Equus (world)

Equus/Lanth (Spinward Marches 2417)
Classic Era (1116)	B55A858-B Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 8 Moderate (200 million) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
Hard Times (1130)	B55A858-B Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics A Water World 100% Population 8 Moderate (200 million) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F6 V M1 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	2

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Equus is a moderate population water world with over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts in population size.

• Its surface is 90% or more covered in an ocean of water.
• The inhabitants of this world live on the roughly 10% of exposed land mass, in underwater colonies, on city ships, or similar arrangements.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Lanth Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector in the Domain of Deneb.
• This world has an Imperial Scout base, capable of handling IISS starships and personnel.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Equus is located on a major trade route to the Rhylanor Subsector.

• Equus' land mass is almost all swamp or steep mountains rising straight from the oceans.

Binary Solar System

Equus Binary Star System

Equus
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	F6 V	Main Sequence		1.25	6280 - 6350	2.18366
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0126	0.1226	1.36 - 2.36	1.26	12.6
	Orbit #	*	0	4	3	7
	Remarks
Equus
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M1 V	Main Sequence		0.5	3620 - 3660	0.08839
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0047	0.0247	0.31 - 0.59	0.47	4.7
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)

An Imperial-aligned water world in the Lanth Subsector of the Spinward Marches. Equus also contains an Imperial Scout Base.

• The population lives in underwater cities reached by submarine from the Downport atop Mount Bellis.
• In addition to Equus Startown, other major settlements on Equus include Gummifish, Ulir City, Kerouac, and Kagasisli.
• The locals make their living by seabed mining and fish-farming.
• Equus contains a small population of uplifted dolphins that assist the human inhabitants in herding the fish schools.

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility

Equus, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estates of two members of the Imperial Nobility, who are charged with overseeing the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.
• It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial viscount.

Major Historical Events Timeline: 1010

Non-canon: This is some of the more important history associated with this event:

• -1500 to -1450: Probable sighting of planet and initial colonization of SM2714 by sublight colonist ships. During this period, the system was named because it was the closest binary system (~52 ly) in the Terran constellation "Equuleus." The binary system was called "Equus-Bovine," the horse and cow. The name stuck since it is believed that the first colonists were from Sol-Terra.
• -420: The first Sword World colonists leave Terra.
• -389: Sword World colonists contact "colonists" of Equus. Some remain. Tursiops galacti (Dolphins) introduced to Equus eco-system. They establish a colony on Equus which eventually reaches 200,000 in population.
• -102: Equus sends a contingent of support to Gram during the Sword Worlds Rebellion.
• 60: The Imperial Senate is established at Mora. "The Mora Moot."
• 525: Equus established representatives at the Mora Moot.
• 624: X-boat stations are established throughout the Imperium.
• 700: Equus receives its X-boat station and begins communicating with the Imperium.
• 758: Myteria-Seru Tragedy - Undersea colony floods, killing 1.5 millions. Report published three years later, thus helping undersea colonial technology and thereby increasing the populations of all Imperial worlds with sea-based colonists.
• 829: The War of the Princes - factions supported by several trader families go to war. Initially, a trade war ensued. This eventually led to bloodshed when certain factions could not come to grips with the economic realities of the situation, namely bankruptcy. To stop bankruptcy from happening, one family began to eliminate the leadership of each faction. Slowly, each faction began to lose control over its share of the markets and profits.

One family, Familia Santiago, remained solvent and gained the upper hand, eventually eliminating all competition. Famila Santiago named itself as the ruler of Equus, and so started the tradition of the Trade Dictators.

• 979: Third Frontier War begins. Equus sends volunteer battalions to Inthe. These battalions are loaded into the 154th Battle Rider Squadron ships as part of the Imperial army's Colonial Contingent.
• 980: Battle of Porozlo - the 154th BRS assists. Equus Volunteer Battalions lose 80% of their effectives during the orbital assault. Veterans return to Equus with honors. Some veterans supposedly joined the 4518th Lift Infantry Regiment. Normally Wet Navy Marines, the Equus Volunteers were not familiar with land tactics and suffered the consequences.
• 986: Third Frontier War ends. Colony established on Melfred by veterans of the Battle for Porozlo. Transport provided by Imperial Navy/Army.
• 998: Solomani exiles arrive at Equus and settle on Equus and Melfred.
• 1010: Rugerio Family become the feudal overlords of Equus.

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.

• Classic Traveller The Spinward Marches
• MegaTraveller Imperial Encyclopedia
• Software: Megatraveller 2: Quest for the Ancients
• GURPS Traveller: Behind the Claw
• External Link: TML Landgrab - Eric T. Holmes
• External Link: The Zhodani Base
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science