Silk Road
The Silk Road is a branch of the Dagudashaag Main lying within the rimward part of Dagudashaag Sector and the coreward edge of Zarushagar Sector.
- It is an astrographic feature and part of a major trade route.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
The Silk Road, a title heavy with notions of ancient Terran desert traders laden with exotic wares, is the name given to a trail of seven systems stretching from Shaida, in rimward Dagudashaag Sector, to Mystic, on the very coreward edge of Zarushagar Sector. It includes Silk, the namesake world of the region.
- The Road has 7 member systems.
- It is also known as the Mystic Path.
A basic chart of the Road is shown, right:
- Worlds on the Main are highlighted in green.
The Network[edit]
The Road is considered to be part of The Network, the web of mains that terminate within Zarushagar Sector]].
Commercial Data[edit]
Security & Defense[edit]
The worlds of the region are patrolled by the Imperial 218th Fleet in Dagudashaag Sector and the Imperial 163rd Fleet in Zarushagar Sector. They defend Imperial territory, suppress piracy, and ensure trade and commerce.
- There is rivalry between the two Fleets.
Corporations[edit]
Corporations and organizations active within the Silk Road include:
- Akagi Transport, a sector-wide transport and logistics corporation.
- Durdashilu Li, a sector-wide mining and manufacturing concern.
- Ling Standard Products, an Imperial megacorporation engaged in widescale resource extraction and processing.
- Llelish Interstellar, the Domain's leading media provider.
- Makhidkarun, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in communications and entertainment.
- Naasirka, an Imperial megacorporation that specializes in electronics and robotics.
- Sharurshid, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in finance and commerce.
- Tukera Lines, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in transport and logistics.
Goods[edit]
Notable local commodities include:
- Tao'l-silk, a fine fabric, originating on the world of Silk, woven by large genetically engineered creatures known as Tao'l Spiders.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along the Road, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between its member worlds.
Demographics[edit]
Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) can be found within this trade route:
- Humaniti (Human races)
- Mixed heritage (Major Race): Widely spread across the cluster.
- Solomani (Major Race): Many genetically distinct individuals and communities.
- Vilani (Major Race): Many genetically distinct individuals and communities.
Linguistic Topography[edit]
The following languages are among the most commonly used along this trade route:
- Anglic: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium.
- Cantonese: On Silk
- Vilani: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium.
World Timeline[edit]
Major events that have affected this trade route and the wider region that it lies within:
- circa -250,000: the Ancients are active within the sector.
- -9235: the Vilani discover jump drive technology. Over the centuries pioneers and settlers gradually spread across Charted Space.
- -5400 to -4015: the Vilani Consolidation Wars.
- -4045 to -2204: the Ziru Sirka claims and settles worlds across the region.
- -2404 to -2215: the Interstellar Wars.
- -2204 to -1776: the Rule of Man administers the worlds of the region.
- -1776 to 0: the Long Night.
- The Year 0: the Third Imperium is founded.
- 76: the Ilelish Pacification Campaign.
- 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the system.
- 418-435: the Ilelish Revolt.
- 604-622: the Civil War.
- 624: the Express Boat Network is established.
- 800-820: the Psionics Suppressions.
- 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the system.
- 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the system becomes widely available.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)[edit]
This astrographic feature is primarily found in the following areas:
Charted Space:
World Listing[edit]
Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are members of the Silk Road is available.
- The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
- Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
- Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.
AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:
Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.
- Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
References & Contributors / Sources[edit]
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- Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), pages 21, 22. (charts showing the worlds of the Cluster)
- James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), pages 11, 48, 49. (dot maps locating the worlds of the Cluster)
- Author & Contributor: MIMIC - Minor Imp of the Ministry of Information and Communication
- Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science