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== Description ([[Astrography]] & [[Planetology]]) ==  
 
== Description ([[Astrography]] & [[Planetology]]) ==  
No information yet available.
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=== Stellar Data ===
 
{{BinaryStarSystem
 
{{BinaryStarSystem
|name          = Lem (Gu 0438)
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|name          = Lem
 
|primary        = M3 V  
 
|primary        = M3 V  
 
|secondary      = M1 V   
 
|secondary      = M1 V   
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|SecondaryNotes = None
 
|SecondaryNotes = None
 
}}
 
}}
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=== [[System|System Data]] ===
 
=== [[System|System Data]] ===
System:  
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The worlds of the system have been charted:  
* x0 [[Gas Giant]]s
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* The [[Mainworld]]
* x0 [[Planetoid Belt]]s
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* x9 other [[world]]s   
* x9 Other [[World]]s   
 
  
 
=== [[Importance Extension|System Importance]] ([[Ix]])===
 
=== [[Importance Extension|System Importance]] ([[Ix]])===
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* ''(The Importance Extension (Ix) ranks worlds within a region. It governs the locations of [[capital]]s and [[trade route]]s.)''
 
* ''(The Importance Extension (Ix) ranks worlds within a region. It governs the locations of [[capital]]s and [[trade route]]s.)''
 
   
 
   
=== [[Mainworld|Mainworld Data]] ===
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=== Mainworld Data ===
No information yet available.
 
  
 
==== [[Planetary Size|Mainworld Size]] (S) ====
 
==== [[Planetary Size|Mainworld Size]] (S) ====
''This [[world]]'' has a [[Planetary Size]] of 5.
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{{WorldSize|name= Lem|Size= 5}}
* 8,000 km
 
  
 
==== [[Atmosphere|Mainworld Atmosphere]] (A) ====
 
==== [[Atmosphere|Mainworld Atmosphere]] (A) ====
{{WorldAtmo|name= This [[world]]|Atmosphere=3}}
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{{WorldAtmo|name= Lem|Atmosphere= 3}}
  
 
==== [[Hydrosphere|Mainworld Hydrosphere]] (H) ====
 
==== [[Hydrosphere|Mainworld Hydrosphere]] (H) ====
''This [[world]]'' has a [[Hydrosphere]] of 2.
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{{WorldHydro|name= Lem|Hydrosphere= 2}}
* 20 % of the world's surface is covered in liquid.
 
  
 
==== Mainworld Geography & Topography ====
 
==== Mainworld Geography & Topography ====
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
No information yet available.  
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[[File: Computer-CT-Liz-Danforth-Traveller-Book-pg-70 19-August-2019b.jpg|300 px|right|thumbnail]]
  
 
'''Lem''' is the location of an {{Imperial}} [[Data Repository]]. Such sites are very often treasure troves of secrets and sensitive data.
 
'''Lem''' is the location of an {{Imperial}} [[Data Repository]]. Such sites are very often treasure troves of secrets and sensitive data.
 
* The site is heavily guarded. Access to the information it contains is carefully controlled.  
 
* The site is heavily guarded. Access to the information it contains is carefully controlled.  
 
[[File: Computer-CT-Liz-Danforth-Traveller-Book-pg-70 19-August-2019b.jpg|400 px]]
 
  
 
=== [[Imperial Nobility|Imperial Landed Nobility]] (N) ===
 
=== [[Imperial Nobility|Imperial Landed Nobility]] (N) ===
{{Imperial Nobility|name= This [[world]]|Noble=B}}
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{{Imperial Nobility|name= Lem|Noble=B}}
  
 
=== [[Starport|World Starport]] (Sp) ===
 
=== [[Starport|World Starport]] (Sp) ===
{{Starport|name= This [[world]]|Starport=D}}
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{{Starport|name= Lem|Starport=D}}
  
 
=== [[Population|World Population]] (P) ===
 
=== [[Population|World Population]] (P) ===
''This [[world]]'' has a [[Population]] rating of 2.
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'''Lem''' has a [[Population]] rating of 2.
 
* App. 900 [[sophont]]s   
 
* App. 900 [[sophont]]s   
 
   
 
   
 
==== World Demographics ====
 
==== World Demographics ====
 
[[Humaniti]], population 100%  
 
[[Humaniti]], population 100%  
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==== [[Language|World Languages]] ====
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* [[Anglic]], one of the two official languages of the {{Imperium}}.
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* [[Vilani (language)|Vilani]], one of the two official languages of the {{Imperium}}.
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* ''[[Ushi]]'', a significant dialect used throughout [[Gushemege Sector]].
  
 
=== [[Government|World Government]] (G) ===
 
=== [[Government|World Government]] (G) ===
{{WorldGov|name= This [[world]]|Government=1}}   
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{{WorldGov|name= Lem|Government=1}}   
  
 
=== [[Law Level|World Law Level]] (L) ===
 
=== [[Law Level|World Law Level]] (L) ===
''This [[world]]'' has a [[Law Level]] of 6.  
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'''Lem''' has a [[Law Level]] of 6.  
 
* All firearms except shotguns prohibited  
 
* All firearms except shotguns prohibited  
  
 
=== [[Technology Level|World Technology Level]] (TL) ===
 
=== [[Technology Level|World Technology Level]] (TL) ===
{{WorldTech|name= This [[world]]|WorldTech=8}}
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{{WorldTech|name= Lem|WorldTech=8}}
  
 
=== [[Military|World Military]] ===
 
=== [[Military|World Military]] ===
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=== [[Economic Extension|World Economy]] ([[Ex]]) ===
 
=== [[Economic Extension|World Economy]] ([[Ex]]) ===
 
The world's economic measurements are: ( 4 1 1 −4 )
 
The world's economic measurements are: ( 4 1 1 −4 )
* [[Resource]]s: 4 Scarce
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* [[Resource]]s: 4 (Scarce)
* [[Labor]]: 1 Tens
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* [[Labor]]: 1 (Tens)
* [[Infrastructure]]: 1 Extremely limited
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* [[Infrastructure]]: 1 (Extremely limited)
* [[Efficiency]]: −4 Very poor
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* [[Efficiency]]: −4 (Very poor)
 
* ''[[Economic Extension]]:'' 2
 
* ''[[Economic Extension]]:'' 2
 
* ''[[Resource Unit]]s'' -24
 
* ''[[Resource Unit]]s'' -24
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=== [[Cultural Extension|World Culture]] ([[Cx]]) ===
 
=== [[Cultural Extension|World Culture]] ([[Cx]]) ===
 
The world's cultural characteristics are: Culture: [ 1 1 4 7 ]
 
The world's cultural characteristics are: Culture: [ 1 1 4 7 ]
* [[Homogeneity]]: Homogeneity 1 Monolithic
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* [[Homogeneity]]: Homogeneity 1 (Monolithic)
* [[Acceptance]]: Acceptance 1 Extremely xenophobic
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* [[Acceptance]]: Acceptance 1 (Extremely xenophobic)
* [[Strangeness]]: Strangeness 4 Somewhat distinct
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* [[Strangeness]]: Strangeness 4 (Somewhat distinct)
* [[Symbol]]s: Symbols 7 Somewhat concrete
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* [[Symbol]]s: Symbols 7 (Somewhat concrete)
 
 
==== [[Language|World Language/s]] ====
 
* [[Anglic]], one of the two official languages of the {{Imperium}}.
 
* [[Vilani (language)|Vilani]], one of the two official languages of the {{Imperium}}.
 
* ''[[Ushi]]'', a significant dialect used throughout [[Gushemege Sector]].
 
  
 
==== Urbanization ====
 
==== Urbanization ====
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==== [[UWP|UWP Listing]] ====
 
==== [[UWP|UWP Listing]] ====
 
[[UWP]]: D532216-8
 
[[UWP]]: D532216-8
* [[Starport]]: D Poor
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* [[Starport]]: D (Poor)
* [[Planetary Size|Size]] 5 8,000km
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* [[Planetary Size|Size]] 5 (8,000km)
* [[Atmosphere]]: 3 Very thin
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* [[Atmosphere]]: 3 (Very thin)
* [[Hydrosphere]]: 2 20%
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* [[Hydrosphere]]: 2 (20%)
* [[Population]]: 2 Hundreds
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* [[Population]]: 2 (Hundreds)
* [[Government Type]]: 1 Company/Corporation
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* [[Government]]: 1 (Company/Corporation)
* [[Law Level]]: 6 All firearms except shotguns prohibited
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* [[Law Level]]: 6 (All firearms except shotguns prohibited)
* [[Technology Level]]: 8 Quality Computers
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* [[Technology Level]]: 8 (Quality Computers)
  
== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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== References ==
 
{{Intermediate}}
 
{{Intermediate}}
{{Detail}}
 
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Aslan|version=Classic Traveller|page=}} (named but no further data)
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| {{CT}} [[Atlas of the Imperium]]
|S2= {{CT}} [[Atlas of the Imperium]]
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| {{MT}} [[Alien - Solomani & Aslan]] (dotmap provided)
|S3= {{MT}} [[Alien - Solomani & Aslan]] (dotmap provided)
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| {{MT}} [[Alien - Vilani & Vargr]] (dotmap provided)
|S4= {{MT}} [[Alien - Vilani & Vargr]] (dotmap provided)
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| [[Marc Miller's Traveller]] [[T4 First Survey]]  
|S5= [[Marc Miller's Traveller]] [[T4 First Survey]]  
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| Author & Contributor: [[David Burden]] of the {{HIWG}}  
|S7= Author & Contributor: [[David Burden]] of the {{HIWG}}
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| Author & Contributor: [[IISS]] Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer [[User:Ensign Phillips|Ensign Phillips]]
|S9= Author & Contributor: [[IISS]] Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer [[User:Ensign Phillips|Ensign Phillips]]
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
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[[Category: 37th Fleet worlds]]
 
[[Category: Data Repository worlds]]
 
[[Category: Data Repository worlds]]
{{LE|Binary Star System|T5 Second Survey worlds}}
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{{LE|T5 Second Survey worlds}}

Latest revision as of 20:17, 5 December 2025

Lem/Vipach (Gushemege 0438)
Classic Era (1116)
D532216-8
StarportD Poor: No Construction, Minor Repair, Unrefined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere3 Vacuum (very thin)
Hydrographics2 Dry World 20%
Population2 Low (200)
Government1 Company/Corporation
Law6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Tech Level8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also UWP
System Details
Primary M3 V M1 V
Planetoid Belts 0
Gas Giants 0

Lem (Gu 0438) is a poor, low-population world with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Stellar Data[edit]

Lem has two stars in the star system.
Lem
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M3 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.37 3270 - 3430 0.03081
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0034 0.0146 0.18 - 0.35 0.34 3.4
Orbit #  *  * 0 1 5
Remarks None
Lem
Solitary M Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
M1 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.5 3620 - 3660 0.08839
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0047 0.0247 0.31 - 0.59 0.47 4.7
Orbit #  *  * 1 1 6
Remarks None

System Data[edit]

The worlds of the system have been charted:

System Importance (Ix)[edit]

This world has an Importance Extension (Ix): of -3 (Very unimportant).

  • (The Importance Extension (Ix) ranks worlds within a region. It governs the locations of capitals and trade routes.)

Mainworld Data[edit]

Mainworld Size (S)[edit]

Lem is a Meso World between 7,200km and 8,800km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.4G and 0.57G. The horizon will appear about 4km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)[edit]

Lem has a pressure of 0.10 to 0.42 atmospheres. The very thin pressures require a respirator or Oxygen Mask. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)[edit]

Lem has 15-25% of its surface covered by liquid water or ice. There may be a few small seas. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are Hell Worlds or Poor Worlds depending on their atmosphere.

Mainworld Geography & Topography[edit]

No information yet available.

Mainworld Map[edit]

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms[edit]

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Computer-CT-Liz-Danforth-Traveller-Book-pg-70 19-August-2019b.jpg

Lem is the location of an Imperial Data Repository. Such sites are very often treasure troves of secrets and sensitive data.

  • The site is heavily guarded. Access to the information it contains is carefully controlled.

Imperial Landed Nobility (N)[edit]

Lem, 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.

World Starport (Sp)[edit]

Lem has a Class D Starport, a poor quality installation which has few of the expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of only a downport, unless this is a trade port or system with an hostile environment mainworld.

World Population (P)[edit]

Lem has a Population rating of 2.

World Demographics[edit]

Humaniti, population 100%

World Languages[edit]

World Government (G)[edit]

Lem is governed by a Corporate Polity, having a single corporation with a typical corporate structure as a government. Essentially, this is a "company town" (or world). The typical corporate-run world usually has a single purpose. Examples include mining, agriculture, or other kinds of resource extraction. But rather than a simple base of operations, there are facilities for housing workers and their families, including hospitals, schools, and other infrastructure. How, or if, the children of the workers are incorporated into the workforce varies with companies. The corporation running the world may be a subsidiary of a larger interstellar corporation.

World Law Level (L)[edit]

Lem has a Law Level of 6.

  • All firearms except shotguns prohibited

World Technology Level (TL)[edit]

Lem possesses a Technology Level of TL–8.

  • Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Fiber optics, improved telephones, and satellite communication and data networks.
  • Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Improved geothermal and improved batteries.
  • Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
    • Land: Advanced automobiles.
    • Water: Triphibians and early artificial gills.
    • Air: Improved helicopters and hypersonic jets.
    • Space: Space shuttles, early space stations, and improved interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

World Military[edit]

No information yet available.

World Economy (Ex)[edit]

The world's economic measurements are: ( 4 1 1 −4 )

Trade Data[edit]

Trade Classifications for this world:

  • Lo-Low Population
  • Po-Poor

Trade Lines with other worlds:

  • No information yet available.

World Culture (Cx)[edit]

The world's cultural characteristics are: Culture: [ 1 1 4 7 ]

Urbanization[edit]

No information yet available.

World Infrastructure[edit]

This world possesses extremely limited infrastructure.

Historical Data[edit]

No information yet available.

World Timeline[edit]

No information yet available.

UWP Listing[edit]

UWP: D532216-8

References[edit]

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