Serala Na (world)

Serala Na/Tlianke (Hinterworlds 0907)
Classic Era (1116)	C586220-5 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 6 Wet World 60% Population 2 Low (300) Government 2 Participating Democracy Law 0 No Law Tech Level 5 Industrial (mass production)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K5 II
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	3

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Serala Na 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.
• This is a "low technology" world with technology competencies well below standard for Charted Space.
• It is a member of the Ral Ranta in the Tlianke Subsector of Hinterworlds Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This world is part of the Gomms Cluster.

Stellar Data

Serala Na has a solitary primary star.

Serala Na
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K5 II	Bright Giant		14	3300 - 4200	2450
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	1.15381	4.10552	39.35 - 64.14	115.381	1153.81
	Orbit #	3	6	9	10	14
	Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)

Serala Na is an important trade and travel hub for the Ral Ranta. It has very few permanent inhabitants, but significant traffic might be found here at any given time.

World Starport (Sp)

Serala Na 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.

Linguistic Topography

• Ral Ranta: The guttural, abrupt language of the Ral Ranta clans, heavily derived from Solomani pidgin.

World Government (G)

Serala Na is governed by a Participatory Democracy where eligible voters determine laws and policy. What determines an eligible voter varies. There may be smaller councils or regional bodies to draft the policies voted upon. Leadership of the government and all members of the bureaucracy are determined by the voting population.

• When in a Ral Ranta system, knowing what clan runs things is more important than what sort of government is running the system. Who you know grossly outweighs the apparent laws and government of the system.
• In almost any Ral Ranta system bribery is a way of life in dealing with the government.

World Law Level (L)

Serala Na has no law in practice. It is an Anarchy. On many worlds, this by itself justifies an Amber Zone advisory. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate.

Whether as part of the official legal system or not, corporal punishment is pervasive throughout Ral Ranta society.

World Technology Level (TL)

Serala Na possesses a Technology Level of TL–5.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Electricity, hydrocarbon internal combustion, and the most fundamental atomic energy.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ground cars or automobiles and tracked vehicles.
  • Water: Large ships and submersibles with steel hulls.
  • Air: Early aircraft including seaplanes and very early unmanned rockets.

Trade Data

Ral Rantan merchants are generally unscrupulous but will keep their word and any deal they make to the letter of the agreement -- this includes any verbal contract. They expect the other party to honor a deal the same way, on the threat of violence. It should be noted that Ral Rantans are often very adept at finding loopholes and exceptions to deals, agreements, and contracts, and may define the terms of one in unexpected ways.

World Culture

Dueling is a widely practiced means of settling disputes. An honorable death is a desirable outcome for a Ral Rantan. They are generally an aggressive, fearless people who say what they mean and mean what they say (though they are also notorious for withholding information in order to gain an advantage, and have no qualms about exploiting others). Demands, threats, and intimidation are an everyday part of life.

Most Ral Ranta have a deep reverence for their ancestors and practice some form of ancestor worship. Having ancestors that are great or notable warriors is considered a source of pride.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Classic Traveller Atlas of the Imperium
• MegaTraveller Alien - Solomani & Aslan (dot map provided)
• MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr (dot map provided)
• Periodical: MegaTraveller Challenge No. 39