Keanou (world)

Keanou/Lanth (Spinward Marches 2411) Milieu 1116 C792348-7 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 9 Dense (tainted) Hydrographics 2 Dry World 20% Population 3 Low (2 thousand) Government 4 Representative Democracy Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level 7 Pre-Stellar (electronics)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M3 III M2 V
Worlds	12
Gas Giants	3
Planetoid Belts	1
Cultural Details
Government	Representative democracy
Law Level	High
Cultural Extension	3157
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	7
Economic Extension	521-2 Resources 5 Scarce Labor 2 Low (200) Infrastructure 1 Extremely limited Efficiency -2 Fair
Importance Extension	-2
Resource Units	8
GWP (BCr)	0
World Trade Number	2.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	0
Starport Details
Classification	Class-C
Port Size	0
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	0
Port passengers (annual)	0

Keanou has a tainted, unbreatheable atmosphere and little available surface water. The system supports a population of fewer than 10,000 sophonts. This is a cold world with an overall climate at the lower temperature range of human-congruous sophont endurance. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Lanth Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Keanou, 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. This world contains an Imperial Scout Base, capable of handling Scout Service starships and personnel.

• Keanou is a member of the Spinward Main.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stars

Keanou is a binary star system.

• The primary is a turbulent red giant.
• The secondary is a red main sequence.

Keanou has two stars in the star system.

Keanou Primary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M3 III	Giant		6.96	2300 - 3100	1556
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	1.5074	3.27182	31.36 - 51.12	150.74	1507.4
	Orbit #	4	5	9	11	14
	Remarks		Unstable pulsating star.
Companion Star
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M2 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0041	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.41	4.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	1	6
	Remarks		Approximately 600 AU from the primary.

System Data

The worlds of the system have been surveyed. They consist of:

• The mainworld.
• x7 secondary rocky worlds.
• x1 planetoid belt.
• x3 gas giants.

Mainworld Data

Keanou is a cold, harsh world of rocky desert and mountains swept by bitter winds.

It orbits within the primary star's Habitable Zone.

• It lies within the zones colder outer H- region.
• It receives lower levels of stellar energy.

• The world orbits inside the giant stars Jump Shadow.

Mainworld Size (S)

Keanou is a Meso World between 10,400km and 12,000km in diameter. The world has a standard gravity between 0.7G and 0.9G. The horizon will appear about 4.7km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Keanou has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres. While a Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–3 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Keanou has 15-25% of its surface covered by liquid water or ice. There may be a few small seas. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are Hell Worlds or Poor Worlds depending on their atmosphere.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No centrally held map of the world exists within AAB Library Data records.

(Blank map, predominantly dry world.)

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IISS GURPS Astrographics Survey

2411 Keanou (Imperial)

Starport: Class III - Scout base.

Diameter: 3,980 miles (6,400 km).
Atmosphere: Dense oxygen-nitrogen, tainted by unknown substances.
Hydrographics: 1%.
Climate: Cool.
Population: 2,340.
Government: Representative democracy.
Control Level: 5.
Tech Level: 7.
World Trade Number: 2.5.

History & Background (Dossier)

This desert world is a source of dustspice. Rarely, however, is this spice available in quantity.

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.

• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 22-23.
• Marc Miller. Twilight's Peak (Game Designers Workshop, 1980), 12.
• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 18-19.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 94-100. (UWP only)
• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58. (UWP only)
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 42. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 88.
• Hans Rancke-Madsen. "Worlds Within Jump-6 of Regina", JTAS Online (July 18, 2006)
• Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 104. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 67-72. (UWP only)