Spinward Drift Subsector

Spinward Drift Subsector
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Sector	The Beyond
Capital	Efflung
No. of Stars	24
Majority Control	Hefrin Colony - %
2nd Control	Zydarian Codominium - %

Subsector M of The Beyond Sector.

Description (Specifcations)

The Hefrin Colony controls seven systems, and half a million live on the three Zydarian Codominium worlds, nearly all on Zydanar. Besides Apparos, there are four other independent systems of little note; only Haes has a significant population. Three systems are uninhabited.

This sparsely populated subsector represents a frontier of Humaniti's advancement in the spin-rim direction.

Subsector Summary: 1116

Spinward Drift, subsector M of The Beyond, contains 18 worlds with an estimated combined population of 84 million. These worlds originate an interstellar trade through 14 starports (0 Class A, 6 Class B, 3 Class C, 5 Class D). Driving this interstellar trade are two Agricultural (Ag) worlds, no Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, no Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, one Pre-Industrial (Pi) world, no Rich (Ri) worlds, and no Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Spinward Drift maintain one Naval base. The highest technology level is 12 at Efflung (Beyond 0335) and Teldarra (Beyond 0336).

Spinward Drift, subsector M of The Beyond, contains 24 stars; 12 monostellar systems, six binary systems, no trinary systems, and no systems with four or more stars. 14 of the 18 systems have native gas giants. There is one Asteroid (As) belt, no Desert (De) worlds, no Garden (Ga) worlds, one Ice-capped (Ic) world, five Poor (Po) worlds, three Vacuum (Va) worlds, and no Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds.

Spinward Drift has an estimated population of 84 million distributed across no High population (Hi) worlds, no Moderate population (Ph) worlds, five Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, nine Low population (Lo) worlds, and three Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population world is Apparos (Beyond 0739). The population consists primarily of 1 sophont group.

1 identified sophont populations in Spinward Drift
Humaniti of Terra (Solomani Rim 1827): 84 million

Non-Aligned

There are eight Non-Aligned worlds in Spinward Drift with an estimated combined population of 80 million.

Zydarian Codominium

The Zydarian Codominium has jurisdiction over three worlds in the subsector, with a combined population of less than a million.

Hefrin Colony

The Hefrin Colony has jurisdiction over seven worlds in the subsector, with an estimated combined population of 3.5 million. The governments in the Hefrin Colony maintain one Naval base within the subsector.

Astrographic Features & Trade Routes: 1116

• Broken Chain, a string of jump-2 accessible systems across the rimward portions of the Spinward Drift, Ghost Rift, and Siren subsectors.

World Listing: 1116

14 Worlds in the Spinward Drift Subsector

Apparos  •  Bartinil  •  Efflung  •  Eromnek  •  Gonzo  •  Hactor  •  Haes  •  Khiiszarbi  •  Kuuna  •  Teldarra  •  Trend  •  Zydanar  •  Zydexnar  •  Zydoquir  •  

History & Background (Dossier)

As of 1105, the Jarnac Pashalic has threatened retaliatory action against Zydarian Codominium Star Legion tithing in this subsector.

Polity Listing: 1116

• Hefrin Colony (officially, the United Spinward Worlds)
• Zydarian Codominium

Native Sophonts: 1116

The following species are believed to have originated in this area:

• No information currently available.

Demographics: 1116

Significant populations of the following sophont races exist within this subsector:

• Humaniti

Major Historical Events Timeline: 1116

These are some of the more important historical events that have affected this subsector:

• 745: United Spinward Worlds (Hefrin Colony) founded by Joachim and Jennifer Hefrin after the failure of the Corellan League Federal Constitution

• 754: Death of Joachim Hefrin. Jennifer Hefrin becomes in effect the sole ruler of the United Spinward Worlds, and concentrates her authority on building up Khiiszarbi

• 930: Duality Prophet Zydar seizes control of Tirost (subsequently named Zydar)

• 936: Expansion of Zydar's realm begins

• 963: Exanos converted by Zydar and renamed Zydexnar

• 964: Zydarian expansion is officially halted by Treaty of Nestor

• 1087: Renata the Heretic, a deserter from the Zydarian Codominium Star Legion, establishes a pirate base at Haes

References & Contributors (Sources)

Alternate Versions:

• Sunbane (Jeff Zeitlin)
• Paranoia Press (1991)
• T5 Atlas of the Imperium: Second Survey (FFE)

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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.

• Paranoia Press, The Beyond
• Paranoia Press, The Beyond, 1991 online updates by Chuck Kallenbach
• Geir Lanesskog. The Spinward Extents (Mongoose Publishing, 2022), .
• TravellerMap T5SS Data
• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Aslan (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), . (named but no further details)
• Classic Traveller Alien Module 4: Zhodani (named but no further details)
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