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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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[[File:Chart Old Expanses Sector Clusters Mains Labelled Basic.png|170 px|right]]
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=== Astrography ===
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The Gilway Trace is a small [[Main|cluster]] and minor [[trade route]] lying within the [[spinward]]-[[rimward]] quadrant of [[Old Expanses Sector]].
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* It has 9 member systems.
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* It is named for [[Gilway (world)|Gilway]], a [[High Technology World|technologically advanced]] [[agricultural world]] that serves as the [[capital]] of [[Rusco Subsector|the subsector]].
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[[File:Chart Old Expanses Sector Clusters Mains Labelled Basic 2.png|200 px|right]]
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A basic overview of the Gilway Trace:
 
A basic overview of the Gilway Trace:
  
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[[File:Chart Gilway Trace Basic.png|300 px]] <br> (Charts sourced from [[Traveller Map]])
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[[File:Chart Gilway Trace Basic.png|350 px]] <br> (Charts sourced from [[Traveller Map]])
 
* Worlds that are members of the cluster are highlighted in brown.
 
* Worlds that are members of the cluster are highlighted in brown.
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[[File:Logo Trade and Commerce.png|155 px|right]]
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=== Economic Overview ===
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The following economic and commercial data has been determined:
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==== Corporations ====
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[[Corporation]]s and [[organization]]s active within the region include:
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[[File:Logo General Products Alternate 1.png|110 px]] [[File:Logo GSbAG Alternate 1.png|145 px]] [[File:Logo Hortalez et Cie Basic 2.png|90 px]] [[File:Logo Ling Standard Products Basic.png|60 px]] [[File:Logo Makhidkarun.png|125 px]] [[File:Naasirka.png|85 px]]
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[[File:Logo Sharurshid.png|130 px]] [[File:Star_Patterns_Trading.jpg|85px]] [[File:Logo SuSAG Alternate.png|90 px]] [[File:Logo Transstar.png|85 px]] [[File:Tukera.png|170 px]] [[File:Logo Zirunkariish.png|75 px]]
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* [[General Products]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] involved in heavy industry and manufacturing.
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* [[GSbAG]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] involved in ship construction.
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* [[Hortalez et Cie]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in banking and finance.
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* [[Ling Standard Products]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] engaged in widescale resource extraction and processing.
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* [[Makhidkarun]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in communications and entertainment.
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* [[Naasirka]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in sensors, electronics, and robotics.
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* [[Sharurshid]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in finance and commerce.
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* [[Star Patterns Trading]], a [[Hiver]] [[corporation]] involved in transport and logistics. It maintains good relations with both the [[Solomani Confederation]] and the {{Imperium}}.
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* [[SuSAG]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in commercial chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and genetic engineering.
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* [[Transstar]], a [[Solomani]] [[megacorporation]] specializing in transport and logistics. It operates across 13 sectors, represented by the 13 stars in its [[Symbol|logo]].
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* [[Tukera Lines]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in transport and logistics.
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* [[Zirunkariish]], a [[Vilani]] [[megacorporation]] specializing in investment, finance, and insurance.
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==== Goods ====
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Notable local commodities include:
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* (none currently listed)
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==== Security & Defense ====
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The worlds of the region are patrolled by the [[Imperial Navy]]. It defends {{Imperial}} territory and interests, suppresses piracy, and ensures trade and commerce.
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* {{Imperial}} vessels may demand customs inspections.
  
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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==== Timeline ====
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[[File:Comp-Prog-Dav-R-Deitrick-Starter-Trav-Page-16 16-July-2018a.jpg|right]]
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High cargo capacity, [[Jump Drive|low jump rating]] vessels move along the [[Main|Trace]], carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between its member worlds.
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[[File:Type R WH Keith MT Imperial Encyclopedia p82 v01.jpg|400 px]]
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=== Demographics ===
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Significant populations of the following races ([[sophont]] species) are found along this [[trade route]]:
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* [[Humaniti]] ([[Humaniti|Human races]])
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** Mixed heritage ([[Major Race]]): widely spread across the region.
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** [[Solomani]] ([[Major Race]]): many genetically distinct individuals and communities.
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** [[Vilani]] ([[Major Race]]): many genetically distinct individuals and communities.
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==== Linguistic Topography ====
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The most commonly heard [[language]]s are:
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* [[Anglic]], one of the two official languages of the {{Imperium}}.
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* [[Vilani (language)|Vilani]], one of the two official languages of the {{Imperium}}.
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=== General Historical Timeline ===
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[[File:Chart Terran Confederation Basic 2.png|250 px|right|thumb|Terran Confederation circa -2204]]
 
Major events that have affected this [[trade route]] and the wider region that it lies within:
 
Major events that have affected this [[trade route]] and the wider region that it lies within:
  
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{{Detail}}
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Atlas of the Imperium|page= pages 22, 23}} (charts showing the worlds of the [[Main]])
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|S1= [[John Harshman]], [[Marc Miller]], [[Loren Wiseman]]. {{CT}} ''[[Library Data (A-M)|Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M)]]'', ([[Game Designers Workshop]], 1981), various pages. (library data entries)
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Vilani & Vargr |page= pages 11, 48, 49}} (dot maps locating the worlds of the [[Main]])
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|S2= [[John Harshman]], [[Marc Miller]], [[Loren Wiseman]]. {{CT}} ''[[Library Data (N-Z)|Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z)]]'', ([[Game Designers Workshop]], 1982), various pages. (library data entries)
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|S3= Author & Contributor: [[IISS]] Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer [[User:Ensign Phillips|Ensign Phillips]]
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Atlas of the Imperium|page= page 30}} (chart showing the worlds of the region)
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|S4= Author & Contributor: [[User:Ssteve|''MIMIC'']] - Minor Imp of the [[Ministry of Information and Communication]]
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Vilani & Vargr |page= pages 11, 48, 49}} (dot maps locating the worlds of the region)
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|S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Solomani |version= Mongoose Traveller|page= various pages}} (background for the region)
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|S6= Author & Contributor: [[IISS]] Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer [[User:Ensign Phillips|Ensign Phillips]]
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|S7= Author & Contributor: [[User:Ssteve|''MIMIC'']] - Minor Imp of the [[Ministry of Information and Communication]]
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|S8= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
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{{LEN|Astrography|Main|Cluster|Guidebook to Hinterworlds Sector|Guidebook to Old Expanses}}
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{{LEN|Astrography|Main|Cluster|Guidebook to Old Expanses}}

Latest revision as of 13:06, 5 May 2025

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The Gilway Trace is an astrographic feature primarily located in Old Expanses Sector.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Astrography[edit]

The Gilway Trace is a small cluster and minor trade route lying within the spinward-rimward quadrant of Old Expanses Sector.

Chart Old Expanses Sector Clusters Mains Labelled Basic 2.png

A basic overview of the Gilway Trace:

Chart Gilway Trace Basic.png
(Charts sourced from Traveller Map)

  • Worlds that are members of the cluster are highlighted in brown.
Logo Trade and Commerce.png

Economic Overview[edit]

The following economic and commercial data has been determined:

Corporations[edit]

Corporations and organizations active within the region include:

Logo General Products Alternate 1.png Logo GSbAG Alternate 1.png Logo Hortalez et Cie Basic 2.png Logo Ling Standard Products Basic.png Logo Makhidkarun.png Naasirka.png

Logo Sharurshid.png Star Patterns Trading.jpg Logo SuSAG Alternate.png Logo Transstar.png Tukera.png Logo Zirunkariish.png

Goods[edit]

Notable local commodities include:

  • (none currently listed)

Security & Defense[edit]

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

  • Imperial vessels may demand customs inspections.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Comp-Prog-Dav-R-Deitrick-Starter-Trav-Page-16 16-July-2018a.jpg

High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along the Trace, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between its member worlds.

Type R WH Keith MT Imperial Encyclopedia p82 v01.jpg

Demographics[edit]

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

Linguistic Topography[edit]

The most commonly heard languages are:

General Historical Timeline[edit]

Terran Confederation circa -2204

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

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)[edit]

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This astrographic feature is found in the following areas:

Charted Space – Third Imperium:

World Listing[edit]

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are members of the Gilway Trace 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:

No world articles for Gilway Trace


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[edit]

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