Cotedesa (world)

Cotedesa/Thepo (Matzen 3226)
Classic Era (1116)	E733400-5 Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 3 Vacuum (very thin) Hydrographics 3 Wet World 30% Population 4 Moderate (90 thousand) Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level 5 Industrial (mass production)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	O0 III O3 IV
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	2

style="width: 220px; height: 250px;"

Jump map from Travellermap.com

Cotedesa is a poor, nonindustrial world.

• As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
• This world has few prospects for economic development.
• It is a member of the Fedaesh Sovereignty in the Thepo Subsector of Matzen Sector.

• This dangerous world is designated an Amber Zone with an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions make it dangerous to visitors.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

The largest star within the system is a pulsating, very rapidly spinning ball of extremely hot gas that grows and shrinks over a regular cycle. The object is rarely spherical, instead exhibiting bulges and hollows across its surface as it pulsates. It regularly kicks out vast flares of material, it is surrounded by intense radiation belts, and is a powerful radio transmitter. Its mass is enough to warp space-time, causing time dilation effects to objects in close proximity.

• It behaves as a powerful radio and sensor jammer within the hex.
• It transmits signals and static all across the electromagnetic spectrum.
• Although it has the greatest mass, the star is designated as the secondary.

Cotedesa Unstable O-type Giant

Star Name	Heirarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Cotedesa O0 III	Secondary	Giant		120	80,000	2150000
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.100	0.874	1263	1.035	518
	Orbit #	1	2	14	1	12
	Remarks
	The star is a gigantic, unstable blue giant within a few millennia of the end of its life.

Monostellar System

Cotedesa Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Cotedesa O3 IV	Primary	Giant		34	42000 - 45000	553408.645
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.19261	61.70324	591.43 - 963.98	19.261	192.61
	Orbit #	0	10	13	8	11
	Remarks
	None

System Data

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

• The mainworld.
• x7 secondary rocky worlds.
• x2 gas giants.
• x2 planetoid belts.

Mainworld Data

No information yet available.

Mainworld Size (S)

Cotedesa 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)

Cotedesa has a pressure of 0.10 to 0.42 atmospheres. The very thin pressures require a respirator or Oxygen Mask. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Cotedesa has 25-35% of its surface covered by liquid water. It has a few small seas. Wilderness refueling is possible. Water for the inhabitants will be recycled.

Satellites:

No information yet available.

Mainworld Geography and Topography

No information yet available.

Native Lifeforms

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Nobility (N)

Cotedesa, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.

• It holds the estate of an Imperial knight.

_{^{* This is purely a place holder, use Fedaesh Nobility for game purposes.}}

Fedaesh Nobility (N)

Cotedesa, as a member world of the Fedaesh Sovereignty, holds the estates of one member of the politys Nobility, who is charged with overseeing the world.

• It holds the estate of a Fedaesh Knight.

World Starport (St)

Cotedesa 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.

Facilities

Port facilities within the system include:

• No information yet available.

World Technology Level (T)

Cotedesa possesses a Technology Level of TL–5.

• Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Telephone, radio, and television.
• Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Electricity, hydrocarbon internal combustion, and the most fundamental atomic energy.
• Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
  • Land: Ground cars or automobiles and tracked vehicles.
  • Water: Large ships and submersibles with steel hulls.
  • Air: Early aircraft including seaplanes and very early unmanned rockets.

World Government (G)

Cotedesa has no central government for the world, an Anarchy. The largest governmental structure would be a family, tribe, or single clan. The largest group will be between 50 and 100 individuals, and there may be dozens to hundreds of them. This governmental structure can be stable over long periods of time if the population remains small or geographically separated.

World Military

No information yet available.

World Law (L)

Cotedesa has no law in practice. It is an Anarchy. On many worlds, this by itself justifies an Amber Zone advisory. There are few laws, covering only important areas. There may be few or no law enforcement officers, the expectation is citizens will bring law breakers to the attention of the Judicial system. Legal proceedings will be fast, with few people involved. For interactions outside of the framework of the laws, cultural norms dominate.

World Economy

• Resources: C (very abundant)
• Labor: 3 (thousands)
• Infrastructure: 3 (very limited)
• Efficiency: +5 (very advanced)

Trade Data

• Importance: -3 (very unimportant)

World Demographics (P)

Cotedesa has a population of c90,000

Urbanization

No information yet available.

World Culture

• Heterogeneity: 6 (harmonious)
• Acceptance: 1 (extremely xenophobic)
• Strangeness: 1 (very typical)
• Symbols: 6 (somewhat concrete)

World Timeline

No information yet available.

UWP Listing

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This article has metadata.

This article is missing content for one or more detailed sections. Additional details are required to complete the article. You can help the Traveller Wiki by expanding it.

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 Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Author & contributor: Roger Nicholls
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS