Zera (world)

Zera/Fortuna (Neworld 3013)
Classic Era (1116)	A554953-D Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 9 High (1 billion) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level D Average Stellar (holo data)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K1 V
Planetoid Belts	3
Gas Giants	0

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Zera is a high-population world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• It is a member of the Solomani Confederation in the Fortuna Subsector of Neworld Sector.

• This is a hot world, with a climate of high temperatures.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or above the standard for Charted Space.
• This world has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships.
• This world has a Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces.
• It is a member of the Zera Cluster.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Zera has a solitary primary star.

• It is an orange main sequence.

Zera has a solitary primary star.

Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K1 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.86	5100 - 5170	0.58985
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0074	0.0637	0.76 - 1.36	0.74	7.4
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
	Remarks

System Data

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

• The mainworld.
• x9 secondary rocky worlds.
• x3 planetoid belts.

Mainworld Data

Zera orbits towards the inner edge of its star's habitable zone.

Mainworld Size (S)

Zera is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Zera has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

• It experiences high temperatures.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Zera has 35-45% of its surface covered by liquid water. There will be a number of small seas or one larger body of water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

• Dense fogs, mists, and steams rise from the warm waters.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

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

(Blank map, predominantly dry world.)

History & Background (Dossier)

Zera is a member of (and the namesake of) the Zera Cluster, a small cluster and minor trade route lying within the coreward-trailing quadrant of Neworld Sector.

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)

Zera 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.

• This world is host to a Confederation Naval Base.
• This world is host to a major Military Base.

World Population (P)

Zera has a population of 1,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).

• High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.
• The population almost entirely consists of Solomani humans.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Rim Anglic, a dialect of Anglic and the principal language of the Confederation.

World Technology Level (T)

Zera possesses a Technology Level of TL–13 or TL-D in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovideo recorders.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, prototype collectors, advanced fusion plants.
• 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-4.

World Government (G)

Zera is governed by a Feudal Technocracy. Society divides itself based on the technical requirements of the society. Each of these functions are granted as a fief to an individual or group. Leadership of these fiefs determines the head of the government.

World Law (L)

Zera 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.

Trade Data

• Importance: 4 (important)

World Economy

• Resources: 5 (scarce)
• Labor: 8 (hundreds of millions)
• Infrastructure: C (very extensive)
• Efficiency: +1 (average)

World Culture

• Heterogenity: 8 (discordant)
• Acceptance: D (very xenophilic)
• 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.
• -4678: the Hivers discover jump drive technology.
• -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.
• -1862 to -1110: the Terran Mercantile Community is active across the region.
• -1776 to 0: the Long Night.
• -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.
• 588: the Old Earth Union and the former territories of the Terran Mercantile Community are annexed by the Imperium.
• 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. (sector named, background for the sector)
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), IFC. (Wars of the Imperium: sector named and shown)
• 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)
• Michael Taylor. Fighting Ships of the Solomani (QuikLink Interactive, 2009), page 5. (background for the sector)
• David L. Pulver. Solomani (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), pages 25, 65, 74, 119, 120, 134, 169, 174. (background for the sector)
• Zho Berka's Maps (Classic Era UWP Data for the world)
• Ocean of Storms site (Rebellion Era UWP Data for the sector)
• Author & Contributor: Garnfellow (development of the sector)