Zhdeql (world)

Zhdeql/Zdiadlevepra (Ziafrplians 2735)
Classic Era (1116)	B99869D-A Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g) Atmosphere 9 Dense (tainted) Hydrographics 8 Wet World 80% Population 6 Moderate (3 million) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law D Extreme Law (paramilitary law) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G0 IV
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	4

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Zhdeql is an agricultural, nonindustrial world still lacking adequate means to expand its economy.

• As an agricultural world, this world is a near-ideal environment for producing quality foodstuffs of plant, animal, and other forms. Quality foodstuffs are a major export commodity for this world.
• It requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. Having to import most manufactured and high tech goods drives the price up for these items at this world.
• It is a member of the Zhodani Consulate in the Province of Iadr Nsobl, in the Zdiadlevepra Subsector of Ziafrplians Sector.

• This world was once known as Zhdeeql.
• This world has a Zhodani Base, which has similarities to an Imperial Naval Base.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

This system is part of the Qadre'idr Main (translated from the Zdetl as Forceful Arm or Forceful Reach).

Zhdeql has a solitary primary star.

Zhdeql
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G0 IV	Subgiant		1.75	5400 - 6100	6.5
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.02326	0.21147	2.03 - 3.3	2.326	23.26
	Orbit #	*	0	5	5	8
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System Data

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Mainworld Data

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Mainworld Geography & Topography

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Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

This is an Unabsorbed World (equivalent to Amber Zone); claimed and governed by the Zhodani Consulate but not absorbed into the mainstream of Zhodani culture.

World Starport (St)

Zhdeql has a Class B Starport, a good 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 most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Population (P)

Zhdeql has a population of 3,000,000 sophonts (millions).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.

World Languages

Zdetl: The common language of the Zhodani Consulate.

World Government (G)

Zhdeql is governed by an Impersonal Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government takes another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy dictates government policy and its execution. Government leadership is reduced to little more than figureheads and does not select the bureaucracy leadership or its members.

The Zhodani Consulate maintains itself through a variety of taxes on goods and services. Each council -- planetary or higher -- has the authority to levy a tax on gross income to support services like hospitals, emergency and transport services, or the Tavrchedl'.

World Military

An Unabsorbed World is not usually permitted to maintain armed forces (other than police).

World Law Level (L)

Zhdeql has an extreme law level which covers every area of interaction. Laws are complex, detailed, and difficult to understand. Every interaction with the government requires an Advocate. Law enforcement is omnipresent and strict. Legal proceeding can take months to years to resolve and may involve dozens of people. A world with this law level may be an Amber Zone or a Red Zone. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (with no exception for private residences; visiting starships are only protected so long as they stay within designated starports and approach corridors). Civilian movement is rigidly controlled. On worlds with this degree of law, it is difficult to distinguish the police from the military. On others, there is no difference.

Three broad categories of crime are recognized by the Zhodani Consulate: inadvertent, incited, and insane. The concept of premeditated crime for personal gain fits under the insane heading.

• Inadvertent crime is an unintentional violation or infraction of the law, resulting from inattention. For minor cases the usual punishment is a small fine.
• Incited crime is an infraction of a law brought about by another, often resulting from an overreaction to inadvertent crime or misfortune. The solution is re-education.
• Insane crime is a general heading for most major crimes against property or individuals.

World Culture

The Zhodani Consulate promotes the belief system of Tavrziansh, Morality's Path.

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

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UWP Listing

No information yet available.

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• Classic Traveller Alien Module 4 (named but no further data)
• MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr (dot map provided)
• Mongoose Traveller: Zhodani
• Novel: Traveller 5th Edition Agent of the Imperium
• External Link: Elv's Traveller Haven - World List by: John G. Wood
• External Link: Gypsy Comet's Zhodani files by: James Kundert of the HIWG ^{dead link}
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science