Sao Group

The Sao Group is a named region of the Tharrynra Main, a large Main lying within Delphi and Fornast Sectors.

• It is an astrographic feature and part of a major trade route.

Description / Specifications

Astrography

The Sao Group is a named region of the Tharrynra Main, a large Main and a major regional trade route lying across the border between Delphi Sector and Fornast Sector.

• It has 12 member worlds.
• It is named for Tsent, a technologically advanced high population world and the namesake of Tsent Subsector.

A basic overview of the Tharrynra Main:

(Charts sourced from Traveller Map)

• Worlds within the Main are highlighted in green.

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Commercial Data

The following economic and commercial data has been determined:

Corporations

Corporations and organizations active within the Group include:

• General Products, an Imperial megacorporation involved in heavy industry and manufacturing.
• 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.

• Imperial vessels may demand customs inspections.

History & Background (Dossier)

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

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.

• Non-Human Races
  • Bhunj of Ketial (Minor Race): non-humanoid sophonts with a strong mercantile drive. There are small communities and outposts scattered across the region.
  • Ishumi of Bold (Minor Race): sophonts whose homeworld lies on the Main. Most remain on their world, though a few enclaves and travellers will be encountered elsewhere along the main.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Anglic, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
• Native Bhunj languages.
• Native Ishumi languages.
• 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:

• -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 Group.
• 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 Group.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the Group becomes widely available.

Worlds & Sectors / Astrography

This astrographic feature is found in the following areas:

Charted Space – Third Imperium

• Delphi Sector
  • Dighirpi Subsector
  • Tsent Subsector

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are members of the Sao Group 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:

17 of 17 World articles in Sao Group

Ainu  •  Amaryllis  •  Antony  •  Crede  •  Depot 2  •  Dyconson  •  Fugentun  •  Gallowglas  •  Hartley  •  Keltus  •  Krallides  •  Moonfriend  •  Orinoco  •  Petronilla  •  Sao (De 1605)  •  Tharsis  •  Wuhan  •  

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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 Group)
• 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 Group)
• Author & Contributor: MIMIC - Minor Imp of the Ministry of Information and Communication