Ginnakar (world)

Ginnakar/Dunea (Core 2139)
Classic Era (1116)	B565300-C Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 3 Low (5 thousand) Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M2 V M5 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	2

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Ginnakar is a low-population world with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts in size.

• This world has yet to take off economically or otherwise and the population remains low for reasons largely unknown.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Dunea Subsector of Core Sector in the Domain of Sylea.
• This world has an Imperial Way Station.
• It is a member of the Dunea Main.

Description (Planetology)

This system is located on the Dunea Main.

Stellar Data

Ginnakar has two stars in the star system.

Ginnakar
	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
Ginnakar
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M5 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.162	2930 - 3060	0.00171
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0018	0.0034	0.04 - 0.09	0.18	1.8
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	4
	Remarks

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.

The Scout Service way station at Ginnekar maintains a small fleet of jump-6 couriers to keep Capital informed of events in the politically volatile Dunea Subsector.

World Starport (St)

Ginnakar 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.

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.

• Gary L. Thomas. The Travellers' Digest 10 (Digest Group Publications, 1987), .
• Marc Miller. First Survey (Imperium Games, 1996), .