Ziebell (world)

Ziebell/Ziebell (Tsadra 1406)
Classic Era (1116)	AA6AA52-C Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size A Large (16,000 km, 1.14g - 1.48g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population A High (20 billion) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 2 Low Law (no energy weapons) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F0 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	3

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Ziebell is a high-population, industrial water world, which has 90% or more of its surface covered in an ocean of water and a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• The inhabitants of this world live on the roughly 10% of exposed land mass, in underwater colonies, on city ships, or similar arrangements.
• As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
• Its economy is rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to rapidly improve barring outside forces.
• It is a member of the Eiaplial Davr in the Ziebell Subsector of Tsadra Sector.
• The world serves as the subsector capital with the significant extra trade and prestige associated with that role.
• This world-system has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships, which may be located on or off-world.

Description

Stellar Data

Ziebell has a solitary primary star.

Ziebell
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	F0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.61	7020 - 7220	5.2953
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0161	0.1909	2.02 - 3.48	1.61	16.1
	Orbit #	*	0	5	4	8
	Remarks

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Ziebell is a Big World between 15,200km and 16,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 1.1G and 1.5G. The horizon will appear about 5.7km away. Vessels with only 1G of thrust should avoid landing on this world.

• A high gravity acclimatisation course, consisting of a regimen of physical exercise in gradually increased gravity, and lasting some two or three weeks, is recommended before a Traveller operates on Ziebell. Many starlines operating services to this world offer such courses.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Ziebell has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. A Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear and will likely be easy for most sophonts to breathe.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Ziebell has 95-100% of its surface covered by liquid water with only a few islands and archipelagos. Wilderness refueling is possible. Such worlds are Water Worlds or Ocean Worlds.

History & Background (Dossier)

World Starport (St)

Ziebell 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.

• There is an associated Naval Base.

World Population (P)

Ziebell has a population of 20,000,000,000 sophonts (tens of billions).

• High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.

World Technology Level (T)

Ziebell possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
• 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-3.

World Government (G)

Ziebell 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)

Ziebell 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. Portable energy weapons, body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

World 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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• Classic Traveller Alien Module 4 (sector named but no further data)
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