Vantage (world)

Vantage/Capella (Solomani Rim 1538)
Interstellar Wars	E8DA000-0 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere D Exotic (dense, high) Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 0 Barren () Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level 0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
Classic Era (1116)	A8DA88A-E Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere D Exotic (dense, high) Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 8 Moderate (600 million) Government 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy Law A Extreme Law (no weapons) Tech Level E High Stellar (anti-grav cities)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M2 V
Planetoid Belts	3
Gas Giants	4

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Vantage is a moderate population world with over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts in population size.

• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or above the standard for Charted Space.
• It is a member of the Solomani Confederation in the Capella Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector.

• This world has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships.
• This world has a Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces.
• The system contains Yamato Naval Base, which acts as Solomani Rim Fleet Headquarters.
• Vantage is also the capital of the Boötean League.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Vantage has a solitary primary star.

Vantage
	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

Mainworld Data

The atmosphere of Vantage is too thick for humans near the surface but is breathable at high altitudes. Thus the population lives almost entirely in the air, in impressive cloud cities supported by grav generators. There are about 100 of these, with populations averaging about 5-7 million each. Each is self-governing, most of them operating on a democratic or corporate-state model. The planetary government is primarily concerned with regulating cloud-farming and hunting, as well as the usual task of system defense.

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

1538 Vantage (Solomani)

Starport: Class V - Naval Base.

Diameter: 8,400 miles (13,400 km). Gravity: 1.19g.
Atmosphere: Very dense oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 96%.
Climate: Very Hot.
Population: 660 million.
Government: Meritocracy.
Control Level: 6.
Tech Level: 11.
World Trade Number: 5.

Point of Interest: Floating Cities of Vantage

Vantage has no mountains, and the population lives almost entirely in the air, in "Sky Cities" supported by grav generators.

Native Lifeforms: Fauna & Flora

Vantage has an impressive free-floating aerial ecology. A wide variety of creatures live at different altitudes but most are natural aerostats rather than winged flyers. Much of Vantage's economy relies on exploiting the native lifeforms. Aeroplankton can be harvested and processed for Human consumption. Meanwhile, many of the animal forms secrete unusual biochemicals.

History & Background (Dossier)

Vantage is part of the Near Boötes Cluster.

The world's atmosphere is only breathable at high altitudes. With no mountains of sufficient height to settle in, pressure domes were used for initial habitats. As the population grew, this proved impractical, so grav generators were employed to raise city-size platforms, or metro-gravs, to suitable altitudes. To guard against over-population, strict reproductive limits and marriage regulations were established.

The first cloud-cities were established about -1800, just as the Long Night was settling in. Lacking the ability to maintain large-scale gravitic equipment, the colonists subsequently fell back on aerostat technology, using solar power to support large hot-air dirigibles.

During the next few centuries, maintaining civilization on Vantage was a constant struggle, but the present-day inhabitants look upon the period as a "heroic age".

Despite its hundreds of millions of people, Vantage retains much of its old frontier-world flavor. Its people are tough, self-reliant, adventurous, and progressive, generally a pleasure to visit or trade with.

Other Data

Vantage is the capital of the Boötean Federation, and much of the industry and population is devoted to supporting the government bureaucracy.

World Timeline

• (-2199 to -2196): The Boötes Cluster Expedition is launched from Fenris.
• -2112: Terran Mercantile Community established.
• -2094: A crew member from the merchant ship Dancer's Pride carries the Plague of Duskir to Near Boötes.
• -400: The Boötean League is created in response to increasing political pressure from the Old Earth Union.
• 590: The League is reformed as the Boötean Federation.
• 704: The Federation joins the Solomani Autonomous Region.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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.

• Classic Traveller Solomani (Alien Module)
• GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire
• GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars
• Mongoose Traveller: Solomani Rim
• Novel: Shadow of the Storm
• Periodical: Imperial Lines 2 by Author & Contributor: Steven Eric Schwartz
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science