Sham (world)

Sham/Outworld (Ley 2832)
Classic Era (1116)	A85977A-D Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 7 Moderate (40 million) Government 7 Balkanization Law A Extreme Law (no weapons) Tech Level D Average Stellar (holo data)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F7 V M1 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	0

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Sham does not meet the criteria for any standard classification.

• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Outworld Subsector of Ley Sector.

• This is a temperate world, with a climate of pleasant, average temperatures, considered to be an ideal or near-ideal environment by many different sophont species.
• This world has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships.
• This world has a Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

This world is located on the Sydymic Main.

Stellar Data

Sham has two stars in the star system.

Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	F7 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.21	6180 - 6280	1.94872
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0123	0.1158	1.29 - 2.24	1.23	12.3
	Orbit #	*	0	4	3	7
	Remarks
Secondary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M1 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.5	3620 - 3660	0.08839
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0047	0.0247	0.31 - 0.59	0.47	4.7
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks

System Data

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

• The mainworld.
• x7 secondary rocky worlds.
• x1 planetoid belt.

Mainworld Data

The mainworld has a thin atmosphere and is mostly covered by oceans. Sham's only continent is primarily evergreen forest, with fairly cool temperature maintained throughout the year, even at the equator. (Merc Heaven, p. 9)

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

• Locally, detailed maps may be available.

(Blank map, predominantly watery world.)

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background / Dossier

No information yet available.

World Starport

Sham has a Class A Starport, an excellent 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 other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

• Sham boasts a newer Highport, rebuilt in the last hundred years, after the New Heaven War. There are two main downports, which have modern Cargo and Passenger facilities to handle the influx of migrant labor and imported construction equipment and supplies.
• There is an associated Naval Base.

World Demographics

Circa 990: 20 Million;

• Vilani descent, 45%,
• Solomani descent, 54%,
• Sydite, 1%,
• Vargr, <1%
  

Circa 1105: 40 Million;

• Vilani descent, 30%,
• Solomani descent, 45%,
• Other, Migrant, Undetermined, 22%,
• Sydite, 3%,
• Vargr, <1%

World Technology Level

Sham possesses a Technology Level of TL–13 or TL-D in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovideo recorders.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, prototype collectors, advanced fusion plants.
• 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-4.

World Government

Sham has a Balkanized Government. There is no central world government. The world has several governments competing for control of the world. These may be allies, cooperating, competitors, or at war with each other.

Circa 990, Sham was ruled by three powers. Its population of 20 million was divided between the Kikhei Union, a Representative Democracy, which had a population of 9 million; New Heaven, a Religious Dictatorship, with 7 million; and the Condor Republic, a Charismatic Oligarchy (4 million).

After the New Heaven War, most of New Heaven was subsumed into New Condor, and New Heaven ceased to exist.

Due to the atrocities committed during the war, unification talks have been off and on again between Kirkhei and Condor for the past hundred years. The Kirkhei Union is pro-Imperium and pro-Sydite, while New Condor is wary of the Imperium. A thousand years of historical differences before the war further separates the Vilani and Terran cultures.

Both sides are weary of engaging in conflict after losing 1/3 of the population during the New Heaven War. Diplomatic relations between the two states remain stable.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

Circa 1105: T5 RU’s~ 4,200, Striker GNP~ 640 BCr, RESTLINF GNP~ 1,097 BCr

Trade Data

No information yet available.

World Culture

No information yet available.

Urbanization

No information yet available.

Historical Data

The Kikhei Union is of Vilani descent and pro-Imperium, with a Sydite minority. New Heaven was settled by militant Solomani racist and religious fundamentalists. A small population of ~ 80,000 Vargr lived in New Heaven, as laborers and second class citizens. The Condor Republic was settled by Terrans from greater Latin America.

In 992, during the Solomani Rim War, New Heaven and Condor Republic forces launched a full scale invasion of the Kikhei Union, with the intent of wiping it off the map. It was suspected that the Solomani provided funding and other resources and assets to New Heaven and the Condor Republic. The Imperium was unable to provide support and resources for the Kikhei Union, but encouraged mercenary units to support the Union. The Khuur League, in support of the minority Sydite population, provided mercenaries and advisors to the Kikhei Union.

Eventually the war between the Imperium and the Solomani waned. Terran support for New Heaven dried up, and the Imperium was able to provide additional resources to the Kikhei Union, which was then able to defeat the aggressors. Surgical strikes against the Condor Republic forced them to unilaterally sue for peace, leaving New Heaven to continue its xenophobic crusade alone against the Union.

The Condor Republic had been led into the war by a small hawkish faction that had risen in influence by machinations of New Heaven and Solomani agents. Once the war was brought home to New Condor, it quickly folded.

Once the tide turned, the zealots of New Heaven fought a vicious and protracted war, and ultimately attempted to execute a Samson Option. New Heavens leaders made final attempt to destroy Sham, rather than lose it to the infidels of Kikhei, which ultimately led to the regime change that ended the war.

Casualties exceeded 30% of the population and would have been much higher if the Samson Option had come to fruition. Many members of the New Heaven ruling class fled the planet, as they correctly suspected that they would be tried for war crimes.

In the hundred years since the war ended, Imperium and Khuur League based corporations have invested heavily in Sham, rebuilding it’s destroyed infrastructure. This resulted in a migrant population boom of sophonts that came for the construction jobs,and have since made Sham their home.

World Timeline

“Settled by both Vilani and Solomani late in the Rule of Man, Sham has had a history of conflict between the two groups stretching back over 1000 years. A Sydite minority also settled several islands about the same time as the first wave of colonists, but the Sydites were soon absorbed into the Vilani-dominated state (the Kikhei Union).” Merc Heaven, p. 9

Major events that have affected this world and the wider region that it lies within:

• -9235: the Vilani discover jump drive technology. Over the centuries pioneers and settlers gradually spread across Charted Space.
• -4045 to -2204: the Ziru Sirka controls vast territories.
• -2431: Terrans discover jump drive technology.
• -2404 to -2215: the Interstellar Wars. The young Terran Confederation battles against the ancient Vilani Ziru Sirka.
• -2204 to -1776: the Rule of Man administers the former Ziru Sirka.
• -1776 to 0: the Long Night.
• The Year 0: the Third Imperium is founded.
• 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the system.
• 604-622: the Imperial Civil War.
• 624: the Imperial Express Boat Network is established.
• 800-820: the Psionics Suppressions.
• 990-1002: the Solomani Rim War.
• 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey includes data for the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the system becomes widely available.

References & Contributors / Sources

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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.

• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), TBD.
• Dave Sering. Ley Sector (Judges Guild, 1980), TBD.
• Martin Dougherty, Hunter Gordon. Gateway to Destiny (QuikLink Interactive, 2004), TBD.
• GURPS Traveller: Humaniti (Luriani)
• The Sydymic Outworlds
• Merc Heaven
• Mongoose Traveller: Luriani (Guadix Drift Subsector)
• External Link: Freelance Traveller: Write-up for Fonnein (world) by: Joel Benford
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science