Zaankhid (world)

Zaankhid/Khandi (Dagudashaag 2111) Milieu 1116 A300533-F Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g) Atmosphere 0 Vacuum Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 5 Moderate (600 thousand) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level F High Stellar (anagathics)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M1 V M3 V
Worlds	8
Gas Giants	1
Planetoid Belts	1
Cultural Details
Government	Self-perpetuating oligarchy
Law Level	Low
Cultural Extension	262C
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	15
Economic Extension	945-2 Resources 9 Moderate Labor 4 Moderate (60 thousand) Infrastructure 5 Limited Efficiency -2 Fair
Importance Extension	1
Resource Units	144
GWP (BCr)	5
World Trade Number	4.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	17,375
Starport Details
Classification	Class-A
Port Size	5
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	1,325
Port passengers (annual)	8,000

Zaankhid is a vacuum world, with a complete lack of atmosphere. 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 Khandi Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Zaankhid, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world. This world has a nearby Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships. During the Long Night this world was named Egkhu.

Astrography and planetology

Zaankhid is a member of the Sylean Main. The naval base hosts elements of the 206th Fleet.

Binary Solar System

Zaankhid Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Zaankhid M1 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.4574	2600 - 3500	0.033
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00475	0.01516	0.15 - 0.24	0.475	4.75
	Orbit #	*	*	0	1	6
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Zaankhid M3 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.3942	2300 - 3100	0.02
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.00404	0.01179	0.11 - 0.18	0.404	4.04
	Orbit #	*	*	0	1	6

Mainworld Data

World Starport (Sp)

Zaankhid 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.

World Size (S)

Zaankhid is a Small World between 4,000km and 5,600km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.24G and 0.34G. The horizon will appear about 3km away.

World Atmosphere (A)

Zaankhid 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.

World Hydrosphere (H)

Zaankhid has no free-standing water or ice on the surface. Wilderness refueling isn't possible on this world. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are classified Desert World or a Hell World depending on their atmosphere.

World Population (P)

Zaankhid has a population of 100,000 to 999,999 sophonts (hundreds of thousands).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.
• Most examples of this type are capable of resource extraction but lack an industrial base, in particular factories, to make use of the resources.

World Government (G)

Zaankhid is governed by Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. A single family or small group provides the leadership and important positions in the government. These positions are inherited by member of the group or their family members. The organization may be monarchy, with titles passed to family members. Or a plutocracy where inheritance of the family fortune includes government position. Or the organization may be more typical organization with positions of power inherited.

World Law Level (L)

Zaankhid 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)

Zaankhid 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.

Imperial Landed Nobility (N)

Zaankhid, 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.

Point of Interest: Zaakhid-Jenner Naval Base & Mothball Fleet

Zaankhid houses the subsector's main naval base. It a training and reserve center, keeping many mothballed vessels on Tanner-IX, the outermost moon of the system's only gas giant. The main naval base is on Jenner, the sixth moon of Tanner.

History & Background (Dossier)

There are a small number of prospectors working the asteroid belt mid-system. Many naval personnel can be found here on leave taking in some entertainment at one of the small, independent space ports. Even through the civilian population within Zaankhid is small, the presence of the Navy has ensured good supplies of the necessities, and even cheap second-hand naval equipment.

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.

• Leighton Piper. Signal-GK 12 (Signal-GK, 1996), . via. HIWG
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), 84.
• Jae Campbell. Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag (Signal-GK, 2017), 370.