Foelen (world)

Foelen/Jewell (Spinward Marches 1401) Milieu 1116 B638665-8 Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 3 Vacuum (very thin) Hydrographics 8 Wet World 80% Population 6 Moderate (9 million) Government 6 Captive Government/Colony Law 5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	K0 V
Worlds	14
Gas Giants	0
Planetoid Belts	1
Cultural Details
Government	Captive government
Law Level	Moderate
Cultural Extension	4536
Army Size (BEs)	2
Economic Details
Technology Level	8
Economic Extension	953-3 Resources 9 Moderate Labor 5 Moderate (900 thousand) Infrastructure 3 Very limited Efficiency -3 Poor
Importance Extension	-1
Resource Units	95
GWP (BCr)	16
World Trade Number	4
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	592
Starport Details
Classification	Class-B
Port Size	3
Building Capacity (Tons)	9,000
Port employees	65
Port passengers (annual)	1,500

Foelen has a population between 10,000 and 10 million sophonts, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. This world is designated an Amber Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions make it dangerous to visitors.  The governance of this world is from Clan (Spinward Marches 1103). It is a member of Zhodani Consulate in the Jewell Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Province of Iadr Nsobl. This is the homeworld of the Chokari, a Minor Race. They are 40% of the world's population. 20% of the world's population is the Uplifted Race Dolphin. In the Zhodani Consulate this world is known as Tlaqril.

• Foelen is a part of the Riverland Cluster.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stars

Foelen has a solitary primary star.

• It is an orange main sequence.

Foelen has a solitary primary star.

Foelen
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K0 V	Main Sequence		0.88	5170 - 5270	0.63928
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0076	0.0663	0.78 - 1.4	0.76	7.6
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
	Remarks		None

Despite a very thin atmosphere and chilly climates, Foelen has a well developed ecosystem.

System Data

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

• The mainworld.
• x12 secondary rocky worlds.
• x1 planetoid belt.

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Foelen is a Meso World between 8,800km and 10,400km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.6G and 0.8G. The horizon will appear about 4.4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Foelen has a pressure of 0.10 to 0.42 atmospheres. The very thin pressures require a respirator or Oxygen Mask. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Foelen has 75-85% of its surface covered by liquid water with a few large continents and extensive islands. Wilderness refueling is possible.

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Mainworld Geography and Topography

Foelen is 80% covered in oceans, with little land that is particularly habitable; low-lying areas are swampy whilst most inland regions are steep and rocky. There are some regions suitable for major

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IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

1401 Foelen (Zhodani)

Starport: Class IV.

Diameter: 6,277 miles (10,000 km).
Atmosphere: Very thin oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 83%.
Climate: Very Cold.
Population: 9,476,000.
Government: Impersonal bureaucracy (Riverland Council).
Control Level: 2.
Tech Level: 8.
World Trade Number: 4.

History

The population of Foelen is overseen by Clan (Spinward Marches 1402).

World Starport (Sp)

Foelen 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 Population (P)

Foelen has a population of 9,000,000 sophonts (millions).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.

World Demographics

Around 20% of the 9 million or so inhabitants are intelligent Dolphins, whilst another 40% belong to a non-humanoid minor race called the Chokari. The remainder are mostly humans of Zhodani extraction.

World Technology Level (T)

Foelen possesses a Technology Level of TL–8.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics, improved telephones, and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Improved geothermal and improved batteries.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Advanced automobiles.
  • Water: Triphibians and early artificial gills.
  • Air: Improved helicopters and hypersonic jets.
  • Space: Space shuttles, early space stations, and improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

World Government (G)

Foelen has a Captive Government or Colony. The world is ruled by an external government, there is no self-rule. A colony or conquered area. The local government is an oligarchy appointed by, and answerable only to, the external government.

Governance of this world is from Clan.

World Law (L)

Foelen has a moderate level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. Personal concealable firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

Milieu 1120

Foelen has long been a contact world between the Vargr and the Zhodani. The major raids of 1119 came as a shock to the Zhodani and cost the lives of over 500,000 of their kind. Since then the world has gained the protection of a Consulate cruiser squadron; this gives the system its Amber Zone rating.

References

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.

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• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 18-19.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 94-100. (UWP only)
• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58. (UWP only)
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 37. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 59.
• Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 99. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
• Simon Beal. Tripwire (Mongoose Publishing, 2009), .
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 32. (UWP only)