Malaash (world)

Malaash/Ch'naar (Core 1638)
Classic Era (1116)	E759977-6 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 9 High (6 billion) Government 7 Balkanization Law 7 Moderate Law (no firearms) Tech Level 6 Pre-Stellar (nuclear)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K2 V M2 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	2

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Malaash is a high-population world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Ch'naar Subsector of Core Sector in the Domain of Sylea.
• It is a member of the Dunea Main.

Description (Planetology)

This world is part of the Dunea Main.

Stellar Data

Malaash has two stars in the star system.

Malaash
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.82	4830 - 5100	0.49928
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0073	0.0586	0.7 - 1.26	0.73	7.3
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
	Remarks
Malaash
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0041	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.41	4.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Malaash is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Malaash has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Malaash has 85-95% of its surface covered by liquid water with a few small continents, and a number of islands and archipelagos. Dry land is limited. Wilderness refueling is possible.

History & Background (Dossier)

This world was a member of the Chanestin Kingdom, a rival to the Sylean Federation in the centuries preceding formation of the Third Imperium.

World Starport (St)

Malaash has a Class E Starport, a frontier quality installation with few expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of a downport.

World Population (P)

Malaash has a population of 6,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).

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

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Core Anglic, one of the principal dialects of one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
• Vilani, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.

Historical Data

World Timeline

Significant events that have affected this world and the surrounding region include the following:

• -1304: King Brzeszcze of Keshi decides that the time is right for his planet to take advantage of its superior technology and conquer neighboring worlds.
• -1250: The Chanestin Kingdom, based on Keshi, reaches its largest size.
• -650: The Kingdom of Sylea is replaced by the Sylean Federation. Sylea begins to once again spread its influence to other worlds.
• -200: Having been depleted by the deprivations of the Long Night, the Chanestin Kingdom now has only one functioning jump ship.
• Circa -120: The Chanestin Queen Nayarit rebuilds a jump-capable fleet in secret.
• -107: Sylean trader-emissaries arrive at Keshi and speak of their growing Federation. The Chanestin are quick to recognize the threat represented by the nation's federal ideas. On the orders of Queen Nayarit, the trade mission is executed. When elements of the Sylean fleet arrive at Keshi, they are engaged by the Chanestin system defense fleet.
• -44: The Sylean Federation and Chanestin Kingdom sign a peace treaty.
• -30: Cleon Zhunastu succeeds Felix Zhunastu as Grand Duke of Sylea.
  • Cleon initiates a massive diplomatic campaign against the Interstellar Confederacy.
• -25: The Chanestin Kingdom, seeing the threat posed by the expansion of the Sylean Federation, launches a deep strike against Shudusham.
• -10: The entire Zhunastu conglomerate shifts production to exploiting Fusion Plus, leading to technological improvements which allow it to dominate the Sylean Federation's military contracts.
• 0: The Third Imperium is founded, out of the Sylean Federation.
• 2: The on-off Chanestin-Sylean War ends in a Sylean -- now Third Imperium -- victory, with the conquering of Keshi and final surrender of the Chanestin Kingdom. Keshi is incorporated into the new Imperium.

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's Traveller T4 First Survey
• Periodical: Classic Traveller Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 10
• Mongoose 2nd: The Third Imperium