Ventura (Theta Borealis) Subsector

Ventura (Theta Borealis) Subsector
Persiphus Phoenix Duhamel Ventura (Theta Borealis) style="width: 250px; height: 350px; border: solid 1px black;" map from Travellermap.com Jauhaux
Sector	Theta Borealis
Capital	None
No. of Stars	27
Majority Control	Non-Aligned (NaHu) - 100%

Ventura Subsector is Subsector K of Theta Borealis Sector.

• It lies within Charted Space.
• On older surveys it may be referred to as the Ventura Quadrant.

Description (Specifications)

Ventura Subsector is a settled and developed region within Balkanized Space.

• Some worlds have been settled for millennia.
• The resources of the subsector are being exploited.

Astrographic Features & Trade Routes

The following astrographic and commercial data has been determined:

• Most of the subsector is a standard stellar density region.
• There are no rift regions within the subsector.
• The brightest star is the unstable yellow bright giant primary of the Delburt system.
• One minor communications route extends into the coreward edge of the subsector.

Stellar Distribution

A basic map showing the distribution and size of stars within Ventura Subsector.

• The color corresponds to the visible color of the star, which links to its spectral classification.
• The size as shown indicates both the physical size of the object and its relative brightness.

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map).

Note that the stars as depicted are representative. Any star, no matter what its size, is a mere speck within the hex it occupies.

• Ordinary main sequence stars can barely be seen from even a hex away.
• Huge, intensely luminous giant stars can be seen from across the subsector and far beyond.

Borealis Group

The subsector forms part of the Borealis Group, a gigantic, broadly spherical cluster of stars centered on Theta Borealis Sector.

• It is a distinctive, extremely bright feature that can be easily observed from all across Charted Space.
• It is more than 40 parsecs in diameter.
• It contains an unusually high number of giant stars.
• It is the density of giant stars within the region, rather than their individual brightness, that makes the feature so prominent.

Chains of giant stars trail out from the cluster into many of the surrounding sectors.

• Ventura Subsector lies to trailing of the clusters core and contains a long trail of giant stars.

The night-time skies of all of the worlds across the region are studded with a panoply of colorful, intensely bright stars.

• Some are so bright that they can be clearly seen from planetary surfaces during daylight hours.
• The brightest is Theta Borealis, an unstable, violent, blue-white bright supergiant with a luminosity of around 73,000 sols.
• Other extremely bright stars within the cluster include Sigma Borealis, Tau Borealis, Epsilon Borealis, Mu Borealis, and Kappa Borealis.
• While the cluster contains many extremely luminous giant stars, Theta B is exponentially brighter than any of the others.

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds lying within Duhamel Subsector 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.
• Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.

AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:

27 Worlds in the Ventura (Theta Borealis) Subsector

Bortesi  •  Carug  •  Cayme  •  Delburt  •  Fesnay  •  Futburg  •  Gibroat  •  Hetage  •  Idbar  •  Jaches  •  Kanuel  •  Keros  •  Kormap  •  Lagel  •  Lone Star (TB 2428)  •  Nasany  •  Niparoo  •  Nystalux  •  Pelmafore  •  Perjant  •  Port Xanatath  •  Runelma  •  Valpor  •  Waldorf  •  Wedton  •  Yagnuir  •  Yberam  •  

Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.

• Verified updated data is constantly sought.

History & Background (Dossier)

A few worlds of the region were settled sometime after -1900 by humans originating in the Rule of Man. These isolated settlements survived and even prospered during the Long Night, becoming known as the the Verstand-Jugartha colonies. They served as the focus for waves of settlers originating in what later became the Imperial core, who had gained access to Sylean jump technology and were seeking empty worlds of their own.

Finding their destination worlds already thoroughly governed and relatively heavily populated, later waves of arrivals carried on to spinward, seeking other habitable worlds within the region that they could claim. Although this slow trickle of humanity had effectively ceased by the end of the third century, by the beginning of the twelth century some of these outposts had grown into heavily populated worlds with distinctive cultures of their own. Among these the Nh'ekul culture is one of the most prominent.

Polity Listing

No polities are known to exist within (or make any claim upon) the subsector.

Native Sophonts

The following Sophont species are believed to have originated in this area.

• Sedas of Nystalux: hive-dwelling, six-limbed insectoids with a hard exterior carapace from a rich agricultural garden world.

Demographics

Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Mixed Heritage. Long settled within the region.
  • Of Solomani extraction. Small, often isolated groups and communities preserving their traditions and culture.
  • Of Vilani extraction. Small groups and communities, often deliberately isolationist, preserving their traditions and culture.

• Non-Human Races
  • Aslan (Major Race). A few Ihatei scouts exploring to spinward.
  • Sedas of Nystalux:

Subsector Timeline

Major events that have affected this subsector and the wider region that it lies within:

• ca -250,000: the Ancients were likely active within Theta Borealis Sector.
• -5415: the Zhodani discover jump drive technology.
• -2396 / 2123AD: the first known human explorers are active in the region (a few wandering Terrans).
• ca -1900: small numbers of humans (Terrans of the Rule of Man) begin founding settlements across Theta Borealis Sector.
• -1776: the Long Night begins.
• Year 0: far to trailing, across the Great Rift, the Third Imperium is founded.
• 100s-200s: a few pioneering Imperial explorers pass through the subsector.
• 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the subsector.
• mid-300s: waves of humans with origins in the Imperial core begin settling within the region.
• 500s: Jaibok raiders of the resurgent Korsumug Empire become active on the Korsumug Main.
• 995-1065: the Second Survey charts the subsector.
• 1065: the Imperial Second Survey is published.

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Subsector Summary

Ventura Subsector (subsector K of Theta Borealis Sector) contains 27 worlds with an estimated population of 19.77 billion, a per capita income of Cr1,650, and a total economy of BCr32,600. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr33 through 22 starports (4 Class A, 6 Class B, 6 Class C, 6 Class D) employing tens of thousands of staff. Driving this interstellar trade are eight Agricultural (Ag) worlds, one Non-Agricultural (Na) world, one Pre-Agricultural (Pa) world, three Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, three Rich (Ri) worlds, and two Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Ventura maintain four Naval bases. The average technology level is 7 (with most between 5 and 10). The highest technology level is 12 at Idbar (Theta Borealis 2027), Bortesi (Theta Borealis 2126), Niparoo (Theta Borealis 2226), and Lone Star (Theta Borealis 2428).

Ventura Subsector (subsector K of Theta Borealis Sector) contains 48 stars and 291 identified planets; 12 monostellar systems, 10 binary systems, 4 trinary systems, and 1 system with four or more stars. 19 of the 27 systems (70%) have native gas giants. There are no Asteroid Belt (As) worlds, three Desert (De) worlds, two Garden (Ga) worlds, no Ice-capped (Ic) worlds, four Poor (Po) worlds, two Vacuum (Va) worlds, and no Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds.

Ventura Subsector (subsector K of Theta Borealis Sector) has an estimated population of 19.77 billion distributed across four High population (Hi) worlds, two Moderate population (Ph) worlds, seven Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, seven Low population (Lo) worlds, and no Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population world is Futburg (Theta Borealis 2123). The population consists of 2 sophont groups including one native sophont.

2 identified sophont populations in Ventura Subsector
Humaniti of Terra (Solomani Rim 1827): 19.7 billion on 26 worlds. Sedas of Nystalux (Theta Borealis 1922): approximately 70 million on their homeworld.

Non-Aligned, Human-dominated

There are 26 Non-Aligned Human-dominated worlds in Ventura Subsector with an estimated population of 19.7 billion.

Non-Aligned, unclaimed

There is one Non-Aligned unclaimed world in Ventura Subsector with a population of approximately 70 million.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Aslan (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), IBC. (named but no further date)
• Bill Bledsaw. Theta Borealis Sector (Group One, 1981), TBD.
• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), 11,50. (dot map provided)
• Author & Contributor: Jo Grant of CORE (generated data)