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{{World summary ImDs|sector= Solomani Rim |subsector=Harlequin}} | {{World summary ImDs|sector= Solomani Rim |subsector=Harlequin}} | ||
* It has a protectorate in nearby {{WorldS|Miskatonic|Solomani Rim|2603}}. | * It has a protectorate in nearby {{WorldS|Miskatonic|Solomani Rim|2603}}. | ||
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== Description / Astrography & Planetology == | == Description / Astrography & Planetology == | ||
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=== Mainworld Data === | === Mainworld Data === | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Terran prime|Terran Norm]] [[garden world]]. | |
==== Mainworld Geography & Topography ==== | ==== Mainworld Geography & Topography ==== | ||
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== History & Background (Dossier) == | == History & Background (Dossier) == | ||
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| − | === Imperial High | + | === Imperial High / Landed Nobility === |
{{Imperial Nobility|name= Alpher|Noble=BcE}} | {{Imperial Nobility|name= Alpher|Noble=BcE}} | ||
| − | + | === World Starport === | |
| + | {{Starport|name= Alpher|Starport=A}} | ||
| − | === | + | === [[Population|World Population]] (P) === |
| − | {{ | + | {{WorldPop|name= Alpher|multiplier= 2|Population= 9}} |
| − | === | + | ==== Linguistic Topography: 1105 ==== |
| − | + | The following [[language]]s are among the most commonly encountered here: | |
| + | * [[Rim Anglic]]: One of the principal dialects of one of the two official languages of the [[Third Imperium]]; also an official language of the [[Solomani Confederation]]. | ||
| + | * [[Vilani (language)|Vilani]]: One of the two official languages of the [[Third Imperium]]. | ||
=== World Technology Level === | === World Technology Level === | ||
| − | {{WorldTech|name= | + | {{WorldTech|name= Alpher|WorldTech=E}} |
=== World Government === | === World Government === | ||
| − | {{WorldGov|name= | + | {{WorldGov|name= Alpher|Government=9}} |
| + | * The [[system]] is a member of the {{Imperium}}. | ||
==== World Law Level ==== | ==== World Law Level ==== | ||
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==== UWP Listing ==== | ==== UWP Listing ==== | ||
No information yet available. | No information yet available. | ||
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| + | === Additional Data === | ||
| + | {{GURPS Worlds paragraph | ||
| + | |hex=2703|name=Alpher | ||
| + | |alg=Imperial | ||
| + | |gtStarport=Class V | ||
| + | |gtBase= | ||
| + | |gtDiameter=8300 | ||
| + | |gtGravity=1.06 | ||
| + | |gtAtmosphere=Standard oxygen-nitrogen | ||
| + | |gtHydro=59 | ||
| + | |gtClimate=Warm | ||
| + | |gtPopulation=2.3 billion | ||
| + | |gtGovernment=Bureaucracy | ||
| + | |gtCL=4 | ||
| + | |gtTL=11 | ||
| + | |gtWTN=5.5 | ||
| + | }} | ||
== References & Contributors (Sources) == | == References & Contributors (Sources) == | ||
{{Detail}} | {{Detail}} | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
| − | |S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Solomani | + | |S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Solomani|page=1-48|article=}} (Alien Module 6: Solomani) |
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name=The Solomani Rim|page=TBD|article=}} (Supplement 10) | |S2= {{Ludography cite|name=The Solomani Rim|page=TBD|article=}} (Supplement 10) | ||
| − | |S3= {{Ludography cite|name= | + | |S3= {{Ludography cite|name=Vilani & Vargr|page=11,47|article=}} (dotmap provided) |
|S4= {{Ludography cite|name=Traveller Chronicle 10|page=TBD|article=}} | |S4= {{Ludography cite|name=Traveller Chronicle 10|page=TBD|article=}} | ||
|S5= {{Ludography cite|name=Traveller Chronicle 11|page=TBD|article=}} | |S5= {{Ludography cite|name=Traveller Chronicle 11|page=TBD|article=}} | ||
|S6= {{Ludography cite|name=Traveller Chronicle 12|page=TBD|article=}} | |S6= {{Ludography cite|name=Traveller Chronicle 12|page=TBD|article=}} | ||
| − | |S7= {{Ludography cite|name= | + | |S7= {{Ludography cite|name=Rim of Fire|page=1-144|article=}} (''GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire: The Solomani Rim Sourcebook'') |
|S8= [[GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars]] | |S8= [[GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars]] | ||
|S9= [[Mongoose Traveller: Solomani Rim]] | |S9= [[Mongoose Traveller: Solomani Rim]] | ||
| − | |S10 | + | |S10= |
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}} | }} | ||
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[[Category: First Imperium worlds]] | [[Category: First Imperium worlds]] | ||
| + | [[Category: GT]] | ||
[[Category: Humaniti worlds]] | [[Category: Humaniti worlds]] | ||
[[Category: Rule of Man worlds]] | [[Category: Rule of Man worlds]] | ||
[[Category: Second Imperium worlds]] | [[Category: Second Imperium worlds]] | ||
| − | {{LE|Binary Star System | + | [[Category: Shipyard worlds]] |
| + | [[Category: Solomani Sphere worlds]] | ||
| + | {{LE|Binary Star System|T5 Second Survey worlds}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:48, 16 December 2025
| Alpher/Harlequin (Solomani Rim 2703) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classic Era (1116) | A866997-E
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| See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary | G0 V M2 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Giants | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jump map from Travellermap.com [1]
Alpher is a high-population, pre-rich garden world with a billion or more sophonts in population size, and a near-ideal utopian environment conducive to most sophonts, but still lacks adequate population to expand its economy to a rich status.
- Its economy and population are rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to quickly rise barring outside forces.
- This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or above the standard for Charted Space.
- This is a temperate world, with a climate of pleasant, average temperatures, considered to be an ideal or near-ideal environment by many different sophont species.
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Harlequin Subsector of Solomani Rim Sector in the Domain of Sol.
- It has a protectorate in nearby Miskatonic (Solomani Rim 2603).
Description / Astrography & Planetology[edit]
Stellar Data[edit]
| Alpher | ||||||
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Type | Category | Mass (Sol) | Temperature (K) | Luminosity | |
| G0 V | Main Sequence (Dwarf) | 1.06 | 5860 - 5930 | 1.22623 | ||
| Unit | Diameter | Safe Distance | Habitable Zone | Jump Shadow | M-Drive Limit | |
| AU | 0.0102 | 0.0918 | 1.04 - 1.83 | 1.02 | 10.2 | |
| Orbit # | * | * | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Remarks | ||||||
| Alpher | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
System Data[edit]
No information yet available.
Mainworld Data[edit]
This is a Terran Norm garden world.
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]
Imperial High / Landed Nobility[edit]
Alpher, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial Landed Knight who acts as an Imperial representative to the world, and the estate and fiefdom of two members of the Imperial Landed Nobility, who oversee affairs regarding the world at an Interstellar and Imperial level.
- It holds the estate of an Imperial knight, the Imperial representative to the world.
- It holds the estate of an Imperial baronet.
- It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial count.
World Starport[edit]
Alpher has a Class A Starport, an excellent 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 other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.
World Population (P)[edit]
Alpher has a population of 2,000,000,000 sophonts (billions).
- High Population Worlds like this tend to have huge consumer markets.
Linguistic Topography: 1105[edit]
The following languages are among the most commonly encountered here:
- Rim Anglic: One of the principal dialects of one of the two official languages of the Third Imperium; also an official language of the Solomani Confederation.
- Vilani: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium.
World Technology Level[edit]
Alpher possesses a Technology Level of TL–14 or TL-E in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early meson communicators.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, early collectors, and advanced fusion plants.
- 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-5.
World Government[edit]
Alpher is governed by an Impersonal Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government takes another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy dictates government policy and its execution. Government leadership is reduced to little more than figureheads and does not select the bureaucracy leadership or its members.
World Law Level[edit]
No information yet available.
World Military[edit]
No information yet available.
World Economy[edit]
No information yet available.
Trade Data[edit]
No information yet available.
World Demographics[edit]
No information yet available.
World Culture[edit]
No information yet available.
Urbanization[edit]
No information yet available.
Historical Data[edit]
No information yet available.
World Timeline[edit]
No information yet available.
UWP Listing[edit]
No information yet available.
Additional Data[edit]
IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey[edit]
2703 Alpher (Imperial)
Starport: Class V.
Diameter: 8,300 miles (13,300 km). Gravity: 1.06g.
Atmosphere: Standard oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: 59%.
Climate: Warm.
Population: 2.3 billion.
Government: Bureaucracy.
Control Level: 4.
Tech Level: 11.
World Trade Number: 5.5.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
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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.
- David L. Pulver. Solomani (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), 1-48.John Harshman, Marc Miller. Solomani (Game Designers Workshop, 1986), 1-48. (Alien Module 6: Solomani)
- John Harshman. The Solomani Rim (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), TBD. (Supplement 10)
- James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), 11,47. (dotmap provided)
- Kevin Knight. Traveller Chronicle 10 (Sword of the Knight Publications, 1996), TBD.
- Kevin Knight. Traveller Chronicle 11 (Sword of the Knight Publications, 1996), TBD.
- Kevin Knight. Traveller Chronicle 12 (Sword of the Knight Publications, 1997), TBD.
- Jon F. Zeigler. Rim of Fire (Steve Jackson Games, 2000), 1-144. (GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire: The Solomani Rim Sourcebook)
- GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars
- Mongoose Traveller: Solomani Rim
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com