Shadow Rift Sector

Shadow Rift Sector
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Subsectors
Unnamed Unnamed Wastes Abandon Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Forsaken Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Unnamed Brink
Sector Data
No. of Worlds	124
Population	40.088 million
Majority Control	Unexplored (NaXX) - 78%
Secondary Control	Bone Worlds (BoWo) - 9%
Tertiary Control	Dominion of Ruins (DoRu) - 9%
Quaternary Control	Non-aligned (NaHu) - 4%
Province	Distant Fringe
Capital	Mengo
Imperial Coordinate	-17 / -12
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Shadow Rift Sector is considered to be a part of the Distant Fringe. It forms a part of the Empty Stars.

• It is part of Uncharted Space.

Meta-History & Background: 2019-0708

This sector was designed by Ade Stewart between 2016 to 2017 CE.

• It appears on Traveller Map.

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1. It does not yet appear in published products.

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• It has NOT been T5 Second Survey reviewed and NOT updated to T5 standards.

Description (Specifications)

A sector lying to coreward of the Distant Fringe proper and characterised by the so-called Moat Rifts. The positions and types of its stars have been cataloged as part of the University of Tal Varisa Deep Sky Program.

Toponyms: 1105

This sector has been known by different names to different groups over its existence including the following:

Shadow Rift Sector Names
Culture	Toponym	Polity
Third Imperium	TBD	Third Imperium
Aslan	TBD	Aslan Hierate
Droyne	TBD	Droyne Oytrip Yatroy
Hiver	TBD	Hive Federation
K'kree	TBD	Two Thousand Worlds
Solomani	TBD	Solomani Confederation
Vargr	TBD	Vargr Extents
Vilani	TBD	Third Imperium
Zhodani	TBD	Zhodani Consulate

Linguistic Topography: 1105

The following languages are among the most commonly used within this astrographic region:

• Anglic
• TBD

Native Sophonts (NILs): 1105

The following races (sophont species) are believed to have originated within this area:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • None

• Non-Human Races
  • None

• Terragens (Non-human Terran races)
  • None

• Proto-sophonts
  • 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

Sector Sophont Demographics Table

2 Sophonts in the Shadow Rift Sector

• Dhagoni of Yelm (Shadow Rift 3101)
• Outsider of Abura (Shadow Rift 2104)

Trade Routes (Physical & Socioeconomic Astrography)

The following astrographic features and trade routes can be found within this area:

Clusters & Traces

• Demon Cluster
  • Axasorsa Trace
• Intersect Cluster

Rifts & Voids

• Moat Rifts

Other Astrographic Features

Stars

• Basilisk's Eye (1723 Tarchon Sector). The extremely luminous white supergiant star, lying around 105 parsecs to coreward-trailing, can be clearly seen from all of the worlds lying within Shadow Rift Sector.
• Demon's Eye (1621 Far Home Sector). The intensely luminous blue supergiant star, lying around 20 parsecs to rimward, can be clearly seen from all of the worlds lying within Shadow Rift Sector.

Politics & Diplomacy (Interstellar Relations)

Shadow Rift Sector is a frontier region. Many of its systems have never been explored.

Demographics

Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) are found within Shadow Rift Sector:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Solomani (Major Race): 40.8 million (100% of the population), descended from human refugees fleeing the Destruction of Terra and entirely concentrated within the rimward part of the Sector.

Native Sophonts (NILs)

No native sophont species are known to exist within Shadow Rift Sector, at least not on the rimward side of the Moat Rifts. There may be as-yet unknown native sophonts among the unnamed systems to coreward.

Linguistic Topography

The following languages are among the most commonly spoken within the rimward part of Shadow Rift sector:

• Fleet Anglic. Properly, it is called Old High Anglic. The language of the First Confederation and the Last Armada. It is no longer widely spoken outside of academic circles but is the root tongue of a number of other languages:
  • Anglish The language of the Firstworlds. A direct descendant of Anglic, widely spoken throughout the Distant Fringe. Most people know a few words and phrases of Anglish.
• Orometi. The language of the Protectorate of Leset and the Worlds of The Leader, the language the Empire and a common language throughout the coreward-spinward quadrant of Far Home Sector. It is derived from Bengali and other south asian languages of old Terra.

Capitals

Mengo, a rich, agricultural garden world.

Interstellar Relations

No polities currently exist within (or make a claim on any part of) Shadow Rift Sector.

• Two defunct polities (the Dominion of Ruins and the Bone Worlds) occupied the coreward-trailing quadrant of the Sector. Both came to an abrupt end during the 49th century.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This Sector is located in the following regions:
Uncharted Space:

• TBD

Sector Summary

No information yet available.

Subsector Listing

1. Wastes Subsector Subsector C of Shadow Rift Sector.
2. Abandon Subsector Subsector D of Shadow Rift Sector.
3. Forsaken Subsector Subsector H of Shadow Rift Sector.
4. Brink Subsector Subsector O of Shadow Rift Sector.

World Listing

The following systems and worlds can be found within this area:

46 Worlds in the Shadow Rift Sector

Abura  •  Anarides  •  Ando Mal  •  Brinishu  •  Cho Velik  •  Chorvor  •  Fralon  •  Galavix  •  Hevola  •  Hobol  •  Hujura  •  Ise Iniva  •  Jasta Rann  •  Jirdik  •  Jivad  •  Knuru  •  Lajo  •  Lariz  •  Lim Thosa  •  Lugush  •  Mavi  •  Mengo  •  Navo  •  Nostus  •  Nucardi  •  Nyl Erosa  •  Onnesh  •  Paranio  •  Polosa  •  Quann  •  Quook  •  Ret Micos  •  Romulak  •    •  Shabura  •  Solua  •  Syloko  •  Thrix  •  Trisi  •  Unarike  •  Unsarik  •  Vandis  •  Vas Loro  •  Vorol  •  Wavin  •  Yelm  •  Zur Azom  •  

References & Contributors / Sources

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science