Wovoka (world)

Wovoka/Wovoka (Aldebaran 1705)
Classic Era (1116)	A887785-C Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 8 Large (12,800 km, 0.80g - 1.08g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 7 Wet World 70% Population 7 Moderate (20 million) Government 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy Law 5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G6 V K7 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	2

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Wovoka is a rich, agricultural garden world with a near-ideal, utopian environment conducive to most sophonts.

• As an agricultural world, this world is a near-ideal environment for producing quality foodstuffs of plant, animal, and other forms. Quality foodstuffs are a major export commodity for this world.
• This is a rich world with a prosperous and thriving world economy.
• Its economy and population are rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to quickly rise barring outside forces.
• It is a member of the Solomani Confederation in the Wovoka Subsector of Aldebaran Sector.

• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or above the standard for Charted Space.
• The world serves as the subsector capital with the significant extra trade and prestige associated with that role.
• It is a member of the Wovoka Arch.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Wovoka is a binary star system.

• The primary is a yellow main sequence.
• The secondary is an orange main sequence.

Wovoka has two stars in the star system.

Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G6 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.97	5550 - 5600	0.89888
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0088	0.0786	0.91 - 1.61	0.88	8.8
	Orbit #	*	*	3	3	7
	Remarks
Secondary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K7 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.64	3990 - 4100	0.20972
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0059	0.038	0.47 - 0.88	0.59	5.9
	Orbit #	*	*	2	2	6
	Remarks		Approximately 30 AU from the primary.

Notes

The two stars of the Wovoka system have an average separation of 30 AU and orbit a barycenter that lies between them.

• They have an orbital period around one another of approximately 130 standard years.

System Data

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

• The mainworld.
• x7 secondary rocky worlds.
• x2 gas giants.

Mainworld Data

Wovoka orbits towards the outer edge of the primary star's habitable zone.

• It receives relatively low levels of stellar energy.

Mainworld Size (S)

Wovoka is a Meso World between 12,000km and 13,500km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.8G and 1.1G. The horizon will appear about 5.1km away. Vessels with 1G of thrust should check with local starport authorities before attempting to land using emergency power.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Wovoka has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. A Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

• It experiences generally moderate temperatures.
• Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere push up the world's surface temperatures.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Wovoka has 65-75% of its surface covered by liquid water. It has significant large liquid bodies. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Satellites

Wovoka retains a single vacuum moon. It has striking similarities to Luna, Terra's moon.

• It orbits once every few weeks.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

There are four major continents, six subcontinental landmasses, and numerous archipelagoes and islands. The land is crossed by forested mountain ranges. Large ice caps lie at both poles.

(Blank map, predominantly watery world.)

Native Lifeforms

Abundant native life occupying every available ecological niche. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

History & Background (Dossier)

Wovoka is a member of (and the namesake of) of the Wovoka Arch, a minor cluster and trade route lying in the coreward-trailing quadrant of Aldebaran Sector. It is named for its distinctive curved shape on astrographic charts.

The world was originally settled by distinct, ancient tribal groups from Terra. The majority identify with tribal nations from the Terran North American region, but other historical indigenous groups also emigrated here. These cultures have a remarkable focus on traditional ethics and morality, with few of the extremist elements often found in some cultural groups. The name "Wovoka" is a historical reference to an ancient Terran shaman, who started a resistance effort against powerful enemies by developing a cultural touch-stone called "The Ghost Dance".

• Other Terran tribal groups settled worlds within the Wovoka Arch.
• The dolphin community is included as an officially recognized tribal nation, with full representation.
• There is considerable additional material available in the Wovoka worldnet.

The economy is based around aquaculture and game meats, in addition to a rapidly advancing technological and engineering base. While currently rated at TL–12, Wovokan technology has some areas that are nearer to TL–15. The technological-industrial bases on Wovoka's moon are largely forbidden to travellers except by invitation. Rumors insist that advanced jump research is being performed.

Scientists on the world have leveraged a historic tradition of herbalism and natural knowledge to make rapid advances in the production of anagathic compounds.

It is the capital of the subsector and the seat of Confederation authority.

Solomani Security keeps a close eye on things to ensure the security of the Confederation and the well-being of its loyal citizens. Almost anyone could be a SolSec informant, passing on all sorts of useful information: some gain a reward or benefit for their actions, others are coerced, but many see it as an act of duty to help protect the Solomani state and its interests.

World Starport (St)

Wovoka 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.

Wokova maintains two highports. The larger Kiba Highport caters to commercial traffic and the smaller Etsa'a Highport handles official and military vessels. All inbound traffic is required to make port at Kiba for customs and approval to continue onward.

World Population (P)

Wovoka has a population of 20,000,000 sophonts (tens of millions).

• Around 70% of the population (roughly 14 million individuals) is made up of Solomani humans.
• About 30% of the population (approximately 6 million individuals) consists of Dolphins.

Urbanization

The peoples of Wovoka make a consistent effort to minimize any harmful impact to their adopted world-mother. Even their largest urban areas take great technological and architectural care to integrate not only nature, but to leave intact as much of the major plant life as possible. Some peoples attempt to recreate (to an extent) the ways of their Terran ancestors, and have been breeding herds of Terran herd-beasts to aid in that aim, as there were no such fauna originally on Wovoka. Modern power sources are utilized strategically to allow an advanced technological society to flourish.

The Wovokan capitol city is located on the largest continent, Cherokee, and is named Sequoyah. Each continent has its own capitol and downport. The downport and its startown are always separate from the capitol, but usually connected by high-speed rail. The dolphin nation is centered around a three-island archipelago, which includes a dolphin-friendly downport and waterway connections, including speedy transit tubes, to the aqualogies.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Delphinic Trinary, the principal language of Dolphins.
• Terran tribal languages
• Rim Anglic, a dialect of Anglic and the principal language of the Confederation.

World Technology Level (T)

Wovoka possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
  • Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-3.

Wovoka has economic elements that operate in advance of this rating, but it is not possible to confirm current progress. Evidence indicates research into advanced jump technologies and hyper-efficient maneuver drives.

World Government (G)

Wovoka is governed by a Civil Service Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government takes another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy leadership influences policy. The government leadership may select the bureaucracy leadership, but not its membership. Usually the governmental leadership is divided, or incapable of setting policy, and the bureaucracy provides a stabilizing influence. This ruling bureaucracy may be the full government bureaucractic apparatus or a section with limited jurisdiction but considerable influence, like the military.

World Military

Wovoka maintains a Starnavy with a dedicated Starmarine force, a wet Navy with its own marine forces, and a land-based Army. The Army, while adequately equipped, is largely dedicated to disaster relief and emergency response. Wovoka also has a considerable set of special forces teams.

The world-net notes two system fleets:

• Inner Fleet: made up of five dedicated destroyers with associated system defense craft. Two Sequoyah-class battleships are under construction, along with upward of ten heavy-cruisers and missile boats.
• Outer Fleet: a flotilla consisting of the newly commissioned Sequoyah battleship, a number of older Destroyer-class battleships and heavy cruisers, and various smaller escort vessels. Details and technical specifications are scarce, but given local information, it is likely that the navy uses Terran missile boat philosophies combined with the spinal mount meson weaponry historically used by Terran forces on their capital ships.

World Law (L)

Wovoka has a moderate level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. Personal concealable firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

Trade Data

• Importance: 4 (important)

World Economy

Exports include foodstuffs, cultural items, computers and electronic equipment, and spacecraft components.

• Resources: 9 (moderate)
• Labor: 6 (millions)
• Infrastructure: C (very extensive)
• Efficiency: +2 (good)

World Culture

• Heterogenity: 9 (discordant)
• Acceptance: B (extremely friendly)
• Strangeness: 9 (extremely confusing)
• Symbols: D (very abstract)

World Timeline

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

• -9235: far to coreward, the Vilani discover jump drive technology. Over the centuries pioneers and settlers gradually spread across Charted Space.
• -4045 to -2204: the Ziru Sirka controls vast territories.
• -2431: Terrans discover jump drive technology.
• -2404 to -2215: the Interstellar Wars. The young Terran Confederation battles against the ancient Vilani Ziru Sirka.
• -2204 to -1776: the Rule of Man administers the former Ziru Sirka.
• -1999: the Aslan gain jump drive technology.
• -1862 to -1110: the Terran Mercantile Community is active within the region.
• -1776 to 0: the Long Night.
• -1118 to 380: the Aslan Border Wars.
• -1110 to 588: the Terran Mercantile Community gradually becomes the Old Earth Union, shrinking to control the region around Terra.
• The Year 0: to coreward, the Third Imperium is founded.
• 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the system.
• 380: the Peace of Ftahalr ends the ongoing Aslan Border Wars and establishes understandings regarding human and Aslan influence.
• 588: the Old Earth Union and the former territories of the Terran Mercantile Community are annexed by the Imperium, moving its border adjacent to the Aslan Hierate.
• 604-622: the Imperial Civil War.
• 624: the Imperial Express Boat Network is established.
• 704: the Solomani Autonomous Region is formed.
• 800-820: the Psionics Suppressions.
• 871: the Solomani Confederation is founded.
• 940: the Solomani Autonomous Region is dissolved.
• 990-1002: the Solomani Rim War.
• 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey includes data for the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the system becomes widely available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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.

• John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M), (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), various pages. (Library data entries)
• John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z), (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), various pages. (Library data entries)
• John Harshman, Marc Miller. Solomani (Game Designers Workshop, 1986), IFC, pages 3, 28. (sector named, background for the sector)
• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), pages 8-11, various others. (dot map locating the worlds of the sector, background for the sector)
• Steven Eric Schwartz. MegaTraveller Periodical Imperiallines 2, 1991, page 5. (Bootean Federation, background for the sector)
• Michael Taylor. Fighting Ships of the Solomani (QuikLink Interactive, 2009), page 5. (background for the sector)
• David L. Pulver. Solomani (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), pages 50, 118, 119, various others. (background for the sector)
• Martin J. Dougherty. The Order of Prometheus (Mongoose Publishing, 2023), various pages. (scenarios and background for the sector)
• Zho Berka's Maps (Classic Era UWP Data for the world)
• External Link: Ocean of Storms site (Rebellion Era UWP Data for the sector)
• Author & Contributor: Garnfellow (development of the sector)
• Author & Contributor: Leroy W.L. Guatney of the Federation Development Agency (FDA) (development of the sector)
• Author & Contributor: Dochsavage