Gvurrdon Pact

A defunct Vargr polity of historical importance. The Gvurrdon Pact (Imperial Anglic) or Gvurrdon Hvaek (Contemporary Arrghoun) controlled most of Gvurrdon Sector and was in contact with the Zhodani Consulate.

Description (Specifications)

The Pact was a trade confederation transformed into an empire by Prince Knurroe. Its history spans the period between the end of the First Vargr Diaspora (-2700) and the start of the Second Vargr Diaspora (-2400 to -1700).

Naming

The name Gvurrdon Hvaek literally translates as "Wanderer's Pact". Suggestions that it was named after the eponymous Gvurrdon of the Gvurrdon epic appear fanciful given that the work is dated over 300 years after the Pact was first promulgated.

Research & Technology

The Gvurrdon Pact was initially built around Jump-2 drive trading vessels and warships. In the -2400s, Prince Knurroe gained access to Jump-3 drive vessels and transformed the Gvurrdon Hvaek from a small trading confederation into a major Vargr Empire.

History & Background (Dossier)

Political Lineage

The Pact was founded as a code of agreement between starship captains in the -2700s.

In -2480, Gvurrdon's Prince Serratogz was deposed by Prince Knurroe.

The Gvurrdon Hvaek absorbed the Khouktae Empire in -2394.

The building of the Jump-3 drive was both the creation and curse of the empire. It allowed the empire to be created from the trade pact, but the temptation to raid into Vilani space ultimately drew away many of the Gvurrdon Hvaek's ships and Vargr, disrupting the orderly flow of trade and causing the state's collapse.

Demographics

Significant populations of the following sophont races resided within this polity:

• Humaniti (Human Races)
  • None
• Terragens (Non-Human Terran Races)
  • Vargr (Major Race)

Major Historical Events Timeline

These are some of the more important historical events that have affected this polity:

• The Gvurrdon epic is set just before the expansion of the Gvurrdon Hvaek in the -2300s.

Worlds, Systems & Sectors (Political Astrography)

This polity was primarily located in the following areas:

• Vargr Extents
  • Gvurrdon Sector

Capitol

The capitol of this polity was located on this world:

• Gvurrdon (Gvurrdon 0821)

References & Background (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.

• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Vargr (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 45.
• Simon Beal. Vargr (Mongoose Publishing, 2009), 108.
• Simon Beal. Gvurrdon Sector (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), .