Zhdant (system)

Pliebr System
Gaval/Zhodane 2719
Position	Distance	Name	UWP
Primary		'Pliebr'	'K0 V'
0	AU	Adrablsish	??00???-?
1	AU	Pliantshotl	??00???-?
2	0.769 AU	Zhdant	A6547C8-F
1		* Viepchakl'	???????-?
3	AU	Dlemstiats Tsiaqr	?000???-?
4	AU	Brovlekal	LGG
1		* LMoon 1'	???????-?
2		* LMoon 2'	???????-?
3		* LMoon 3'	???????-?
4		* SMoon 1'	???????-?
5		* SMoon 2'	???????-?
6		* SMoon 3'	???????-?
7		* SMoon 4'	???????-?
8		* SMoon 5'	???????-?
9		* SMoon 6'	???????-?
5	AU	Emkachdraf	??0A???-?

The Zhdant system lies within hex 2719 of Gaval Subsector, within Zhdant Sector.

• Zhdant, the mainworld of the system, is the homeworld of the Zhodani.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

The system is centered on the star Pliebr.

• It is a yellow-orange main sequence.

Monostellar System

Zhdant Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Pliebr K0 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.88	5170 - 5270	0.63928
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0038	0.0663	0.78 - 1.4	0.38	3.8
	Orbit #	*	*	3	1	5
	Remarks
	None.

System Data

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

1. Adrablsish: Innermost "hot-rockball" planet tidally locked to Pliebr. Robot mining is carried out here.
2. Pliantshotl: Second planet. Bare rock previously used as Zhodani Hostile environment training area
3. Zhdant: Zhodani Home world. Zhdant is 9620 km in diameter, and orbits Pliebr at a distance of 0.769AU, completing one orbit every 275.2 standard days. It rotates once on its axis every 27.02 standard days.

• A single large tidally-locked reddish-pink moon named Viepchakl which possesses a very thin atmosphere orbits Zhdant. Viepchakl orbits Zhdant once every 40.7 local days at a distance of 379,500 km.

1. Dlemstiats Tsiaqr: Asteroid Belt. Still major mining source.
2. Brovlekal: Only gas giant. This planet has three large satellites and six small ones. The satellites are home to traffic-control installations and large naval system-defense bases.
3. Emkachdraf: Small airless iceball. There is a minor robotic system defense base located on the surface.

History & Background (Dossier)

The system is bustling. There is a considerable amount of in-system activity.

• There are multiple orbital and surface facilities.
• Commercial vessels arrive and depart constantly
• Commo is buzzing with chatter and signals. Communications are in Zdetl.
• Multiple navigation beacons are active.
• Vessels regularly travel among the other worlds and moons that make up the system.
• Naval vessels are active in the system.

System Timeline

• 300-420: the First Survey charts the system.
• 995-1065: the Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 1
• Mongoose Traveller: Zhodani Alien Module 4