Shinku (world)

Shinku/Ian (Corridor 0111)
Milieu 0	E879000-5 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 0 Barren (0) Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level 5 Industrial (mass production)
Classic Era (1116)	E879102-8 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 1 Low (40) Government 0 No Government structure Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
Hard Times (1130)	E879102-8 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 1 Low (40) Government 0 No Government structure Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
New Era (1200)	E879112-6 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 1 Low (20) Government 1 Company/Corporation Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level 6 Pre-Stellar (nuclear)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F9 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	2

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Shinku 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.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Ian Subsector of Corridor Sector in the Domain of Vland.
• About 90% of the population is composed of baseline humans and other non-human sophonts.
• About 10% of the population is composed of Vargr.
• In the Long Night this world was known as Guun

Description (Planetology)

This system is part of the Atsah Cluster, which within Corridor Sector is often known instead as the Kiran Cluster.

Stellar Data

Shinku has a solitary primary star.

Shinku
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	F9 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.13	5990 - 6050	1.53382
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0109	0.1027	1.16 - 2.03	1.09	10.9
	Orbit #	*	0	4	3	7
	Remarks

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Shinku is a Meso World between 12,000km and 13,500km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.8G and 1.1G. The horizon will appear about 5.1km away. Vessels with 1G of thrust should check with local starport authorities before attempting to land using emergency power.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Shinku has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. While a Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Shinku has 85-95% of its surface covered by liquid water with a few small continents, and a number of islands and archipelagos. Dry land is limited. Wilderness refueling is possible.

History & Background (Dossier)

Non-canon:

Pre-Imperial

This planet (Called Gunn at the time) was uninhabited at the foundation of the Imperium but there were ruins from two Long Night settlements - A series of collapsed structures about a well from the earliest and a crashed ship and associated survival shelters from the later.

Imperial

The planet was never colonised in earnest and the populations was typically miners, prospectors and people trying to set up on their own in the wilderness.

At the time of the 2nd Survey, There were just 40 inhabitants, one family of which was Vargr. The Port had a beacon, but was, in fact, no more than a large grav-barge that migrated about the globe as the resident's fancy took them. Locating the port when it didn't want to be found was hard, which made the port a useful place for "Just dropping things off".

Hard Times

The world was claimed by the Dzarrgh Federate in 1118, and the Vargr family that was in residence took the opportunity to return to Jubal (Corridor 0311) at that time.

New Era

The response of the residents to the imminent arrival of Virus was to disconnect their floating home's communicators and cable in the wireless parts of their systems. When Virus did arrive in about 1140 their response was to turn off the port beacon and hide. By the mid-1160's their radio no longer worked, and their grav-drive mechanic had died - so they could no longer move their home unless they wanted to risk it never moving again. By 1200 the few remaining residents on the planet had formed a corporate body controlled by a closed group known as "The Pilots".

Imperial Landed Nobility

Shinku, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

Non-canon:

» While some land was ear-marked for a knightly estate, this was never developed or used, with the various holders of the land grant preferring to reside elsewhere in the Sector and draw on incomes from other investments.

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.

• Classic Traveller The Early Adventures in Article 'Visit to Antiquity'
• MegaTraveller Imperial Encyclopedia
• Marc Miller's Traveller T4 First Survey
• GURPS Traveller
• BackworldTraveller