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== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
| + | [[File:Chart Quare Void Basic.png|250 px|right|thumbnail|(Chart sourced from [[Traveller Map]])]] | ||
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A region of lower stellar density lying within the {{Sm}}. | A region of lower stellar density lying within the {{Sm}}. | ||
| − | + | It lies within a region of [[Balkanized Space]]. | |
| − | + | A simple chart of the Quare Void region, showing a widely accepted definition of its borders, ''right'': | |
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It is a significant obstacle to interstellar trade and commerce, restricting the movement of [[Jump Drive|lower jump-rated]] vessels. | It is a significant obstacle to interstellar trade and commerce, restricting the movement of [[Jump Drive|lower jump-rated]] vessels. | ||
| − | ==== | + | ==== Boundaries ==== |
| − | Note that the exact borders of the Void have never been precisely defined | + | Note that the exact borders of the Void have never been precisely defined. Charts depicting the Void should be considered an "educated guess" at best, with most conforming to the personal taste of the [[Astrography|chief astrographer]] overseeing the project. |
| − | Seasoned [[Astrography|astrographers]] continue to squabble over its precise physical dimensions and properties, quoting figures and values relating to the average density of the interstellar medium, emissions from within the region it covers, and a dozen other considerations. Despite years of heated debate a consensus has not yet been reached and different astrographic | + | Seasoned [[Astrography|astrographers]] continue to squabble over its precise physical dimensions and properties, quoting figures and values relating to the average density of the interstellar medium, emissions from within the region it covers, and a dozen other considerations. Despite years of heated debate a consensus has not yet been reached and different astrographic survey agencies consistently give the [[Astrographic Feature|feature]] different boundaries. |
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
[[File:Comp-Prog-Dav-R-Deitrick-Starter-Trav-Page-16 16-July-2018a.jpg|right]] | [[File:Comp-Prog-Dav-R-Deitrick-Starter-Trav-Page-16 16-July-2018a.jpg|right]] | ||
| − | + | [[File:Rogue World.jpg|200 px|right|thumbnail|Rogue worlds may be found here.]] | |
| − | The Quare Void contains a single star system, | + | High cargo capacity, [[Jump Drive|low jump rating]] vessels move along the [[Main|Mains and Clusters]] of the [[Spinward Marches Sector|Marches]], carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between their member worlds. [[Jump Drive|Jump-2]] and [[Jump Drive|Jump-3]] feeder routes work their ways around the various [[Rift|voids and rifts]] that dot the sector, linking the [[trade route]]s. |
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| + | The Quare Void contains a single star system, its namesake world [[Quare (world)|Quare]]. | ||
* It is also likely to contain a number of dark, frozen, starless [[rogue world]]s and wandering icy [[planetoid]]s within its depths, but none have ever been officially charted or catalogued. | * It is also likely to contain a number of dark, frozen, starless [[rogue world]]s and wandering icy [[planetoid]]s within its depths, but none have ever been officially charted or catalogued. | ||
| − | [[ | + | === Jump Bridges === |
| + | Some have suggested that one or more [[Corporation|corporate]]-controlled [[Calibration Point|Jump Bridges]] may lie within the Rift. | ||
| − | + | [[Calibration Point|Jump Bridges]] are locations within empty hexes that contain caches of fuel and supplies. They allow [[Jump Drive|lower jump rating]] vessels to bridge gaps between distant worlds by providing a halfway point. The hexes these caches lie within are truly vast, and without exact coordinates to jump to within them a vessel could end up with empty tanks in empty wilderness, perhaps [[light-year]]s away from any hope of rescue. | |
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| − | + | Where they do exist, [[Calibration Point|Jump Bridges]] are heavily guarded and access is not generally granted to those without the correct credentials. | |
| − | * No | + | * No [[Calibration Point|jump bridges]] are known to exist within the rift. |
== [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) == | == [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) == | ||
[[File:Logo World Survey Data Gray.png|250 px|right]] | [[File:Logo World Survey Data Gray.png|250 px|right]] | ||
| + | [[File:Chart Spinward Marches Rift Regions Labelled Basic.png|200 px|right|thumb|Rift Regions, Spinward Marches<ref>Fan-created speculative rift map: non-canon.</ref>]] | ||
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This [[astrographic feature]] is found in the following areas: | This [[astrographic feature]] is found in the following areas: | ||
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{{Detail}} | {{Detail}} | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
| − | |S1= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]] | + | |S1= {{Ludography cite|name= The Spinward Marches|version= Classic Traveller|page= pages 3-40}} |
| + | |S2= {{Ludography cite|name= Atlas of the Imperium|page= page 4}} | ||
| + | |S3= {{Ludography cite|name= MegaTraveller Journal 3|article= Domain of Deneb: Sector Data|page= pages 47-58}} (UWP only) | ||
| + | |S4= {{Ludography cite|name= The Spinward Marches|version= Mongoose Traveller}} | ||
| + | |S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Behind the Claw|version= Mongoose 2nd|page= pages 10-25}} | ||
| + | |S6= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{LEN|Astrography|Rift|Guidebook to Spinward Marches Sector}} | {{LEN|Astrography|Rift|Guidebook to Spinward Marches Sector}} | ||
Latest revision as of 09:34, 26 August 2025
The Quare Void is an astrographic feature lying within the Spinward Marches.[1]
- It is a rift area of low stellar density.
- It is not widely known of, except by astrographers and local starship captains.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
A region of lower stellar density lying within the Spinward Marches.
It lies within a region of Balkanized Space.
A simple chart of the Quare Void region, showing a widely accepted definition of its borders, right:
It is a significant obstacle to interstellar trade and commerce, restricting the movement of lower jump-rated vessels.
Boundaries[edit]
Note that the exact borders of the Void have never been precisely defined. Charts depicting the Void should be considered an "educated guess" at best, with most conforming to the personal taste of the chief astrographer overseeing the project.
Seasoned astrographers continue to squabble over its precise physical dimensions and properties, quoting figures and values relating to the average density of the interstellar medium, emissions from within the region it covers, and a dozen other considerations. Despite years of heated debate a consensus has not yet been reached and different astrographic survey agencies consistently give the feature different boundaries.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along the Mains and Clusters of the Marches, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between their member worlds. Jump-2 and Jump-3 feeder routes work their ways around the various voids and rifts that dot the sector, linking the trade routes.
The Quare Void contains a single star system, its namesake world Quare.
- It is also likely to contain a number of dark, frozen, starless rogue worlds and wandering icy planetoids within its depths, but none have ever been officially charted or catalogued.
Jump Bridges[edit]
Some have suggested that one or more corporate-controlled Jump Bridges may lie within the Rift.
Jump Bridges are locations within empty hexes that contain caches of fuel and supplies. They allow lower jump rating vessels to bridge gaps between distant worlds by providing a halfway point. The hexes these caches lie within are truly vast, and without exact coordinates to jump to within them a vessel could end up with empty tanks in empty wilderness, perhaps light-years away from any hope of rescue.
Where they do exist, Jump Bridges are heavily guarded and access is not generally granted to those without the correct credentials.
- No jump bridges are known to exist within the rift.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)[edit]
This astrographic feature is found in the following areas:
Charted Space – Balkanized Space:
World Listing[edit]
Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds associated with the Quare Void 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:
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.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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- Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), pages 3-40.
- Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), page 4.
- Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): pages 47-58. (UWP only)
- Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
- Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), pages 10-25.
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS