Khurda (world)

Khurda/Gaakish (Antares 1036)
Classic Era (1116)	D9D469B-6 Starport D Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g) Atmosphere D Exotic (dense, high) Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 6 Moderate (3 million) Government 9 Impersonal Bureaucracy Law B Extreme Law (control of movement) Tech Level 6 Pre-Stellar (nuclear)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K4 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Khurda is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

• In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
• As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
• This dangerous world is designated an Amber Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that make it dangerous to visitors.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Gaakish Subsector of Antares Sector in the Domain of Antares.
• This world has an Imperial Scout base, capable of handling IISS starships and personnel.

Astrography and Planetology

This world is located on the Antares Main.

Stellar Data

Khurda has a solitary primary star.

Khurda
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K4 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.73	4440 - 4600	0.33238
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0066	0.0478	0.58 - 1.07	0.66	6.6
	Orbit #	*	*	2	2	6
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System Data

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Mainworld Data

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Mainworld geography and topography

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Native Lifeforms

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History & Background (Dossier)

The Emperor of the Third Imperium is publicly worshipped as a god by many on Khurda, and the Imperial Sunburst is viewed as a sacred symbol of His power.

Imperial High Nobility

Khurda, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

World Starport

Khurda has a Class D Starport, a poor quality installation which has few of the 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 only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

Urbanization

The powerful on Khurda tend to reside on mountain ranges and plateaus. Many of these have been heavily reshaped to engender pleasant micro-climates, whereas in other cases mountains have been partially hollowed-out, with water and ventilation piped in mechanically.

World Technology Level

Khurda possesses a Technology Level of TL–6.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fission power generation, advanced water and wind generation of electricity.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Improved automobiles, early ATV's, and dedicated AFV's.
  • Water: Amphibious vehicles, improved submersibles, and early SCUBA gear.
  • Air: Early jet aircraft and rotorcraft VTOL's.
  • Space: Early unmanned rocket delivery systems and early manned orbital rockets.

World Government

Khurda 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.

World Military

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World Economy

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Trade Data

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World demographics

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World Culture

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Historical Data

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World Timeline

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UWP listing

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References & Contributors / Sources

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• Classic Traveller Atlas of the Imperium
• Classic Traveller Alien Module 3: Vargr (named but no further data)
• Classic Traveller Solomani (Alien Module)
• MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr {dot map provided}
• MegaTraveller Imperial Encyclopedia
• Periodical: MegaTraveller Challenge 69 (Shurlarlem Subsector information)
• Marc Miller's Traveller T4 Milieu 0 Campaign
• Marc Miller's Traveller T4 T4 First Survey
• Novel: Traveller 5th Edition Agent of the Imperium
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Stellar Reaches 27: religious matters, urbanization