Uaam (world)

Uaam/Argi (Dagudashaag 0940) Milieu 1116 A579546-E Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 5 Moderate (800 thousand) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level E High Stellar (anti-grav cities)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M2 V
Worlds	8
Gas Giants	4
Planetoid Belts	1
Cultural Details
Government	Representative democracy
Law Level	Moderate
Cultural Extension	464D
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	14
Economic Extension	C45+1 Resources C Very abundant Labor 4 Moderate (80 thousand) Infrastructure 5 Limited Efficiency +1 Average
Importance Extension	1
Resource Units	240
GWP (BCr)	6
World Trade Number	4
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	3,447
Starport Details
Classification	Class-A
Port Size	5
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	6,490
Port passengers (annual)	1,500

Uaam has a population between 10,000 and 10 million sophonts, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. This is a high technology world with available technology over the standards for Charted Space. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Argi Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Uaam, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world. This is the homeworld of the Jala'Lak, a Minor Race. During the Long Night this world was named Uunish.

• It lies on the Vilani Run.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Uaam has a solitary primary star.

• It is a red main sequence.

Uaam has a solitary primary star.

Primary
	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

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Uaam 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)

Uaam has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. While a Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Uaam has 85-95% of its surface covered by liquid water with a few small continents, and a number of islands and archipelagos. Dry land is limited. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Mainworld Topography and Geography

Uaam is divided into two continents. One is polar and desolate, the other sparsely populated and covered with jungles and thick rainforests. The deserted eastern side of the continent holds several vast, mostly automated open-cast mines. There are very high quality radioactives to be found in the rock under the seabed, and a number of deep sea mining installations have been developed specifically to mine them.

Native Lifeforms

Abundant native life occupying every available ecological niche. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

Flora includes the Jhawa bud, which seems to cause a mild euphoria in the native Jala'Lak; most are essentially addicted.

Fauna includes predatory animals that consume entire mammalian bodies, digesting even bone.

Native Sophont: Jala'Lak

The southwestern jungles support the Jala'Lak; an indigenous native race, which is subject to some controversy. The Jala'Lak are peaceful and live in harmony with the jungle. They are a race of large primates. The forests they live in are filled with temples, apparently to their various gods, and the Free University of Ushra maintains a base there in order to better study this fascinating neolithic race.

History and Background

The Jala'Lak can also be found on Giirakh (Dagudashaag 0325) but -- for reasons as yet inexplicable -- their temper is vastly different there; much more savage, even cannibalistic. Clearly they are not native to Giirakh and consequently are the subject of much debate.

World Starport (St)

Uaam has a Class A Starport, an excellent quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Population (P)

Uaam has a population of 800,000 sophonts (hundreds of thousands).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.
• This represents the Imperial (mostly Human) population; the Jala'Lak live separately.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Anglic, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
• Simple Jala'Lak language.
  • There are 342 known words known in the limited Jala'Lak vocabulary.
• Vilani, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.

World Technology Level (T)

Uaam possesses a Technology Level of TL–14 or TL-E in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early meson communicators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, early collectors, and advanced fusion plants.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
  • Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-5.

World Government (G)

Uaam is governed by a Representative Democracy where government leadership is by representatives elected by eligible voters. What determines an eligible voter varies. The representatives determine policy, including selecting members of the bureaucracy. There can be referenda, votes by eligible voters on specific subjects.

World Law (L)

Uaam has a moderate level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. All firearms except shotguns, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

• The Jala'Lak are a protected species. Visitors are warned that injuring or killing a Jala'Lak carries an automatic death penalty.

References and contributors

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.

• Jae Campbell, Leighton Piper. "Library Data: Argi." Signal-GK 01 (1989): 51. via HIWG
• Jae Campbell, Leighton Piper. "Contact: Jala'lak." Signal-GK 01 (1989): 40-42. via HIWG
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 81.
• Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 349.