Shigakham (world)

Shigakham/Standish (Daibei 1810)
Classic Era (1116)	A100300-F Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 1 Small (1,600 km, 0.05g - 0.09g) Atmosphere 0 Vacuum Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 3 Low (3 thousand) Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level F High Stellar (anagathics)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M2 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Shigakham is a low-population vacuum world, with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts in population size, warranting hazardous environment precautions.

• Life in a vacuum requires great discipline. After all, it only takes one forgotten seal on a vacuum suit to spell death. Those who survive tend to be very methodically-minded and attentive to small detail.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Standish Subsector of Daibei Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.
• This world is also known as Scepture.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This world is part of the Shigakham Intersection.

Monostellar System

Shigakham Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Shigakham M2 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0021	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.21	2.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	0	4
	Remarks
	None

System Data

System:

• 4 Gas Giants
• 0 Planetoid Belts
• 2 Other Worlds

Mainworld Data

Shigakham has an Importance rating of 1 (Ordinary).

• Importance Extension- 1
  • (The Importance Extension (Ix) ranks worlds within a region. It governs the locations of capitals and trade routes. )

Mainworld Atmosphere

Shigakham has a pressure of less than 0.001 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available

Mainworld Map

No information yet available

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Imperial Landed Nobility

Shigakham, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

World Starport

Shigakham 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.

World Technology Level

Shigakham possesses a Technology Level of TL–15 or TL-F in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Meson Communicators and Pseudo Reality Communications.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, improved collectors, and advanced Fusion+.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land & Water: Advanced gravcraft.
  • Air: Advanced gravcraft and speeders.
  • Space: Advanced gravcraft and G-Carriers.
  • FTL: Jump Drive-6.

World Government

Shigakham has no central government for the world, 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

Shigakham has a Law Level of 0.

• No prohibitions

World Military

No information yet available

World Economy

Economics: ( 9 2 1 −3 )

• Resources 9 Moderate
• Labor 2 Hundreds
• Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited
• Efficiency −3 Poor
• Economic Extension 9
• Resource Units -54
  • (Resources are any materials available for processing and exploitation. They include natural resources, minerals, ores, metals, energy sources, biological assets, and any other materials of limited availability.)
  • (Labor is the workforce available for the processing and exploitation of Resources.)
  • (Infrastructure is the established technical structures that support exploitation of resources. Infrastructure includes roads, power grids, communications, and factories.)
  • (Efficiency reflects the current economic system, and includes sensible legal procedures, appropriate tariffs, customs promoting a balanced work ethic, rewards for merit, and social structures which match ability and job. Negative Efficiency is worse. Efficiency at -1 or less turn the RUs available negative: the Inefficiencies are so destructive as to make the economy a net drain. Such barriers represent a welfare state; cultural influences which do not value wealth, even physical limitations. On the other hand, since some economies have positive efficiencies: positive multipliers increasing available RU. )
  • (The Economic Extension (Ex) is the strength of a world economy and provides basic insights into the economy’s structure and capabilities.)
  • (Resources approximately represent the world's budget.)

Trade Data

• Lo-Low Population
• Va-Vacuum World

World Demographics

Humaniti, population 100%

World Culture

Culture: [ 1 4 1 A ]

• Homogeneity 1 Monolithic
• Acceptance 4 Extremely aloof
• Strangeness 1 Very typical
• World Symbols A Abstract
  • (Homogeneity is a measure of the degree to which members of society hold common beliefs. Members of very homogeneous cultures are in strong agreement on the fundamentals of society (usually basic rights, religion, and methods of interaction). Members of non-homogeneous cultures hold many different beliefs on the fundamentals of society.)
  • (Acceptance is the degree of xenophobia ( or xenophilia ) in the culture. High Acceptance is evidenced by friendliness to outsiders and offworlders; Low Acceptance is characterized by fear or rejection of outsiders.)
  • (Strangeness is the degree of difference from the norms of interstellar society. High Strangeness is evidenced by unusual or outwardly incomprehensible actions, statements, or responses in the course daily activity. Low Strangeness reflects activities close to interstellar norms.)
  • (Symbols used by the culture may range from the concrete (idols; totems; statuary) to the abstract (symbolized belief systems; group affiliations).)

World Language/s

• Anglic
• Vilani (language)

Urbanization

No information yet available

World Infrastructure

Shigakham possesses extremely limited infrastructure

Historical Data

No information yet available

World Timeline

No information yet available

UWP Listing

A100300-F

• Starport A Excellent
• World Size 1 1,600km
• Atmosphere 0 No atmosphere
• Hydrosphere 0 Desert World
• Population 3 App. 4,000
• Government 0 No Government Structure
• Law Level 0 No prohibitions
• Tech Level F Technical Imperial Maximum

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• Classic Traveller Atlas of the Imperium
• MegaTraveller Alien - Solomani & Aslan (dotmap provided)
• MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr (dotmap provided)
• Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 15 in Article: "Daibei Sector: Library and Map" by Nancy & Aleatha Parker (pgs 22-25)
• GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire
• Mongoose Traveller: Solomani
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science