Zed Cluster

The Zed Cluster is a group of worlds lying across the coreward border between Ilelish Sector and Zarushagar Sector.

• It is an astrographic feature and a trade route.
• It is also known as the Haleakala Arc.

Description / Specifications

The Zed Cluster is a group of worlds straddling the border between Ilelish Sector and Zarushagar Sector.

• It has 12 member systems. It is named for Zed, a major Imperial military base.
• Its systems are evenly divided between Ilelish Subsector of Ilelish Sector and Ibaru Subsector of Zarushagar Sector.

A basic overview of the Cluster:

(Charts sourced from Traveller Map)

• Worlds within the Cluster are highlighted in tan.

The Network

The Network is an informal name given to the web of mains that terminate within Zarushagar Sector and the various major Clusters that lie between them.

• The Zed Cluster is not considered to be part of The Network.

Being associated with The Network lends a region and the worlds it contains a certain gravitas.

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Commercial Data

Corporations

Corporations and organizations active within the Cluster include:

• Akagi Transport, a sector-wide transport and logistics corporation.
• Durdashilu Li, a sector-wide mining and manufacturing concern.
• Ling Standard Products, an Imperial megacorporation engaged in widescale resource extraction and processing.
• Llelish Interstellar, the Domain's leading media provider.
• Makhidkarun, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in communications and entertainment.
• Naasirka, an Imperial megacorporation that specializes in electronics and robotics.
• Sharurshid, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in finance and commerce.
• Tukera Lines, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in transport and logistics.

Goods

Notable local commodities include:

• (none currently listed)

Security & Defense

The worlds of the region are patrolled by the Imperial 166th Fleet in Ilelish Sector and the Imperial 41st Fleet in Zarushagar Sector. They defend Imperial territory, suppress piracy, and ensure trade and commerce.

• Ships from each of the two fleets regularly cross into each others areas of operations. Cooperation between the two organizations is good.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Cluster is a trade route. High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along it, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between its member worlds.

Demographics

Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this astrographic feature:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Mixed heritage (Major Race): widely spread across the Cluster.
  • Solomani (Major Race): many genetically distinct individuals and communities.
  • Suerrat (Minor Human Race): encountered throughout the Cluster.
  • Vilani (Major Race): many genetically distinct individuals and communities.

• Non-human races
  • Tentrassi (Minor Race): primarily found on Shadishi but encountered in small numbers throughout the Cluster.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Anglic, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
• Na'ans: the most widely spoken Suerrat language.
• Native Tentrassi languages.
• Vilani: one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
• Yaudal, a commonly spoken Suerrat language.

Worlds & Sectors / Astrography

This astrographic feature is found in the following areas:

Charted Space – Third Imperium

• Ilelish Sector
  • Ilelish Subsector

• Zarushagar Sector
  • Ibaru Subsector

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are members of the Zed Cluster is available.

• The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
• Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
• Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.

AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:

12 of 12 World articles in Zed Cluster

Arxani  •  Crystal  •  Cupertino  •  Freya  •  Haleakala  •  Hiroshi (Il 3108)  •  Ichiban  •  Norsec  •  San Nuska Kilna  •  Sean's Landing  •  Shadishi  •  Zed  •  

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Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.

• Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.

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.

• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), pages 20, 21. (charts showing the worlds of the Cluster)
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), pages 11, 48, 49. (dot maps locating the worlds of the Cluster)
• Author & Contributor: MIMIC - Minor Imp of the Ministry of Information and Communication
• 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