Byers World (world)

Byers World/Zhemi (Daibei 0530)
Classic Era (1116)	A10069A-F Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 1 Small (1,600 km, 0.05g - 0.09g) Atmosphere 0 Vacuum Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 6 Moderate (6 million) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law A Extreme Law (no weapons) Tech Level F High Stellar (anagathics)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M2 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	0

style="width: 220px; height: 250px;"

Jump map from Travellermap.com

Byers World is a non-agricultural and nonindustrial vacuum world, which warrants hazardous environment precautions.

• Life in a vacuum requires great discipline. After all, it only takes one forgotten seal on a vacuum suit to spell death. Those who survive tend to be very methodically-minded and attentive to small detail.
• It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.
• It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
• It has few prospects for economic development.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or over technology standards for Charted Space.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Zhemi Subsector of Daibei Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.
• This world has a nearby Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships.
• This world is also known as Vollos.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

The world is part of the Daibei Rimward Corridor.

Monostellar System

Byers World Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Byers World M2 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0021	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.21	2.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	0	4
	Remarks
	None

System Data

System:

• x0 Gas Giants
• x1 Planetoid Belts
• x4 Other Worlds

System Importance (Ix)

This world has an Importance Extension (Ix): of 1 (Ordinary).

• (The Importance Extension (Ix) ranks worlds within a region. It governs the locations of capitals and trade routes.)

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Size (S)

This world has a Planetary Size of 1.

• 1,600 km
• Having sizes of less than 0 these worldlets are collectively classified as an Asteroid Belt.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

This world has a pressure of less than 0.001 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

This world has a Hydrosphere of 0.

• 0 % of the world's surface is covered in liquid so it is classified as a Desert World.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Imperial Landed Nobility (N)

This world, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

World Starport (Sp)

This world 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.

• The Starport Authority employee population is approximately 22,920 sophonts.

World Population (P)

This world has a Population rating of 6.

• App. 1,000,000 sophonts

World Demographics

• Humaniti, population >= 95%
• Other sophonts <= 5%

World Government (G)

This world is governed by an Impersonal Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government is another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy dictates government policy and its execution. Government leadership is reduced to little more than figureheads and does not select the bureaucracy leadership or its members.

World Law Level (L)

This world has a Law Level of A.

• Weapon possession prohibited

World Technology Level (TL)

This world possesses a Technology Level of TL–15 or TL-F in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Meson Communicators and Pseudo Reality Communications.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, improved collectors, and advanced Fusion+.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land & Water: Advanced gravcraft.
  • Air: Advanced gravcraft and speeders.
  • Space: Advanced gravcraft and G-Carriers.
  • FTL: Jump Drive-6.

World Military

This world has a Battalion Equivalent figure of 0.

• There are no organized ground forces on this world.

World Economy (Ex)

The world's economic measurements are: ( 9 5 5 +3 )

• Resources: 9 Moderate
• Labor: 5 Hundreds of thousands
• Infrastructure: 5 Limited
• Efficiency: 3 Improved
• Economic Extension: 22
• Resource Units 675

Trade Data

Trade Classifications for this world:

• Na-Non-Agricultural World
• Ni-Non-Industrial World
• Va-Vacuum World
• Ht-High Tech World

Trade Lines with other worlds:

• This world has a red line minor route with the nearby world of Larissa.
• This world has yellow line feeder routes with the following nearby worlds: Kuliiga and Zhemi.
• This world has cyan line main routes with the following nearby worlds: Muffin, Selket and Xanthe.

World Culture (Cx)

The world's cultural characteristics are: [ 8 7 7 H ]

• Homogeneity: 8 Discordant
• Acceptance: 7 Aloof
• Strangeness: 7 Confusing
• Symbols: H Incomprehensibly abstract

World Language/s

• Anglic
• Vilani (language)

Urbanization

No information yet available.

World Infrastructure

This world possesses limited infrastructure.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

UWP: A10069A-F

• Starport: A Excellent
• Size 1 1,600km
• Atmosphere: 0 No atmosphere
• Hydrosphere: 0 Desert World
• Population: 6 Millions
• Government Type: 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy
• Law Level: A Weapon possession prohibited
• Technology Level: F Technical Imperial Maximum

References & Contributors (Sources)

This article is missing content for one or more detailed sections. Additional details are required to complete the article. You can help the Traveller Wiki by expanding it.

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 Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), TBD.
• Gary L. Thomas. "Daibei Sector: Library and Map." The Travellers' Digest 15 (1989): 22-25.
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), TBD. (dotmap provided)
• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), TBD. (dotmap provided)
• Dave Nilsen. Survival Margin (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), TBD.
• Jon F. Zeigler. Rim of Fire (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), TBD.
• David L. Pulver. Solomani (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), TBD.
• EXTERNAL LINK: Goerge.com
• EXTERNAL LINK: Ross Mack ^{dead link}
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• 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