Shtiekesh (world)

Shtiekesh/Zdachtalsish (Sidiadl 0627)
Classic Era (1116)	X311000-0 Starport X No Starport Size 3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g) Atmosphere 1 Vacuum (trace) Hydrographics 1 Dry World 10% Population 0 Barren (0) Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level 0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	A6 IV D
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	0

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Shtiekesh is an icy, barren world, with no overt population, government, or law level.

• Its surface is ice-capped with little or no atmosphere and nearly all of its water frozen.
• This world could be populated by a determined group if they had an inclination to do so...
• It is an unclaimed Non-Aligned world located in the Zdachtalsish Subsector of Sidiadl Sector.

• This is a cold world with an overall climate that is at the lower temperature range of human-congruous sophont endurance.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Shtiekesh is a binary star system.

• The primary is a turbulent blue-white subgiant.
• The secondary is a white dwarf stellar remnant

Shtiekesh has two stars in the star system.

Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	A6 IV	Subgiant		3.7	7800 - 8200	33.4
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.02512	0.47936	4.59 - 7.49	2.512	25.12
	Orbit #	*	1	6	5	8
	Remarks		Active star: it produces high levels of EM noise.
Secondary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	D	White Dwarf		0.53	6800 - 6800	0
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00011	0.00168	0 - 0.03	0.011	0.11
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	0
	Remarks		Active object: it produces high levels of EM noise.

System Data

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

• The mainworld.
• x9 secondary rocky worlds.

Mainworld Data

Shtiekesh orbits towards the outer edge of its star's habitable zone.

• It receives relatively low levels of stellar energy.

Mainworld Size (S)

Shtiekesh is a Small World between 4,000km and 5,600km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.24G and 0.34G. The horizon will appear about 3km away.

• It experiences low temperatures.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Shtiekesh has a pressure of less than 0.1 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Shtiekesh has 05-15% of its surface covered by ice, either in vast sheets or contained deep within craters or fractures on the surface. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants can be got by mining and melting ice.

• The surface of the world is composed of a crust of ice many kilometers thick.
• Much of the surface is cratered and covered in thick layers of regolith and dust of meteoric origin, leaving only a small amount of the icy outer shell exposed.
• Below the outer icy shell there may be a world-ocean of liquid water.

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, trace atmosphere world.)

Native Lifeforms

There are possibly sub-ice native lifeforms occupying a variety of ecological niches.

History & Background (Dossier)

Shtiekesh is a frontier, a wild and lonely place that rarely sees visitors. Some of the planets and moons within the system may have never had an intelligent being visit them.

Both the system's huge primary star and its white dwarf companion cause interference, strange tones and noises, and heavy static on commo and sensors.

Note that social data, though only 40 years old, may be out of date.

• Verified updated data is constantly sought.

World Starport (St)

Shtiekesh does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.

World Population (P)

Shtiekesh is a Barren World with no sophont population. It may still possess lifeforms.

World Technology Level (T)

Shtiekesh possesses a Tech Level of TL–0.

• The world has no technological base.

World Government (G)

Shtiekesh has no government or ruling authority of any kind.

World Law (L)

Shtiekesh has no law level. No laws of any kind are enforced.

Trade Data

• Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Economy

• Resources: 8 (moderate)
• Labor: 0 (unpopulated)
• Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
• Efficiency: -5 (extremely poor)

World Culture

• Heterogenity: 0 (none)
• Acceptance: 0 (none)
• Strangeness: 0 (none)
• Symbols: 0 (none)

World Timeline

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

• -5823: the Zhodani Consulate is established.
• -5415: the Zhodani discover jump drive technology.
• -4006 to present: the Zhodani undertake the Core Expeditions.
• The Year 0: far to trailing, the Third Imperium is founded.
• 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the system.
• 589-present: the Zhodani and the Imperium fight a sporadic series of Frontier Wars. Most of the action occurs in Tloql Sector, to trailing.
• 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published.

References & Contributors / Sources

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• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Classic Traveller: Zhodani (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), IFC. (sector depicted and named, no additional data)
• Don McKinney. Mongoose Traveller: Zhodani (Mongoose Publishing, 2011), page 135. (sector depicted and named, no additional data)
• Author & Contributor: Joshua Bell (sector design and development)
• Author & Contributor: P-O Bergstedt (sector design and development)
• Author & Contributor: Michael Gonzalez (sector design and development)