Yurst (world)

Yurst/Regina (Spinward Marches 2309) Milieu 1116 E7B4643-8 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere B Exotic (corrosive) Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 6 Moderate (8 million) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	K9 V
Worlds	13
Gas Giants	4
Planetoid Belts	2
Cultural Details
Government	Representative democracy
Law Level	Low
Cultural Extension	3325
Army Size (BEs)	2
Economic Details
Technology Level	8
Economic Extension	E51-5 Resources E Extremely abundant Labor 5 Moderate (800 thousand) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency -5 Extremely poor
Importance Extension	-3
Resource Units	35
GWP (BCr)	11
World Trade Number	3
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-E
Port Size	0
Building Capacity (Tons)	6,800
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Yurst is a fluid world with an oceanic geography of a liquid other than water such as ammonia, methane, hydrocarbons, or other exotic liquids. The system has a population between 10,000 and 10 million, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Regina Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Yurst, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world. This is the homeworld of the Ursty, a Minor Race.

• Yurst is a member of the Spinward Main.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Yurst has a solitary primary star.

• It is an orange main sequence.

Yurst has a solitary primary star.

Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K9 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.59	3850 - 3930	0.15775
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0057	0.0329	0.41 - 0.78	0.57	5.7
	Orbit #	*	*	2	2	6
	Remarks

System Data

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

• The mainworld.
• x6 secondary rocky worlds.
• x2 planetoid belts.
• x4 gas giants.

Mainworld Data

Yurst has a warm climate and a dense oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere tainted with chlorine.

It orbits within its star's habitable zone.

• It receives moderate levels of stellar energy.

Mainworld Size (S)

Yurst is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.

• It experiences high temperatures.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Yurst has a Corrosive Atmosphere and possesses a concentrated gas mix or unusual temperature which requires the use of a Hostile Environment Suit or Vacc Suit. TL–9 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Yurst has 35-45% of its surface covered by a fluid other than water. Wilderness refueling is not possible. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds may be Hell Worlds.

• This surface fluid may be ammonia, methane, hydrocarbons, or other exotic liquids depending on the local temperature and environment.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

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

(Blank map, exotic world.)

History & Background (Dossier)

Yurst is populated by a minor race called the Ursty, an octopus-like creature that has developed a singular culture in the deep oceans of Yurst.

The Ursty are full Imperial citizens, but their society has very little trade or contact with Humans other than xenobiologists and sociologists, because of their homeworld's inhospitable atmosphere.

World Starport (Sp)

Yurst has a Class E Starport, a frontier quality installation with few expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of a downport.

World Population (P)

Yurst has a population of 8,000,000 sophonts (millions).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.
• The population consists mostly of Ursty.

World Government (G)

Yurst is governed by a Representative Democracy where government leadership is by representatives elected by eligible voters. What determines an eligible voter varies. The representatives determine policy, including selecting members of the bureaucracy. There can be referenda, votes by eligible voters on specific subjects.

World Law Level (L)

Yurst has a low law level. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate. Machine guns, other automatic weapons, portable energy weapons, and other military weapons, body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Technology Level (TL)

Yurst possesses a Technology Level of TL–8.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics, improved telephones, and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Improved geothermal and improved batteries.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Advanced automobiles.
  • Water: Triphibians and early artificial gills.
  • Air: Improved helicopters and hypersonic jets.
  • Space: Space shuttles, early space stations, and improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

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.

• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 20-21.
• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 18-19.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 94-100. (UWP only)
• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58. (UWP only)
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 38. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 83.
• Hans Rancke-Madsen. "Worlds Within Jump-6 of Regina", JTAS Online (July 18, 2006)
• Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 103. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 40-45. (UWP only)