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A prime candidate for full depopulation within the next decade, '''Waverly''' is a planet in desperate straits. It is also known as '''Waxatha'''.
 
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* Those few ships which do visit Waverly do not get swamped by desperate emigres as in other Doomed communities. Instead, the arrival of a ship is handled in a somber fashion. The local leaders politely request to purchase as many low passages as the ship can offer. They then conduct a lottery among the entire population to see who gets those berths. Any persons who attempt to stow away or otherwise attempt illegally to obtain passage are cast into Waverly’s lethal atmosphere, and the rest of the community is forced to watch, in order to teach adherence to the lottery.
 
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* This grim approach is paying off. Those few captains who do pass through Waverly have come to respect its people and always try to come back for a few extra passengers, including a few whose tickets are "on the house."
 
  
 
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=== Imperial High (Landed) Nobility ===
 
=== Imperial High (Landed) Nobility ===
 
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=== History-Era: Rebellion ===
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A prime candidate for full depopulation within the next decade, '''Waverly''' is a planet in desperate straits. It is also known as '''Waxatha'''.
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* Those few ships which do visit Waverly do not get swamped by desperate emigres as in other Doomed communities. Instead, the arrival of a ship is handled in a somber fashion. The local leaders politely request to purchase as many low passages as the ship can offer. They then conduct a lottery among the entire population to see who gets those berths. Any persons who attempt to stow away or otherwise attempt illegally to obtain passage are cast into Waverly’s lethal atmosphere, and the rest of the community is forced to watch, in order to teach adherence to the lottery.
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* This grim approach is paying off. Those few captains who do pass through Waverly have come to respect its people and always try to come back for a few extra passengers, including a few whose tickets are "on the house."
  
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
== References & Contributors (Sources) ==

Revision as of 18:30, 18 April 2016

Waverly/Madoc (Diaspora 1733)
Classic Era (1116)
BAA7203-E
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
SizeA Large (16,000 km, 1.14g - 1.48g)
AtmosphereA Exotic
Hydrographics7 Wet World 70%
Population2 Low (00)
Government0 No Government structure
Law3 Low Law (no automatic weapons)
Tech LevelE High Stellar (anti-grav cities)
Hard Times (1130)
XAA7282-3
StarportX No Starport
SizeA Large (16,000 km, 1.14g - 1.48g)
AtmosphereA Exotic
Hydrographics7 Wet World 70%
Population2 Low (00)
Government8 Civil Service Bureaucracy
Law2 Low Law (no energy weapons)
Tech Level3 Pre-Industrial (basic science)
See also UWP
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Zowie is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

  • In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
  • As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
  • It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Madoc Subsector of Diaspora Sector in the Domain of Sol.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

No information yet available.

ZOWIE has a solitary primary star.
ZOWIE
Solitary G Type.jpg Type Category Mass (Sol) Temperature (K) Luminosity
G3 V Main Sequence (Dwarf) 0.99 5680 - 5720 0.96544
Unit Diameter Safe Distance Habitable Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0093 0.0815 0.94 - 1.66 0.93 9.3
Orbit #  *  * 3 3 7
Remarks

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Imperial High (Landed) Nobility

Zowie, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world.

History-Era: Rebellion

A prime candidate for full depopulation within the next decade, Waverly is a planet in desperate straits. It is also known as Waxatha.

  • Those few ships which do visit Waverly do not get swamped by desperate emigres as in other Doomed communities. Instead, the arrival of a ship is handled in a somber fashion. The local leaders politely request to purchase as many low passages as the ship can offer. They then conduct a lottery among the entire population to see who gets those berths. Any persons who attempt to stow away or otherwise attempt illegally to obtain passage are cast into Waverly’s lethal atmosphere, and the rest of the community is forced to watch, in order to teach adherence to the lottery.
  • This grim approach is paying off. Those few captains who do pass through Waverly have come to respect its people and always try to come back for a few extra passengers, including a few whose tickets are "on the house."

References & Contributors (Sources)

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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