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[[Theta Aurigae Subsector]] is subsector N of [[Aldebaran Sector]].
 
[[Theta Aurigae Subsector]] is subsector N of [[Aldebaran Sector]].
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* It is a border region of the [[Solomani Confederation]], where the [[Solomani Confederation|Confederation]] borders ostensibly neutral space.
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* It marks the [[rimward]] frontier of the [[Solomani Confederation]], where the [[Solomani Confederation|Confederation]] borders ostensibly [[Non-Aligned|neutral space]].
  
 
== Description (Specifications) ==
 
== Description (Specifications) ==
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[[File:Subsector N Theta Aurigae Star Chart 2.png|250 px|right|thumbnail|(Chart sourced from [[Traveller Map]])]]
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[[File:Chart Theta Aurigae Subsector Rifts Labelled Basic.png|200 px|right|thumbnail|(Chart sourced from [[Traveller Map]])]]
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The following [[astrographic feature|astrographic]] and [[trade route|commercial]] data has been determined regarding Theta Aurigae Subsector:
 
The following [[astrographic feature|astrographic]] and [[trade route|commercial]] data has been determined regarding Theta Aurigae Subsector:
  
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==== Stellar Distribution ====
 
==== Stellar Distribution ====
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A basic map showing the distribution and size of [[star]]s within Theta Aurigae Subsector.
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A basic map showing the distribution and size of [[star]]s within Theta Aurigae Subsector, ''right'':
 
* The color corresponds to the visible color of the star, which links to its spectral classification.
 
* 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.
 
* The size as shown indicates both the physical size of the object and its relative brightness.
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[[File:Subsector N Theta Aurigae Star Chart 2.png|300 px]] <br> (Chart sourced from [[Traveller Map]])
 
  
 
Note that the stars as depicted are representative. Any star, no matter what its size, is a mere speck within the hex it occupies.
 
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.
 
* 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.
 
* Huge, intensely luminous giant stars can be seen from across the subsector and far beyond.
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==== Rift Regions ====
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The subsector contains a single [[Rift|rift region]]:
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* The [[Greater Blight]].
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Locally at least, a [[rift]] is an [[Astrography|astrographic]] and commercial concept based on [[Jump Drive]] performance.
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* Most commercial vessels typically use [[Jump Drive]]s capable of [[Jump Drive|Jump-3]] or less.
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* Areas that cannot be crossed by [[Jump Drive|Jump-3-capable]] vessels are denoted as ''[[rift]]s''.
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* [[Rift]]s represent a considerable obstacle to interstellar trade and commerce.
  
 
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[[Corporation]]s and [[organization]]s active within the subsector include:
 
[[Corporation]]s and [[organization]]s active within the subsector include:
  
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* Unknown.
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[[File:ConTech.jpg|75 px]] [[File:Logo Lamarck Minerals.png|100 px]] [[File:Logo Orion Metallurgy Corporation 2.png|120 px]] [[File:Logo Panstellar Alternate 2.png|95 px]]
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[[File:Logo Probable Technologies Small.png|100 px]] [[File:Logo RPNS Small.png|90 px]] [[File:Logo Solomani Shipping.jpg|80 px]] [[File:Logo Transstar.png|85 px]] [[File:Logo ZeeCorp.png|75 px]]
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* ''[[ConTech]]'', a [[corporation]] specializing in life sciences, particularly large-scale [[Terraforming|bio-terraforming]] projects, medicine, and [[Genetic Engineering|cloning]].
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* ''[[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]].
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* ''[[Orion Metallurgy Corporation]]'' ([[Orion Metallurgy Corporation|OMC]]), engaged in resource exploration, extraction, and processing throughout the [[Solomani Sphere]].
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* ''[[Panstellar]]'', a major transport and logistics [[corporation]].
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* ''[[Probable Technologies]]'', a scientific research [[organization]] involved with academia and heavy industry. It works extensively with the [[Solomani Navy|Confederation military]].
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* ''[[Rising Phoenix News Service]]'' ([[RPNS]]), the premier news and media [[organization]] within the [[Solomani Sphere]]. It has a strong [[Solomani Confederation|pro-Confederation]] bias.
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* ''[[Solomani Shipping]]'', a major transport and logistics [[corporation]].
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* ''[[Transstar]]'', a [[Solomani]] [[megacorporation]] specializing in transport and logistics. It operates across 13 sectors, represented by the 13 stars in its [[Symbol|logo]].
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* ''[[ZeeCorp]]'', a [[corporation]] with interests in manufacturing active throughout the [[Solomani Confederation]]. It is a major producer of [[robot]]s.
  
 
=== Trade Routes ===
 
=== Trade Routes ===
 
A number of important [[trade route]]s lie within the region. High cargo capacity, [[Jump Drive|low jump rating]] vessels moving along them, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between their member worlds.
 
A number of important [[trade route]]s lie within the region. High cargo capacity, [[Jump Drive|low jump rating]] vessels moving along them, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between their member worlds.
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=== Security & Defense ===
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Despite their supposed [[Non-Aligned|neutrality]], the worlds of the region are patrolled by the [[Solomani Navy]]. It flies the flag, protects [[Solomani Confederation|Confederation]] interests, suppresses piracy, and ensures interstellar trade and commerce.
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* [[Solomani Confederation|Confederation]] vessels may demand customs inspections.
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* Some systems are defended by [[Navy|local naval forces]].
  
 
=== World Listing ===
 
=== World Listing ===
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Note that some [[Second Survey]] data, though only [[Year|40 years]] old, may already be out of date.
 
Note that some [[Second Survey]] data, though only [[Year|40 years]] old, may already be out of date.
 
* Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
 
* Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
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The [[Solomani Confederation]] claims the coreward rim of Theta Aurigae, but almost the entire subsector population is concentrated on non-aligned worlds outside their official border.
 
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Solomani expansion here ran into a number of problems, reflected in the names applied to many local systems. [[Sour (world)|Sour]], [[Desolate (Al 1538) (world)|Desolate]], [[Forlorn (Al 1638) (world)|Forlorn]] and others collectively tell a story. The fact that one of the two Confederation systems in the subsector is a prison camp while the other has only 600 people despite an A-class port and a garden world is also illustrative of the general disregard for this subsector.
 
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Theta Aurigae itself, while a notable star, is -- perhaps fittingly -- not a system of much interest.
 
  
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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No information yet available.  
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[[File:Comp-Prog-Dav-R-Deitrick-Starter-Trav-Page-16 16-July-2018a.jpg|right]]
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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]].
  
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=== Polity Listing: 1105 ===
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The [[Solomani Confederation]] claims the [[coreward]] edge of the subsector, but almost the whole of the region's population is found on [[non-aligned]] worlds beyond their official borders.
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The following [[polities]] can be found within this [[subsector]]:
 
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* Independent Powers ([[Pocket Empire]]s)
 
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** None
 
  
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* [[Non-Aligned]] Powers ([[World-State]]s)
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Solomani expansion here ran into a number of problems, reflected in the names applied to many local systems. [[Sour (world)|Sour]], [[Desolate (Al 1538) (world)|Desolate]], [[Forlorn (Al 1638) (world)|Forlorn]] and others collectively tell a story. The fact that one of the two Confederation systems in the subsector is a [[Prison World|prison camp]] while the other has only a few hundred residents, despite its excellent [[starport]] and [[garden world]] status, is also illustrative of the general disregard for this region.
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** [[Non-Aligned]], [[Human]]-dominated
 
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** [[Non-Aligned]], unclaimed
 
  
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* Other Powers
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[[Theta Aurigae (world)|Theta Aurigae]], while containing a [[Theta Aurigae (star)|notable star]], is -- perhaps fittingly -- not a system of much economic or commercial interest.
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** None
 
  
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=== Polity Listing ===
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The following polities can be found within this subsector:
 
* [[Solomani Confederation]] ([[Solomani]] powers)
 
* [[Solomani Confederation]] ([[Solomani]] powers)
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** Various member [[system]]s and [[world]]s.
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** Various member [[system]]s and [[world]]s ([[Allegiance Code|SoCf]])
  
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* [[Third Imperium]] (Imperial powers)
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* [[Non-Aligned]] Powers ([[World-State]]s)
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** None
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** [[Non-Aligned]], [[Human]]-Dominated ([[Allegiance Code|NaHu]])
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** [[Non-Aligned]], Unclaimed ([[Allegiance Code|NaXX]])
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=== Native Sophonts ([[NIL]]s): 1105 ===
 
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The following races ([[sophont]] species) are believed to have originated in this area:
 
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* [[Humaniti]] (Human races)
 
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** None
 
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* [[Non-Human Race]]s
 
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** None
 
  
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* [[Terragen]]s (Non-human [[Terran]] races)
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=== Native Sophonts ===
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** None
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No [[Native Intelligent Life]]forms ([[sophont]] species) are believed to have originated within this subsector.
  
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=== Demographics: 1105 ===
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=== Demographics ===
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[[File:Taurean Sophont Species Aldebaran Sidebar.jpg|250 px|right|thumbnail|Taurean]]
 
Significant populations of the following races ([[sophont]] species) reside within this area:
 
Significant populations of the following races ([[sophont]] species) reside within this area:
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* [[Humaniti]] (Human races)
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* [[Humaniti]] ([[Humaniti|Human races]])
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** [[Solomani]] ([[Major Race]])
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** [[Solomani]] ([[Major Race]]): Widely spread across the region.
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** [[Vilani]] ([[Major Race]])
 
  
 
* [[Non-Human Race]]s
 
* [[Non-Human Race]]s
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** None
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** [[Taurean]]s of [[Taurea (world)|Taurea]] ([[Minor Race]]): Diminutive furry [[sophont]]s regularly seen in the company of Human carers.
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==== Linguistic Topography ====
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The most commonly heard [[language]]s are:
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* [[Rim Anglic]], a dialect of [[Anglic]] and the principal language of the [[Solomani Confederation]].
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* [[Russian]], a [[Terran]] language that is spoken across the [[Solomani Confederation]].
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* [[Language|Taurean]], the principal language of the [[Taurean]]s.
  
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* [[Terragen]]s (Non-human [[Terran]] races)
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==== Timeline ====
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** None
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Major events that have affected this region and the wider area that it lies within:
  
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* [[-9235]]: Far to [[coreward]], the [[Vilani]] discover [[jump drive]] technology. Over the centuries pioneers and settlers gradually spread across [[Charted Space]].
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* [[-4045]] to [[-2204]]: The ''[[First Imperium|Ziru Sirka]]'' controls vast territories.
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* [[-2431]]: [[Terran]]s discover [[jump drive]] technology.
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* [[-2404]] to [[-2215]]: The [[Interstellar Wars]].
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* [[-2204]] to [[-1776]]: The [[Rule of Man]] administers the former ''[[First Imperium|Ziru Sirka]]''.
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* [[-1776]] to [[0]]: The [[Long Night]].
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* [[0|The Year 0]]: To [[coreward]], the [[Third Imperium]] is founded.
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* [[300]]-[[420]]: The {{Imperial}} [[First Survey]] charts the region.
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* [[604]]-[[622]]: The {{Imperial}} [[Civil War]].
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* [[624]]: The {{Imperial}} [[Express Boat Network]] is established.
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* [[704]]: The [[Solomani Autonomous Region]] is formed.
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* [[800]]-[[820]]: The [[Psionics Suppressions]].
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* [[871]]: The [[Solomani Confederation]] is founded.
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* [[940]]: The [[Solomani Autonomous Region]] is dissolved.
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* [[990]]-[[1002]]: The [[Solomani Rim War]].
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* [[995]]-[[1065]]: The {{Imperial}} [[Second Survey]] includes data for the region.
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* [[1065]]: The [[Second Survey]] is published. Information about the region becomes widely available.
  
 
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== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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{{Intermediate}}
 
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
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| {{CT}} [[Solomani (Alien Module)|Alien Module 6: Solomani]] (named but no further data)
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|S1= [[John Harshman]], [[Marc Miller]], [[Loren Wiseman]]. {{CT}} ''[[Library Data (A-M)|Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M)]]'', ([[Game Designers Workshop]], 1981), various pages. (Library data entries)
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| {{MT}} [[Alien - Solomani & Aslan|Solomani & Aslan]] (dot map provided)
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|S2= [[John Harshman]], [[Marc Miller]], [[Loren Wiseman]]. {{CT}} ''[[Library Data (N-Z)|Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z)]]'', ([[Game Designers Workshop]], 1982), various pages. (Library data entries)
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| [[Mongoose Traveller: Solomani]]
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Solomani |version= Classic Traveller|page= IFC, pages 3, 28}} (sector named, background for the sector)
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| External Link: [http://111george.com/core/astrogat/jG.htm Core Data Site]
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Solomani & Aslan |page= pages 8-11, various others}} (dot map locating the worlds of the subsector, background for the sector)
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| External Link: [http://home.earthlink.net/~ngc5139/FDA/aldebarn.html Federation Development Agency]
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|S5= [[Steven Eric Schwartz]]. {{MT}} Periodical ''[[Imperiallines 2 (fanzine)|Imperiallines 2]]'', 1991, page 5. ([[Bootean Federation]], background for the sector)
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| External Link: [http://zho.berka.com/data/CLASSIC/sector.pl?sector=ALDEBARA Zho Berka's Maps]
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|S6= {{Ludography cite|name= Fighting Ships of the Solomani|page= page 5}} (background for the sector)
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| Author & Contributor: [[User:Garnfellow|Garnfellow]]  
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|S7= {{Ludography cite|name= Solomani |version= Mongoose Traveller|page= pages 50, 118, 119, various others}} (background for the sector)
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| Author: [[Leroy W.L. Guatney]] of the Federation Development Agency (FDA)
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|S8= {{Ludography cite|name= The Order of Prometheus|page= various pages}} (scenarios and background for the sector)
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|S9= [http://zho.berka.com/data/CLASSIC/sector.pl?sector=ALDEBARA Zho Berka's Maps] (Classic Era [[Universal World Profile|UWP Data]] for the subsector)
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|S10= [http://111george.com/core/astrogat/jG.htm CORE Data Site] ([[Universal World Profile|UWP Data]] for the subsector)
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|S11= Author & Contributor: [[User:Garnfellow|Garnfellow]] (development of the sector)
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|S12= Author & Contributor: [[Leroy W.L. Guatney]] of the Federation Development Agency (FDA) (development of the sector)
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|S13= Author & Contributor: [[User:Dochsavage|Dochsavage]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
  
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[[Category: Humaniti]]
 
[[Category: Solomani]]
 
[[Category: Solomani]]
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{{LE|T5 Second Survey|}}
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[[Category: Terran Mercantile Community]]
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[[Category: Guidebook to Aldebaran Sector]]
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{{LE|Era: Milieu 1116|T5 Second Survey|Guidebook to Aldebaran Sector}}

Latest revision as of 19:59, 23 August 2025

Theta Aurigae Subsector
Taurea Carcosa Narmada

Theta Aurigae style="width: 250px; height: 350px; border: solid 1px black;"
map from Travellermap.com

Maiste
Sector Aldebaran
Capital Levi
Number of Systems 15
Majority Control Non-Aligned, Human-dominated - 74%
2nd Control Non-Aligned, unclaimed - 13%
3rd Control Solomani Confederation - 13%

Theta Aurigae Subsector is subsector N of Aldebaran Sector.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

The following astrographic and commercial data has been determined regarding Theta Aurigae Subsector:

Astrographic Features[edit]

The subsector is a generally unremarkable area lying on the rimward border of the Solomani Confederation.

  • It is a relatively low stellar density region.
  • The brightest star is the red bright giant primary of the Margate system.

Stellar Distribution[edit]

A basic map showing the distribution and size of stars within Theta Aurigae 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.

Rift Regions[edit]

The subsector contains a single rift region:

Locally at least, a rift is an astrographic and commercial concept based on Jump Drive performance.

  • Most commercial vessels typically use Jump Drives capable of Jump-3 or less.
  • Areas that cannot be crossed by Jump-3-capable vessels are denoted as rifts.
  • Rifts represent a considerable obstacle to interstellar trade and commerce.

Economic Astrography[edit]

Logo Trade and Commerce.png

Corporations[edit]

Corporations and organizations active within the subsector include:

ConTech.jpg Logo Lamarck Minerals.png Logo Orion Metallurgy Corporation 2.png Logo Panstellar Alternate 2.png

Logo Probable Technologies Small.png Logo RPNS Small.png Logo Solomani Shipping.jpg Logo Transstar.png Logo ZeeCorp.png

Trade Routes[edit]

A number of important trade routes lie within the region. High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels moving along them, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between their member worlds.

Security & Defense[edit]

Despite their supposed neutrality, the worlds of the region are patrolled by the Solomani Navy. It flies the flag, protects Confederation interests, suppresses piracy, and ensures interstellar trade and commerce.

World Listing[edit]

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that lie within Theta Aurigae 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:

15 Worlds in the Theta Aurigae Subsector
5A5-846  •  Ain  •  Bowerbank  •  Chugach  •  Deng (Al 1537)  •  Desolate (Al 1538)  •  Forlorn (Al 1638)  •  Ilya  •  Indravati  •  Kwan  •  Lavi  •  Margate (Al 1334)  •  Novgorod  •  Sour  •  Theta Aurigae  •  

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)[edit]

Comp-Prog-Dav-R-Deitrick-Starter-Trav-Page-16 16-July-2018a.jpg

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.

The Solomani Confederation claims the coreward edge of the subsector, but almost the whole of the region's population is found on non-aligned worlds beyond their official borders.

Solomani expansion here ran into a number of problems, reflected in the names applied to many local systems. Sour, Desolate, Forlorn and others collectively tell a story. The fact that one of the two Confederation systems in the subsector is a prison camp while the other has only a few hundred residents, despite its excellent starport and garden world status, is also illustrative of the general disregard for this region.

Theta Aurigae, while containing a notable star, is -- perhaps fittingly -- not a system of much economic or commercial interest.

Polity Listing[edit]

The following polities can be found within this subsector:

Native Sophonts[edit]

No Native Intelligent Lifeforms (sophont species) are believed to have originated within this subsector.

Demographics[edit]

Taurean

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

Linguistic Topography[edit]

The most commonly heard languages are:

Timeline[edit]

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

Subsector Summary[edit]

Theta Aurigae, subsector N of Aldebaran, contains 15 worlds with an estimated combined population of 11 billion, a per capita income of Cr3,443, and a total economy of BCr37,931. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr20 through 12 starports (4 Class A, 3 Class B, 4 Class C, 1 Class D) employing 5,100 people. Driving this interstellar trade are no Agricultural (Ag) worlds, no Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, no Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, no Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, two Rich (Ri) worlds, and one Industrial (In) world. The governments in Theta Aurigae maintain one Naval base and one Military base. The average technology level is 6 (with most between 3 and 10). The highest technology level is 11 at Bowerbank (Aldebaran 0939).

Theta Aurigae, subsector N of Aldebaran, contains 26 stars and 148 identified planets; five monostellar systems, nine binary systems, one trinary system, and no systems with four or more stars. 12 of the 15 systems (80%) have native gas giants. There are one Asteroid (As) belt, no Desert (De) worlds, two Garden (Ga) worlds, no Ice-capped (Ic) worlds, four Poor (Po) worlds, two Vacuum (Va) worlds, and no Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds.

Theta Aurigae has an estimated population of 11 billion distributed across two High population (Hi) worlds, no Moderate population (Ph) worlds, five Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, four Low population (Lo) worlds, and three Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population world is Indravati (Aldebaran 1233). The population consists primarily of 1 sophont group.

1 identified sophont population in Theta Aurigae


Non-Aligned[edit]

There are 11 Non-Aligned worlds in Theta Aurigae with an estimated combined population of 11 billion.

Solomani Confederation[edit]

The Solomani Confederation has jurisdiction over two worlds in the subsector with an estimated combined population of less than 1 million, a per capita income of Cr0, and a total economy of BCr0. Driving this economy are no Agricultural (Ag) worlds, no Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, no Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, no Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, no Rich (Ri) worlds, and no Industrial (In) worlds.

Non-Aligned, unclaimed[edit]

There are two Non-Aligned unclaimed worlds in Theta Aurigae with an estimated combined population of less than 1 million.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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