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A rich agricultural world located at the intersection of three important trade routes in the [[Sword Worlds Subsector]] of the [[Spinward Marches Sector|Spinward Marches]]. '''Beater''' has a dense oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere and a tropical climate. This hot and almost soupy atmosphere give rise to rampant life. Beater's life forms tend to straddle the line between "plant" and "animal." Beater is renown for its safaris.
 
  
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Beater orbits its primary, Gawaine, at a distance of 0.65 AU. Beater has a single moon. The planet's capital city, Kersbog, is located on Tyst Island. Beater's [[downport]] is named Hallenport.
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Beater was originally named Galatine. Prior to the [[Fifth Frontier War]], Beater was a member of the [[Sword Worlds Confederation]], but in the aftermath of the war it became part of the Imperial [[Client state]] known as the [[Border Worlds Confederation]].  
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== Description ([[Astrography]] & [[Planetology]]) ==
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=== Stellar Data ===
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'''Beater''' has a solitary primary star.
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* It is an orange main sequence.
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{{MonostellarSystem
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|name          = Beater
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|primary        = K4 V
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|PrimaryName    = Gawaine
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}}
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A rich agricultural world located at the intersection of three important trade routes in the [[Sword Worlds Subsector]] of the {{sm}}. Beater has a dense oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere and a tropical climate. This hot and almost soupy atmosphere gave rise to rampant life.
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Beater orbits its primary, Gawaine, at a distance of 0.65 AU. Beater has a single moon.
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=== Native Lifeforms ===
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Beater is in a megafaunal stage. Low gravity, high temperatures, lots of oxygen, and no seasons have encouraged the growth of life beyond what is typical. Many planets have periods like this in their histories – Beater just happens to be in one now. {{Page cite|name=Sword Worlds|version=GURPS Traveller|page=57|citeName=GT:SW57}}
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Beater's life forms tend to straddle the line between "plant" and "animal." {{Page cite|citeName=GT:SW57}}
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* ''Aksturen'': Can store up solar energy for bursts of speed.
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* ''Bullvar'': The largest land species on the planet, and one of the largest in the sector. Shaped vaguely like an ankylosaur on thick, 10-metre legs.
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* ''Hjstringstra'': Defend themselves with extensible thorns when irritated.
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* ''Skurgar'': The “wolves” of Beater. During the day, a pack of 10 to 20 skurgar hunker down and quietly photosynthesize, unless disturbed. At night, they hunt.
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Beater is renowned for its safaris.
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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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Prior to the [[Fifth Frontier War]], Beater was a member of the [[Sword Worlds Confederation]], but in the aftermath of the war it became part of the Imperial [[Client state]] known as the [[Border Worlds Confederation]].  
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Beater was originally named ''Galatine''. {{Page cite|name=Sword Worlds|version=GURPS Traveller|page=86}}
  
 
In [[1116]] the capital of the Border Worlds was moved from {{WorldS|Sting|Spinward Marches|1525}} to Beater.
 
In [[1116]] the capital of the Border Worlds was moved from {{WorldS|Sting|Spinward Marches|1525}} to Beater.
  
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Beater has a naval base.
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=== World Starport (St) ===
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{{Sources|S1=[[GURPS Traveller: Behind the Claw]]
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{{Starport|name= Beater|Starport= B}}
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* The highport at Beater is one of the largest and busiest in the [[Sword Worlds Confederation]]. It isn't Class-A as there are no starship yards, but in terms of economic throughput and starship tonnage handled it could be considered equal to such. The port is built as a single unit, a thick disc with protrusions on the upper and lower surfaces. Docking bays circle it, many privately owned or leased by a corporation.
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|S3=[[The Spinward Marches Campaign]]
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* Beater's [[downport]] is named Hallenport.
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==== Linguistic Topography ====
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The following [[language]]s are most commonly heard:
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* ''[[Sagamaal]]'': The common tongue of the [[Sword Worlds Confederation]]. Its name references the intent that it evoke the language of ancient sagas of northern [[Terra (world)|Terra]] -- or at least an idealised understanding of those cultures.
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==== Urbanization ====
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The planet's capital city, Kersbog, is located on Tyst Island.
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=== Culture ===
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Beater offers what many Sword Worlders consider an ideal lifestyle, working small farms that are both profitable and hazardous.
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=== Trade Data ===
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* Importance:    4 (important)
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=== World Economy ===
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* Resources:      9 (moderate)
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* Labor:          5 (hundreds of thousands)
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* Infrastructure: 8 (generally available)
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* Efficiency:    +3 (improved)
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=== World Culture ===
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* Heterogenity: 5 (harmonious)
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* Acceptance:  A (very friendly)
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* Strangeness: 4 (somewhat distinct)
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* Symbols:      9 (somewhat abstract)
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==== World Timeline ====
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Major events that have affected this world and the wider region that it lies within:
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* [[-420]]: [[Terran]]-descended humans flee the [[Old Earth Union]] through the [[Aslan Hierate]].
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* [[-399]]: The fleeing humans found the first settlement within the [[Sword Worlds]] region.
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* [[0|The Year 0]]: the [[Third Imperium]] is founded.
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* [[300]]-[[420]]: the {{Imperial}} [[First Survey]] charts the system.
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* [[589]]-[[604]]: [[First Frontier War]].
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* [[604]]-[[622]]: the {{Imperial}} [[Civil War]].
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* [[615]]-[[620]]: [[Second Frontier War]].
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* [[624]]: the {{Imperial}} [[Express Boat Network]] is established.
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* [[852]]: the modern [[Sword Worlds Confederation]] is formed.
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* [[979]]-[[986]]: [[Third Frontier War]].
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* [[995]]-[[1065]]: the {{Imperial}} [[Second Survey]] charts the system.
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* [[1065]]: the [[Second Survey]] is published. Information about the system becomes widely available.
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* [[1082]]-[[1084]]: [[Fourth Frontier War]], also known as the ''False War''.
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* [[1107]]-[[1110]]: [[Fifth Frontier War]].
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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{{Intermediate}}
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{{Sources
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Spinward Marches|version=Classic Traveller|page=16-17}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Spinward Marches Campaign|version=Classic Traveller|page=18-19}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Imperial Encyclopedia|page=94-100}} (UWP only)
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| {{Ludography cite|name=MegaTraveller Journal 3|article=Domain of Deneb: Sector Data|page=47-58}} (UWP only)
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Regency Sourcebook|page=44-45}} (UWP only)
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Behind the Claw|version=GURPS Traveller|page=71}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Sword Worlds|version=GURPS Traveller|page=57-58,86}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Spinward States|page=109}} (UWP only)
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Spinward Marches|version=Mongoose Traveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Behind the Claw | version=Mongoose 2nd|page=89-92,96-97}} (UWP only)
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Sword Worlds | version=Mongoose 2nd|page=}}
 
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{{LE}}
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[[Category: Border Worlds worlds]]
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[[Category: Border Worlds Confederation worlds]]
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[[Category: Fifth Frontier War worlds]]
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{{LE|GT|T5 Second Survey worlds}}

Latest revision as of 18:04, 28 May 2025

Beater/Sword Worlds (Spinward Marches 1424)
Milieu 1116
B685686-A
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere8 Dense
Hydrographics5 Wet World 50%
Population6 Moderate (6 million)
Government8 Civil Service Bureaucracy
Law6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Tech LevelA Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also UWP
style="width: 220px; height: 250px;"
Jump map from Travellermap.com [1]
System Details
Primary K4 V
Worlds 11
Gas Giants 0
Planetoid Belts 1
Cultural Details
Government Civil service bureaucracy
Law Level Moderate
Cultural Extension 5A49
Army Size (BEs) 15
Economic Details
Technology Level 10
Economic Extension
958+3
Resources9Moderate
Labor5Moderate (600 thousand)
Infrastructure8 Generally available
Efficiency+3Improved
Importance Extension 4
Resource Units 1,080
GWP (BCr) 33
World Trade Number 4
Trade Volume (MCr/year) 2,710
Starport Details
Classification Class-B
Port Size 4
Building Capacity (Tons) 6,600
Port employees 570
Port passengers (annual) 147,450

Beater is an agricultural production world with a shirt-sleeve atmosphere and a balance of available surface water. The system has a population between 1 million and 10 million sophonts. It is a member of Sword Worlds Confederation in the Sword Worlds Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Sword Worlds. This world supports a Sword Worlds Military Base and the system supports a Sword Worlds Naval Base.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)[edit]

Stellar Data[edit]

Beater has a solitary primary star.

  • It is an orange main sequence.
Beater has a solitary primary star.
Gawaine
Solitary K Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
K4 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.73 4440 - 4600 0.33238
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0066 0.0478 0.58 - 1.07 0.66 6.6
Orbit #  *  * 2 2 6
Remarks

A rich agricultural world located at the intersection of three important trade routes in the Sword Worlds Subsector of the Spinward Marches. Beater has a dense oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere and a tropical climate. This hot and almost soupy atmosphere gave rise to rampant life.

Beater orbits its primary, Gawaine, at a distance of 0.65 AU. Beater has a single moon.

Native Lifeforms[edit]

Beater is in a megafaunal stage. Low gravity, high temperatures, lots of oxygen, and no seasons have encouraged the growth of life beyond what is typical. Many planets have periods like this in their histories – Beater just happens to be in one now. [2]

Beater's life forms tend to straddle the line between "plant" and "animal." [2]

  • Aksturen: Can store up solar energy for bursts of speed.
  • Bullvar: The largest land species on the planet, and one of the largest in the sector. Shaped vaguely like an ankylosaur on thick, 10-metre legs.
  • Hjstringstra: Defend themselves with extensible thorns when irritated.
  • Skurgar: The “wolves” of Beater. During the day, a pack of 10 to 20 skurgar hunker down and quietly photosynthesize, unless disturbed. At night, they hunt.

Beater is renowned for its safaris.

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Prior to the Fifth Frontier War, Beater was a member of the Sword Worlds Confederation, but in the aftermath of the war it became part of the Imperial Client state known as the Border Worlds Confederation.

Beater was originally named Galatine. [3]

In 1116 the capital of the Border Worlds was moved from Sting (Spinward Marches 1525) to Beater.

World Starport (St)[edit]

Beater has a Class B Starport, a good 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 most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

  • The highport at Beater is one of the largest and busiest in the Sword Worlds Confederation. It isn't Class-A as there are no starship yards, but in terms of economic throughput and starship tonnage handled it could be considered equal to such. The port is built as a single unit, a thick disc with protrusions on the upper and lower surfaces. Docking bays circle it, many privately owned or leased by a corporation.
  • Beater's downport is named Hallenport.

Linguistic Topography[edit]

The following languages are most commonly heard:

  • Sagamaal: The common tongue of the Sword Worlds Confederation. Its name references the intent that it evoke the language of ancient sagas of northern Terra -- or at least an idealised understanding of those cultures.

Urbanization[edit]

The planet's capital city, Kersbog, is located on Tyst Island.

Culture[edit]

Beater offers what many Sword Worlders consider an ideal lifestyle, working small farms that are both profitable and hazardous.

Trade Data[edit]

  • Importance: 4 (important)

World Economy[edit]

  • Resources: 9 (moderate)
  • Labor: 5 (hundreds of thousands)
  • Infrastructure: 8 (generally available)
  • Efficiency: +3 (improved)

World Culture[edit]

  • Heterogenity: 5 (harmonious)
  • Acceptance: A (very friendly)
  • Strangeness: 4 (somewhat distinct)
  • Symbols: 9 (somewhat abstract)

World Timeline[edit]

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

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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.
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