Greater Delphi Cluster

The Greater Delphi Cluster is an astrographic feature located in Delphi Sector.

• It is also known as the Medsa Cluster.

Description / Specifications

Astrography

The Greater Delphi Cluster is a large cluster lying in the spinward-rimward quadrant of Delphi Sector. It is major regional trade route.

• It has 39 member worlds.

A basic overview of the Greater Delphi Cluster:

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(Charts sourced from Traveller Map)

• Worlds within the Cluster are highlighted in tan.

Regions

The Cluster has four distinct regions:

• The Brazza Arm
• The Gushamad Arm
• Passing
• The Rimward Hub

Commercial Data

The following economic and commercial data has been determined regarding the Cluster:

Corporations

Corporations and organizations active within the Cluster include:

• General Products, an Imperial megacorporation involved in heavy industry and manufacturing.
• GSbAG, an Imperial megacorporation involved in ship construction.
• Hortalez et Cie, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in banking and finance.
• Ling Standard Products, an Imperial megacorporation engaged in widescale resource extraction and processing.
• Makhidkarun, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in communications and entertainment.
• Naasirka, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in sensors, electronics, and robotics.
• Sharurshid, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in finance and commerce.
• SuSAG, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in commercial chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and genetic engineering.
• Tukera Lines, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in transport and logistics.
• Zirunkariish, a Vilani megacorporation specializing in investment, finance, and insurance.

Goods

Notable local commodities include:

• (none currently listed)

Security & Defense

The worlds of the region are patrolled by the Imperial Navy. It defends Imperial territory and interests, suppresses piracy, and ensures trade and commerce.

History & Background (Dossier)

Demographics

Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) are found along this trade route:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Mixed heritage (Major Race): widely spread across the main.
  • Solomani (Major Race): many genetically distinct individuals and communities.
  • Vilani (Major Race): many genetically distinct individuals and communities.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Anglic, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
• Vilani, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.

Timeline

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

• circa -250,000: the Ancients are active within the sector.
• -9235: the Vilani discover jump drive technology. Over the centuries pioneers and settlers gradually spread across Charted Space.
• -5400 to -4015: the Vilani Consolidation Wars.
• -4045 to -2204: the Ziru Sirka claims and settles worlds across the region.
• -2404 to -2215: the Interstellar Wars.
• -2204 to -1776: the Rule of Man administers the worlds of the region.
• -1776 to 0: the Long Night.
• The Year 0: the Third Imperium is founded.
• 76 to 120: The Third Imperium wages the Pacification Campaigns to unify and assimilate the regions under its control.
• 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the Cluster.
• 604-622: the Civil War.
• 624: the Express Boat Network is established.
• 800-820: the Psionics Suppressions.
• 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the Cluster.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the Cluster becomes widely available.

Worlds & Sectors / Astrography

This astrographic feature is found in the following areas:

Charted Space – Third Imperium

• Delphi Sector
  • Eta-Gu Subsector
  • Riramla Subsector
  • Zuma Subsector

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are members of the Greater Delphi Cluster 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.

AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:

39 of 39 World articles in Greater Delphi Cluster

Altsuulervin  •  Bane  •  Barett  •  Bditri  •  Belthan  •  Bert  •  Braaza  •  Cabot  •  Caret  •  Critzer  •  Dashuun  •  Ektuurim  •  Em  •  Eysellt  •  Facendaa  •  Ffuntayns  •  Gimesh  •  Grimman  •  Gushamad  •  Harwart  •  Jacobite  •  Lavoisier  •  Mancournes  •  Martis  •  McConnell  •  Metheri  •  Monticello  •  Patnor  •  Pavillion  •  Pepsi  •  Regis (De 0436)  •  Riverfield  •  Todd  •  Turkish  •  Uowdin  •  Urbana  •  Wardrop  •  Wovim  •  Zeno  •  

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Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.

• Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.

References & Contributors / Sources

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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.

• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), page 23. (chart showing the worlds of the Cluster)
• James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), pages 11, 48, 49. (dot maps locating the worlds of the Cluster)
• Author & Contributor: MIMIC - Minor Imp of the Ministry of Information and Communication