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The [[So Skire Main]] is an [[astrographic feature]] primarily located in [[Old Expanses Sector]].  
 
The [[So Skire Main]] is an [[astrographic feature]] primarily located in [[Old Expanses Sector]].  
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* It is a [[Main]] and an important [[trade route]].
  
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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[[File:Chart So Skire Main Basic.png|250 px|right|thumbnail|(Charts sourced from [[Traveller Map]])]]
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=== Astrography ===
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The So Skire Main is a [[main]] and important [[trade route]] crossing the borders between [[Alpha Crucis Sector]], [[Old Expanses Sector]], and [[Spica Sector]].
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* It has 66 member systems.
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* It is named for [[So Skire (world)|So Skire]], a [[Low Technology World|technologically backward]] [[garden world]] marking its furthest [[coreward]] point.
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A basic overview of the So Skire Main, ''right'':
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* Worlds that are members of the main are highlighted in green.
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[[File:Logo Trade and Commerce.png|155 px|right]]
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=== Economic Overview ===
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The following economic and commercial data has been determined:
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==== Corporations ====
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[[Corporation]]s and [[organization]]s active within the region include:
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[[File:Logo General Products Alternate 1.png|110 px]] [[File:Logo GSbAG Alternate 1.png|145 px]] [[File:Logo Hortalez et Cie Basic 2.png|90 px]] [[File:Logo Ling Standard Products Basic.png|60 px]] [[File:Logo Makhidkarun.png|125 px]] [[File:Naasirka.png|85 px]]
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[[File:Logo Sharurshid.png|130 px]] [[File:Star_Patterns_Trading.jpg|85px]] [[File:Logo SuSAG Alternate.png|90 px]] [[File:Logo Transstar.png|85 px]] [[File:Tukera.png|170 px]] [[File:Logo Zirunkariish.png|75 px]]
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* ''[[General Products]]'', an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] involved in heavy industry and manufacturing.
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* ''[[GSbAG]]'', an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] involved in ship construction.
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* ''[[Hortalez et Cie]]'', an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in banking and finance.
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* ''[[Ling Standard Products]]'', an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] engaged in widescale resource extraction and processing.
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* ''[[Makhidkarun]]'', an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in communications and entertainment.
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* ''[[Naasirka]]'', an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in sensors, electronics, and robotics.
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* ''[[Sharurshid]]'', an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in finance and commerce.
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* ''[[Star Patterns Trading]]'', a [[Hiver]] [[corporation]] involved in transport and logistics. It maintains good relations with both the [[Solomani Confederation]] and the {{Imperium}}.
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* ''[[SuSAG]]'', an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in commercial chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and genetic engineering.
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* ''[[Transstar]]'', a [[Solomani]] [[megacorporation]] specializing in transport and logistics. It operates across 13 sectors, represented by the 13 stars in its [[Symbol|logo]].
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* ''[[Tukera Lines]]'', an {{Imperial}} [[megacorporation]] specializing in transport and logistics.
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* ''[[Zirunkariish]]'', a [[Vilani]] [[megacorporation]] specializing in investment, finance, and insurance.
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==== Goods ====
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Notable local commodities include:
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* (none currently listed)
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==== Security & Defense ====
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The worlds of the region are patrolled by the [[Imperial Navy]]. It defends {{Imperial}} territory and interests, suppresses piracy, and ensures trade and commerce.
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* {{Imperial}} vessels may demand customs inspections.
  
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
 
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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[[File:Comp-Prog-Dav-R-Deitrick-Starter-Trav-Page-16 16-July-2018a.jpg|right]]
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[[File:Chart Old Expanses Sector Clusters Mains Labelled Basic 2.png|250 px|right|thumb|Old Expanses Sector]]
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[[File:Chart Alpha Crusis Sector J1 Routes.png|250 px|right|thumb|Alpha Crucis Sector]]
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High cargo capacity, [[Jump Drive|low jump rating]] vessels move along the [[Main]], carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between its member worlds.
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[[File:Type RT Long Liner WH Keith CT The Traveller Adventure p138 v02 (planet).jpg|400 px]]
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The main consists of sixty‐six systems located primarily in [[Old Expanses Sector|Old Expanses]]' Delta Quadrant with a large knot of systems in the namesake subsector, including the subsector capital of [[Peart (world)|Peart (Olde 1834)]]. It meanders to trailing along the spinward portion of [[Alpha Crucis Sector|Alpha Crucis]], ultimately trailing into [[Spica Sector|Spica]].
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The So Skire Main straddles the [[Third Imperium]] and the [[Solomani Confederation]].
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=== Demographics ===
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Significant populations of the following races ([[sophont]] species) are found along this [[trade route]]:
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* [[Humaniti]] ([[Humaniti|Human races]])
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** Mixed heritage ([[Major Race]]): Widely spread across the region.
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** [[Solomani]] ([[Major Race]]): Many genetically distinct individuals and communities.
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** [[Vilani]] ([[Major Race]]): Many genetically distinct individuals and communities.
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==== Linguistic Topography ====
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The most commonly heard [[language]]s are:
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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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=== General Historical Timeline ===
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[[File:Chart Terran Confederation Basic 2.png|250 px|right|thumb|Terran Confederation circa -2204]]
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Major events that have affected this [[trade route]] and the wider region that it lies within:
  
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* [[Ancients|circa -250,000]]: The [[Ancient]]s are active within the sector.
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* [[-9235]]: The [[Vilani]] discover [[jump drive]] technology. Over the centuries pioneers and settlers gradually spread across [[Charted Space]].
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* [[-5400]] to [[-4015]]: The [[Vilani]] [[Consolidation Wars]].
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* [[-4045]] to [[-2204]]: The ''[[First Imperium|Ziru Sirka]]'' claims and settles worlds across the region.
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* [[-2431]]: [[Terran]]s discover [[jump drive]] technology.
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* [[-2404]] to [[-2215]]: The [[Interstellar Wars]]. The young [[Terran Confederation]] battles against the ancient [[Vilani]] ''[[First Imperium|Ziru Sirka]]''.
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* [[-2204]] to [[-1776]]: The [[Rule of Man]] administers the worlds of the region.
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* [[-1776]] to [[0]]: The [[Long Night]].
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* [[0|The Year 0]]: The [[Third Imperium]] is founded.
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* [[76]] to [[120]]: The [[Third Imperium]] wages the [[Pacification Campaigns]] to unify and assimilate the regions under its control.
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* [[300]]-[[420]]: The {{Imperial}} [[First Survey]] charts the region.
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* [[604]]-[[622]]: The [[Civil War]].
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* [[624]]: The [[Express Boat Network]] is established.
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* [[800]]-[[820]]: The [[Psionics Suppressions]].
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* [[871]]: The [[Solomani Confederation]] is founded.
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* [[940]]: The [[Solomani Autonomous Region]] is dissolved.
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* [[990]]-[[1002]]: The [[Solomani Rim War]].
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* [[995]]-[[1065]]: The {{Imperial}} [[Second Survey]] charts the region.
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* [[1065]]: The [[Second Survey]] is published. Information about the region becomes widely available.
  
 
== [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) ==
 
== [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) ==
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This [[astrographic feature]] is primarily found in the following areas: <br>
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[[File:Logo World Survey Data Gray.png|250 px|right]]
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''[[Charted Space]]:''
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This [[astrographic feature]] is found in the following areas:
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''[[Charted Space]] – [[Third Imperium]] – [[Solomani Confederation]]:''
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* [[Alpha Crucis Sector]]
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** [[Alba Subsector]]
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** [[Dagir Subsector]]
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* [[Old Expanses Sector]]
 
* [[Old Expanses Sector]]
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** [[TBD Subsector]]
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** [[Bascoj Subsector]]
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** [[TBD Subsector]]
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** [[Sarid Subsector]]
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** [[TBD Subsector]]
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** [[So Skire Subsector]]
  
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=== World Member Data ===
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* [[Spica Sector]]
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The [[mainworld]]s found at this [[astrographic feature]] are:
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** [[Naav Subsector]]
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* [[TBD (world)]]
 
  
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=== World Listing: 1105 ===
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=== World Listing ===
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The following [[system]]s and [[world]]s are associated with this [[astrographic feature]]:
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Comprehensive [[Second Survey]] data for all worlds that are members of the Quinoid Main is available.
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* The primary source material for all data is [[Traveller Map]].
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* Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
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* Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.
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[[AAB]] [[Library Data|library archives]] contain expanded data about the following systems:
 
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{{ClusterWorlds2}}
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Note that some [[Second Survey]] data, though only [[Year|40 years]] old, may already be out of date.
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* Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
  
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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{{Detail}}
 
{{Detail}}
 
{{Sources
 
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|S1= [[John Harshman]], [[Marc Miller]], [[Loren Wiseman]]. {{CT}} ''[[Library Data (A-M)|Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M)]]'', ([[Game Designers Workshop]], 1981), various pages. (library data entries)
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|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S2= [[John Harshman]], [[Marc Miller]], [[Loren Wiseman]]. {{CT}} ''[[Library Data (N-Z)|Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z)]]'', ([[Game Designers Workshop]], 1982), various pages. (library data entries)
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|S3= Author & Contributor: [[IISS]] Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer [[User:Ensign Phillips|Ensign Phillips]]
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Atlas of the Imperium|page= page 30, 37, 38}} (charts showing the worlds of the region)
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|S4= Author & Contributor: [[User:Ssteve|''MIMIC'']] - Minor Imp of the [[Ministry of Information and Communication]]
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Vilani & Vargr |page= pages 11, 48, 49}} (dot maps locating the worlds of the region)
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|S5= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Solomani |version= Mongoose Traveller|page= various pages}} (background for the region)
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|S6= Author & Contributor: [[IISS]] Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer [[User:Ensign Phillips|Ensign Phillips]]
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|S7= Author & Contributor: [[User:Ssteve|''MIMIC'']] - Minor Imp of the [[Ministry of Information and Communication]]
 
}}
 
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{{LEN|Astrography|Main|Cluster|Guidebook to Alpha Crucis Sector|Guidebook to Old Expanses}}
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[[Category: Main]]  
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[[Category: Guidebook to Spica Sector]]
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{{LEN|Astrography}}
 

Latest revision as of 12:45, 22 December 2025

Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif

The So Skire Main is an astrographic feature primarily located in Old Expanses Sector.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

(Charts sourced from Traveller Map)

Astrography[edit]

The So Skire Main is a main and important trade route crossing the borders between Alpha Crucis Sector, Old Expanses Sector, and Spica Sector.

A basic overview of the So Skire Main, right:

  • Worlds that are members of the main are highlighted in green.
Logo Trade and Commerce.png

Economic Overview[edit]

The following economic and commercial data has been determined:

Corporations[edit]

Corporations and organizations active within the region include:

Logo General Products Alternate 1.png Logo GSbAG Alternate 1.png Logo Hortalez et Cie Basic 2.png Logo Ling Standard Products Basic.png Logo Makhidkarun.png Naasirka.png

Logo Sharurshid.png Star Patterns Trading.jpg Logo SuSAG Alternate.png Logo Transstar.png Tukera.png Logo Zirunkariish.png

Goods[edit]

Notable local commodities include:

  • (none currently listed)

Security & Defense[edit]

The worlds of the region are patrolled by the Imperial Navy. It defends Imperial territory and interests, suppresses piracy, and ensures trade and commerce.

  • Imperial vessels may demand customs inspections.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Comp-Prog-Dav-R-Deitrick-Starter-Trav-Page-16 16-July-2018a.jpg
Old Expanses Sector
Alpha Crucis Sector

High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along the Main, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between its member worlds.

Type RT Long Liner WH Keith CT The Traveller Adventure p138 v02 (planet).jpg

The main consists of sixty‐six systems located primarily in Old Expanses' Delta Quadrant with a large knot of systems in the namesake subsector, including the subsector capital of Peart (Olde 1834). It meanders to trailing along the spinward portion of Alpha Crucis, ultimately trailing into Spica.

The So Skire Main straddles the Third Imperium and the Solomani Confederation.

Demographics[edit]

Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) are found along this trade route:

Linguistic Topography[edit]

The most commonly heard languages are:

General Historical Timeline[edit]

Terran Confederation circa -2204

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

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)[edit]

Logo World Survey Data Gray.png

This astrographic feature is found in the following areas:

Charted Space – Third Imperium – Solomani Confederation:

World Listing[edit]

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that are members of the Quinoid Main is available.

  • The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
  • Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
  • Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.

AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:

66 of 66 World articles in So Skire Main
An Cizow  •  Antairtic  •  Arwen  •  Azure (AC 2405)  •  Barlow  •  Bonham  •  Bordelon  •  Burbelson  •  Calimite  •  Canzar  •  Churchill  •  Cirion  •  Clavis Nine  •  Cleland  •  Cloudia  •  Cobham  •  Conterolla  •  Crown Heights  •  Dagir  •  Degas  •  Deserte  •  Di Meola  •  Digriz  •  Dobbet  •  Dunbar  •  Efretti  •  Ehart  •  Gardon  •  Gemstar  •  Glassend  •  Grenbard  •  Hell (OE 2237)  •  Janazzo  •  Jeamasm  •  Ke-ady  •  Keghe  •  Khan (OE 2439)  •  Knobel  •  Lamneth  •  Lasen  •  Lusky  •  Markham  •  Meridian (Sp 0102)  •  Mitmos  •  Moonshan  •  Naav  •  Nimz  •  Occam  •  Patuxant  •  Peart  •  Phront  •  Poyzen  •  Schotz  •  Snarf  •  So Skire  •  Stad  •  Stech  •  Targa  •  Tuer  •  Villbert  •  Weiwai  •  White  •  Wrangell  •  Yekon  •  Zephir  •  Zilon (AC 3004)  •  
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Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.

  • Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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