Rios (world)

Rios/Farina (Gateway 2937)
Classic Era (1116)	C424664-8 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g) Atmosphere 2 Vacuum (very thin - tainted) Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 6 Moderate (3 million) Government 6 Captive Government/Colony Law 4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	A8 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	2

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Rios is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

• In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
• 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 Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Farina Subsector of Gateway Sector.

• This world was colonized by and is controlled from Trondelm (world).

Description

This system is a terminus of the Gateway Sword.

Rios has a solitary primary star.

Rios
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	A8 V	Main Sequence		1.81	7400 - 7590	7.97765
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0162	0.2343	2.45 - 4.22	1.62	16.2
	Orbit #	*	0	5	4	8
	Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)

The system is claimed by Trondelm but has never been developed into a significant asset. Possession serves mainly as a status symbol and to guarantee access to more important regions.

The three million inhabitants for the most part work in industries that support the starport.

Rios is said to have indications of habitation in the past. According to some independent experts the ruins seem to be of Faar origin.

World Starport (St)

Rios has a Class C Starport, an average quality installation which includes 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 Population (P)

3,000,000

World Technology Level (T)

Rios possesses a Technology Level of TL–8.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics, improved telephones, and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Improved geothermal and improved batteries.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Advanced automobiles.
  • Water: Triphibians and early artificial gills.
  • Air: Improved helicopters and hypersonic jets.
  • Space: Space shuttles, early space stations, and improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

World Government (G)

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

Governance of this world is from Trondelm.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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.

• Periodical: MegaTraveller Journal 4 in Article: 'Gateway Systems'
• T20 QuikLink Interactive Gateway to Destiny
• Mongoose 2nd: The Trailing Frontier