Vras (world)

Vras/Nicosia (Old Expanses 0738)
Classic Era (1116)	A78A773–E Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 7 Moderate (70 million) Government 7 Balkanization Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level E High Stellar (anti-grav cities)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M2 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Vras is a rich water world with its surface 90% or more covered in an ocean of water.

• The inhabitants of this world live on the roughly 10% of exposed land mass, in underwater colonies, on city ships, or similar arrangements.
• This is a rich world with a prosperous and thriving world economy.
• This world has high-grade living conditions with a good climate and a non-harmful environment. As such, this world is much sought after with large queues for immigration here.
• Most observers think that the planet's economy and population will prosper in the near future barring outside forces.
• 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 Nicosia Subsector of Old Expanses Sector in the Domain of Sol.
• It is the homeworld of the Schalli, a sophontic species and minor race.
• About 70% of the population is composed of Schalli.
• About 30% of the population is composed of baseline humans and other non-human sophonts.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

No information yet available.

Monostellar System

Vras Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Vras 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

Native Sophont (NIL): Schalli

The Schalli descend from island-dwelling amphibians, forced permanently into the ocean by the melting of Vras' icecaps several million years ago. From all evidence, their ancestors were on the verge of intelligence even then.

Until their belated contact with Humaniti, the Schalli were happy with their non-technological achievements. Having been finally recognised as sapient and given Imperial citizenship, they are now applying their considerable talents to catching up with the rest of Charted Space.

History & Background (Dossier)

A rich water world in the Nicosia Subsector of Old Expanses Sector.

• Vras is a member of the Imperium.
• Vras is the homeworld to the Schalli, an aquatic minor race.

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility

Vras, 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.

Population

• Humans
• Schalli: Only recently recognised as sophonts.
• Dolphins of the Ch'KieeEE colony, refugees from the Solomani Confederation given territory on Vras for resettlement.

Timeline

-3691:

• Scouts of the Ziru Sirka chart the area.

Circa -3600:

• Vras is settled by Vilani colonists, but these colonists never realize that the fish-like kiiroka are not just smart animals, but sophonts.

Imperial Date 1098:

• Several thousand kiiroka are captured from Vras and relocated to the uninhabited nearby world of Schall (Old Expanses 0638).
• The sentience of the kiiroka is recognized immediately by Dr. Darch von Changli.
• The Marquis of Vras (Old Expanses 0738) suppresses the news and plans to exterminate the kiiroka population on Vras.
• Schall is interdicted.

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

• GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 4
• TNE Path of Tears
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science