Valkyr (world)

Valkyr/Denkard (Gateway 1709)
Classic Era (1116)	BA598FE-C Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size A Large (16,000 km, 1.14g - 1.48g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 8 Moderate (900 million) Government F Totalitarian Oligarchy Law E Extreme Law (police state) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K0 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	3

style="width: 220px; height: 250px;"

Jump map from Travellermap.com

Valkyr is a moderate population world with over a hundred million, but not yet a billion sophonts in population size.

• It is a member of the Hochiken People's Assembly in the Denkard Subsector of Gateway Sector.
• This is a "Puzzle" world designated as an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor.

Description

Valkyr has a solitary primary star.

Valkyr
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.88	5170 - 5270	0.63928
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0076	0.0663	0.78 - 1.4	0.76	7.6
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
	Remarks

Mainworld Data

This is a high-gravity world noted chiefly for its warrior class, the Valkyrs.

History & Background (Dossier)

Drawn exclusively from the world's ruling elite, the Valkyrs are extensively trained from childhood in combat and raiding techniques, sabotage, and special operations. The hot, thin air and high gravity has produced a strain of humans adapted to the harsh environment, stronger and with greater endurance than normal people. The Hochiken People's Assembly has been castigated in the past few years for conducting deliberate human genetic experiments on Valkyr in an attempt to produce a race of super warriors.

Granth (Gateway 1601) has consistently denied all such rumors, while at the same time refusing to allow outsiders to visit this world.

• Visas and special passes to visit Valkyr are available only on Granth.

World Starport (St)

Valkyr 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)

Valkyr has a population of 900,000,000 sophonts (hundreds of millions).

World Technology Level (T)

Valkyr possesses a Technology Level of TL–9.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fusion power.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ultra high-speed trains and early grav vehicles.
  • Water: High efficiency sailcraft, multihulled seacraft, improved artificial gills.
  • Air: Tiltrotorcraft, exotic VTOL's, PARWIG, and rocket-assisted suborbitals.
  • Space: SSTO spacecraft, early military spacecraft (System Craft), and interstellar STL starships
  • FTL: Prototype Jump Drive-1.

World Government (G)

Valkyr is governed by a Religious Dictatorship. The leadership of the government is another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy). There is a powerful independent organization, the state religion, which has influence or direct control of the government. Like the bureaucratic governments this may simply be a strong influence with a secular government, be direct influence by virtue of controlling who may be in the leadership, or be a direct theocracy where the church leadership and bureaucracy is the government.

• This world is part of the Hochiken People's Assembly. The HPA as a whole is governed from the orbital "People's Administrative Center" at Granth.

World Law (L)

Valkyr has an extreme law level which covers every area of interaction. Laws are complex, detailed, and difficult to understand. Every interaction with the government requires an Advocate. Law enforcement is omnipresent and strict. Legal proceeding can take months to years to resolve and may involve dozens of people. Most worlds with this law level may be an Amber Zone or Red Zone. All objects specifically manufactured as weapons are typically regulated or prohibited (with no exception for private residences; visiting starships are only protected so long as they stay within designated starports and approach corridors). Civilian movement is rigidly controlled. There is no difference between the police and the military. This world is a full-fledged police state. Oppression is legalized, though not routine.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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.

• T20 QuikLink Interactive Gateway to Destiny
• Periodical: MegaTraveller Journal 4 in Article: 'Gateway Systems'