Urak-Talamein Arm
The Urak-Talamein Arm is a branch of the Sylean Main.
- It is an astrographic feature and a trade route.
- It is located within Lode Subsector of Zarushagar Sector.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
The Urak-Talamein Arm forms the far spinward-rimward part of the Sylean Main.
- It has 21 member systems. It is named for the Urak and Talamein systems, considered the gateway to the arm.
(Charts sourced from Traveller Map)
- Worlds within the Arm are highlighted in green.
The Network[edit]
The Urak-Talamein Arm (and the Sylean Main) form a major component of The Network, the web of mains that terminate within the sector.
Commercial Data[edit]
Security & Defense[edit]
The worlds of the region are patrolled by the Imperial 163rd Fleet. It defends Imperial territory, suppresses piracy, and ensures trade and commerce.
Corporations[edit]
Corporations and organizations active within the Arm 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:
- (none currently listed)
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The Arm is part of a major trade route. High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along it, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between its member worlds.
Demographics[edit]
Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this astrographic feature:
- 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 most commonly heard languages are:
- Anglic, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
- Vilani: one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
Worlds & Sectors / Astrography[edit]
This astrographic feature is found in the following areas:
Charted Space – Third Imperium
World Listing[edit]
Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are members of the Urak-Talamein Arm 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:
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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), page 21. (charts showing the worlds of the Arm)
- 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 Arm)
- 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