Wardn (world)

Wardn/Lunion (Spinward Marches 1727)
Classic Era (1116)	B756486-B Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 6 Wet World 60% Population 4 Moderate (50 thousand) Government 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K2 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	2

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Wardn is a pre-agricultural, nonindustrial garden world.

• As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
• It is a garden world with a near-ideal, utopian environment conducive to most forms of sophontic life.
• It is a pre-agricultural world with an environment suitable for large scale agricultural and livestock industries that have not yet been widely developed.
• Its economy and population are growing and living conditions are expected to gradually rise barring outside forces.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Lunion Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector in the Domain of Deneb.
• This world has an Imperial Scout base, capable of handling IISS starships and personnel.
• Wardn is a member of the Spinward Main.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Wardn has a solitary primary star.

• It is an orange main sequence.

Wardn has a solitary primary star.

Wardn Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.82	4830 - 5100	0.49928
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0073	0.0586	0.7 - 1.26	0.73	7.3
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
	Remarks		None

System Data

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

• The mainworld, Wardn, the third world orbiting the star. In early surveys it was referred to as X0107-3. Later it became known as Silver.
• x4 secondary rocky worlds. These are:
  • X0107-1: a hot, tectonically active, uninhabited inner system world that is surveyed from time to time due to the shifting nature of its surface geography.
    As of 1100 it is subject to routine flybys by Scout Service vessels. This is partly due to the system’s sensitive location on the Imperial border and the need to maintain vigilance, but mostly due to the discovery (in 1099) of automated listening equipment of unknown provenance on the surface, which was tracking ship movements within the system.
  • Pzl (previously X0107-2): An uninhabited arid trace atmosphere inner system world.
  • X0107-6: an uninhabited outer system frozen rockball with a very thin atmosphere. It harbors microscopic native life.
  • X0107-7: a frigid outer system exotic atmosphere world. It has a forbidding environment and no real economic or strategic value, but the Scout Service maintains a small research outpost on the surface.
• x2 gas giants.
  • Enex (previously X0107-4): an outer system small gas giant. One of its moons is the location of Scout Base Enex.
  • Apelinne (previously X0107-5) an outer system small gas giant with no large moons.

Mainworld Data

Wardn's weak magnetic field and thin oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere result in high levels of surface radiation.

It orbits within its star's habitable zone.

• It receives moderate levels of stellar energy.

Mainworld Size (S)

Wardn is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Wardn has a pressure of 0.43 to 0.70 atmospheres. The Thin Atmosphere does not require survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Wardn has 55-65% of its surface covered by liquid water. It has significant large liquid bodies. Wilderness refueling is possible.

• While the world has a wide range of environments, it is most well known for the patterned deserts of the northern hemisphere.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

A basic map of Wardn, showing the oceans, continents, mountains, and the patterned desert.

• The major cities are indicated.

A simple map of Wardn.

Native Lifeforms

Wardn's plant life varies in character across its surface. Close to the cities and in cultivated areas most species are imported, including several staple crops. The native plant life has been largely driven back from these areas, though some species are farmed or cultivated for decorative purposes. Away from the main centres of habitation, Wardn's natural ecology remains strong.

Equatorial flora is noted for its burgundy-purple hue.

The most commonly encountered food animal on Wardn is Zhettil's Grazer, often known colloquially as a Plod. Another common animal is the roap, a playful, furred serpent-like creature; they are common around the planet's cities.

History & Background (Dossier)

Wardn was formerly known as Silver and was originally one of the Metal Worlds, but it has not been considered part of that group for centuries.

Wardn is the site of the prestigious Gervaan-Zseet University, known for its xenobiology department.

Point of Interest: Mysterious Petroglyphs

Wardn's famed Patterned Desert features intricate patterns carved into its surface, with no known source. While some experts have suggested that these patterns are caused by anaerobic life, others think they might be relics from earlier civilizations.

World Starport (St)

Wardn has a Class B Starport, a good quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

• The world is host to a Scout Base.
• The senior scout is Commander Bertram Sapasidi.

A detached office of the Imperial Scout Base at Wardn is located on Enex II, a moon of Enex, a small gas giant occupying the fifth orbital position in the system. It was originally built to act as a headquarters and data storage facility for IISS personnel studying the Sword Worlds, a few parsecs to Spinward.

World Population (P)

Wardn has a population of 50,000 sophonts (tens of thousands).

• This is a Nonindustrial World, too small to support the complete chain of production of most goods from start to finish.

World Demographics

Most of Wardn's people are Human, though there are notable minorities of Vargr and other races. Society is well integrated; there are no racial divides or separate enclaves.

Wardn Humans tend toward dark skin, and usually take melanin pills to help combat the sun's rays.

Urbanization

Most of Wardn's inhabitants live in small cities in the warmer regions.

• The port and major city is called Strellin.
• Other settlements include Grale, Sey, and Cam.

Linguistic Topography

The most commonly heard languages are:

• Anglic, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
• Vilani, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.

World Technology Level (T)

Wardn possesses a Technology Level of TL–11 or TL-B in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
  • Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-2.

World Government (G)

Wardn is governed by a Civil Service Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government takes another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy leadership influences policy. The government leadership may select the bureaucracy leadership, but not its membership. Usually the governmental leadership is divided, or incapable of setting policy, and the bureaucracy provides a stabilizing influence. This ruling bureaucracy may be the full government bureaucractic apparatus or a section with limited jurisdiction but considerable influence, like the military.

World Law (L)

Wardn has a moderate level with laws covering many areas of government and interaction. These laws are simple enough that most people can act as their own advocate, though for serious issues a professional is recommended. Law enforcement officials will be present, but not in great numbers. All firearms except shotguns, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.

Imperial Landed Nobility

Wardn, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

Trade Data

• Importance: 1 (ordinary)

World Economy

• Resources: 8 (moderate)
• Labor: 3 (thousands)
• Infrastructure: 4 (very limited)
• Efficiency: +1 (average)

World Culture

• Heterogenity: 3 (monolithic)
• Acceptance: 5 (very aloof)
• Strangeness: 4 (somewhat distinct)
• Symbols: A (abstract)

World Timeline

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

• The Year 0: the Third Imperium is founded.
• 60: Imperial development within the Marches begins in earnest with the settlement of Mora.
• 75: Regina is settled. A bubble of Imperial territory grows around it.
• 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the system.
• 589-604: First Frontier War.
• 604-622: the Civil War.
• 615-620: Second Frontier War.
• 624: the Express Boat Network is established.
• 800-820: the Psionics Suppressions.
• 979-986: Third Frontier War.
• 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the system becomes widely available.
• 1082-1084: Fourth Frontier War, also known as the False War.
• 1107-1110: Fifth Frontier War.

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IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

1727 Wardn (Independent)

Starport: Class IV - Scout base.

Diameter: 6,774 miles (10,800 km).
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 62%.
Climate: Warm.
Population: 76,000.
Government: Bureaucracy.
Control Level: 2.
Tech Level: 10.
World Trade Number: 3.5.

References

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.

• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 24-25.
• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 18-19.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 94-100. (UWP only)
• Rob Caswell. "The Wardn Enigma." MegaTraveller Journal 1 (1991): 4-15.
• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58. (UWP only)
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 46.
• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 91.
• Paul Drye, Hans Rancke-Madsen, Robert Prior. Sword Worlds (Steve Jackson Games, 2004), 71,93,99.
• Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 113. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
• Martin Dougherty. The Lunion Shield Worlds (Mongoose Publishing, 2017), 14-19.
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 98-102.