Kursa Subsector

Kursa Subsector
Quesada Firdausi Borethane Kursa style="width: 250px; height: 350px; border: solid 1px black;" map from Travellermap.com République
Sector	Aldebaran
Capital	Nizar
Number of Systems	17
Majority Control	Solomani Confederation - 77%
2nd Control	Non-Aligned, Human-dominated - 23%

Kursa Subsector is subsector H of Aldebaran Sector.

• It is a core region of the Solomani Confederation.

Description (Specifications)

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

The following astrographic and commercial data has been determined regarding the subsector:

Astrographic Features

The subsector is a generally unremarkable area lying within the Solomani Confederation.

• It is a relatively low stellar density region.
• The brightest star is Beta Eridani, the blue-white giant primary of the Beta Eridani system.

Stellar Distribution

A basic map showing the distribution and size of stars within Kursa Subsector, right:

• The color corresponds to the visible color of the star, which links to its spectral classification.
• The size as shown indicates both the physical size of the object and its relative brightness.

Note that the stars as depicted are representative. Any star, no matter what its size, is a mere speck within the hex it occupies.

• Ordinary main sequence stars can barely be seen from even a hex away.
• Huge, intensely luminous giant stars can be seen from across the subsector and far beyond.

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Economic Astrography

Corporations

Corporations and organizations active within the subsector include:

• ConTech, a corporation specializing in life sciences, particularly large-scale bio-terraforming projects, medicine, and cloning.
• Lamarck Minerals, a corporation with a relatively small core area of operations in the Solomani Rim, but with growing interests in resource extraction and processing throughout the Solomani Sphere.
• Orion Metallurgy Corporation (OMC), engaged in resource exploration, extraction, and processing throughout the Solomani Sphere.
• Panstellar, a major transport and logistics corporation.
• Probable Technologies, a scientific research organization involved with academia and heavy industry. It works extensively with the Confederation military.
• Rising Phoenix News Service (RPNS), the premier news and media organization within the Solomani Sphere. It has a strong pro-Confederation bias.
• Solomani Shipping, a major transport and logistics corporation.
• Transstar, a Solomani megacorporation specializing in transport and logistics. It operates across 13 sectors, represented by the 13 stars in its logo.
• ZeeCorp, a corporation with interests in manufacturing active throughout the Solomani Confederation. It is a major producer of robots.

Trade Routes

Borethane Cluster. (Chart sourced from Traveller Map).

Orizaba Cluster. (Chart sourced from Traveller Map).

Severn Cluster. (Chart sourced from Traveller Map).

Three trade routes, the important Borethane Cluster and the minor Orizaba and Severn Clusters, lie within the region. High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along them, carrying large amounts of goods and commodities between their member worlds.

Less profitable higher jump rating merchant vessels conduct trade and commerce among the region's outlying worlds.

Borethane Cluster

The Borethane Cluster is a cluster located primarily within the spinward-coreward quadrant of Neworld Sector, lying across the border of Aldebaran at its rimward end.

• It has 23 member systems.
• The two systems in Kursa Subsector are part of the Boise Group, a named subdivision of the Cluster.
• It is named for Borethane, a technologically advanced high population world.

Orizaba Cluster

The Orizaba Cluster has six member systems. It lies at the junction of Wovoka, Firdausi, Quesada, and Kursa Subsectors.

• It is named for Orizaba, a technologically advanced vacuum world lying at its coreward end.
• It is sometimes referred to as the Four Corners.

Severn Cluster

The Severn Cluster is primarily located in Kursa.

• It has five member systems and one associated system.
• It is named for Severn, a garden world and major military base lying slightly to rimward of the Cluster.
  • Severn is historically associated with the Cluster and lends the feature its name, though it is not actually a physical member.

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that lie within Kursa Subsector is available.

• The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
• Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
• Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.

AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:

17 Worlds in the Kursa Subsector

Acton  •  Algidus II  •  Alhena  •  Beta Eridani  •  Boise  •  Caletor I  •  Corvalis 6  •  Koniev  •  Lavinia  •  Lutsk  •  Nakamura  •  Nizar  •  Nuan  •  Panjnad  •  Sarny  •  Sinai  •  Spokane  •  

Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.

• Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.

History & Background (Dossier)

During the Rule of Man the subsector was associated with the Terran Mercantile Community, a large paramilitary corporation that became the foundation for the Old Earth Union during the Long Night.

Solomani Security keeps a close eye on things to ensure the security of the Confederation and the well-being of its loyal citizens. Almost anyone could be a SolSec informant, passing on all sorts of useful information: some gain a reward or benefit for their actions, others are coerced, but many see it as an act of duty to help protect the Solomani state and its interests.

Polity Listing

The following polities can be found within this subsector:

• Solomani Confederation (Solomani powers)
  • Various member systems and worlds (SoCf).

• Non-Aligned Powers (World-States)
  • Non-Aligned, (Human Dominated (NaHu).

Security & Defense

The worlds of the region are patrolled by the Solomani Navy. It defends Confederation territory, protects Confederation interests, suppresses piracy, and ensures interstellar trade and commerce.

• Confederation vessels may demand customs inspections.
• Some systems are defended by local naval forces.

The Solomani Navy operates couriers and packet ships to carry communications and mail within the Confederation. Some of the routes they make use of predate the founding of the Solomani Autonomous Region in the early 8th Century, while others have more modern origins, being established following the Solomani Rim War and Solomani independence.

• Multiple communications routes cross the subsector.

Native Sophonts

The following Native Intelligent Lifeforms (sophont species) are believed to have originated within this subsector.

• Non-Human Races
  • Minor race at Lutsk. These little-known beings are colloquially referred to as Diggers.

Demographics

Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Solomani (Major Race): Widely spread across the region.

• Non-Human Races
  • Minor race at Lutsk.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Euxene French, a Terran language principally spoken in the Euxene Cluster.
• Quesadan Spanish, a Terran language principally spoken in the Grand United States of Quesada.
• Rim Anglic, a dialect of Anglic and the principal language of the Confederation.

Timeline

Aldebaran Sector Clusters

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

• -9235: Far to coreward, the Vilani discover jump drive technology. Over the centuries pioneers and settlers gradually spread across Charted Space.
• -4045 to -2204: The Ziru Sirka controls vast territories.
• -2431: Terrans discover jump drive technology.
• -2404 to -2215: The Interstellar Wars.
• -2204 to -1776: The Rule of Man administers the former Ziru Sirka.
• -1776 to 0: The Long Night.
• The Year 0: To coreward, the Third Imperium is founded.
• 300-420: The Imperial First Survey charts the region.
• 604-622: The Imperial Civil War.
• 624: The Imperial Express Boat Network is established.
• 704: The Solomani Autonomous Region is formed.
• 800-820: The Psionics Suppressions.
• 871: The Solomani Confederation is founded.
• 940: The Solomani Autonomous Region is dissolved.
• 990-1002: The Solomani Rim War.
• 995-1065: The Imperial Second Survey includes data for the region.
• 1065: The Second Survey is published. Information about the region becomes widely available.

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Subsector Summary

Kursa, subsector H of Aldebaran, contains 17 worlds with an estimated combined population of 545 million, a per capita income of Cr1,598, and a total economy of BCr871. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr274 through 10 starports (3 Class A, 1 Class B, 3 Class C, 3 Class D) employing 40,865 people. Driving this interstellar trade are three Agricultural (Ag) worlds, one Non-Agricultural (Na) world, two Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, no Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, three Rich (Ri) worlds, and no Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Kursa maintain one Naval base and one Military base. The average technology level is 8 (with most between 6 and 10). The highest technology level is 13 at Nizar (Aldebaran 2615).

Kursa, subsector H of Aldebaran, contains 19 stars and 185 identified planets; 16 monostellar systems, no binary systems, one trinary system, and no systems with four or more stars. 16 of the 17 systems (94%) have native gas giants. There are no Asteroid (As) belts, no Desert (De) worlds, four Garden (Ga) worlds, no Ice-capped (Ic) worlds, one Poor (Po) world, three Vacuum (Va) worlds, and no Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds.

Kursa has an estimated population of 545 million distributed across no High population (Hi) worlds, one Moderate population (Ph) world, eight Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, five Low population (Lo) worlds, and no Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population world is Nakamura (Aldebaran 2519). The population consists primarily of 3 sophont groups including one native sophont.

3 identified sophont populations in Kursa
Humaniti of Terra (Solomani Rim 1827): 544 million on 17 worlds. Minor Race of Lutsk: Officially, less than 1 million on their homeworld; likely many more. Uplifted Ape of Terra (Solomani Rim 1827): Less than 1 million on one world.

Non-Aligned

There are four Non-Aligned worlds in Kursa with an estimated combined population of 12 million.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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.

• John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M), (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), various pages. (Library data entries)
• John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z), (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), various pages. (Library data entries)
• John Harshman, Marc Miller. Solomani (Game Designers Workshop, 1986), IFC, pages 3, 28. (sector named, background for the sector)
• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), pages 8-11, various others. (dot map locating the worlds of the subsector, background for the sector)
• Steven Eric Schwartz. MegaTraveller Periodical Imperiallines 2, 1991, page 5. (Bootean Federation, background for the sector)
• Michael Taylor. Fighting Ships of the Solomani (QuikLink Interactive, 2009), page 5. (background for the sector)
• David L. Pulver. Solomani (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), pages 50, 118, 119, various others. (background for the sector)
• Martin J. Dougherty. The Order of Prometheus (Mongoose Publishing, 2023), various pages. (scenarios and background for the sector)
• Zho Berka's Maps (Classic Era UWP Data for the subsector)
• CORE Data Site (UWP Data for the subsector)
• Author & Contributor: Garnfellow (development of the sector)
• Author & Contributor: Leroy W.L. Guatney of the Federation Development Agency (FDA) (development of the sector)
• Author & Contributor: Dochsavage