Biton (world)

Biton/Rangiriri (Canopus 1717)
Classic Era (1116)	A764ACA-B Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population A High (20 billion) Government C Charismatic Oligarchy Law A Extreme Law (no weapons) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M6 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	2

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Biton is a high-population world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• This a "forbidden" world designated as a Red Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that make it extremely dangerous to visitors. Everyone is forbidden to travel here.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the Rangiriri Subsector of Canopus Sector.

Description / Astrography & Planetology

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Monostellar System

Biton Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Biton M6 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.102	2740 - 2810	0.00034
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0006	0.0015	0.02 - 0.04	0.06	0.6
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	2

System Data

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Mainworld Data

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Mainworld Atmosphere

Biton has a pressure of 0.71 to 1.49 atmospheres. A Standard Atmosphere does not require survival gear and will likely be easy for most sophonts to breathe.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

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Mainworld Map

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Native Lifeforms

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History & Background / Dossier

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World Starport

Biton has a Class A Starport, an excellent 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 other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

World Technology Level

Biton possesses a Technology Level of TL–11 or TL-B in Hexadecimal Notation.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
  • Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
  • FTL: Jump Drive-2.

World Government

Biton is governed by a Charismatic Oligarchy, like a charismatic dictatorship in that a larger group has asserted their right to rule. The group will have better rules of succession and may last longer or may transition to a non-charismatic dictatorship.

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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• Classic Traveller Alien Module 6: Solomani (named but no further data)
• MegaTraveller Solomani & Aslan (dot map provided)
• Mongoose Traveller: Solomani
• T20 Fighting Ships of the Solomani
• External Link: Zho Berka's Maps
• Author & Contributor: Garnfellow
• Author & Contributor: Rupert Boleyn (Data generated to match dot map)
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science