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{{UWP|name={{World|Tizon|Spinward Marches|Sword Worlds|0922}}
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==== Introduction ====
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Tizon has been one of the most important of the Sword Worlds. In the past it has built an empire big enough to make it a power almost comparable to [[Gram (world)]].
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Today Tizon pour its energy towards trade, science, and art.
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A rich planet and member of the [[Sword Worlds Confederation]]. Historically '''Tizon''' has been one of the most important of the Sword Worlds, and in the past it has built an empire big enough to make it a power almost comparable to {{World|Gram|Spinward Marches|Sword Worlds|1223}}.
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Today Tizon pours its energy towards trade, science, and art.
  
Tizon is part of the [[Sword Worlds Confederation]].
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Tizon has two small moons, though neither have significant installations.
  
==== The Planet ====
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== The Planet ==
The planet has two continents, the larger one (Treskaginir) covering most of the northern hemisphere, and a smaller one (Noeglen) taking up half of the south. The world is rich in minerals.  
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Tizon has two continents, the larger one (Treskaginir) covering most of the northern hemisphere, and a smaller one (Noeglen) taking up half of the south. The world is rich in minerals, with mining communities scattered all over the planet.  
  
It has an almost perpetual cloud cover (only 10% of the planet receive direct sunlight at any given moment). As a result the climate is chilly.
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Tizon has a dense oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere with almost perpetual cloud cover (only 10% of the planet receive direct sunlight at any given moment). As a result the climate is chilly.
  
The capital city is Ny Eital.
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The capital city is Ny Eital. The Tizon system also has a Sword Worlds military base.
{{Sources|S1=[[GURPS Traveller: Behind the Claw]]
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  |S2=[[GURPS Traveller: Sword Worlds]]
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|S3=[[The Spinward Marches]]
 
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Revision as of 20:27, 30 March 2009

Tizon/Sword Worlds (Spinward Marches 0922)
Classic Era (1116)
B386887-A
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g)
Atmosphere8 Dense
Hydrographics6 Wet World 60%
Population8 Moderate (300 million)
Government8 Civil Service Bureaucracy
Law7 Moderate Law (no firearms)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary K2 IV M3 D
Planetoid Belts 2
Gas Giants 3

A rich planet and member of the Sword Worlds Confederation. Historically Tizon has been one of the most important of the Sword Worlds, and in the past it has built an empire big enough to make it a power almost comparable to Gram/Sword Worlds (Spinward Marches 1223).

Today Tizon pours its energy towards trade, science, and art.

Tizon has two small moons, though neither have significant installations.

The Planet

Tizon has two continents, the larger one (Treskaginir) covering most of the northern hemisphere, and a smaller one (Noeglen) taking up half of the south. The world is rich in minerals, with mining communities scattered all over the planet.

Tizon has a dense oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere with almost perpetual cloud cover (only 10% of the planet receive direct sunlight at any given moment). As a result the climate is chilly.

The capital city is Ny Eital. The Tizon system also has a Sword Worlds military base.

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