Far Gand (world)

Far Gand/Shimmerskip (Mavuzog 2011)
Classic Era (1116)	A785755-8 Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 5 Wet World 50% Population 7 Moderate (90 million) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 5 Moderate Law (no concealable weapons) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	G3 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	2

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

Jump map from Travellermap.com

Far Gand is a rich, agricultural garden world with a near-ideal, utopian environment conducive to most sophonts.

• As an agricultural world, this world is a near-ideal environment for producing quality foodstuffs of plant, animal, and other forms. Quality foodstuffs are a major export commodity for this world.
• This is a rich world with a prosperous and thriving world economy.
• Its economy and population are rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to quickly rise barring outside forces.
• It is a subject world of the Korsumug Empire located in the Shimmerskip Subsector of Mavuzog Sector.

• This world-system has a Naval Base, usually associated with military starships, which may be located on or off-world.
• It is the homeworld of the Gandans.
• Around 90% of the population is composed of Gandans.
• Around 10% of the population is composed of Jaibok.

Astrography and Planetology

Stellar Data

Far Gand has a solitary primary star.

Eravin
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	G3 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.99	5680 - 5720	0.96544
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0093	0.0815	0.94 - 1.66	0.93	9.3
	Orbit #	*	*	3	3	7
	Remarks		None

System Data

• x1 Mainworld
• x3 secondary worlds
• x1 Planetoid Belt
• x2 Gas Giants: Morsata and Ingus

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Far Gand is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Far Gand has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. A Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Far Gand has 45-55% of its surface covered by liquid water. Wilderness refueling is possible.

Native Lifeforms

Abundant native life occupying every available ecological niche. Its metabolic functions drive the process of atmospheric renewal.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

World Starport

Far Gand 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.

• There is an associated Naval Base, hosting elements of the Imperial Korsumug Navy.

World Population (P)

Far Gand has a population of 90,000,000 sophonts (tens of millions).

World Demographics

This is the homeworld of the Gandans, a minor sophont species. They make up 90% of the population, with the remaining 10% consisting of Jaibok occupation forces.

World Technology Level

Far Gand possesses a Technology Level of TL–8.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics, improved telephones, and satellite communication and data networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Improved geothermal and improved batteries.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Advanced automobiles.
  • Water: Triphibians and early artificial gills.
  • Air: Improved helicopters and hypersonic jets.
  • Space: Space shuttles, early space stations, and improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

World Government

Far Gand 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.

This world is part of the Imperial Korsumug Provinces.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Economy

• Resources: D (Very abundant)
• Labor: 6 (Millions)
• Infrastructure: A (Extensive)
• Efficiency: +5 (Very Advanced)

Trade Data

No information yet available.

World Culture

• Homogeneity: 5 (Harmonious)
• Acceptance: A (Very friendly)
• Strangeness: 9 (Extremely confusing)
• Symbols: 8 (Somewhat abstract)

Historical Data

No information yet available.

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This article has metadata.

This article is missing content for one or more detailed sections. Additional details are required to complete the article. You can help the Traveller Wiki by expanding it.

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.

• Classic Traveller Group One Theta Borealis Sector
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science