Cotan Subsector

Cotan Subsector
Tokitre Flange Nisaga Cotan style="width: 250px; height: 350px; border: solid 1px black;" map from Travellermap.com Hebrin
Sector	Empty Quarter
Capital	TBD
Number of Systems	14
Majority Control	Hegemony of Lorean - 58%
2nd Control	Third Imperium Client State - 21%
3rd Control	Non-Aligned - 21%

Subsector G of Empty Quarter Sector.

Description (Specifications)

No information yet available.

Subsector Summary: 1105

Cotan, subsector G of Empty Quarter, contains 14 worlds with an estimated combined population of 5 billion, a per capita income of Cr1,148, and a total economy of BCr5,743. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr4 through 12 starports (2 Class A, 2 Class B, 6 Class C, 2 Class D) employing 690 people. Driving this interstellar trade are two Agricultural (Ag) worlds, no Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, no Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, one Pre-Industrial (Pi) world, two Rich (Ri) worlds, and one Industrial (In) world. The governments in Cotan maintain one Naval base and one Military base. The average technology level is 7 (with most between 5 and 10). The highest technology level is 13 at Sangre (Empty Quarter 1816).

Cotan, subsector G of Empty Quarter, contains 24 stars and 160 identified planets; six monostellar systems, six binary systems, two trinary systems, and no systems with four or more stars. 12 of the 14 systems (85%) have native gas giants. There are no Asteroid (As) belts, no Desert (De) worlds, one Garden (Ga) world, two Ice-capped (Ic) worlds, three Poor (Po) worlds, three Vacuum (Va) worlds, and three Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds.

Cotan has an estimated population of 5 billion distributed across one High population (Hi) world, one Moderate population (Ph) world, eight Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, three Low population (Lo) worlds, and no Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population world is Cotan (Empty Quarter 2212). The population consists primarily of 2 sophont groups.

2 identified sophont populations in Cotan
Humaniti of Terra (Solomani Rim 1827): 4 billion on 14 worlds. Vargr of Lair (Provence 2402): 4 million on six worlds.

Julian Protectorate, Hegemony of Lorean

The Julian Protectorate, Hegemony of Lorean has jurisdiction over eight worlds in the subsector with an estimated combined population of 4 billion, a per capita income of Cr1,252, and a total economy of BCr5,026. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr4 through 7 starports (0 Class A, 1 Class B, 4 Class C, 2 Class D) employing 660 people. Driving this interstellar trade are two Agricultural (Ag) worlds, no Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, no Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, no Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, two Rich (Ri) worlds, and one Industrial (In) world. The governments in the Julian Protectorate, Hegemony of Lorean maintain one Naval base and one Military base within the subsector. The average technology level is 6 (with most between 4 and 8). The highest technology level is 11 at Irkong (Empty Quarter 2413).

The Julian Protectorate, Hegemony of Lorean has an estimated population of 4 billion within the subsector, distributed across one High population (Hi) world, no Moderate population (Ph) worlds, five Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, two Low population (Lo) worlds, and no Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population world is Cotan (Empty Quarter 2212). The population consists primarily of 2 sophont groups.

Client state, Third Imperium

The Client states of the Third Imperium in Cotan encompass three worlds with an estimated combined population of 909 million.

Non-Aligned, Human-dominated

There are three Non-Aligned Human-dominated worlds in Cotan with an estimated combined population of 80 million.

Astrographic Features & Trade Routes: 1105

The following astrographic features and trade routes can be found within this area:

• Cotan Cluster
• Lesser Rift

World Listing: 1105

The following worlds can be found within this area:

14 Worlds in the Cotan Subsector

Cotan  •   Dakamii  •   Diagemi  •   Iksoe  •   Irkong  •   Khinisdaa  •   Managa  •   Ragidlam  •   Rakhael  •   Sangre  •   Shaliir  •   Sharleda  •   Urshaiir  •   Usdaki

History & Background (Dossier)

The Hegemony Communications Service operates between worlds in this subsector.

Polity Listing: 1105

The following polities can be found within this subsector:

• Independent Powers
  • None

• Julian Protectorate (Major Power)
  • Hegemony of Lorean
    • Order of One: On Sangre

• Non-Aligned Powers (World-States)
  • Non-Aligned (Human-dominated)
  • Non-Aligned (Vargr-dominated)

• Other Powers
  • None

• Third Imperium (Major Power)
  • Client States

• Vargr Extents (Vargr powers)
  • Various member systems and worlds.

Native Sophonts: 1105

The following races (sophont species) are believed to have originated in this area:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • None

• Non-Human Races
  • None

• Terragens (Non-human Terran races)
  • None

Demographics: 1105

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

• Humaniti
  • Solomani
  • Vilani

• Non-Human Races
  • None

• Terragens (Non-human Terran races)
  • Vargr (Major Race)

Major Historical Events Timeline: 1116

These are some of the more important historical events that have affected this area:

• 629-645: The Nishhingh War is fought between the Great Alliance (including the Kingdom of Uenkakh, the Bond of Rik-tik and the Kulloerr Nation) and the BloodUnion (a military alliance between the Stellar Republic of Cotan and Flange's StarCommand.)

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.

• Jason Kemp. "Beta quadrant of the Empty Quarter sector." Stellar Reaches 03 (2005): 14.