Romar (world)

Romar/Glisten (Spinward Marches 2140) Milieu 1116 B550456-8 Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 4 Moderate (10 thousand) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level 8 Pre-Stellar (superconductors)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	K2 V M3 V
Worlds	6
Gas Giants	2
Planetoid Belts	1
Cultural Details
Government	Feudal technocracy
Law Level	Moderate
Cultural Extension	3447
Army Size (BEs)	1
Economic Details
Technology Level	8
Economic Extension	933-1 Resources 9 Moderate Labor 3 Low (1 thousand) Infrastructure 3 Very limited Efficiency -1 Average
Importance Extension	0
Resource Units	73
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	3
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-B
Port Size	5
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	4,785
Port passengers (annual)	0

Romar has both an unbreathable thin atmosphere and a lack of surface water, making habitation by sophonts difficult. The system has a population between 10,000 and 10 million, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Glisten Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Romar, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Landed Nobility who acts as an Imperial representative to the world. The system supports both an Imperial Naval Base and a Scout Base with the additional starship traffic.

Romar (world)/Glisten (Spinward Marches 2140) New Era A550576-D Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 5 Moderate (200 thousand) Government 7 Balkanization Law 6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns) Tech Level D Average Stellar (holo data)
See also	UWP
Cultural Details
Government	Balkanization
Law Level	Moderate
Cultural Extension	354A
Army Size (BEs)	1
Economic Details
Technology Level	13
Economic Extension	943-2 Resources 9 Moderate Labor 4 Moderate (20 thousand) Infrastructure 3 Very limited Efficiency -2 Fair
Importance Extension	2
Resource Units	86
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	4
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	3,595
Starport Details
Classification	Class-A
Port Size	4
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	275
Port passengers (annual)	2,200

Era: New Era

Romar has both an unbreathable thin atmosphere and a lack of surface water, making habitation by sophonts difficult. The system has a population between 10,000 and 10 million, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. It is a member of Regency of Deneb in the Glisten Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector. The system supports both a Regency Naval Base and a Scout Base with the additional starship traffic. 70% of the world's population is the Major Race Aslan.

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• Romar is sometimes spelled "Romor."

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

The mainworld has a chilly climate and a thin oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere, and is notable as the source of the narcotic Dustspice, much prized by the Aslan and a major cause of Aslan trans-rift migration after 380.

Romar contains a significant Aslan population that is known to have been on-world since at least 454.

Romar has two stars in the star system.

Romar
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	K2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.82	4830 - 5100	0.49928
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0073	0.0586	0.7 - 1.26	0.73	7.3
	Orbit #	*	*	3	2	6
	Remarks
Romar
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M3 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.37	3270 - 3430	0.03081
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0034	0.0146	0.18 - 0.35	0.34	3.4
	Orbit #	*	*	0	1	5
	Remarks

IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

2140 Romar (Imperial)

Starport: Class IV - Naval and Scout bases.

Diameter: 3,922 miles (6,300 km).
Atmosphere: Thin oxygen-nitrogen.
Hydrographics: None.
Climate: Chilly.
Population: 12,000.
Government: Technocracy.
Control Level: 4.
Tech Level: 8.
World Trade Number: 3.5.

System Data

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Mainworld Data

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Mainworld Geography & Topography

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Mainworld Map

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Native Lifeforms

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History & Background (Dossier)

In 1117 a group of Aslan ihatei attempted to seize control of Romar and were summarily crushed by Imperial forces.

History-Era: New Era

By 1200 the population of Romar is 70% Aslan.

Imperial High / Landed Nobility

TBD, 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.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

World Starport

TBD 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.

World Technology Level

TBD possesses a Technology Level of TL–0.

• These worlds often contain a Proto-Sophont species beginning to establish a nascent civilization and society.
• This world is in its Alpha Period and has not yet been interfered with by a higher technology civilization.
• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Bodily communicative apparati, courier-runners, and smoke signals.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Bodily muscle.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Bodily locomotion, riding beasts, and litters or sedan chairs.
  • Water: Swimming, rafts, and canoes.
  • Air: Typically not available unless a bodily ability.

World Government

TBD has no central government or substantial government apparatus; an Anarchy. The largest governmental structure would be a family, tribe, or single clan. The largest group will be between 50 and 100 individuals, and there may be dozens to hundreds of them. This governmental structure can be stable over long periods of time if the population remains small or geographically separated.

World Law Level

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World Military

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World Economy

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Trade Data

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World Demographics

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World Culture

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Urbanization

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Historical Data

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World Timeline

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UWP Listing

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References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), .
• MegaTraveller Alien - Solomani & Aslan in Articles: "Aslan Society and Culture" & "The History of the Aslan Race"
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 50.
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 98.Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 98.
• GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 2
• GURPS Traveller: Star Mercs
• JTAS Online The Outrim Frontier by Hans Rancke-Madsen published June 19, 2007
• Mongoose Traveller: Spinward Marches
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science