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[[Twylo (world)|Twylo]] is a poor but important, high-population world located within [[Capella Subsector]] of the [[Solomani Rim Sector|Solomani Rim]]. The mainworld has two small moons. Twylo is a member of the [[Solomani Confederation]] and contains a [[Solomani Navy|Confederation naval base]] and the [[Solomani Security|SolSec]] sector headquarters.
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{{World summary |name= Twylo |trade=Hi Po}}
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{{World summary comment|trade=Cp}}
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{{World summary SoCf|sector= Solomani Rim |subsector=Capella}}
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{{World summary bases|bases=KM}}
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* '''Twylo''' owns the nearby world of {{WorldS|Chrysolite|Solomani Rim|1032}}.  
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* It contains the the [[Solomani Security|SolSec]] sector headquarters.
  
Twylo is the subsector capital and the highest population world in the subsector. The bulk of the population lives in vast urban hives, clustered around the infrequent lakes and seas. Twylo is one of the Confederation’s busiest producers of heavy industrial equipment, vehicles, and starships.
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== Description (Planetology) ==
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=== Stellar Data ===
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{{MonostellarSystem
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|name          = Twylo
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|primary        = A6 V
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Twylo owns the nearby world of {{WorldS|Chrysolite|Solomani Rim|0202}}. Twylo society suffers from severe economic inequality, which has led to considerable social unrest. The recent "Twylo Renaissance" has resulted in a series of reforms intended to improve the destablizing conditions.
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=== Mainworld Data ===
  
Twylo’s wide desert areas feature a unique native species, the [[Sand Dollar|sand dollars]], which are an ergivorous life-form. They use the harsh light of Twylo’s primary to fuel an electrochemical reaction, freeing oxygen from various oxides in the soil. In effect, the sand dollars “eat rust,using the liberated heavy elements in their metabolism and releasing free oxygen into the air. The natural process of oxidation is therefore offset by the metabolism of hundreds of billions of sand dollars.  
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=== Native Lifeforms ===
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'''Twylo's''' wide desert areas feature a unique native species, the [[Sand Dollar|sand dollars]], which are an ergivorous life-form. They use the harsh light of Twylo's primary to fuel an electrochemical reaction, freeing oxygen from various oxides in the soil. In effect, the sand dollars "eat rust", using the liberated heavy elements in their metabolism and releasing free oxygen into the air. The natural process of oxidation is therefore offset by the metabolism of hundreds of billions of sand dollars. It is due to this process that the world has an oxygen-rich atmosphere.
  
 
{{GURPS Worlds paragraph |hex=1034|name=Twylo|alg=Solomani Subsector Capital|gtStarport=Class V|gtBase=Naval Base|gtDiameter=4700|gtGravity=0.48|gtAtmosphere=Thin oxygen-nitrogen|gtHydro=9|gtClimate=Very Cold|gtPopulation=30 billion|gtGovernment=Dictatorship|gtCL=4|gtTL=11|gtWTN=6}}
 
{{GURPS Worlds paragraph |hex=1034|name=Twylo|alg=Solomani Subsector Capital|gtStarport=Class V|gtBase=Naval Base|gtDiameter=4700|gtGravity=0.48|gtAtmosphere=Thin oxygen-nitrogen|gtHydro=9|gtClimate=Very Cold|gtPopulation=30 billion|gtGovernment=Dictatorship|gtCL=4|gtTL=11|gtWTN=6}}
  
{{World summary |name= Oudh |trade=Hi}}
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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
{{World summary SoCf|sector= Solomani Rim |subsector=Capella}}
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[[Twylo (world)|Twylo]] is a poor but important, high-population world. It is the subsector capital and the highest population world in the subsector. The bulk of the population lives in vast urban hives, clustered around the infrequent lakes and seas. Twylo is one of the [[Solomani Confederation|Confederation's]] busiest producers of heavy industrial equipment, vehicles, and starships.
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'''Twylo''' society suffers from severe economic inequality, which has led to considerable social unrest. The recent "Twylo Renaissance" has resulted in a series of reforms intended to improve the destabilizing conditions.
  
== Description (Planetology) ==
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=== World Starport ===
No information yet available.  
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{{Starport|name= Twylo|Starport=A}}
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* There is an associated [[Naval Base]].
  
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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=== World Economy ===
No information yet available.  
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The shells of certain sanddollar species are quite beautiful and have a fair value as novelty keepsakes; they are a reasonably important export.
  
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
{{Sources |S1=[[GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire]]|S2=[[Mongoose Traveller: Solomani Rim]]}}
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{{Sources  
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|S1= [[GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire]]
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|S2= [[Mongoose Traveller: Solomani Rim]]
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}}
  
  
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[[Category: Solomani Sphere worlds]]
 
{{LE|Era: Milieu 1116|GT|T5 Second Survey worlds|Worlds with a Naval Base}}
 
{{LE|Era: Milieu 1116|GT|T5 Second Survey worlds|Worlds with a Naval Base}}

Latest revision as of 11:13, 15 July 2025

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Twylo/Capella (Solomani Rim 1034)
Classic Era (1116)
A551AA6-E
StarportA Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere5 Thin
Hydrographics1 Dry World 10%
PopulationA High (80 billion)
GovernmentA Charismatic Dictator
Law6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Tech LevelE High Stellar (anti-grav cities)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary A6 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 3

Twylo is a poor, high-population world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

  • This world has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships.
  • This world has a Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces.
  • Twylo owns the nearby world of Chrysolite (Solomani Rim 1032).
  • It contains the the SolSec sector headquarters.

Description (Planetology)[edit]

Stellar Data[edit]

Twylo has a solitary primary star.
Twylo
Solitary A Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
A6 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 1.83 7760 - 7910 8.29046
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0165 0.2388 2.49 - 4.28 1.65 16.5
Orbit #  * 0 5 4 8
Remarks

Mainworld Data[edit]

Native Lifeforms[edit]

Twylo's wide desert areas feature a unique native species, the sand dollars, which are an ergivorous life-form. They use the harsh light of Twylo's primary to fuel an electrochemical reaction, freeing oxygen from various oxides in the soil. In effect, the sand dollars "eat rust", using the liberated heavy elements in their metabolism and releasing free oxygen into the air. The natural process of oxidation is therefore offset by the metabolism of hundreds of billions of sand dollars. It is due to this process that the world has an oxygen-rich atmosphere.

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey[edit]

1034 Twylo (Solomani Subsector Capital)

Starport: Class V - Naval Base.

Diameter: 4,700 miles (7,500 km). Gravity: 0.48g.
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 9%.
Climate: Very Cold.
Population: 30 billion.
Government: Dictatorship.
Control Level: 4.
Tech Level: 11.
World Trade Number: 6.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Twylo is a poor but important, high-population world. It is the subsector capital and the highest population world in the subsector. The bulk of the population lives in vast urban hives, clustered around the infrequent lakes and seas. Twylo is one of the Confederation's busiest producers of heavy industrial equipment, vehicles, and starships.

Twylo society suffers from severe economic inequality, which has led to considerable social unrest. The recent "Twylo Renaissance" has resulted in a series of reforms intended to improve the destabilizing conditions.

World Starport[edit]

Twylo has a Class A Starport, an excellent 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 other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Economy[edit]

The shells of certain sanddollar species are quite beautiful and have a fair value as novelty keepsakes; they are a reasonably important export.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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.