Umgadin (world)
| Umgadin/Core (Core 2320) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | B6B5946-C
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary | M3 III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Umgadin is an industrial, high-population fluidic world with a billion or more sophonts.
- A fluid world has an oceanic geography consisting of heavily contaminated water or a substance such as ammonia, methane, hydrocarbons, or other exotic liquid.
- As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
- This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or above the standard for Charted Space.
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Core Subsector of Core Sector in the Domain of Sylea.
- This world has a colony at Shashuua.
- This world was once known as Uunli.
Astrography and Planetology
Umgadin is a member of the Sylean Main.
Stellar Data
History & Background (Dossier)
This world is part of the "Shaaaki Cluster" cultural zone. Shaaaki were the product of a hybrid Vilani-Solomani culture, and once prosperous. However, two centuries into the Imperial era, the environment of Shaaak (modern Syroe) had become severely degraded by unbridled industry. Emperor Martin II deindustrialised the planet and ordered a mass emigration of the Shaaaki people to several nearby worlds, among them Umgadin.
The Emperor is known to keep a Summer Palace here.
- This summer palace is known to contain a vast museum from with exhibits about the flora and fauna from the Marastan Imperial Reserve.
Imperial High & Landed Nobility
Umgadin, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial Landed Knight who acts as an Imperial representative to the world, and the fiefdoms of two members of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversee affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level.
- It holds the estate of an Imperial knight, the Imperial representative to the world.
- It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial count.
- It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial minor duke.
World Starport (St)
Umgadin 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)
Umgadin has a population of 1,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).
- High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.
Linguistic Topography
The most commonly heard languages are:
- Core Anglic, a dialect of one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
- Vilani, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
World Technology Level (TL)
Umgadin 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)
Umgadin is governed by a Representative Democracy where government leadership is by representatives elected by eligible voters. What determines an eligible voter varies. The representatives determine policy, including selecting members of the bureaucracy. There can be referenda, votes by eligible voters on specific subjects.
The Umgadini are the most liberal of the Shaaaki systems. Their parliamentary republic's two most dominant factions are the Orange (centrist) and Sparkle (traditionalist) blocs.
World Law (L)
Umgadin has a moderate level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. All firearms except shotguns, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Classic Traveller Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M)
- Classic Traveller The Traveller Book
- MegaTraveller Imperial Encyclopedia
- Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 8
- Marc Miller's Traveller Milieu 0 Campaign
- Marc Miller's Traveller T4 First Survey
- GURPS Traveller: Nobles
- Christopher Griffen. The Third Imperium (Mongoose Publishing, 2021), .
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com