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|name= {{World|Sykell|Gushemege|Isi Ahto|3112}}
 
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{{World summary |name= Sykell|trade=Ni}}
 
{{World summary |name= Sykell|trade=Ni}}
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{{World summary ImDv|sector= Gushemege |subsector=Isi Ahto}}
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{{World summary ImLc|sector= Gushemege |subsector=Isi Ahto}}
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* It is also known to some as ''[[Gvuenungllu (world)]].''
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* It is also known to some as ''[[Gvuenungllu (world)|Gvuenungllu]].''
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* {{ViMain}}
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== Description ([[Astrography]] & [[Planetology]]) ==
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=== Stellar Data ===
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'''Sykell''' has a solitary primary star.
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* It is a red main sequence.
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{{MonostellarSystem
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|name            = Sykell
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|primary        = M1 V
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|PrimaryName    = Primary
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|PrimaryNotes    =
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}}
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=== System Data ===
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The worlds of the [[system]] have been surveyed. They consist of:
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* The [[mainworld]].
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* x12 secondary [[world|rocky worlds]].
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* x1 [[planetoid belt]].
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=== Mainworld Data ===
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==== [[Planetary Size|Mainworld Size]] (S) ====
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{{WorldSize|name= Sykell|Size= 3}}
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==== [[Atmosphere|Mainworld Atmosphere]] (A) ====
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{{WorldAtmo|name= Sykell|Atmosphere= 1}}
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==== [[Hydrosphere|Mainworld Hydrosphere]] (H) ====
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{{WorldHydro|name= Sykell|Hydrosphere= 0}}
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==== Mainworld Geography and Topography ====
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No centrally held map of the world exists within [[Argushiigi Admegulasha Bilanidin|AAB]] [[Library Data]] records.
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[[File:Blank World Map Trace.png|500 px]] <br> (''Blank map, trace atmosphere world''.)
  
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== Description (Astrography & Planetology) ==
 
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No information yet available.
 
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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
No information yet available.
 
No information yet available.
  
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=== Local Nobility ===
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=== Imperial Landed Nobility ===
 
{{Imperial Nobility|name= Sykell|Noble=B}}
 
{{Imperial Nobility|name= Sykell|Noble=B}}
  
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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=== Trade Data ===
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* Importance:    0 (unimportant)
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=== World Economy ===
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* Resources:      7 (few)
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* Labor:          3 (thousands)
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* Infrastructure: 3 (very limited)
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* Efficiency:    -2 (fair)
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=== World Culture ===
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* Heterogenity: 2 (monolithic)
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* Acceptance:  4 (extremely aloof)
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* Strangeness:  3 (somewhat typical)
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* Symbols:      8 (somewhat aloof)
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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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* [[Ancient|circa -250,000]]: the [[Ancient]]s transplant humans onto the world of [[Kukhun (world)|Kukhun]].
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* [[-9235]]: the [[Vilani]] discover [[jump drive]] technology, and over the centuries pioneers and settlers gradually spread across [[Charted Space]]. The [[Lancian|Kukhunen culture]] acquires [[Jump Drive|jump technology]] from these wanderers.
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* [[-5400|circa -5400]]: the [[Vilani]] [[Consolidation Wars]] - the [[Lancian|Kukhunen region]] is eventually conquered.
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* [[-4045]] to [[-2204]]: the [[First Imperium|Ziru Sirka]] claims and settles worlds across the region.
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* [[-2404]] to [[-2215]]: the [[Interstellar Wars]].
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* [[-2204]] to [[-1776]]: the [[Rule of Man]] administers the worlds of the region.
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* [[-1776]] to [[0]]: the [[Long Night]]. There is widespread regression within the area and some worlds [[Barren World|become barren]].
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* [[-1700|circa -1700]]: the reemergent [[Lancian|Kukhunen region]] gradually collapses into civil war.
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* [[-1200]]: the [[Lancian]] movement rises to dominance on [[Kukhun (world)|Kukhun]] and within [[Lancian|Kukhunen space]]. Few ships are available throughout the period but limited contact is maintained.
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* [[-143]]: the [[Lancian]]s gain modern [[Jump Drive|jump technology]] from [[Sylean]] traders and use it to establish the [[Lancian Confederation]].
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* [[0|The Year 0]]: the [[Third Imperium]] is founded. There are frictions with the [[Lancian]]s.
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* [[76]]-[[84]]: the [[Vilani Pacification Campaign]] results in the absorbtion of [[Lancian Confederation|the Confederation]].
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* [[300]]-[[420]]: the {{Imperial}} [[First Survey]] charts the system.
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* [[604]]-[[622]]: the [[Civil War]].
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* [[624]]: the [[Express Boat Network]] is established.
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* [[639]]: the [[Lancian Cultural Region]] is established.
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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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== References ==
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
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|S1= [[Marc Miller's Traveller]] [[Imperium Games]] [[T4 First Survey]]
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Atlas of the Imperium|page= 13}} (Chart locating the world but no further data)
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|S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Scout Ships |page= TBD}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Vilani & Vargr |page= 11, 48, 49}} (Historical overview)
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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| [[David Burden]]. "Contact: Lancians" ''[[Alien Realms (fanzine)|Alien Realms]]'', (1992), Volume 2 Issue 2, 8-13 (via {{HIWG}}). (The [[Lancian]]s)
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Signal-GK 04|article=Contact: Lancians|page= 4-7}} (The [[Lancian]]s)
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| {{Ludography cite|name=First Survey|page=22}} (World details circa [[0|the Year 0]])
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Bearers of the Flame |page= 22}} (World details circa [[1248|the year 1248]])
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|{{Ludography cite|name= Scout Ships |page= 32}} (Specific world details circa [[1248|the year 1248]])
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag|page= 212-213}} (The [[Lancian]]s)
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| Author & Contributor: [[David Burden]] of the [[HIWG]]. (Extensive development of the sector)
 
}}
 
}}
  
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[[Category:Kehuu worlds]]
 
{{LE|T5 Second Survey worlds}}
 
{{LE|T5 Second Survey worlds}}

Latest revision as of 11:06, 11 July 2025

Alien Moon 76b-0 Small.jpg
Sykell/Isi Ahto (Gushemege 3112)
Classic Era (1116)
C310414-A
StarportC Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g)
Atmosphere1 Vacuum (trace)
Hydrographics0 Desert World 0%
Population4 Moderate (90 thousand)
Government1 Company/Corporation
Law4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M1 V
Planetoid Belts 1
Gas Giants 0
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Jump map from Travellermap.com [1]

Sykell is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

  • In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
  • As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
  • It is a member of the Lancian Cultural Region, a sub-polity of the Third Imperium, located in the Isi Ahto Subsector of Gushemege Sector.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Stellar Data[edit]

Sykell has a solitary primary star.

  • It is a red main sequence.
Sykell has a solitary primary star.
Primary
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[edit]

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

Mainworld Data[edit]

Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Sykell is a Small World between 4,000km and 5,600km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.24G and 0.34G. The horizon will appear about 3km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Sykell has a pressure of less than 0.1 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]

Sykell has no free-standing water or ice on the surface. Wilderness refueling isn't possible on this world. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are classified Desert World or a Hell World depending on their atmosphere.

Mainworld Geography and Topography[edit]

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

Blank World Map Trace.png
(Blank map, trace atmosphere world.)

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

No information yet available.

Imperial Landed Nobility[edit]

Sykell, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

Trade Data[edit]

  • Importance: 0 (unimportant)

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: 7 (few)
  • Labor: 3 (thousands)
  • Infrastructure: 3 (very limited)
  • Efficiency: -2 (fair)

World Culture[edit]

  • Heterogenity: 2 (monolithic)
  • Acceptance: 4 (extremely aloof)
  • Strangeness: 3 (somewhat typical)
  • Symbols: 8 (somewhat aloof)

World Timeline[edit]

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

References[edit]

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