworld Data[edit]
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Mainworld Geography & Topography[edit]
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Mainworld Map[edit]
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Native Lifeforms[edit]
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History & Background / Dossier[edit]
The combination of high gravity and a surface that is baked to clay by a sun in close proximity makes Pholan an inhospitable and bleak world.
In the first century of the Third Imperium, Pholan -- then named Savli Kii -- had an automated starport, with only the maintenance chief and his family as residents.
Imperial High / Landed Nobility[edit]
Pholan, 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[edit]
Pholan has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which features amenities including unrefined fuel for starships, some brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing maintenance and other kinds of repair. Ports of this classification generally have only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.
World Technology Level[edit]
Pholan 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[edit]
Pholan has no central government or substantial government apparatus; an Anarchy. The largest governmental structure would be a family, tribe, or single clan. The largest group will be between 50 and 100 individuals, and there may be dozens to hundreds of them. This governmental structure can be stable over long periods of time if the population remains small or geographically separated.
World Law Level[edit]
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World Military[edit]
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World Economy[edit]
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Trade Data[edit]
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World Demographics[edit]
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World Culture[edit]
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Urbanization[edit]
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Historical Data[edit]
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World Timeline[edit]
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UWP Listing[edit]
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References & Contributors / Sources[edit]
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- Classic Traveller Atlas of the Imperium
- Classic Traveller Alien Module 3: Vargr (named but no further data)
- Classic Traveller Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 6 in article: "The Most Valuable Prey"
- Classic Traveller Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 7 in article: "The Dynam System" & "The Masionia Subsector"
- MegaTraveller Imperial Encyclopedia
- MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr (dot map provided) in article: "The Vargr Extents"
- MegaTraveller Rebellion Sourcebook in article: "Imperial Navy Depots"
- Article: "DIS Newsbriefs" from Periodical: MegaTraveller Journal 4
- Periodical: Journal of the Travellers Aid Society No. 17 by Author & Contributor: Phil Masters
- Periodical: Journal of the Travellers Aid Society No. 18 in article: "A Concise History of the Third Imperium"
- Marc Miller's Traveller T4 First Survey
- GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 4
- Novel: Agent of the Imperium by Marc Miller
- External Link: Glendale.org.uk by Author & Contributor: Samuel Penn
- External Link: Downport CARI by Author & Contributor: Paul J. Drye
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com