Narmada Subsector

Narmada Subsector
Theta Aurigae Cybele Hesperia Narmada style="width: 250px; height: 350px; border: solid 1px black;" map from Travellermap.com Heiligebet
Sector	Aldebaran
Capital	Narmada
Number of Systems	21
Majority Control	Non-Aligned, Human-dominated - 76%
2nd Control	Solomani Confederation - 19%
3rd Control	Non-Aligned, unclaimed - 05%

Narmada Subsector is subsector O of Aldebaran Sector.

• It marks the rimward frontier of the Solomani Confederation, where the Confederation borders ostensibly neutral space.

Description (Specifications)

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

The following astrographic and commercial data has been determined regarding Narmada Subsector:

Astrographic Features

The subsector is a generally unremarkable area lying on the rimward border of the Solomani Confederation.

• It is a relatively low stellar density region.
• The brightest star is the blue-white giant primary of the Theta Tauri system.

Stellar Distribution

A basic map showing the distribution and size of stars within Narmada Subsector, right:

• The color corresponds to the visible color of the star, which links to its spectral classification.
• The size as shown indicates both the physical size of the object and its relative brightness.

Note that the stars as depicted are representative. Any star, no matter what its size, is a mere speck within the hex it occupies.

• Ordinary main sequence stars can barely be seen from even a hex away.
• Huge, intensely luminous giant stars can be seen from across the subsector and far beyond.

Rift Regions

The subsector contains a single rift region:

• The Lesser Blight.

Locally at least, a rift is an astrographic and commercial concept based on Jump Drive performance.

• Most commercial vessels typically use Jump Drives capable of Jump-3 or less.
• Areas that cannot be crossed by Jump-3-capable vessels are denoted as rifts.
• Rifts represent a considerable obstacle to interstellar trade and commerce.

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Economic Astrography

Corporations

Corporations and organizations active within the subsector include:

• ConTech, a corporation specializing in life sciences, particularly large-scale bio-terraforming projects, medicine, and cloning.
• Lamarck Minerals, a corporation with a relatively small core area of operations in the Solomani Rim, but with growing interests in resource extraction and processing throughout the Solomani Sphere.
• Orion Metallurgy Corporation (OMC), engaged in resource exploration, extraction, and processing throughout the Solomani Sphere.
• Panstellar, a major transport and logistics corporation.
• Probable Technologies, a scientific research organization involved with academia and heavy industry. It works extensively with the Confederation military.
• Rising Phoenix News Service (RPNS), the premier news and media organization within the Solomani Sphere. It has a strong pro-Confederation bias.
• Solomani Shipping, a major transport and logistics corporation.
• Transstar, a Solomani megacorporation specializing in transport and logistics. It operates across 13 sectors, represented by the 13 stars in its logo.
• ZeeCorp, a corporation with interests in manufacturing active throughout the Solomani Confederation. It is a major producer of robots.

Trade Routes

A number of important trade routes lie within the region. High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels moving along them, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between their member worlds.

• Forlorn Trace
• Hesperia Arc: Four systems
• Narmada Cluster: All four systems

Security & Defense

Despite their supposed neutrality, the worlds of the region are patrolled by the Solomani Navy. It flies the flag, protects Confederation interests, suppresses piracy, and ensures interstellar trade and commerce.

• Confederation vessels may demand customs inspections.
• Some systems are defended by local naval forces.

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that lie within Narmada Subsector 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:

21 Worlds in the Narmada Subsector

623-314  •  Al-Battani  •  Binyamin  •  Cardinal  •  Causticus  •  Clover  •  Deliverance  •  Godel  •  Hamakhaave  •  Harlan  •  Hekla  •  Hipparchus  •  Ivory  •  Katya  •  Merrick's Sorrow  •  Metis  •  Mor  •  Narmada  •  Saraswati  •  Tengfei  •  Theta Tauri  •  

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.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Polity Listing: 1105

The following polities can be found within this subsector:

• Independent Powers (Pocket Empires)
  • None

• Non-Aligned Powers (World-States)
  • Non-Aligned (Human-dominated)
  • Non-Aligned, unclaimed

• Other Powers
  • None

• Solomani Confederation (Solomani powers)
  • Various member systems and worlds.

• Third Imperium (Imperial powers)
  • None

Native Sophonts (NILs): 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 (Human races)
  • Solomani (Major Race)
  • Vilani (Major Race)

• Non-Human Races
  • None

• Terragens (Non-human Terran races)
  • None

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Subsector Summary

Narmada, subsector O of Aldebaran, contains 21 worlds with an estimated combined population of 50 billion, a per capita income of Cr2,746, and a total economy of BCr138,984. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr17 through 18 starports (1 Class A, 3 Class B, 12 Class C, 2 Class D) employing 3,530 people. Driving this interstellar trade are three Agricultural (Ag) worlds, no Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, one Pre-Agricultural (Pa) world, two Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, one Rich (Ri) world, and no Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Narmada maintain one Naval base and one Military base. The average technology level is 7 (with most between 4 and 9). The highest technology level is 11 at Narmada (Aldebaran 1934) and Metis (Aldebaran 2335).

Narmada, subsector O of Aldebaran, contains 29 stars and 222 identified planets; 14 monostellar systems, six binary systems, one trinary system, and no systems with four or more stars. 17 of the 21 systems (80%) have native gas giants. There are two Asteroid (As) belts, no Desert (De) worlds, three Garden (Ga) worlds, one Ice-capped (Ic) world, five Poor (Po) worlds, four Vacuum (Va) worlds, and no Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds.

Narmada has an estimated population of 50 billion distributed across two High population (Hi) worlds, one Moderate population (Ph) world, six Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, seven Low population (Lo) worlds, and two Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population worlds are Metis (Aldebaran 2335) and Saraswati (Aldebaran 2136). The population consists primarily of 1 sophont group.

1 identified sophont population in Narmada
Humaniti of Terra (Solomani Rim 1827): 50 billion on 19 worlds.

Non-Aligned

There are 16 Non-Aligned worlds in Narmada with an estimated combined population of 50 billion.

Solomani Confederation

The Solomani Confederation has jurisdiction over four worlds in the subsector with an estimated combined population of 500 million, a per capita income of Cr894, and a total economy of BCr447. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr13 through 3 starports (0 Class A, 1 Class B, 2 Class C, 0 Class D) employing 2,530 people. Driving this interstellar trade are one Agricultural (Ag) world, no Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, one Pre-Agricultural (Pa) world, one Pre-Industrial (Pi) world, no Rich (Ri) worlds, and no Industrial (In) worlds. The average technology level is 5 (with most between 2 and 9). The highest technology level is 10 at Hekla (Aldebaran 1931).

The Solomani Confederation has an estimated population of 500 million within the subsector, distributed across no High population (Hi) worlds, one Moderate population (Ph) world, one Non-industrial (Ni) world, one Low population (Lo) world, and one Barren (Ba) world. The highest population world is Deliverance (Aldebaran 2131). The population consists primarily of 1 sophont group.

Non-Aligned, unclaimed

There is one Non-Aligned unclaimed world in Narmada with an estimated population of less than 1 million.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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.

• John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M), (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), various pages. (Library data entries)
• John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z), (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), various pages. (Library data entries)
• John Harshman, Marc Miller. Solomani (Game Designers Workshop, 1986), IFC, pages 3, 28. (sector named, background for the sector)
• Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), pages 8-11, various others. (dot map locating the worlds of the subsector, background for the sector)
• Steven Eric Schwartz. MegaTraveller Periodical Imperiallines 2, 1991, page 5. (Bootean Federation, background for the sector)
• Michael Taylor. Fighting Ships of the Solomani (QuikLink Interactive, 2009), page 5. (background for the sector)
• David L. Pulver. Solomani (Mongoose Publishing, 2012), pages 50, 118, 119, various others. (background for the sector)
• Martin J. Dougherty. The Order of Prometheus (Mongoose Publishing, 2023), various pages. (scenarios and background for the sector)
• Zho Berka's Maps (Classic Era UWP Data for the subsector)
• CORE Data Site (UWP Data for the subsector)
• Author & Contributor: Garnfellow (development of the sector)
• Author & Contributor: Leroy W.L. Guatney of the Federation Development Agency (FDA) (development of the sector)
• Author & Contributor: Dochsavage