Shigkhu (world)

Shigkhu/Iiradu (Dagudashaag 2605) Milieu 1116 C643340-9 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 4 Thin (tainted) Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population 3 Low (8 thousand) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 0 No Law Tech Level 9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	G1 V
Worlds	11
Gas Giants	0
Planetoid Belts	2
Cultural Details
Government	Representative democracy
Law Level	No law
Cultural Extension	1214
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	9
Economic Extension	721-5 Resources 7 Few Labor 2 Low (800) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency -5 Extremely poor
Importance Extension	-1
Resource Units	7
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	3
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-C
Port Size	0
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Shigkhu has an unbreathably thin atmosphere and very little surface water. The system supports a population of fewer than 10,000 sophonts. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Iiradu Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Shigkhu, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world. This world contains an Imperial Scout Base, capable of handling Scout Service starships and personnel. During the Long Night this world was named Khupar En.

Astrography and Planetology

Shigkhu is located on the Vilani Main.

Stellar Data

Shigkhu has a solitary primary star.

Shigkhu Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G3 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.99	5680 - 5720	0.96544
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0093	0.0815	0.94 - 1.66	0.93	9.3
	Orbit #	*	*	3	3	7
	Remarks

Mainworld Data

The atmosphere is tainted by the fragrance of Shigkhu's most prominent tree, the Arubu Tree.

Native Lifeform: Arubu Tree

The Arubu Tree is a large black-barked tree which supports white flowers that bloom for most of the year. The tree has become the symbol for the planet, and is also used as a symbol of peace. The fragrance is a pleasant one and has therapeutic properties. The wood of the tree has a different, but equally pleasant and long lasting smell. The tree wood is used for construction of furniture and other interior details. Visitors are warned that the flowers can, in rare instances, have a yellow fungus disease. This fungus is poisonous to the touch.

Point of Interest: Representative House Beanstalk

Representative House is the core of all incoming and outgoing traffic on the planet. The building is the largest and most impressive on the world, and houses a beanstalk. The orbital station is Helena. The elevators ferries cargo and passengers from Helena to Shigkhu's Representative House.

History and Background

Originally a colony established from several nearby planets, the progressive attitude of Shigkhu makes the world a friendly place to visit; even the criminal elements respect the haven status of Helena Station. The famous Oval building has been site of many peace talks over the years. Off-world officials frequently gather in a neutral environment to solve inter-system political squabbles.

World Starport (St)

Shigkhu 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.

References and Contributors

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.

• Leighton Piper. "Library Data: Iiradu." Signal-GK 12 (1996): 50. via. HIWG
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 85.
• Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 317.