Tonnes (world)

Tonnes/Shuna (Lishun 0722)
Classic Era (1116)	D897ABC-A Starport D Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 9 Dense (tainted) Hydrographics 7 Wet World 70% Population A High (50 billion) Government B Non-Charismatic Dictator Law C Extreme Law (no privacy) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G6 V M9 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	0

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Tonnes is a high-population, industrial world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
• Its economy is rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to rapidly improve barring outside forces.
• This is a "Puzzle" world designated as an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Shuna Subsector of Lishun Sector in the Domain of Antares.
• This world has an Imperial Scout base, capable of handling IISS starships and personnel.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

This world is the namesake of the Tonnes Cluster of which it is part.

Tonnes has two stars in the star system.

Tonnes
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G6 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.97	5550 - 5600	0.89888
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0088	0.0786	0.91 - 1.61	0.88	8.8
	Orbit #	*	*	3	3	7
	Remarks
Tonnes
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M9 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.079	2350 - 2380	0.00014
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0009	0.001	0.01 - 0.03	0.09	0.9
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	3
	Remarks

System Data

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Mainworld Data

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Mainworld Geography & Topography

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Mainworld Map

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Native Lifeforms

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History & Background / Dossier

Although Tonnes was isolated during the Long Night, its Human colony thrived.

Imperial High / Landed Nobility

Tonnes, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial Landed Knight who acts as an Imperial representative to the world, and the fiefdom of a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversees affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight, the Imperial representative to the world.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial count.

World Starport

Tonnes has a Class D Starport, a poor quality installation which has few of the 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 only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Technology Level

Tonnes possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land & Water: Grav belts and maturing gravcraft.
  • Air: Greatly improved hybrid grav-aircraft.
  • Space: Improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-1.

World Government

Tonnes is governed by a Non-charismatic Dictatorship. This is a continuation of the charismatic dictatorship, where the original leadership has died or retired and been replaced by allies or protégés. The justifications for the original change in government remain as well as the assertion of rights to rule.

World Law Level

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World Military

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World Economy

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Trade Data

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World Demographics

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World Culture

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Urbanization

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Historical Data

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World Timeline

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UWP Listing

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References & Contributors / Sources

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• Classic Traveller Atlas of the Imperium
• Classic Traveller Alien Module 3: Vargr (named but no further data)
• Classic Traveller Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 6 in article: "The Most Valuable Prey"
• Classic Traveller Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 7 in article: "The Dynam System" & "The Masionia Subsector"
• MegaTraveller Imperial Encyclopedia
• MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr (dot map provided) in article: "The Vargr Extents"
• MegaTraveller Rebellion Sourcebook in article: "Imperial Navy Depots"
• Article: "DIS Newsbriefs" from Periodical: MegaTraveller Journal 4
• Periodical: Journal of the Travellers Aid Society No. 17 by Author & Contributor: Phil Masters
• Periodical: Journal of the Travellers Aid Society No. 18 in article: "A Concise History of the Third Imperium"
• Marc Miller's Traveller T4 First Survey
• GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 4
• Novel: Agent of the Imperium by Marc Miller
• External Link: Glendale.org.uk by Author & Contributor: Samuel Penn
• External Link: Downport CARI by Author & Contributor: Paul J. Drye
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science