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[[Hyades Subsector]] is Subsector A of [[Canopus Sector]].
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* It lies within the [[Solomani Confederation]].
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* It is also known as ''[[Aglaeah Subsector]]'' and has previously been known as ''Somnia Subsector''.
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== Description (Specifications) ==
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[[File:Subsector A Hyades Star Chart.png|250 px|right|thumbnail|(Chart sourced from [[Traveller Map]])]]
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[[File:Chart Hyades Subsector Rifts Labelled Basic.png|200 px|right|thumbnail|(Chart sourced from [[Traveller Map]])]]
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The following [[astrographic feature|astrographic]] and [[trade route|commercial]] data has been determined regarding Hyades Subsector:
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=== Astrographic Features ===
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The subsector is a generally unremarkable area lying within the [[Solomani Confederation]].
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* It is an average stellar density region.
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* It contains the core region of the [[Canopus_Sector#Hyades_Cluster|Hyades Cluster]], a notable [[astrographic feature]].
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* The brightest stars in the sector are the evolving blue giants contained within the [[Hyades Subsector#Hyades_Cluster|Hyades Cluster]].
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==== Stellar Distribution ====
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A basic map showing the distribution and size of [[star]]s within Hyades Subsector, ''right'':
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* The color corresponds to the visible color of the star, which links to its spectral classification.
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* The size as shown indicates both the physical size of the object and its relative brightness.
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* The core region of the [[Canopus_Sector#Hyades_Cluster|Hyades Cluster]] is marked by a blue circle.
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Note that the stars as depicted are representative. Any star, no matter what its size, is a mere speck within the hex it occupies.
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* Ordinary main sequence stars can barely be seen from even a hex away.
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* Huge, intensely luminous giant stars can be seen from across the subsector and far beyond.
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==== Rift Regions ====
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The subsector contains a single [[Rift|rift region]]:
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* The [[Hulda Waste]].
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Locally at least, a [[rift]] is an [[Astrography|astrographic]] and commercial concept based on [[Jump Drive]] performance.
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* Most commercial vessels typically use [[Jump Drive]]s capable of [[Jump Drive|Jump-3]] or less.
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* Areas that cannot be crossed by [[Jump Drive|Jump-3-capable]] vessels are denoted as ''[[rift]]s''.
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* [[Rift]]s represent a considerable obstacle to interstellar trade and commerce.
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=== Hyades Cluster ===
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[[File:Chart Hyades Cluster Basic 1.png|300 px|right|thumb|Hyades Cluster]]
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[[File:Hyades Cluster Core.jpg|250 px|right]]
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[[File:Taurus Constellation Terra.png|250 px|right]]
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[[Hyades Cluster|The Hyades]] is the nearest open cluster to [[Terra]], lying around [[Parsec|47 parsecs]] from [[Sol (star)|Sol]]. It consists of a roughly spherical group of hundreds of stars sharing the same age, place of origin, chemical characteristics, and motion through space. When viewed from the surface of [[Terra]], [[Hyades Cluster|the Hyades]] form part of the head of the constellation of Taurus, the Bull.
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* The Cluster is visible to the naked eye on worlds across the region.
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The core of [[Hyades Cluster|the Cluster]] occupies [[Astrography|Astrographic]] [[Hex Location]]s '''0402''', '''0502''', '''0503''', and '''0602''' of the subsector.
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* The Cluster contains no known viable worlds and is not marked as a travel destination on [[Traveller Map|commercial star charts]].
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* The whole of the core region should be considered a [[Red Zone]] for travel purposes.
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A basic overview of [[Hyades Cluster|the Cluster]]:
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[[File:Chart Hyades Cluster Astrography.png|400 px]] <br> (Imagery sourced from [[Traveller Map]])
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* Note that the stars as depicted are representative. Any star, no matter what its size, is a mere speck within the hex it occupies. <br> However, the largest of those specks shine extremely brightly.
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===== Within the Cluster =====
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The core of [[Hyades Cluster|the Cluster]] is more than [[Parsec|2.5 parsecs]] across and lies close to the [[coreward]] edge of the subsector.
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* It contains around 200 stars, including a number of giant, short-lived B-type stars that have evolved off of the [[Star#Stellar Evolution - Post Main Sequence|main sequence]], several other [[Star#Stellar Evolution - Post Main Sequence|giants]], numerous [[Star#Main Sequence|main sequence stars]], a small number of [[Brown Dwarf|brown dwarf]] substellar objects, and a few tiny [[Star#Stellar Evolution - Stellar Remnants|white dwarf]] stellar remnants.
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* [[Hyades Cluster|The Cluster]]  contains large amounts of ionized gas and dust which diffuse, refract, and reflect the light of the stars, giving it an ethereal glow.
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The stars within [[Hyades Cluster|the Cluster]] have extremely powerful, wildly fluctuating magnetic fields that interact with one another over vast distances. They twist and sculpt the vast gas clouds that surround them into ghostly bulbs, columns, and spires that can have dimensions measured in [[Astronomical Unit|thousands of AU]].
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* [[Rad (metric)|Radiation levels]] within the cluster are extremely high: exposure to local [[Rad (metric)|radiation levels]] causes immediate serious health issues and rapidly damages electronic devices.
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* [[Gravity|Gravitational effects]] within [[Hyades Cluster|the Cluster's]] core render [[Jump Drive|jump drives]] either inoperative or extremely likely to suffer a [[Misjump|catastrophic misjump]]: jumping into the cluster is likely to be a one way trip.
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* The cluster causes significant interference, strange tones and loud noises, and extreme static on [[Ship Sensor Suite|commo and sensors]], severely hampering functionality and usage.
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===== Central Anomaly =====
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The very center of [[Hyades Cluster|the Cluster]] is believed to contain a ''[[Anomaly|Space-Time Anomaly]]''. The nature of this feature, if it exists, remains unclear.
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===== Broader Effects =====
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The tidal influence of the stars at [[Hyades Cluster|the Cluster's]] core can be measured around [[Parsec|ten parsecs]] away from the core region. The extended halo of stars associated with the cluster (stars sharing very similar physical characteristics and motion) extends [[rimward]] deep into Canopus Sector, to [[spinward]] into the [[Ustral Quadrant Sector|Ustral Quadrant]] and [[Dark Nebula]] sectors, [[coreward]] into [[Magyar Sector]], and [[trailing]] into [[Aldebaran Sector]] and the [[Solomani Rim]].
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* Many of the stars within this region are in the process of escaping from the cluster.
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* The cluster's huge stars cause interference, strange tones and noises, and heavy static on [[Ship Sensor Suite|commo and sensors]] for many [[parsec]]s around [[Astrographic Feature|the feature]].
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[[File:Logo Trade and Commerce.png|150 px|right]]
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=== Economic Astrography ===
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The following [[trade route|commercial and economic data]] regarding the subsector is available:
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This subsector forms part of the [[Oiirl Route]], a major trade route connecting the [[Aslan]] homeworld of [[Kusyu (world)|Kusyu]] with the [[Solomani Confederation]] capital of [[Home (world)|Home]]. In Hyades, at [[Bowin Prime (world)|Bowin Prime]], the route merges with another major route out of [[Ustral Quadrant Sector]] before turning to trailing, and running through Canopus to [[Aldebaran Sector]], arriving at Home.
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==== Corporations ====
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[[Corporation]]s and [[organization]]s active within the sector include:
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[[File:ConTech.jpg|75 px]] [[File:Logo Guardian Military Systems.png|110 px]] [[File:Logo Lamarck Minerals.png|100 px]] [[File:Layaefui.jpg|65 px]] [[File:Logo Orion Metallurgy Corporation 2.png|120 px]] [[File:Logo Panstellar Alternate 2.png|95 px]]
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[[File:Logo Probable Technologies Small.png|100 px]] [[File:Logo RPNS Small.png|90 px]] [[File:Logo SolMan.png|90 px]] [[File:Logo Solomani Shipping.jpg|80 px]] [[File:Logo Transstar.png|85 px]] [[File:Logo ZeeCorp.png|75 px]]
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* ''[[ConTech]]'', a [[corporation]] specializing in life sciences, particularly large-scale [[Terraforming|bio-terraforming]] projects, medicine, and [[Genetic Engineering|cloning]].
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* ''[[Guardian Military Systems]]'', a large [[corporation]] involved in defense and armaments manufacture, with its core area of operations within the sector.
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* ''[[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]].
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* ''[[Layaefui]]'', an [[Aslan]] [[corporation]] that specializes in exploration, scouting, and surveying.
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* ''[[Orion Metallurgy Corporation]]'' ([[Orion Metallurgy Corporation|OMC]]), engaged in resource exploration, extraction, and processing throughout the [[spinward]] and [[rimward]] parts of the [[Solomani Confederation|Confederation]].
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* ''[[Panstellar]]'', a major transport and logistics [[corporation]].
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* ''[[Probable Technologies]]'', a scientific research [[organization]] involved with academia and heavy industry. It works extensively with the [[Solomani Navy|Confederation military]].
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* ''[[Rising Phoenix News Service]]'' ([[RPNS]]), the premier news and media [[organization]] within the [[Solomani Sphere]]. It has a strong [[Solomani Confederation|pro-Confederation]] bias.
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* ''[[Solomani Maschinenbau]]'' ([[SolMan]]) [[AG]], a [[corporation]] with interests in heavy engineering and starship manufacture throughout the [[spinward]] half of the [[Solomani Confederation|Confederation]].
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* ''[[Solomani Shipping]]'', a major transport and logistics [[corporation]].
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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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* ''[[ZeeCorp]]'', a [[corporation]] with interests in manufacturing active throughout the [[Solomani Confederation]]. It is a major producer of [[robot]]s.
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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 sector are patrolled by the [[Solomani Navy]]. It defends [[Solomani Confederation|Confederation]] territory, protects [[Solomani Confederation|Confederation]] interests, suppresses piracy, and ensures interstellar trade and commerce.
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* [[Solomani Confederation|Confederation]] vessels may demand customs inspections.
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* Some systems are defended by [[Navy|local naval forces]].
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=== Clusters & Traces ===
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[[File:Chart Canopus Sector Clusters Basic Labelled.png|250 px|right|thumb|Canopus Sector Clusters]]
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High cargo capacity, [[Jump Drive|low jump rating]] vessels move along the [[Main|clusters and traces]] within the subsector, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between their member worlds. [[Jump Drive|Jump-2]] and [[Jump Drive|Jump-3]] feeder routes work their ways around the [[Rift|rifts and voids]] that dot the region, linking the various [[Main|clusters and traces]].
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==== Aachen Cluster ====
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The [[Aachen Cluster]] has 11 member systems.
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[[File:Chart Aachen Cluster Basic.png|200 px]] <br> (Chart sourced from [[Traveller Map]])
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==== Xianjin-Brimate Cluster ====
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[[File:Chart Xianjin-Brimate Cluster Basic.png|200 px|right|thumbnail|Xianjin-Brimate Cluster. (Chart sourced from [[Traveller Map]]).]]
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The [[Xianjin-Brimate Cluster]] has 29 member systems.
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* It is named for [[Xianjin (world)|Xianjin]], a [[High Technology World|high technology]] [[agricultural world]], and [[Brimate (world)|Brimate]], a major [[Naval Base|military hub]] on the [[Solomani Confederation|Confederation]]-[[Aslan Hierate|Hierate]] border.
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** [[Main|The Cluster]] is known as the ''[[Staai Main]]'' within [[Dark Nebula Sector]]. The main argument in favor of the name is that the majority of its worlds lie within [[Staai Subsector]].
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==== Yanos Cluster ====
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[[File:Chart Yanos Cluster Basic.png|150 px|right|thumbnail|Yanos Cluster. (Chart sourced from [[Traveller Map]]).]]
  
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No information or synopsis yet available.  
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The [[Yanos Cluster]] is a [[Main|cluster]] lying across parts of Hyades Subsector and [[Yanos Subsector]].
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* It has 16 member systems.
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* It is named for [[Yanos (world)|Yanos]], a [[Hi Population World|high population]] [[garden world]] lying at its far [[trailing]] end.
  
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== Description ==
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No information yet available.
 
  
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=== Subsector Summary: 1116 ===
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=== World Listing ===
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{{Summary}}
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Comprehensive [[Second Survey]] data for all worlds that lie within Hyades Subsector 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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=== Astrographic Features & Trade Routes ===
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[[AAB]] [[Library Data|library archives]] contain expanded data about the following systems:
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The following astrographic features and trade routes can be found within this subsector:
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{{SectorWorlds2|Hyades|Subsector}}
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* The core-stars of the [[Hyades Cluster|Hyades Open Cluster]] are located in this [[Subsector]] of the [[Canopus Sector]], but the cluster as a whole has extended members that range as far as [[Aldebaran Sector]]. {{Unpublished cite|author= GDW on the Map of Charted Space|citeName= }}
 
  
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=== World Listing: 1116 ===
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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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The following worlds can be found within this subsector:
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* Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
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{{SectorWorlds2|Aglaea|Subsector}}
 
  
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
 
== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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No information yet available.  
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[[File:Comp-Prog-Dav-R-Deitrick-Starter-Trav-Page-16 16-July-2018a.jpg|right]]
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[[Solomani Security]] keeps a close eye on things to ensure the security of the [[Solomani Confederation|Confederation]] and the well-being of its loyal citizens. Almost anyone ''could'' be a [[Solomani Security|SolSec]] informant, passing on all sorts of useful information: some gain a reward or benefit for their actions, others are coerced, but many see it as an act of duty to help protect the [[Solomani Confederation|Solomani state]] and its interests.
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=== Polity Listing ===
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[[File:Logo Solomani Confederation Alternate Small.png|100 px]] [[File:Symbol Neutral Worlds.png|130 px]]
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==== Major Powers ====
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* [[Solomani Confederation]] ([[human]] powers):
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** The subsector lies entirely within the borders of the [[Solomani Confederation]].
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==== Non-Aligned Powers (World-States) ====
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* [[Non-Aligned]], [[Humaniti|Human]]-dominated.
  
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=== Polity Listing: 1116 ===
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Four human-dominated [[non-aligned]] worlds lie within the subsector. They are not members of the [[Solomani Confederation]], choosing instead to remain as technically [[Non-Aligned|neutral worlds]] as a result of complicated domestic politics, belief in self-reliance, and isolationist attitudes. Despite their [[Non-Aligned|neutral status]], they rely on the [[Solomani Confederation|Confederation]] for trade and defense and actively cooperate with [[Solomani]] interests.
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The following polities can be found within this subsector:
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* [[Solomani Confederation]]
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==== Historical Powers ====
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* [[Terran Mercantile Community]] ([[-1862]] to [[-1110]]). Active across the subsector for almost seven centuries. While it was non-governmental in principle, it actively claimed and exploited vast regions of space, though most of the territory it controlled was barren wilderness.
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* [[Third Imperium]] ([[588]] to [[871]]). The {{Imperium}} claimed the former territories of the [[Terran Mercantile Community]] in [[588]] and directly controlled them until it devolved its authority to the [[Solomani Autonomous Region]] in [[704]]. The [[Terran Mercantile Community|Mercantile Community]] had ceased to exist about 1,600 years before and few of the worlds that came under {{Imperial}} dominion had any tangible link to it.
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** [[Solomani Autonomous Region]] ([[704]] to [[940]]).
  
 
=== Native Sophonts ===
 
=== Native Sophonts ===
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The following species are believed to have originated in this area:
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No [[Sophont|sophont species]] are believed to have originated in this area.
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* No information yet available.
 
  
 
=== Demographics ===
 
=== Demographics ===
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Significant populations of the following [[sophont]] races reside within this subsector:
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==== Humaniti (Human races) ====
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* [[Humaniti]]
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* [[Solomani]] ([[Major Race]]): Widely spread across the region.
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* Mixed or [[Minor Human Race|other heritage]]: Occasionally encountered across the region.
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* [[Vilani]] ([[Major Race]]): A few genetically distinct individuals and communities.
  
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=== Major Historical Events Timeline: 1116 ===
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=== Linguistic Topography ===
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These are some of the more important historical events that have affected this subsector:
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The most commonly heard [[language]]s are:
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* No information yet available.
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* [[Rim Anglic]], a dialect of [[Anglic (language)|Anglic]] and the principal language of the [[Solomani Confederation]].
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=== General Historical Timeline ===
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Major events that have affected this subsector and the wider region that it lies within:
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* [[-9235]]: Far to [[coreward]], the [[Vilani]] discover [[jump drive]] technology. Over the centuries pioneers and settlers gradually spread across [[Charted Space]].
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* [[-4045]] to [[-2204]]: The ''[[First Imperium|Ziru Sirka]]'' controls vast territories.
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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 former ''[[First Imperium|Ziru Sirka]]''.
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* [[-1999]]: The [[Aslan]] gain [[jump drive]] technology.
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* [[-1862]] to [[-1110]]: The [[Terran Mercantile Community]] is active within the region.
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* [[-1776]] to [[0]]: The [[Long Night]].
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* [[-1118]] to [[380]]: The [[Aslan Border Wars]].
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* [[-1110]] to [[588]]: The [[Terran Mercantile Community]] gradually becomes the [[Old Earth Union]], shrinking to control the region around [[Terra]].
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* [[0|The Year 0]]: To [[coreward]], the [[Third Imperium]] is founded.
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* [[300]]-[[420]]: The {{Imperial}} [[First Survey]] charts the subsector.
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* [[380]]: The [[Peace of Ftahalr]] ends the ongoing [[Aslan Border Wars]] and establishes understandings regarding human and [[Aslan]] influence.
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* [[588]]: The [[Old Earth Union]] and the former territories of the [[Terran Mercantile Community]] are annexed by the {{Imperium}}, moving its border adjacent to the [[Aslan Hierate]].
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* [[604]]-[[622]]: The {{Imperial}} [[Civil War]].
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* [[624]]: The {{Imperial}} [[Express Boat Network]] is established.
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* [[704]]: The [[Solomani Autonomous Region]] is formed.
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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]] includes data for the subsector.
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* [[1065]]: The [[Second Survey]] is published. Information about the subsector becomes widely available.
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=== Subsector Summary ===
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{{Summary}}
  
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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{{Detail}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
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|S1= {{CT}} [[Solomani (Alien Module)|Alien Module 6: Solomani]] (named but no further data)
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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= {{MT}} [[Alien - Solomani & Aslan|Solomani & Aslan]] (dot map provided)
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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= [[Mongoose Traveller: Solomani]]
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|S3= {{Ludography cite|name= Solomani |version= Classic Traveller|page= IFC, pages 3, 28}} (sector named, background for the sector)
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|S4= [[T20]] [[Fighting Ships of the Solomani]]
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name= Imperial Encyclopedia |version= MegaTraveller|page= IFC}} (Wars of the [[Imperium]]: sector named and shown)
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|S6= Author & Contributor: [[Rupert Boleyn]] (Data generated to match dot map)
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|S5= {{Ludography cite|name= Solomani & Aslan |page= pages 8-11, various others}} (dot map locating the worlds of the sector, background for the sector)
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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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|S6= {{Ludography cite|name= Fighting Ships of the Solomani|page= page 5}} (background for the sector)
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|S7= External Link: [http://zho.berka.com/data/CLASSIC/sector.pl?sector=CANOPUS Zho Berka's Maps]
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|S7= {{Ludography cite|name= Solomani |version= Mongoose Traveller|page= pages 28, 50, 118, 119, various others}} (background for the sector)
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|S8= [[GDW]] Map of [[Charted Space]]
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|S8= [http://zho.berka.com/data/CLASSIC/sector.pl?sector=CANOPUS Zho Berka's Maps] (Classic Era [[Universal World Profile|UWP Data]] for the subsector)
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|S9=
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|S9= External Link: [https://www.ocean-of-storms.com/core/astrogat/jF.htm Ocean of Storms site] (Rebellion Era UWP Data for the subsector)
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|S10= Author & Contributor: Rupert Boleyn (data generated to match dot map)
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|S11= Author & Contributor: [[User:Garnfellow|Garnfellow]] (development of the sector)
 
}}
 
}}
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[[Category: Humaniti]]
 
[[Category: Solomani]]
 
[[Category: Solomani]]
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{{LE|Era: Milieu 1116|T5 Second Survey|}}
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{{LE|T5 Second Survey|Guidebook to Canopus Sector}}

Latest revision as of 13:11, 31 December 2025

Hyades Subsector
Thalia Last Chance Yanos

Hyades style="width: 250px; height: 350px; border: solid 1px black;"
map from Travellermap.com

Hulda
Sector Canopus
Capital Dione
Number of Systems 23
Majority Control Solomani Confederation - 83%
2nd Control Non-Aligned, Human-dominated - 17%

Hyades Subsector is Subsector A of Canopus Sector.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

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

Astrographic Features[edit]

The subsector is a generally unremarkable area lying within the Solomani Confederation.

Stellar Distribution[edit]

A basic map showing the distribution and size of stars within Hyades 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.
  • The core region of the Hyades Cluster is marked by a blue circle.

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[edit]

The subsector contains a single rift region:

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.

Hyades Cluster[edit]

Hyades Cluster
Hyades Cluster Core.jpg
Taurus Constellation Terra.png

The Hyades is the nearest open cluster to Terra, lying around 47 parsecs from Sol. It consists of a roughly spherical group of hundreds of stars sharing the same age, place of origin, chemical characteristics, and motion through space. When viewed from the surface of Terra, the Hyades form part of the head of the constellation of Taurus, the Bull.

  • The Cluster is visible to the naked eye on worlds across the region.

The core of the Cluster occupies Astrographic Hex Locations 0402, 0502, 0503, and 0602 of the subsector.

  • The Cluster contains no known viable worlds and is not marked as a travel destination on commercial star charts.
  • The whole of the core region should be considered a Red Zone for travel purposes.

A basic overview of the Cluster:

Chart Hyades Cluster Astrography.png
(Imagery sourced from Traveller Map)

  • Note that the stars as depicted are representative. Any star, no matter what its size, is a mere speck within the hex it occupies.
    However, the largest of those specks shine extremely brightly.
Within the Cluster[edit]

The core of the Cluster is more than 2.5 parsecs across and lies close to the coreward edge of the subsector.

  • It contains around 200 stars, including a number of giant, short-lived B-type stars that have evolved off of the main sequence, several other giants, numerous main sequence stars, a small number of brown dwarf substellar objects, and a few tiny white dwarf stellar remnants.
  • The Cluster contains large amounts of ionized gas and dust which diffuse, refract, and reflect the light of the stars, giving it an ethereal glow.

The stars within the Cluster have extremely powerful, wildly fluctuating magnetic fields that interact with one another over vast distances. They twist and sculpt the vast gas clouds that surround them into ghostly bulbs, columns, and spires that can have dimensions measured in thousands of AU.

Central Anomaly[edit]

The very center of the Cluster is believed to contain a Space-Time Anomaly. The nature of this feature, if it exists, remains unclear.

Broader Effects[edit]

The tidal influence of the stars at the Cluster's core can be measured around ten parsecs away from the core region. The extended halo of stars associated with the cluster (stars sharing very similar physical characteristics and motion) extends rimward deep into Canopus Sector, to spinward into the Ustral Quadrant and Dark Nebula sectors, coreward into Magyar Sector, and trailing into Aldebaran Sector and the Solomani Rim.

  • Many of the stars within this region are in the process of escaping from the cluster.
  • The cluster's huge stars cause interference, strange tones and noises, and heavy static on commo and sensors for many parsecs around the feature.
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Economic Astrography[edit]

The following commercial and economic data regarding the subsector is available:

This subsector forms part of the Oiirl Route, a major trade route connecting the Aslan homeworld of Kusyu with the Solomani Confederation capital of Home. In Hyades, at Bowin Prime, the route merges with another major route out of Ustral Quadrant Sector before turning to trailing, and running through Canopus to Aldebaran Sector, arriving at Home.

Corporations[edit]

Corporations and organizations active within the sector include:

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Logo Probable Technologies Small.png Logo RPNS Small.png Logo SolMan.png Logo Solomani Shipping.jpg Logo Transstar.png Logo ZeeCorp.png

Goods[edit]

Notable local commodities include:

  • (none currently listed)

Security & Defense[edit]

The worlds of the sector are patrolled by the Solomani Navy. It defends Confederation territory, protects Confederation interests, suppresses piracy, and ensures interstellar trade and commerce.

Clusters & Traces[edit]

Canopus Sector Clusters

High cargo capacity, low jump rating vessels move along the clusters and traces within the subsector, carrying vast amounts of goods and commodities between their member worlds. Jump-2 and Jump-3 feeder routes work their ways around the rifts and voids that dot the region, linking the various clusters and traces.

Aachen Cluster[edit]

The Aachen Cluster has 11 member systems.

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(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

Xianjin-Brimate Cluster[edit]

Xianjin-Brimate Cluster. (Chart sourced from Traveller Map).

The Xianjin-Brimate Cluster has 29 member systems.

Yanos Cluster[edit]

Yanos Cluster. (Chart sourced from Traveller Map).

The Yanos Cluster is a cluster lying across parts of Hyades Subsector and Yanos Subsector.

World Listing[edit]

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds that lie within Hyades 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:

23 Worlds in the Hyades Subsector
Baccarin  •  Bathsheba  •  Bowin Prime  •  Bream  •  Brulanta  •  Coronis  •  Dezerta  •  Dione  •  Dresselhaus  •  Edifice  •  Eudroa  •  Fakhri  •  Gliklik  •  Harrow  •  Maro  •  Novosibirsk  •  Nunavut  •  Poire  •  Poltava  •  Senmovigita  •  Shun (Ca 0601)  •  Tundro  •  Xuan  •  

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)[edit]

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Solomani Security keeps a close eye on things to ensure the security of the Confederation and the well-being of its loyal citizens. Almost anyone could be a SolSec informant, passing on all sorts of useful information: some gain a reward or benefit for their actions, others are coerced, but many see it as an act of duty to help protect the Solomani state and its interests.

Polity Listing[edit]

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Major Powers[edit]

Non-Aligned Powers (World-States)[edit]

Four human-dominated non-aligned worlds lie within the subsector. They are not members of the Solomani Confederation, choosing instead to remain as technically neutral worlds as a result of complicated domestic politics, belief in self-reliance, and isolationist attitudes. Despite their neutral status, they rely on the Confederation for trade and defense and actively cooperate with Solomani interests.

Historical Powers[edit]

Native Sophonts[edit]

No sophont species are believed to have originated in this area.

Demographics[edit]

Humaniti (Human races)[edit]

Linguistic Topography[edit]

The most commonly heard languages are:

General Historical Timeline[edit]

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

Subsector Summary[edit]

Hyades, subsector A of Canopus, contains 23 worlds with an estimated combined population of 43 billion, a per capita income of Cr3,812, and a total economy of BCr165,561. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr3,808 through 15 starports (5 Class A, 3 Class B, 6 Class C, 1 Class D) employing 608,900 people. Driving this interstellar trade are three Agricultural (Ag) worlds, one Non-Agricultural (Na) world, three Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, one Pre-Industrial (Pi) world, one Rich (Ri) world, and no Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Hyades maintain four Naval bases, and two Military bases. The average technology level is 8 (with most between 5 and 10). The highest technology level is 13 at Bream (Canopus 0403).

Hyades, subsector A of Canopus, contains 35 stars and 249 identified planets; 12 monostellar systems, ten binary systems, one trinary system, and no systems with four or more stars. 20 of the 23 systems (86%) have native gas giants. There are no Asteroid (As) belts, three Desert (De) worlds, two Garden (Ga) worlds, one Ice-capped (Ic) world, three Poor (Po) worlds, no Vacuum (Va) worlds, and three Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds.

Hyades has an estimated population of 43 billion distributed across two High population (Hi) worlds, one Moderate population (Ph) world, ten Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, eight Low population (Lo) worlds, and one Barren (Ba) world. The highest population world is Dione (Canopus 0404). The population consists primarily of 3 sophont groups.

3 identified sophont populations in Hyades


Solomani Confederation[edit]

The Solomani Confederation has jurisdiction over 19 worlds in the subsector with an estimated combined population of 43 billion, a per capita income of Cr3,813, and a total economy of BCr164,010. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr3,736 through 11 starports (4 Class A, 2 Class B, 4 Class C, 1 Class D) employing 595,390 people. Driving this interstellar trade are two Agricultural (Ag) worlds, one Non-Agricultural (Na) world, two Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, no Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, one Rich (Ri) world, and no Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in the Solomani Confederation maintain two Naval bases and two Military bases within the subsector. The average technology level is 8 (with most between 5 and 10). The highest technology level is 13 at Bream (Canopus 0403).

The Solomani Confederation has an estimated population of 43 billion within the subsector, distributed across two High population (Hi) worlds, no Moderate population (Ph) worlds, ten Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, six Low population (Lo) worlds, and one Barren (Ba) world. The highest population world is Dione (Canopus 0404). The population consists of 3 sophont groups.

Non-Aligned, Human-dominated[edit]

There are four Non-Aligned Human-dominated worlds in Hyades with an estimated combined population of 420 million.

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