Bengalaz Subsector

Bengalaz Subsector
Jauhaux Duhamel Quadrant 01-569 Bengalaz style="width: 250px; height: 350px; border: solid 1px black;" map from Travellermap.com Ihohea
Sector	Theta Borealis
Capital	None
Number of Systems	36
Majority Control	Non-Aligned, Human-dominated - 95%
2nd Control	Non-Aligned, Aslan-dominated - 5%

Bengalaz Subsector is Subsector P of Theta Borealis Sector.

• It lies within Charted Space.
• On older surveys it may be referred to as the Bengalaz Quadrant.

Description (Specifications)

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

Bengalaz Subsector is a settled region on the frontier of Balkanized Space.

• Some worlds have been settled for millennia.
• The resources of the subsector are being exploited.

Astrographic Features & Trade Routes

The following astrographic and commercial data has been determined:

• Most of the subsector is a standard stellar density region.
• It lies on the coreward edge of the Great Rift.
• The brightest star is the red bright giant primary of the Montserat system.
• No communications routes are known to cross the region.

Stellar Distribution

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

Rift Regions.
The star Theta Borealis is marked in red.

One rift area lies within the subsector: the coreward edge of the Great Rift.

A simple map showing rift regions within Bengalaz Subsector.

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

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

The highest tech level commonly encountered out this Far Along (spinward of the Third Imperium) is TL–12, though a few worlds may be more advanced.

• This level of technology allows the routine use of up to Jump-3 drives.
• Areas that cannot be crossed by Jump-3-capable vessels are denoted as rifts.

Borealis Group

The subsector forms part of the Borealis Group, a gigantic, broadly spherical cluster of stars centered on Theta Borealis Sector.

• It is a distinctive, extremely bright feature that can be easily observed from all across Charted Space.
• It is more than 40 parsecs in diameter.
• It contains an unusually high number of giant stars.
• It is the density of giant stars within the region, rather than their individual brightness, that makes the feature so prominent.

Chains of giant stars trail out from the cluster into many of the surrounding sectors.

• Bengalaz Subsector lies to rimward-trailing of the clusters core, forming part of a long outlying trail of giant stars.

The night-time skies of all of the worlds across the region are studded with a panoply of colorful, intensely bright stars.

• Some are so bright that they can be clearly seen from planetary surfaces during daylight hours.
• The brightest is Theta Borealis, an unstable, violent, blue-white bright supergiant with a luminosity of around 73,000 sols.
• Other extremely bright stars within the cluster include Sigma Borealis, Tau Borealis, Epsilon Borealis, Mu Borealis, and Kappa Borealis.
• While the cluster contains many extremely luminous giant stars, Theta B is exponentially brighter than any of the others.

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds lying within Jauhaux 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.
• Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.

AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:

22 Worlds in the Bengalaz Subsector

Betuatan  •  Brasov  •  Corcoran (TB 2837)  •  Des Prez  •  Ganados  •  Gangarova  •  Illimani  •  Jugartha  •  Kirwan  •  Makatea  •  Montserat  •  Nunivak  •  Petitot  •  Rolland  •  Rorschach   •  Stowkau  •  Sukarno  •  Widcliff  •  Wimstudei  •  Yukva  •  Zaharoff  •  Zaragoza  •  

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

• Verified updated data is constantly sought.

History & Background (Dossier)

A few worlds of the region were settled sometime after -1900 by Humans originating in the Rule of Man. These isolated settlements survived and even prospered during the Long Night, becoming known as the the Verstand-Jugartha Colonies. They served as the focus for waves of settlers originating in what later became the Imperial core, who had gained access to Sylean jump technology and were seeking empty worlds of their own.

Finding their destination worlds already thoroughly governed and relatively heavily populated, later waves of arrivals carried on to spinward, seeking other habitable worlds within the region that they could claim. Although this slow trickle of Humaniti had effectively ceased by the end of the third century, by the beginning of the twelth century some of these outposts had grown into heavily populated worlds with distinctive cultures of their own. Among these the Nh'ekul culture is one of the most prominent.

Polity Listing

Verstand-Jugartha Colonies. Worlds considered historical colonies are highlighted in dark red. (Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

No polities are known to exist within (or make any claim upon) the subsector.

Native Sophonts

No Sophont species are believed to have originated in this area.

Demographics

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

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Mixed Heritage. Long settled within the region.
  • Of Solomani extraction. Small, often isolated groups and communities preserving their traditions and culture.
  • Of Vilani extraction. Small groups and communities, often deliberately isolationist, preserving their traditions and culture.

• Non-Human Races
  • Aslan (Major Race). A few ihatei scouts exploring to spinward, along the edge of the Great Rift.

Subsector Timeline

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

• ca -250,000: The Ancients were likely active within Theta Borealis Sector.
• -5415: The Zhodani discover jump drive technology.
• -2396 / 2123AD: The first known Human explorers are active in the region (a few wandering Terrans).
• ca -1900: A few Humans (Terrans of the Rule of Man) begin founding settlements across Theta Borealis Sector.
• -1776: The Long Night begins.
• Year 0: Far to trailing, across the Great Rift, the Third Imperium is founded.
• 100s-200s: A few pioneering Imperial explorers pass through the subsector.
• 300-420: The Imperial First Survey charts the subsector.
• mid-300s: Waves of Humans with origins in the Imperial core begin settling within the region.
• 500s: Jaibok raiders of the resurgent Korsumug Empire become active on the Korsumug Main.
• 995-1065: The Second Survey charts the subsector.
• 1065: The Imperial Second Survey is published.

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Subsector Summary

Bengalaz, subsector P of Theta Borealis, contains 22 worlds with an estimated combined population of 48 billion, a per capita income of Cr2,656, and a total economy of BCr127,908. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr279 through 20 starports (4 Class A, 8 Class B, 4 Class C, 4 Class D) employing 30,235 people. Driving this interstellar trade are six Agricultural (Ag) worlds, three Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, no Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, six Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, one Rich (Ri) world, and three Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Bengalaz maintain one Naval base and one Scout base. The average technology level is 8 (with most between 5 and 11). The highest technology level is 13 at Jugartha (Theta Borealis 2831), Corcoran (Theta Borealis 2837), and Yukva (Theta Borealis 3036).

Bengalaz, subsector P of Theta Borealis, contains 36 stars and 213 identified planets; 11 monostellar systems, nine binary systems, one trinary system, and one system with four or more stars. 14 of the 22 systems (63%) have native gas giants. There are two Asteroid (As) belts, two Desert (De) worlds, no Garden (Ga) worlds, no Ice-capped (Ic) worlds, four Poor (Po) worlds, four Vacuum (Va) worlds, and three Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds.

Bengalaz has an estimated population of 48 billion distributed across four High population (Hi) worlds, four Moderate population (Ph) worlds, seven Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, three Low population (Lo) worlds, and no Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population world is Des Prez (Theta Borealis 2835). The population consists primarily of 1 sophont group.

1 identified sophont population in Bengalaz
Humaniti of Terra (Solomani Rim 1827): 48 billion on 22 worlds.

Non-Aligned, Human-dominated

There are 22 Non-Aligned Human-dominated worlds in Bengalaz with an estimated combined population of 48 billion.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Bill Bledsaw. Theta Borealis Sector (Group One, 1981), page 16. (Classic Traveller subsector data)
• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Aslan (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), IBC. (Subsector depicted but no further data)
• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), pages 11, 50. (Dot maps provided definitively locating the worlds)
• Author & Contributor: Jo Grant of CORE (Additional generated data)