Dentus (world)

Dentus/Regina (Spinward Marches 2201) Milieu 1116 C979500-A Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 9 Large (14,400 km, 1.03g - 1.33g) Atmosphere 7 Standard (tainted) Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 5 Moderate (900 thousand) Government 0 No Government structure Law 0 No Law Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M2 V
Worlds	10
Gas Giants	0
Planetoid Belts	2
Cultural Details
Government	No government
Law Level	No law
Cultural Extension	1515
Army Size (BEs)	0
Economic Details
Technology Level	10
Economic Extension	944-4 Resources 9 Moderate Labor 4 Moderate (90 thousand) Infrastructure 4 Very limited Efficiency -4 Very poor
Importance Extension	0
Resource Units	86
GWP (BCr)	2
World Trade Number	3.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	225
Starport Details
Classification	Class-C
Port Size	3
Building Capacity (Tons)	0
Port employees	20
Port passengers (annual)	2,000

Dentus has a population between 10,000 and 10 million sophonts, lacking the industrial base to be completely self-supporting. This is a temperate world, with a climate of average temperatures. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Regina Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Domain of Deneb. Dentus, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estate of an Imperial knight, a member of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world. This world contains an Imperial Scout Base, capable of handling Scout Service starships and personnel.

Astrography & Planetology

Dentus is important primarily as a border world between the Third Imperium and the Vargr Extents from which trade and military operations can be conducted.

Monostellar System

Dentus Monostellar System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Dentus M2 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.44	3470 - 3560	0.0565
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0021	0.0197	0.25 - 0.48	0.21	2.1
	Orbit #	*	*	1	0	4

System Data

On the whole, the Dentus system is rather unremarkable. There are two planets, two moons and two asteroid belts. (As a side note, the system has been held up as one example of the Aanki/Gordin theory of system development, which states that systems lacking gas giants tend to be less extensive than those that have them).

The name Dentus sometimes spelled "Tentus"

Native Sophont: Raccoonid

In 612, Imperial Scouts mapping in the newly established Domain of Deneb discovered the Raccoonid race on Dentus. The Scout Service named the new minor race after a species of mammal common throughout Solomani Space.

History & Background (Dossier)

Dentus has no government as such. Rather there is a collection of authorities that exercise some control over limited geographical areas without providing sufficient services to be considered governments under IISS classification guidelines. (This explains why Dentus was not given a balkanized designation).

A listing of those authorities is as follows: IISS: Clearly the most influential authority is the Imperial Interstellar Scout Service. The Scouts operate Imperial Scout Base (ISB) Hudson, which serves as Dentus' starport. (The name “Hudson” is used variously to refer to the scout base itself, the starport in general or the population center surrounding the port). The Service’s Contact and Liaison Branch operates a trade station, much as it does throughout nearby Aramis Subsector, in Hudson while the Security Branch provides the nearest thing to a public safety/law enforcement presence. Hudson is also the location of the only fully equipped and staffed hospital on-planet.

The Scouts operate a pair of Fiery-class Close Escorts in near-Dentus space in addition to a number of small craft used in safety and security inspections. A Purcell-class X-boat tender has been stationed semi-permanently in orbit to serve as a local traffic control center and to service IISS, and less often other Imperial, craft. It is not uncommon for Imperial Navy vessels to be present in the system as well, conducting border patrols, showing the flag or engaged in training missions, the last often in conjunction with the Marines.

Note 1

Ahurai Clan (Aslan): At the end of the Fifth Frontier War, several Imperial Aslan who had served with distinction in an all-Aslan Marine unit were granted land on Dentus. The former Marines gathered their families and consolidated under the Ahurai clan name. They are in the process of building a permanent settlement, called Kiiayorl, which is situated some 300 km from Hudson.

Note 2

Vargr refugee camp(s): At various times throughout its history, Dentus has been home to Vargr. Archaeological missions have in fact found the remains of Vargr settlements which predate the arrival of Imperial humans in Regina Subsector. Given the chaotic nature of the Extents, it’s not surprising that refugees slip the border hoping to find safety in the much more stable Imperium. The camps are supported by both the Imperium, particularly the Scouts, and private interests.

Note 3

Scattered settlements: Other minor population centers spring up from time to time only to fade away after a few weeks, months or even sometimes years. They generally exist around mining sites, farms and grazing lands, religious retreats, vacation resorts and the like, whether on land or at sea. Only rarely do such settlements become what could reasonably be called permanent.

History-Era: Milieu 1120

The Koenotz Empire invaded Dentus in 1119. The invasion fleet was met with elements of the 213th and 214th fleets and was destroyed.

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

• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 20-21.
• 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), 38. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 81.
• Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 103. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 40-45. (UWP only)
• James Kundert - Contact: Racoonid
• Greg Videll - Landgrab: Dentus