Zeta 2 (world)

Zeta 2/Vilis (Spinward Marches 0919)
Classic Era (1116)	X6B0000-0 Starport X No Starport Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere B Exotic (corrosive) Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 0 Barren (0) Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level 0 Pre-Industrial (primitive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M0 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	0

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Zeta 2 is a barren hellworld, which would challenge the survival of nearly any sophont in Charted Space if it weren't already barren.

• As a barren world, it has no overt population, government, or law level.
• Hellworlds often offer daily, and sometimes hourly, life-threatening situations to their inhabitants.
• This world could probably be populated by very determined colonists if any had an inclination to do so...
• It is an unclaimed Non-Aligned world located in the Vilis Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector.

• It is an Inferno World, with a climate of extremely high temperatures.
• This is a "Reserve World" with restricted access, either to protect the indigenous lifeforms, to protect available resources, preserve pristine and idyllic real estate, or other reasons.
• This is a "forbidden" world designated as a Red Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that make it extremely dangerous to visitors. Everyone is forbidden to travel here.
• The system is a member of the Vilis Trace.
• It is reputedly the homeworld of the Viji.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Zeta 2 has a solitary primary star.

• It is a red main sequence named Zeta.

Zeta 2 has a solitary primary star.

Zeta
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.57	3770 - 3850	0.13982
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0055	0.031	0.39 - 0.74	0.55	5.5
	Orbit #	*	*	2	1	6
	Remarks

System Data

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

• The mainworld.
• x10 secondary rocky worlds.
• x2 planetoid belts.

Mainworld Data

Zeta 2 orbits within the inner system.

• It receives very high levels of stellar energy.

Mainworld Size (S)

Zeta 2 is a Meso World between 8,800km and 10,400km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.6G and 0.8G. The horizon will appear about 4.4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Zeta 2 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.

• It has an extremely high surface atmospheric pressure and experiences very high temperatures.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Zeta 2 has no free-standing fluids on the surface. What little surface fluid exists consists of exotic substances that are corrosive and highly toxic. Wilderness refueling isn't possible on this world. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are Hell Worlds.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

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

(Blank map, exotic world.)

The planet is a barren hellworld designed as a reserve and classified as a Red Zone. Zeta 2 has a corrosive atmosphere composed mainly of fluorine compounds, with 60% of the planet's surface covered by hydroflouric-acid seas.

Native Lifeforms

Officially Zeta 2 has no native life. Some claim that it has an active ecosystem, based around crystalline lifeforms somehow capable of surviving in the world's extremely harsh environment.

Possible Native Sophont

The Viji are allegedly small crystalline sophonts native to the world.

History & Background (Dossier)

Zeta 2 is a Forbidden World and is designated as a Red Zone. It presents serious risks and dangers due to the environment or native life forms, laws or customs, or other conditions that make it extremely dangerous to visitors.

• Travel to this world is prohibited.

It is a Reserve World, set aside as an Imperial Navy target range. The heavily cratered and pock marked planet is extremely radioactive. Six Navy 400 ton SMU-4C automated interdiction satellites have been placed to warn off any intruders.

The Railen Institute, a private research group, has established a small orbital facility over Zeta 2 to study extreme-condition survival for vessels and probes.

Native Sophonts

It has been suggested that the world not only harbors extremophile crystalline lifeforms, but may also be the homeworld of a sophont species, usually referred to as the Viji. The Scout Service is investigating these claims and will update the world's UWP based on their findings. For the moment, however, Zeta 2 officially remains lifeless and unpopulated and the navy continues to bombard the surface.

World Starport (St)

Zeta 2 does not have a starport. The Class X Starport is an indication that no starport exists in the system. There are no facilities or services available, and no site marked for landing.

World Population (P)

Officially, Zeta 2 is a Barren World with no sophont population. It may still possess lifeforms.

World Technology Level (T)

Zeta 2 possesses a Tech Level of TL–0.

• The world has no technological base.

World Government (G)

Zeta 2 has no government or ruling authority of any kind.

World Law (L)

Zeta 2 has no law level. No laws of any kind are enforced.

Trade Data

• Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Economy

• Resources: 2 (very scarce)
• Labor: 0 (none)
• Infrastructure: 0 (non-existent)
• Efficiency: -5 (extremely poor)

World Culture

• Heterogenity: 0 (none)
• Acceptance: 0 (none)
• Strangeness: 0 (none)
• Symbols: 0 (none)

World Timeline

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

• The Year 0: the Third Imperium is founded.
• 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the system.
• 589-604: First Frontier War.
• 604-622: the Civil War.
• 615-620: Second Frontier War.
• 624: the Express Boat Network is established.
• 979-986: Third Frontier War.
• 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the system becomes widely available.
• 1082-1084: Fourth Frontier War, also known as the False War.
• 1107-1110: Fifth Frontier War.

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IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

0919 Zeta 2 (Independent)

Starport: Class 0.

Diameter: 5,646 miles (9,000 km).
Atmosphere: Corrosive.
Hydrographics: None.
Climate: Hot.
Population: None.
Government: None.
Control Level: 0.
Tech Level: 0.
World Trade Number: 0.

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), 14-15.
• 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), 40-41. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 61-62.
• Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 100. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
• Gregory P. Lee. Cirque (Greylock Publishing, 2014), 154-159.
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 61-66. (UWP only)