Nosea (world)

Nosea/Darrian (Spinward Marches 0724) Milieu 1116 B4326BB-C Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 4 Small (6,400 km, 0.32g - 0.46g) Atmosphere 3 Vacuum (very thin) Hydrographics 2 Dry World 20% Population 6 Moderate (6 million) Government B Non-Charismatic Dictator Law B Extreme Law (control of movement) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M2 V
Worlds	13
Gas Giants	0
Planetoid Belts	2
Cultural Details
Government	Non-charismatic dictatorship
Law Level	Extreme
Cultural Extension	877E
Army Size (BEs)	1
Economic Details
Technology Level	12
Economic Extension	A55+3 Resources A Abundant Labor 5 Moderate (600 thousand) Infrastructure 5 Limited Efficiency +3 Improved
Importance Extension	1
Resource Units	750
GWP (BCr)	18
World Trade Number	4
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	1,300
Starport Details
Classification	Class-B
Port Size	4
Building Capacity (Tons)	6,600
Port employees	100
Port passengers (annual)	2,200

Nosea has an unbreathably thin atmosphere and very little surface water. The system has a population between 1 million and 10 million sophonts, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. This world is designated an Amber Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that make it dangerous to visitors. It is a member of Darrian Confederation in the Darrian Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector. 100% of the world's population is the Minor Human Race Daryen.

• Nosea is a member of the Spinward Main.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Nosea has a solitary primary star.

• It is a red main sequence.

Nosea has a solitary primary star.

Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0041	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.41	4.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks

Mainworld Data

Nosea ("no-sea") was named by explorers who were disappointed in the small hydrographics percentage of the world. Actual water coverage is about 5 percent, the remainder is ice-cap.

It orbits within the habitable zone.

• It receives moderate levels of stellar energy.

Mainworld Size (S)

Nosea is a Meso World between 5,600km and 7,200km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.32G and 0.46G. The horizon will appear about 3.6km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Nosea 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)

Nosea 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.

• Three-quarters of this is icecap.

Native Lifeforms

The planet lacks any indigenous life forms. Some life has been introduced by later settlers, mostly cacti and plants with palmlike foliage which grow around the intermittent small pools and several species of warm-blooded reptile adapted to arid conditions. Unfortunately, several types of flies introduced to provide an intermediate step in the food cycle have adapted to life away from the oases and are now endemic.

History & Background (Dossier)

While the world is easily accessible to j-1 trade ships coming down the Spinward Main, it was not settled by the pre-Maghiz Darrians as a colony, and its name originated in the disgusted reports sent back by Sword World scouts in reference to its lack of refueling sources in the system. Despite its UPP listing, nearly all of Nosea's surface water is locked up in the world's extensive ice caps. A mere five to seven percent of its water exists in free liquid form, in concentrations too small to satisfy even the smallest jump capable ship.

This lack of refueling sources enabled the rebuilding Confederation to use the world as a natural chokepoint in limiting commercial and military access. A massive military base was constructed in system, that served to both deter aggression by the Sword Worlders, and as a launching pad for punitive operations when their neighbors did act up. Eventually the base became the Darrian Confederation Navy's (DCN) main training facility, responsible for nearly eighty percent of its basic and MOS training.

World Starport (Sp)

Nosea 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.

Urbanization

Most private homes are full of smoking incense, which helps to keep the insects outside. Residences are generally carved out of natural rock with large windows, and typically feature some sort of waterfall or fountain feature to fill the home with noises of running water.

New Era

This heavy military presence is the world's main source of income, as most of the population is employed in some base related function. After the Collapse, the Regency Navy was invited to share the facility for cross-training between them and the DCN. The base has been expanded into a full operating Regency naval base, even though the Confeds are still in nominal command. Nosea is a major manufactory of the shared Barekdoldin design (actually, just a few are built here to create the impression it is).

Nosea is governed by a specially appointed council of retired or detached duty DCN officers, selected by the Naval Command. This council runs the world in the brutal manner of a prison camp, and security is tight to the point of smothering. Nosea's function is training, and Darrian military training is severe and heavily controlled because of the dichotomy of civilized violence inherent to military service and the dilemma it poses to mainstream Darrian society.

Unfortunately, the physical and mental discipline that recruits are subjected is rubbed off by the Council, and extended to every corner of life on Nosea. Military personnel of all ranks must adhere to the same code of regulations and conduct as recruits, which isn't much of a problem for them. But civilian personnel are subject to full military regs as well, and also have to run the gauntlet of intrusive security services running constant surveillance over their personal lives, and who launch random interrogations of unsuspecting workers. This "philosophical fascism" has irritated the civilian population for decades, and has become worse since the adoption of the Quarantine.

Base security prevents any actions more substantive than silent protests and petitions to Mire (Spinward Marches 0527) about specific treatment. For the most part the Navy and its administration prevail, and the civilians are left to simmer in their frustration. The Regency's presence has further complicated the situation. Regency naval personnel have their own enclave on the planet, and are subject only to their own Uniform Code within its boundaries, which is a lot more lenient than the local regulations. Outside of their own boundaries these personnel become subject to the same onerous rules as everyone else, but diplomacy requires that the Council be lenient, or as they put it, "understanding" to their allies. Needless to say, this has polarized Nosea into strictly pro and anti-military camps.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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.

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