Castine Subsector

Castine Subsector
Yanos Olympus Megrez Castine style="width: 250px; height: 350px; border: solid 1px black;" map from Travellermap.com Rangiriri
Sector	Canopus
Capital	Castine
Number of Systems	28
Majority Control	Solomani Confederation - 75%
2nd Control	Non-Aligned, Human-dominated - 21%
3rd Control	Non-Aligned, unclaimed - 04%

Castine Subsector is Subsector C of Canopus Sector.

• It lies within the Solomani Confederation.
• It has been known as Galis Subsector and Scanlon Subsector.

Description (Specifications)

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

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

Astrographic Features

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

• It is an average stellar density region.
• The brightest star is the orange giant primary of the Glinde system.

Astrographic Features & Trade Routes

The following astrographic features and trade routes can be found within this area:

Stellar Distribution

A basic map showing the distribution and size of stars within Castine 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

The subsector contains a single small rift region:

• The Rangiri Void.

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.

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Economic Astrography

The following commercial and economic data regarding the subsector is available:

Corporations

Corporations and organizations active within the sector include:

• ConTech, a corporation specializing in life sciences, particularly large-scale bio-terraforming projects, medicine, and cloning.
• Guardian Military Systems, a large corporation involved in defense and armaments manufacture, with its core area of operations within the sector.
• 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.
• Layaefui, an Aslan corporation that specializes in exploration, scouting, and surveying.
• Orion Metallurgy Corporation (OMC), engaged in resource exploration, extraction, and processing throughout the spinward and rimward parts of the Confederation.
• 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 Maschinenbau (SolMan) AG, a corporation with interests in heavy engineering and starship manufacture throughout the spinward half of the Confederation.
• 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.

Goods

Notable local commodities include:

• (none currently listed)

Security & Defense

The worlds of the sector 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.

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World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that lie within Castine 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:

28 Worlds in the Castine Subsector

Aden  •  Agrippa  •  Baxter Station  •  Borodino  •  Castine  •  Concepcion  •  Cretensis  •  Dandromeda  •  Dirigo  •  Gamine  •  Gilliam  •  Glinde  •  Klimovsk  •  Kvaranteno  •  Noxious  •  Octavia  •  Ordoyne  •  Petruchio  •  Ruchbah  •  Sopor  •  Sulidae  •  Tanqueray  •  Thaler  •  Tiamat  •  Valence  •  Volzhsk  •  Werdau  •  Xiping  •  

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)

Solomani Security keeps a close eye on things to ensure the security of the Solomani State and the well-being of its loyal citizens. Aslan are uniformly less likely to be cooperative with Solomani interests, but almost anyone could be a SolSec informant, passing on all sorts of useful information: some gain a reward or benefit for their actions, while others can be manipulated or coerced.

Polity Listing: 1105

The following polities can be found within this subsector:

• Independent Powers (Pocket Empires)
  • None

• Non-Aligned Powers (World-States)
  • Non-Aligned, Human-dominated
  • Non-Aligned, unclaimed

• Other Powers
  • None

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

• Third Imperium (Imperial powers)
  • None

Native Sophonts (NILs): 1105

Gamopede

The following races (sophont species) are believed to have originated in this area:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • None

• Non-Human Races
  • Gamopede

• Terragens (Non-human Terran races)
  • None

Demographics: 1105

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

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Solomani (Major Race)
  • Vilani (Major Race)

• Non-Human Races
  • Gamopede

• Terragens (Non-human Terran races)
  • None

General Historical Timeline

Major events that have affected this subsector and the wider region 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. The young Terran Confederation battles against the ancient Vilani Ziru Sirka.
• -2204 to -1776: the Rule of Man administers the former Ziru Sirka.
• -1999: the Aslan gain jump drive technology.
• -1862 to -1110: the Terran Mercantile Community is active within the region.
• -1776 to 0: the Long Night.
• -1118 to 380: the Aslan Border Wars.
• -1110 to 588: the Terran Mercantile Community gradually becomes the Old Earth Union, shrinking to control the region around Terra.
• The Year 0: to coreward, the Third Imperium is founded.
• 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the subsector.
• 380: the Peace of Ftahalr ends the ongoing Aslan Border Wars and establishes understandings regarding human and Aslan influence.
• 588: the Old Earth Union and the former territories of the Terran Mercantile Community are annexed by the Imperium, moving its border adjacent to the Aslan Hierate.
• 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 subsector.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the subsector becomes widely available.

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Subsector Summary

Castine, subsector C of Canopus, contains 28 worlds with an estimated combined population of 26 billion, a per capita income of Cr7,865, and a total economy of BCr210,281. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr3,504 through 16 starports (5 Class A, 2 Class B, 6 Class C, 3 Class D) employing 544,800 people. Driving this interstellar trade are one Agricultural (Ag) world, three Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, two Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, one Pre-Industrial (Pi) world, one Rich (Ri) world, and two Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Castine maintain four Naval bases and three Military bases. The average technology level is 7 (with most between 5 and 10). The highest technology level is 14 at Castine (Canopus 2007).

Castine, subsector C of Canopus, contains 33 stars and 303 identified planets; 23 monostellar systems, five binary systems, no trinary systems, and no systems with four or more stars. 24 of the 28 systems (85%) have native gas giants. There are two Asteroid (As) belts, no Desert (De) worlds, two Garden (Ga) worlds, three Ice-capped (Ic) worlds, one Poor (Po) world, six Vacuum (Va) worlds, and two Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds.

Castine has an estimated population of 26 billion distributed across four High population (Hi) worlds, one Moderate population (Ph) world, 11 Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, nine Low population (Lo) worlds, and one Barren (Ba) world. The highest population world is Castine (Canopus 2007). The population consists primarily of 2 sophont groups including one native sophont.

2 identified sophont populations in Castine
Humaniti of Terra (Solomani Rim 1827): 26 billion on 27 worlds. Gamopede of Dirigo (Canopus 2403): Less than 1 million on their homeworld.

Solomani Confederation

The Solomani Confederation has jurisdiction over 21 worlds in the subsector with an estimated combined population of 24 billion, a per capita income of Cr8,450, and a total economy of BCr203,105. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr3,502 through 11 starports (5 Class A, 2 Class B, 2 Class C, 2 Class D) employing 544,520 people. Driving this interstellar trade are one Agricultural (Ag) world, three Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, one Pre-Agricultural (Pa) world, one Pre-Industrial (Pi) world, one Rich (Ri) world, and one Industrial (In) world. The governments in the Solomani Confederation maintain two Naval bases and two Military bases within the subsector. The average technology level is 8 (with most between 5 and 10). The highest technology level is 14 at Castine (Canopus 2007).

The Solomani Confederation has an estimated population of 24 billion within the subsector, distributed across three High population (Hi) worlds, no Moderate population (Ph) worlds, seven Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, nine Low population (Lo) worlds, and no Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population world is Castine (Canopus 2007). The population consists primarily of 2 sophont groups including one native sophont.

• The Solomani Confederation subsector capital of Castine is Castine (Canopus 2007).

Non-Aligned, Human-dominated

There are six Non-Aligned Human-dominated worlds in Castine with an estimated combined population of 2 billion.

Non-Aligned, unclaimed

There is one Non-Aligned unclaimed world in Castine with an estimated population of less than 1 million.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Classic Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani (named but no further data)
• MegaTraveller Solomani & Aslan (dot map provided)
• Mongoose Traveller: Solomani
• T20 Fighting Ships of the Solomani
• Author & Contributor: Rupert Boleyn (Data generated to match dot map)
• External Link: Zho Berka's Maps