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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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=== [[Starport|World Starport]] (St) ===
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{{Starport|name= Thanber|Starport= B}}
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=== [[Population|World Population]] (P) ===
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{{WorldPop|name= Thanber|multiplier= 2|Population= 6}}
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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 principal languages of the {{Imperium}}.
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* [[Vilani]], one of the two principal languages of the {{Imperium}}.
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* [[Zdetl]], the language of the [[Zhodani Consulate]].
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=== [[Technology Level|World Technology Level]] (T) ===
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{{WorldTech|name= Thanber|WorldTech= C}}
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=== [[Government|World Government]] (G) ===
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{{WorldGov|name= Thanber|Government= 5}}
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=== [[Law Level|World Law]] (L) ===
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{{WorldLaw|name= Thanber|Law= 3}}
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==== World Timeline ====
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Major events that have affected this world and the wider region that it lies within:
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* [[0|The Year 0]]: the [[Third Imperium]] is founded.
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* [[300]]-[[420]]: the {{Imperial}} [[First Survey]] charts the system.
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* [[589]]-[[604]]: [[First Frontier War]].
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* [[604]]-[[622]]: the [[Civil War]].
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* [[615]]-[[620]]: [[Second Frontier War]].
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* [[624]]: the [[Express Boat Network]] is established.
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* [[800]]-[[820]]: the [[Psionics Suppressions]].
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* [[979]]-[[986]]: [[Third Frontier War]].
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* [[995]]-[[1065]]: the {{Imperial}} [[Second Survey]] charts the system.
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* [[1065]]: the [[Second Survey]] is published. Information about the system becomes widely available.
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* [[1082]]-[[1084]]: [[Fourth Frontier War]], also known as the ''False War''.
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* [[1107]]-[[1110]]: [[Fifth Frontier War]].
  
 
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Thanber/Querion (Spinward Marches 0717)
Milieu 1116
B543653-C
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere4 Thin (tainted)
Hydrographics3 Wet World 30%
Population6 Moderate (2 million)
Government5 Feudal Technocracy
Law3 Low Law (no automatic weapons)
Tech LevelC Average Stellar (robots)
See also UWP
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System Details
Primary M0 V M1 V
Worlds 9
Gas Giants 0
Planetoid Belts 1
Cultural Details
Government Feudal technocracy
Law Level Low
Cultural Extension 3729
Army Size (BEs) 1
Economic Details
Technology Level 12
Economic Extension
955-2
Resources9Moderate
Labor5Moderate (200 thousand)
Infrastructure5 Limited
Efficiency-2Fair
Importance Extension 1
Resource Units 180
GWP (BCr) 7
World Trade Number 4
Trade Volume (MCr/year) 453
Starport Details
Classification Class-B
Port Size 3
Building Capacity (Tons) 1,900
Port employees 30
Port passengers (annual) 0

Thanber has both an unbreathably thin atmosphere and a lack of surface water making habitation by sophonts difficult. The system has a population between 10,000 and 10 million, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. It is a client state of Third Imperium in the Querion Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Thanber is a binary star system.

  • Both are red main sequence stars.
Thanber has two stars in the star system.
Than
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M0 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.57 3770 - 3850 0.13982
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0055 0.031 0.39 - 0.74 0.55 5.5
Orbit #  *  * 2 1 6
Remarks
Thego
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M1 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.5 3620 - 3660 0.08839
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0047 0.0247 0.31 - 0.59 0.47 4.7
Orbit #  *  * 1 1 6
Remarks

System Data

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

All eight worlds and the belt orbit Than. Than II, III, and IV are unremarkable icy rocks, none larger than Thanber. None of them have any atmosphere or mineral resources of note. When Thanber was first colonised these planets were surveyed and mapped, but there are no permanent settlements on any of them. The Thanber Belt has been little explored but seems to be mostly dirty ice chunks.

Thego has no known planets circling it and has seldom been visited.

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Thanber is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Thanber has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. While the thin atmosphere does not require survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Thanber has 25-35% of its surface covered by liquid water. It has a few small seas. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants will be recycled.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

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History & Background (Dossier)

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World Starport (St)

Thanber has a Class B Starport, a good quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Population (P)

Thanber has a population of 2,000,000 sophonts (millions).

  • This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

World Technology Level (T)

Thanber possesses a Technology Level of TL–12 or TL-C in Hexadecimal Notation.

World Government (G)

Thanber is governed by a Feudal Technocracy. Society divides itself based on the technical requirements of the society. Each of these functions are granted as a fief to an individual or group. Leadership of these fiefs determines the head of the government.

World Law (L)

Thanber has a low law level. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate. Machine guns, other automatic weapons, portable energy weapons, and other military weapons, body pistols, explosives, and poison gas are typically regulated or prohibited.

World Timeline

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

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

0717 Thanber (Imperial Client State)

Starport: Class IV.

Diameter: 1,492 miles (2,400 km).
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen-nitrogen, tainted by micro-organisms.
Hydrographics: 34%.
Climate: Cold.
Population: 2.003 million.
Government: Feudal technocracy.
Control Level: 2.
Tech Level: 10.
World Trade Number: 4.0.

Mainworld Topography and Geography

Shallow, rather salty seas cover 34% of the surface, mostly in the twilight belt around the edge of the dayside. Their depth varies as icemelts from the borderlands of the darkside supply water during the summer, with some drying up again during the winter as ice refreezes.

Native Lifeforms

All native vegetation is very dark in colour, ranging from dark green to blue-black, to maximise sunlight absorption.

A source of much of the pollen that taints the atmosphere is the Thanber blackwood tree, which is common in the twilight belt. It is very tall, around 30 metres on average. Thanber blackwood is used for building materials locally but is too fragile in higher gravity fields to be of anything but ornamental use, so is not often exported.

History & Background (Dossier)

The world's ruling technocrats are supported by Tukera Lines, who own the Starport, which is guarded by Tukera mercenaries rather than Imperial marines. The corporation's costs are loaded onto visitors in the form of high tariffs on almost everything. The technocrats are opposed to any other power gaining a foothold in their system.

The Imperial Navy maintains a courier route with the Imperial frontier at Frenzie (Spinward Marches 1116) via Thanber.

Zhodani traders make planetfall on Thanber more often than might be expected, and the Imperium is of the opinion that many of these are at least subsidised by the Consulate, if not full agents. Zhodani influence on the world has been most notable in the increasingly tolerant attitude of locals towards psionics. It is rumoured that Thanber University has become the site of an underground Psionics Institute.

Local World Nobility

Thanber lies at the edge of a region between Zhodani space and the Darrian Confederation. Thanber combines the technical and political requirements of an ideal pirate haven. It is watched carefully by both the Imperial Navy and the Zhodani naval forces.

World Languages

Most locals speak Galanglic as a native tongue, with a slight spinward accent. There is a small ethnic community of Sword Worlders on the planet who speak Sagamaal as well.

Historical Data

Thanber was first surveyed by Darrian explorers from Entrope. The Darrians appreciated the blackwood forests, but the atmospheric taint, lack of extensive water, and somewhat remote location precluded large settlement attempts. They maintained a research station but the world was not formally claimed. A few Sword Worlds hunting expeditions also showed little permanent interest in the world. It was not until the First Frontier War (589–604) that someone thought Thanber worth colonising. After a Zhodani raid on Vilis there was an exodus of refugees to surrounding systems, Thanber included.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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