Bydon (world)

Bydon/Trichal (Mavuzog 2631)
Classic Era (1116)	B201201-A Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 2 Small (3,200 km, 0.10g - 0.17g) Atmosphere 0 Vacuum Hydrographics 1 Dry World 10% Population 2 Low (900) Government 0 No Government structure Law 1 Low Law (no explosives, poison gas) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M1 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	3

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Bydon is an icy, low-population vacuum world, with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts, warranting hazardous environment precautions.

• Its surface is ice-capped with little or no atmosphere and nearly all of its water frozen.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Trichal Subsector of Mavuzog Sector.

• This world is a "Twilight Zone World", a planet that is tidally-locked to its star. It has a hot side that permanently faces the star, a cold side that permanently faces away, and a narrow twilight zone in-between.
• Vacuum worlds have no climate, but experience extreme differences in temperature between direct starlight and shade.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Bydon has a solitary primary star.

• It is a red main sequence.

Bydon has a solitary primary star.

Bydon
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M1 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		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		Unusually stable star displaying almost no flare activity.

System Data

• x1 Mainworld
• x2 Secondary worlds
• x1 Planetoid Belt
• x3 Gas Giants

Mainworld Data

Bydon is a Twilight Zone World.

• One side of the world permanently faces towards the star and one side permanently faces away.
• In the narrow region between permanent night and permanent day, the primary star eternally hangs on the horizon.

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The mainworld orbits within the star's Habitable Zone.

• It lies within the zones colder outer H- region.
• It receives lower levels of stellar energy.

• The world orbits inside the stars Jump Shadow.

Mainworld Size (S)

Bydon is a Small World between 2,400km and 4,000km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.1G and 0.17G. The horizon will appear about 2.5km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Bydon has a pressure of less than 0.001 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Bydon has 05-15% of its surface covered by liquid water or ice. Wilderness refueling will be difficult. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are Hell Worlds or Poor Worlds depending on their atmosphere.

• The surface of the world is composed of a crust of ice many kilometers thick.
• Much of the surface is cratered and covered in regolith and thick dust of meteoric origin, leaving only around XX% of the icy outer shell exposed.
• Below the outer icy shell is a world-ocean of liquid water.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

• Locally, detailed maps may be available.
• Verified updated charts are constantly sought.
• Detailed survey data commands premium prices.

(Placeholder chart, vacuum world.)

Native Lifeforms

Extensive sub-ice native life occupying a variety of ecological niches.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

World starport

Bydon 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.

World technology level

Bydon possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land & Water: Grav belts and maturing gravcraft.
  • Air: Greatly improved hybrid grav-aircraft.
  • Space: Improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-1.

World government

Bydon has no central government or substantial government apparatus; an Anarchy. The largest governmental structure would be a family, tribe, or single clan. The largest group will be between 50 and 100 individuals, and there may be dozens to hundreds of them. This governmental structure can be stable over long periods of time if the population remains small or geographically separated.

World military

No information yet available.

World Economy

• Resources 6 (Few)
• Labor 1 (Tens)
• Infrastructure 1 (Extremely limited)
• Efficiency +4 (Advanced)

Trade Data

Importance +1 (Important)

World Demographics

Population 900

World Culture

• Homogeneity 1 (Monolithic)
• Acceptance 3 (Xenophobic)
• Strangeness 6 (Very distinct)
• Symbols 8 (Somewhat abstract)

Historical data

No information yet available.

World timeline

No information yet available.

UWP listing

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Classic Traveller Group One Theta Borealis Sector
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Jason Mcmahon
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science