Skyia (world)
| Skyia/Woomera (Daibei 0411) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | E562410-7
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | M2 V M0 V M0 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skyia is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
- In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
- As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Woomera Subsector of Daibei Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]
Stellar Data[edit]
Skyia has three stars in the star system. Skyia 
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity M2 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.44 3470 - 3560 0.0565 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0041 0.0197 0.25 - 0.48 0.41 4.1 Orbit # * * 1 1 6 Remarks None Skyia
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity M0 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.57 3770 - 3850 0.13982 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0055 0.031 0.39 - 0.74 0.55 5.5 Orbit # * * 2 1 6 Remarks None Skyia
Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity M0 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.57 3770 - 3850 0.13982 Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0055 0.031 0.39 - 0.74 0.55 5.5 Orbit # * * 2 1 6 Remarks None
System Data[edit]
System:
- # of Gas Giants: 3
- # of Planetoid Belts: 0
- # of Other Worlds: 6
System Importance (Ix)[edit]
This world has an Importance Extension (Ix): of -3 (Very unimportant).
- (The Importance Extension (Ix) ranks worlds within a region. It governs the locations of capitals and trade routes.)
Mainworld Data[edit]
Mainworld Size (S)[edit]
Skyia is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.
Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]
Skyia has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. A Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear and will likely be easy for most sophonts to breathe.
Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]
Skyia has 15-25% of its surface covered by liquid water or ice. There may be a few small seas. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are Hell Worlds or Poor Worlds depending on their atmosphere.
Mainworld Geography & Topography[edit]
No information yet available.
Mainworld Map[edit]
No information yet available.
Native Lifeforms[edit]
No information yet available.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
Imperial Landed Nobility (N)[edit]
Skyia, 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.
World Starport (Sp)[edit]
Skyia has a Class E Starport, a frontier quality installation with few expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of a downport.
- The Starport Authority does not maintain an employee population at this starport. All labor and operations are contracted on a "as needed" basis.
World Population (P)[edit]
Skyia has a population of approximately30,000 sophonts.
World Demographics[edit]
World Languages[edit]
- Core Anglic: One of the principal dialects of one of the two official languages of the Third Imperium. Daibei's Core Anglic is also influenced by Rim Anglic.
- Vilani: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium.
World Government (G)[edit]
Skyia is governed by a Corporate Polity, having a single corporation with a typical corporate structure as a government. Essentially, this is a "company town" (or world). The typical corporate-run world usually has a single purpose. Examples include mining, agriculture, or other kinds of resource extraction. But rather than a simple base of operations, there are facilities for housing workers and their families, including hospitals, schools, and other infrastructure. How, or if, the children of the workers are incorporated into the workforce varies with companies. The corporation running the world may be a subsidiary of a larger interstellar corporation.
World Law Level (L)[edit]
Skyia has no law in practice. It is an Anarchy. On many worlds, this by itself justifies an Amber Zone advisory. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate.
World Technology Level (TL)[edit]
Skyia possesses a Technology Level of TL–7.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early video and early satellite communication networks.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fuel cells, solar energy, and geothermal power sources.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land: Improved automobiles, hovercraft, and bullet trains.
- Water: Hydrofoils and early triphibians.
- Air: Hang gliders and supersonic jets.
- Space: Deep space probes and interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
World Military[edit]
Skyia has a Battalion Equivalent figure of 1.
- This equates to approximately 500 sophonts under arms in an active or reserve capacity.
World Economy (Ex)[edit]
This world's economic measurements are: ( 6 3 1 −5 )
- Resources: 6 (Few)
- Labor: 3 (Thousands)
- Infrastructure: 1 (Extremely limited)
- Efficiency: −5 (Extremely poor)
- Economic Extension: 5
- Resource Units -90
Trade Data[edit]
Trade Classifications for this world:
Trade Lines with other worlds:
- This world has no significant trade line routes with other worlds.
- This world is not connected to the Express Boat Network for this polity.
World Culture (Cx)[edit]
This world's cultural characteristics are: [ 1 1 1 2 ]
- Homogeneity: 1 (Monolithic)
- Acceptance: 1 (Extremely xenophobic)
- Strangeness: 1 (Very typical)
- Symbols: 2 (Very concrete)
Urbanization[edit]
No information yet available.
World Infrastructure[edit]
This world possesses extremely limited infrastructure.
Historical Data[edit]
No information yet available.
World Timeline[edit]
No information yet available.
UWP Listing[edit]
UWP: E562410-7
- Starport: E Frontier Installation
- Size 5 8,000km
- Atmosphere: 6 Standard
- Hydrosphere: 2 20%
- Population: 4 Tens of thousands
- Government: 1 Company/Corporation
- Law Level: 0 No prohibitions
- Technology Level: 7 Miniaturized Electronics
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), TBD.
- Gary L. Thomas. "Daibei Sector: Library and Map." The Travellers' Digest 15 (1989): 22-25.
- James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), TBD. (dotmap provided)
- Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), TBD. (dotmap provided)
- Dave Nilsen. Survival Margin (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), TBD.
- Jon F. Zeigler. Rim of Fire (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), TBD.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- 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
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com