Lydia (world)

Lydia/Glisten (Spinward Marches 1733) Milieu 1116 E310430-7 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g) Atmosphere 1 Vacuum (trace) Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 4 Moderate (90 thousand) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 0 No Law Tech Level 7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M4 III M0 V
Worlds	11
Gas Giants	2
Planetoid Belts	0
Cultural Details
Government	Self-perpetuating oligarchy
Law Level	No law
Cultural Extension	1112
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	7
Economic Extension	631-5 Resources 6 Few Labor 3 Low (9 thousand) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency -5 Extremely poor
Importance Extension	-3
Resource Units	9
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	2.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-E
Port Size	0
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Lydia has a population between 10,000 and 10 million sophonts, 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. Lydia, 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.

Lydia (world)/Glisten (Spinward Marches 1733) New Era E310430-7 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g) Atmosphere 1 Vacuum (trace) Hydrographics 0 Desert World 0% Population 4 Moderate (60 thousand) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 0 No Law Tech Level 7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also	UWP
Cultural Details
Government	Self-perpetuating oligarchy
Law Level	No law
Cultural Extension	1112
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	7
Economic Extension	631-4 Resources 6 Few Labor 3 Low (6 thousand) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency -4 Very poor
Importance Extension	-3
Resource Units	11
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	2.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-E
Port Size	0
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Era: New Era

Lydia has a population between 10,000 and 10 million sophonts, 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.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

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Lydia has two stars in the star system.

Lydia
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M4 III	Giant		7.18	2100 - 3000	1918
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	1.81446	3.63253	34.82 - 56.75	181.446	1814.46
	Orbit #	4	5	9	11	14
	Remarks		None
Lydia
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M0 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.57	3770 - 3850	0.13982
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0055	0.031	0.39 - 0.74	0.55	5.5
	Orbit #	*	*	2	1	6
	Remarks		None

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

The largest living thing on the surface is the Akenplant, a cactus like growth surviving on the surface. The roots of the Akenplant can split rocks to enable the plant to survive in unlikely places, a trait exploited by the locals.

History & Background (Dossier)

The whole population of Lydia live in a single natural cavern, surviving on hand-made life support machinery. TL–6 is barely sufficient to maintain the colony domes in the trace atmosphere.

Formerly a mining colony founded to exploit massive quantities of silver, it has been on the decline since the silver gave out around 1020. ConTech closed the starport in 1035, and most of the population emigrated. The remainder are expert garbage pickers--a fair amount of useful salvage at TL–12 remains from the mining operation, enough that free traders occasionally call to pick up the junk.

Imperial High (Landed Nobility)

Lydia, 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

Lydia has a Class E Starport, a frontier quality installation with few expected amenities. There is unrefined fuel for starships and a limited variety of ship provisions. There is no shipyard of any kind, but there may be parts and technical support for doing minor services and repair. Ports of this classification generally consist of a downport.

World Technology Level

Lydia possesses a Technology Level of TL–7.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Early video and early satellite communication networks.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Early fuel cells, solar energy, and geothermal power sources.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Improved automobiles, hovercraft, and bullet trains.
  • Water: Hydrofoils and early triphibians.
  • Air: Hang gliders and supersonic jets.
  • Space: Deep space probes and interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).

World Government

Lydia is governed by Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. A single family or small group provides the leadership and important positions in the government. These positions are inherited by member of the group or their family members. The organization may be a monarchy, with titles passed to family members, or a plutocracy where inheritance of the family fortune includes government position. Alternatively, the organization may be a more typical government apparatus, only with positions of power inherited.

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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World Language/s

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Urbanization

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World Infrastructure

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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), .
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 50.
• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 95.
• JTAS Online The Outrim Frontier by Hans Rancke-Madsen published June 19, 2007
• EXTERNAL LINK: The Zhodani Base - Rob Dean
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science