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* It has 18 member systems. | * It has 18 member systems. | ||
* It is named for [[Voskl (world)|Voskl]], a [[Hi Population World|high population]] [[industrial world]]. | * It is named for [[Voskl (world)|Voskl]], a [[Hi Population World|high population]] [[industrial world]]. | ||
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| + | [[File:Chart Old Expanses Sector Clusters Mains Labelled Basic 2.png|200 px|right]] | ||
A basic overview of the Voskl Cluster: | A basic overview of the Voskl Cluster: | ||
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[[File:Chart Voskl Cluster Basic.png|275 px]] <br> (Charts sourced from [[Traveller Map]]) | [[File:Chart Voskl Cluster Basic.png|275 px]] <br> (Charts sourced from [[Traveller Map]]) | ||
* Worlds within the [[Cluster]] are highlighted in tan. | * Worlds within the [[Cluster]] are highlighted in tan. | ||
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[[File:Logo Trade and Commerce.png|155 px|right]] | [[File:Logo Trade and Commerce.png|155 px|right]] | ||
| − | + | === Economic Overview === | |
| − | === | ||
The following economic and commercial data has been determined: | The following economic and commercial data has been determined: | ||
==== Corporations ==== | ==== Corporations ==== | ||
| − | [[Corporation]]s and [[organization]]s active within the | + | [[Corporation]]s and [[organization]]s active within the region include: |
| − | [[File:Logo General Products Alternate 1.png| | + | [[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]] |
| − | [[File: | + | [[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]] |
* [[General Products]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] involved in heavy industry and manufacturing. | * [[General Products]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] involved in heavy industry and manufacturing. | ||
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* [[Naasirka]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in sensors, electronics, and robotics. | * [[Naasirka]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in sensors, electronics, and robotics. | ||
* [[Sharurshid]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in finance and commerce. | * [[Sharurshid]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in finance and commerce. | ||
| + | * [[Star Patterns Trading]], a [[Hiver]] [[corporation]] involved in transport and logistics. It maintains good relations with both the [[Solomani Confederation]] and the {{Imperium}}. | ||
* [[SuSAG]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in commercial chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and genetic engineering. | * [[SuSAG]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in commercial chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and genetic engineering. | ||
| + | * [[Transstar]], a [[Solomani]] [[megacorporation]] specializing in transport and logistics. It operates across 13 sectors, represented by the 13 stars in its [[Symbol|logo]]. | ||
* [[Tukera Lines]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in transport and logistics. | * [[Tukera Lines]], an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in transport and logistics. | ||
* [[Zirunkariish]], a [[Vilani]] [[megacorporation]] specializing in investment, finance, and insurance. | * [[Zirunkariish]], a [[Vilani]] [[megacorporation]] specializing in investment, finance, and insurance. | ||
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==== Security & Defense ==== | ==== 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. | The worlds of the region are patrolled by the [[Imperial Navy]]. It defends {{Imperial}} territory and interests, suppresses piracy, and ensures trade and commerce. | ||
| + | * The {{Imperial}} [[145th Fleet]] is active within [[Delphi Sector]] and the {{Imperial}} [[222nd Fleet]] is active within the [[Old Expanses Sector|Old Expanses]]. | ||
| + | * {{Imperial}} vessels may demand customs inspections. | ||
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
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* [[Vilani (language)|Vilani]], one of the two official languages of the {{Imperium}}. | * [[Vilani (language)|Vilani]], one of the two official languages of the {{Imperium}}. | ||
| − | === | + | === General Historical Timeline === |
| + | [[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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* [[-5400]] to [[-4015]]: the [[Vilani]] [[Consolidation Wars]]. | * [[-5400]] to [[-4015]]: the [[Vilani]] [[Consolidation Wars]]. | ||
* [[-4045]] to [[-2204]]: the [[First Imperium|Ziru Sirka]] claims and settles worlds across the region. | * [[-4045]] to [[-2204]]: the [[First Imperium|Ziru Sirka]] claims and settles worlds across the region. | ||
| − | * [[-2404]] to [[-2215]]: the [[Interstellar Wars]]. | + | * [[-2431]]: [[Terran]]s discover [[jump drive]] technology. |
| + | * [[-2404]] to [[-2215]]: the [[Interstellar Wars]]. The young [[Terran Confederation]] battles against the ancient [[Vilani]] [[First Imperium|Ziru Sirka]]. | ||
* [[-2204]] to [[-1776]]: the [[Rule of Man]] administers the worlds of the region. | * [[-2204]] to [[-1776]]: the [[Rule of Man]] administers the worlds of the region. | ||
* [[-1776]] to [[0]]: the [[Long Night]]. | * [[-1776]] to [[0]]: the [[Long Night]]. | ||
* [[0|The Year 0]]: the [[Third Imperium]] is founded. | * [[0|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. | * [[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 | + | * [[300]]-[[420]]: the {{Imperial}} [[First Survey]] charts the region. |
* [[604]]-[[622]]: the [[Civil War]]. | * [[604]]-[[622]]: the [[Civil War]]. | ||
* [[624]]: the [[Express Boat Network]] is established. | * [[624]]: the [[Express Boat Network]] is established. | ||
* [[800]]-[[820]]: the [[Psionics Suppressions]]. | * [[800]]-[[820]]: the [[Psionics Suppressions]]. | ||
| − | * [[995]]-[[1065]]: the {{Imperial}} [[Second Survey]] charts the | + | * [[871]]: the [[Solomani Confederation]] is founded. |
| − | * [[1065]]: the [[Second Survey]] is published. Information about the | + | * [[940]]: the [[Solomani Autonomous Region]] is dissolved. |
| + | * [[990]]-[[1002]]: the [[Solomani Rim War]]. | ||
| + | * [[995]]-[[1065]]: the {{Imperial}} [[Second Survey]] charts the region. | ||
| + | * [[1065]]: the [[Second Survey]] is published. Information about the region becomes widely available. | ||
| − | == | + | == [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) == |
| + | [[File:Logo World Survey Data Gray.png|250 px|right]] | ||
This [[astrographic feature]] is found in the following areas: | This [[astrographic feature]] is found in the following areas: | ||
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{{Detail}} | {{Detail}} | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
| − | |S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Atlas of the Imperium|page= | + | |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) |
| − | | | + | |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) |
| − | | | + | |S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Atlas of the Imperium|page= pages 23, 30}} (charts showing the worlds of the region) |
| − | | | + | |S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Vilani & Vargr |page= pages 11, 48, 49}} (dot maps locating the worlds of the region) |
| + | |S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Solomani |version= Mongoose Traveller|page= various pages}} (background for the region) | ||
| + | |S6= Author & Contributor: [[User:Ssteve|''MIMIC'']] - Minor Imp of the [[Ministry of Information and Communication]] | ||
| + | |S7= Author & Contributor: [[IISS]] Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer [[User:Ensign Phillips|Ensign Phillips]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{LEN|Astrography|Main|Cluster|Guidebook to | + | {{LEN|Astrography|Main|Cluster|Guidebook to Delphi Sector|Guidebook to Old Expanses}} |
Latest revision as of 20:22, 5 May 2025
The Voskl Cluster is a cluster chiefly lying within Old Expanses Sector.
- It is an astrographic feature and a trade route.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Astrography[edit]
The Voskl Cluster is a cluster and minor trade route mostly lying within Rusco Subsector of Old Expanses Sector, with a few of its coreward worlds spilling into the rimward part of Breda Subsector in Delphi Sector.
- It has 18 member systems.
- It is named for Voskl, a high population industrial world.
A basic overview of the Voskl Cluster:
(Charts sourced from Traveller Map)
- Worlds within the Cluster are highlighted in tan.
Economic Overview[edit]
The following economic and commercial data has been determined:
Corporations[edit]
Corporations and organizations active within the region 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.
- Star Patterns Trading, a Hiver corporation involved in transport and logistics. It maintains good relations with both the Solomani Confederation and the Imperium.
- SuSAG, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in commercial chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and genetic engineering.
- Transstar, a Solomani megacorporation specializing in transport and logistics. It operates across 13 sectors, represented by the 13 stars in its logo.
- Tukera Lines, an Imperial megacorporation specializing in transport and logistics.
- Zirunkariish, a Vilani megacorporation specializing in investment, finance, and insurance.
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.
- The Imperial 145th Fleet is active within Delphi Sector and the Imperial 222nd Fleet is active within the Old Expanses.
- Imperial vessels may demand customs inspections.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along the Cluster, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between its member worlds.
Demographics[edit]
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[edit]
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.
General Historical Timeline[edit]
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.
- -2431: Terrans discover jump drive technology.
- -2404 to -2215: the Interstellar Wars. The young Terran Confederation battles against the ancient Vilani Ziru Sirka.
- -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 region.
- 604-622: the Civil War.
- 624: the Express Boat Network is established.
- 800-820: the Psionics Suppressions.
- 871: the Solomani Confederation is founded.
- 940: the Solomani Autonomous Region is dissolved.
- 990-1002: the Solomani Rim War.
- 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the region.
- 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the region becomes widely available.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)[edit]
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 Voskl 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:
18 of 18 World articles in Voskl Cluster
Acrolund • Benson • Caborn • Carmon • Daslon (OE 2705) • Dycarl • Horejs • Lamber • Loydecal • Makan • Maud • Polluc • Pott • Rannow • Rogis • Rusco • Voskl • Zin (OE 2807) •
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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[edit]
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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.
- John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M), (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), various pages. (library data entries)
- John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z), (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), various pages. (library data entries)
- Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), pages 23, 30. (charts showing the worlds of the region)
- 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 region)
- David L. Pulver. Solomani (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), various pages. (background for the region)
- Author & Contributor: MIMIC - Minor Imp of the Ministry of Information and Communication
- Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips