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| No. of Worlds | 451 | ||||||||||||||||
| Population | 403,628 million | ||||||||||||||||
| Majority Control | Hive Federation - 39% | ||||||||||||||||
| Secondary Control | Solomani Confederation - 32% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tertiary Control | Non-Aligned (Human-dominated) - 29% | ||||||||||||||||
| Domain | Hiver Space Solomani Sphere | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Tupindur (world) | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross Sector Product | BCr2,573,196 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trade Volume | BCr24,330 | ||||||||||||||||
| Imperial Coordinate | +2 / -3 | ||||||||||||||||
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Spica Sector is a vital crossroads between the Hive Federation and the Solomani.
Description (Specifications)
The Hivers dominate the region's trade market and as memories of the relatively recent Solomani Rim War fade, more and more merchants and traders are frequenting the area.
- The areas within the Solomani Sphere are still recovering from the aftermath of Imperial commerce raiders.
- The Hiver areas are part of the Young Worlds and are a developing frontier region.
- A rich and rapidly developing coreward area of Independent Space attracts much attention and trade.
The area is thus commonly divided into three primary groupings:
- Hiver Space, "Erest"
- Independent Space, "Spican Freespace"
- Solomani Sphere, "Alpha Virginis"
Toponyms: 1105
This sector has been known by different names to different groups over its existence including the following:
| Spica Sector Names | ||
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| Culture | Toponym | Polity |
| Third Imperium | Spica | Third Imperium |
| Aslan | Erest | Aslan Hierate |
| Droyne | Unknown | Droyne Oytrip Yatroy |
| Hiver | Erest | Hive Federation |
| K'kree | Unknown | Two Thousand Worlds |
| Solomani | Alpha Virginis | Solomani Confederation |
| Vargr | Spica | Vargr Extents |
| Vilani | Madeneshaad | Third Imperium |
| Zhodani | Erest | Zhodani Consulate |
- Spica Sector is known as Erest Sector by the Hive Federation.
- It was known as Madeneshaad Sector during the First Imperium
- It was known as Alpha Virginis Sector during the Rule of Man.
Linguistic Topography: 1105
The following languages are among the most commonly used within this astrographic region:
- Anglic: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium, an official language of the Solomani Confederation, and common to many independent human worlds.
- Gurvin: The common language of the Hive Federation and a secondary language in many of its client states.
- Hindi: An old Terran language.
- Hiver Sign Language: The silent, visual language used naturally by Hivers.
- Ithkluri: The common language of the Ithklur, and used in conjunction with Gurvin throughout the Hive Federation and adjacent space.
- Vilani: One of the two official languages of the Third Imperium and common to many human worlds.
History & Background (Dossier)
The area is rich in life, but relatively young to the machinations of the major races. The Hivers name the area part of their Young Worlds. Solomani and Imperial interstellar merchants have only recently discovered the rich markets of the area.
Native Sophonts: 1105
The following races (sophont species) are believed to have originated within this area:
- Humaniti (Human races)
- None
- Non-Human Races
- Hasst'kor or Hass'kor (extinct)
- Prt' of Prt'aow
- Mitrai of Amrad
- Ulkatrac of Aow'post (extinct)
- Qizzuekzi of Cairgax
- Loubau of Lihnor (possibly extinct)
- Icham of Ordva
- Oiskee of Panen: One of many small populations of non-aqueous fluid dwellers on worlds in Hive Federation space; possible relations between these populations is a matter of conjecture.
- Kanuwail of Particulately
- Koatra of Pezal: One of many small populations of non-aqueous fluid dwellers on worlds in Hive Federation space; possible relations between these populations is a matter of conjecture.
- Hzille of Pixhemp: One of many small populations of non-aqueous fluid dwellers on worlds in Hive Federation space; possible relations between these populations is a matter of conjecture.
- Rahnha of Quatre
- Oetkle of Sealene: Under interdiction
- Drangka of Tharal
- Duiars of Waxatha: One of many small populations of non-aqueous fluid dwellers on worlds in Hive Federation space; possible relations between these populations is a matter of conjecture.
- Xoar (including the Wuiche culture on Xoarax)
- Terragens (Non-human Terran races)
- None
Demographics: 1105
Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:
- Humaniti (Human races)
- Terragens (Non-human Terran races)
- None
Corporations
The following major corporations operate within this sector:
- Idigu Shipping: A Federation-wide Gurvin corporation specialising in the transport of passengers and freight. They subcontract to other shipping companies or ship owners to carry cargo and passengers under their flag.
- Lamuskshaash: A Federation-wide Gurvin firm that manufactures avionics, computers, robots and information retrieval systems.
- Phlotlalu Agronomics: A Gurvin company that specialises in supporting agriculture in all its forms. They operate farms, provide agricultural education, and manufacture agricultural vehicles and robots.
- Six Eyes Nest: A Hiver manufacturer of robotics.
- Slatrastelir: A respected spacecraft classification society among the Za'tachk. The standards created and used by Slatrastelir have been adopted throughout the Hive Federation and in many client states.
- Star Patterns Trading: Based here in Spica Sector, this is the major Hiver trading partner with the Third Imperium and the Solomani Confederation. Star Patterns (the Hiver term could as easily mean "Constellations" or "Major Trade Routes") is a multi-function megacorporation; it owns and operates companies which perform all necessary merchant activities, from mining raw materials to manufacturing goods to transporting them to market to merchandising them.
Historical Eras
General Overview: No information yet available.
Major Historical Events Timeline: 1116
These are some of the more important historical events that have affected this sector:
- No information yet available.
Politics & Diplomacy (Interstellar Relations)
The Hive Federation and the Solomani Confederation are the largest powers in this astrographic region.
Polity Listing: 1105
- Hive Federation (Hiver powers)
- Various member systems and worlds.
- Independent Powers (Pocket Empires)
- None
- Non-Aligned Powers (World-States)
- NaHu: Non-Aligned (Human-dominated)
- NaHv: Non-Aligned (Hiver-dominated) or Hive FDA Extra-Federation Operation
- NaXX: Non-Aligned (Unclaimed)
- Other Powers
- None
- Solomani Confederation (Solomani powers)
- Various member systems and worlds.
- Third Imperium (Imperial powers)
- None
Polity Descriptions: 1105
Here are several synopses of the polities found in this sector:
- Alleg: HvFd: "Hive Federation"
- Alleg: NaHu: "Non-Aligned, Human-dominated"
- Alleg: SoCf: "Solomani Confederation"
Imperial Territory: 1105
This sector is not an Imperial possession.
- 0.00% is controlled by the Third Imperium.
- 100.00% is controlled by non-Imperial powers.
Trade Routes (Economic Astrography)
The following astrographic features and trade routes can be found within this subsector:
- The bright binary star Spica (aka Alpha Virginis) lies near the center of the Spica Nebula and lends its name to both the sector and an associated subsector, and also to a nearby world within said subsector orbiting an independent star system lying close to the bright Spica binary system.
Mains, Branches & Arms
Clusters & Traces
- Ajib Group
- Athabasca Trace
- Duni Arch
- Bevin Trace
- Boreal Bridge
- Elk Horn
- File Cluster
- Flux Group
- Farbor Cluster
- Hurelyoif Group
- Hygod Group
- Juess Trace
- Kafiristan Trace
- Lyalop Trace
- Mehndong Cluster
- Nathrop Trace
- New Jarkata Gate
- Peris Cluster
- Roror Trace
- Slater Trace
- Spica Cluster
- Tohira Cluster
- Torr Cluster
- Tupindur Group
- Tyros Cluster
- Uggi Trace
Rifts, Voids & Jump Bridges
Other Astrographic Features
Worlds, Systems & Sectors (Political Astrography)
Tension occurs between humano-supremacists of Solomani derivation and younger sophont species wishing to attract major race trade and galactivist cosmopolitanism. It is a region of average stellar density.
Capitals: 1105
- The Solomani sector capital is at Tupindur (Spica 0317).
Sector Summary: 1105
The Spica sector has 451 worlds with an estimated combined population of 403 billion, a per capita income of Cr6,155, and a total economy of BCr2,480,467. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr13,811 through 367 starports (67 Class A, 121 Class B, 130 Class C, 49 Class D) employing 2,147,830 people. Driving this interstellar trade are 48 Agricultural (Ag) worlds, 73 Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, 34 Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, 55 Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, 29 Rich (Ri) worlds, and 19 Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in Spica maintain 63 Naval bases, 53 Military bases, and seven Hiver Embassies. The average technology level is 8 (with most between 5 and 11). The highest technology level is 15 at Nugent (Spica 2010), Nonil (Spica 3221), Trilion (Spica 0634), Namek (Spica 2640), and Yard Explorer (Spica 2938).
The Spica sector contains 650 stars and 4,637 identified planets; 266 monostellar systems, 171 binary systems, 14 trinary systems, and no systems with four or more stars. 291 of the 451 systems (64%) have native gas giants. There are ten Asteroid (As) belts, 45 Desert (De) worlds, 21 Garden (Ga) worlds, 44 Ice-capped (Ic) worlds, 118 Poor (Po) worlds, 45 Vacuum (Va) worlds, and 49 Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds.
Spica has an estimated population of 403 billion distributed across 31 High population (Hi) worlds, 70 Moderate population (Ph) worlds, 176 Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, 116 Low population (Lo) worlds, and seven Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population worlds are Torrent (Spica 2725), Uggi (Spica 0930), and Namek (Spica 2640). The population consists primarily of 16 sophont groups including 14 native sophonts. Two native sophonts are extinct.
| 18 identified sophont populations in Spica | |
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Polities
Hive Federation
The Hive Federation has jurisdiction over 177 worlds in the sector, with an estimated combined population of 194 billion, a per capita income of Cr8,140, and a total economy of BCr1,579,277. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr2,993 through 144 starports (30 Class A, 54 Class B, 39 Class C, 21 Class D) employing 409,280 people. Driving this interstellar trade are 23 Agricultural (Ag) worlds, 21 Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, nine Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, 23 Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, eight Rich (Ri) worlds, and five Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in the Hive Federation maintain 25 Naval bases, 17 Military bases, and seven Hiver Embassies within the sector. The average technology level is 9 (with most between 6 and 12). The highest technology level is 15 at Nonil (Spica 3221), Namek (Spica 2640), and Yard Explorer (Spica 2938).
The Hive Federation has an estimated population of 194 billion within the sector, distributed across ten High population (Hi) worlds, 16 Moderate population (Ph) worlds, 76 Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, 49 Low population (Lo) worlds, and four Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population worlds are Torrent (Spica 2725) and Namek (Spica 2640). The population consists primarily of 19 sophont groups including 15 native sophonts.
Solomani Confederation
The Solomani Confederation has jurisdiction over 149 worlds in the sector with an estimated combined population of 151 billion, a per capita income of Cr4,299, and a total economy of BCr649,249. These worlds originate an interstellar trade of BCr4,808 through 118 starports (20 Class A, 36 Class B, 46 Class C, 16 Class D) employing 846,975 people. Driving this interstellar trade are 11 Agricultural (Ag) worlds, 26 Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds, 13 Pre-Agricultural (Pa) worlds, 15 Pre-Industrial (Pi) worlds, ten Rich (Ri) worlds, and nine Industrial (In) worlds. The governments in the Solomani Confederation maintain 22 Naval bases and 22 Military bases within the sector. The average technology level is 7 (with most between 5 and 10). The highest technology level is 15 at Trilion (Spica 0634).
The Solomani Confederation has an estimated population of 151 billion within the sector, distributed across 13 High population (Hi) worlds, 27 Moderate population (Ph) worlds, 55 Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, 40 Low population (Lo) worlds, and two Barren (Ba) worlds. The highest population world is Uggi (Spica 0930). The population consists primarily of 1 sophont group.
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Non-Aligned, Human-dominated
There are 125 Non-Aligned Human-dominated worlds in Spica with an estimated combined population of 57 billion.
World Listing: 1105
The following systems and worlds are located in this area:
Subsector Listing: 1105
The following subsectors can be found within this sector:
- Subsector A: Naav Subsector
- Subsector B: Bain Subsector
- Subsector C: Spica Subsector
- Subsector D: Al' Ajib Subsector
- Subsector E: Tupindur Subsector
- Subsector F: Three Spheres Subsector
- Subsector G: Virginis Subsector
- Subsector H: Sline Subsector
- Subsector I: Boreal Subsector
- Subsector J: Flux Subsector
- Subsector K: Farbor Subsector
- Subsector L: Erest Subsector
- Subsector M: Trillion Subsector
- Subsector N: Tohira Subsector
- Subsector O: Kurfane Subsector
- Subsector P: Syzygy Subsector
Territorial Overview: 1105
The following table details the subsectors within this area:
- No information yet available.
Territorial Chart Key
No information yet available.
References & Contributors / Sources
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- Joe Fugate. Robots (Game Designers Workshop, 1986), .
- J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Loren Wiseman. Hivers (Game Designers Workshop, 1986), IBC. (named but no further data)
- James Holden, Joe D. Fugate Sr., Terrance McInnes. Vilani & Vargr (Digest Group Publications, 1990), . (dot map provided)
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- External Link: Federation Development Agencydead link by: Leroy W.L. Guatney