Smoke Subsector

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Smoke Subsector
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Sector Thaku Fung
Capital None
Number of Systems 11
Majority Control Independent Worlds - 100%

Smoke Subsector is Subsector E of Thaku Fung Sector.

Description (Specifications)

Astrographic Features & Trade Routes

The following astrographic and commercial data has been determined regarding the subsector:

  • The subsector is a relatively low stellar density region.
  • The brightest star is the blue-white main sequence primary of the Thoobess system.
  • A single large rift region lies within the central and trailing parts of the subsector.
  • No trade routes are noted as crossing the region.

Stellar Distribution

A basic map showing the distribution and size of stars within Smoke Subsector.

  • The color corresponds to the visible color of the star, which links to its spectral classification.
  • The size as shown indicates both the physical size of the object and its relative brightness.

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Note that the stars as depicted are representative. Any star, no matter what its size, is a mere speck within the hex it occupies.

  • Ordinary main sequence stars can barely be seen from even a hex away.
  • Huge, intensely luminous giant stars can be seen from across the subsector and far beyond.

Rift Regions

A basic chart showing rift regions, areas of low stellar density within the subsector, shaded in blue.

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Nature of Rifts

Locally at least, a rift is an astrographic concept based purely on Jump Drive performance.

Rift regions generally relate to regular commercial traffic and the way it travels between destinations. Merchant vessels with jump-4 drives or better are fairly rare because of the higher costs involved in operating the vessel, the lower revenue generated by the reduced cargo space due to the need for large fuel tanks, and the relative paucity of technologically advanced maintenance facilities within the region. As a result, the vast majority of merchant vessels are capable of jump-3 or less.

  • Large areas that cannot be crossed by Jump-3-capable vessels are denoted as rifts.
  • The exact nature and borders of a rift may be determined by specific circumstances, tradition, or other locally important criteria.

In order to qualify as a rift, the region must have ten or more contiguous hexes. Many areas have minor void regions that are too small to qualify as a true rift, but are still significant enough to seriously hamper and channel interstellar travel.

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Subsector Summary

Smoke, subsector E of Thaku Fung contains 11 worlds with an estimated population of 300 million, a per capita income of Cr3,660, and a total economy is BCr1,098. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr0 through 4 starports (0 Class A, 3 Class B, 1 Class C, 0 Class D) employing 15 people. Driving this interstellar trade are one Agricultural (Ag) world, no Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, one Pre-Agricultural (Pa) world, one Pre-Industrial (Pi) world, no Rich (Ri) worlds, and no Industrial (In) worlds. The average technology level is 4 (with most between 0 and 9). The highest technology level is 13 at Beegrass (Thaku Fung 0312).

Smoke, subsector E of Thaku Fung contains 11 stars and 119 identified planets; 11 monostellar systems, no binary systems, no trinary systems, and no systems with four or more stars. 8 of the 11 systems (72%) have native gas giants. There are one Asteroid (As) belt, no Desert (De) worlds, no Garden (Ga) worlds, no Ice-capped (Ic) worlds, one Poor (Po) world, two Vacuum (Va) worlds, and one Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) world.

Smoke has an estimated population of 300 million distributed across no High population (Hi) worlds, one Moderate population (Ph) world, three Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, one Low population (Lo) world, and six Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population world is Smoke (Thaku Fung 0618). The population consists of 1 sophont groups.

1 identified sophont populations in Smoke


Unknown

The Unknown has jurisdiction over six worlds with an estimated population of less than 1 million, a per capita income of Cr0, and a total economy is BCr0. Driving this economy are no Agricultural (Ag) worlds, no Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, no Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, no Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, no Rich (Ri) worlds, and no Industrial (In) worlds.

The Unknown has no inhabitants.

Non-Aligned, Human-dominated

There are five Non-Aligned Human-dominated worlds in Smoke with an estimated population of 300 million.

World Listing

Comprehensive survey data for all worlds that lie within the subsector is available.

  • The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
  • Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
  • Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.
11 Worlds in the Smoke Subsector
Beegrass  •  Chage  •  Fie's Teeth  •  Goosenap  •  Kaecha  •  Ootr  •  Smij  •  Smoke  •  Thoobess  •  Yeree  •  Yessiigh  •  

Note that some survey data may be out of date, typically due to ongoing resettlement and rebuilding efforts being carried out in the aftermath of the Empress Wave.

  • Verified updated data is constantly sought.

History & Background (Dossier)

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Polity Listing: 1105

The following polities can be found within this subsector:

  • Other Powers
    • None

Native Sophonts (NILs): 1105

No races (sophont species) are believed to have originated in this subsector.

Demographics: 1105

Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this subsector.

Major Historical Events Timeline

Major events that have affected this subsector and the wider region that it lies within:

Later Historical Eras

In general, "Later Historical Eras" refers to events that occur post-1116 – a date that marks the beginning of the Rebellion, which ultimately led to the collapse of the Third Imperium. The year 1116 is seen as a historical dividing line, as it were, between the old and the new.

The Imperial Rebellion and its consequences were largely meaningless on the far coreward edge of Charted Space – for worlds in Thaku Fung Sector the key historical event that marked the divide between the old and the new was the Empress Wave. In this context, "Later Historical Eras" generally refers to the events in the years, decades, and centuries following the passage of the Wave.

  • The Wave entered the coreward edge of the subsector around the year 1050, passing through its territory at a rate of roughly 1 parsec per year, and exited the rimward edge of the subsector around the year 1060. Its effects varied from world to world, but were never good: it left insanity, societal collapse, and death in its wake.

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