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− | The [[Distant Fringe]] is a region of [[space]] about | + | The [[Distant Fringe]] is a region of [[space]] about 600 [[parsec]]s spinward-rimward of [[Terra]], officially settled in 2255AD by [[human]]s fleeing the [[destruction of Terra]] at the hands of the [[Vilani Imperium]]. It is part of a vast region of largely unexplored space called the [[Empty Stars]]. |
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− | [[ | + | === Metadata === |
+ | What if the [[Vilani]] had won the [[Interstellar Wars]] and there was no [[Rule of Man]]? And the losing Terrans had fled rimward in a great caravan of [[starship]]s, a [[Last Armada]]. | ||
+ | * That is the premise that veteran Traveller writer [[User: Alagoric|Alegoric]] tackled when he created his [[Distant Fringe]] setting. | ||
− | == | + | == Description / Specifications == |
− | The Distant Fringe | + | The rimward border of the Distant Fringe forms the edge of the [[Great Void]], a huge interstellar rift, and is surrounded on its spinward, coreward and trailing sides by areas of low stellar density called the [[Moat Rifts]]. Beyond the Moat Rifts are the [[Empty Stars]], a truly vast wilderness. |
+ | * The larger Distant Fringe region includes 12 sectors, and contains in excess of 1360 [[star system]]s. | ||
+ | ** The [[Distant Fringe proper]] is the [[Demon Cluster]], a large grouping of stars within the rimward part of the [[Empty Stars]]. It covers the whole of both [[Halcyon Sector]] and [[Far Home Sector]], and parts of [[Divide Sector]], [[Gulf Sector]], [[Shadow Rift Sector]], [[Course Sector]], and [[Bourne Sector]]. | ||
− | [[ | + | The [[Demon's Eye (world)|Demon's Eye]], an intensely luminous blue supergiant [[star]], lies at the center of [[Far Home Sector]] and can be clearly seen from every [[world]] across both the Distant Fringe and the [[Empty Stars]]. Why the Terrans, seeking to hide from their supposed [[Vilani Imperium|Vilani]] pursuers, should choose to settle a region with such a bright beacon at its center is something of a mystery. Some hold that it proves that the [[Last Armada]] was at the very limit of its endurance and was forced to halt, while others contend that the location was deliberately chosen in order to give stragglers somewhere to aim towards. |
− | + | == Background == | |
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The term "Fringian" is often applied to terms, equipment and events specific to the Distant Fringe. | The term "Fringian" is often applied to terms, equipment and events specific to the Distant Fringe. | ||
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==== Native Sophonts ==== | ==== Native Sophonts ==== | ||
{{SectorSophonts|Far Home}} | {{SectorSophonts|Far Home}} | ||
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{{SectorSophonts|Halcyon}} | {{SectorSophonts|Halcyon}} | ||
=== Trade and Commerce === | === Trade and Commerce === | ||
− | Interstellar trade and commerce is the life-blood of the Distant Fringe and many large companies and businesses exist within the region. Full details and a comprehensive commercial directory can be found under | + | Interstellar trade and commerce is the life-blood of the Distant Fringe and many large companies and businesses exist within the region. Full details and a comprehensive commercial directory can be found under [[Business Sectors]]. |
=== Technology Overview === | === Technology Overview === | ||
− | The Distant Fringe has a general maximum [[Technology of The Distant Fringe|technological level]] of ''' | + | The Distant Fringe has a general maximum [[Technology of The Distant Fringe|technological level]] of '''TL 12'''. |
* It is more advanced in some areas (specifically computers and robotics) but is more backward in others (such as Space Tech). | * It is more advanced in some areas (specifically computers and robotics) but is more backward in others (such as Space Tech). | ||
* '''Jump Technology''': Jump drive technology within the Distant Fringe is limited to [[Jump-2 Barrier|Jump-2]], utilising the [[DeVoss Drive]]. | * '''Jump Technology''': Jump drive technology within the Distant Fringe is limited to [[Jump-2 Barrier|Jump-2]], utilising the [[DeVoss Drive]]. | ||
− | ** Representative examples of | + | ** Representative examples of starships and spacecraft used within the region can be found at ''[[Ships of the Distant Fringe]]''. |
− | == | + | == Worlds & Sectors / [[Astrography]] == |
− | This broad [[Astrography|Astrographic]] region contains the following sectors (the "[[Distant Fringe proper]]"): | + | This broad [[Astrography|Astrographic]] region contains the following sectors (the "[[Distant Fringe proper]]"): |
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# [[Abyss Sector]] | # [[Abyss Sector]] | ||
# [[Bourne Sector]] | # [[Bourne Sector]] | ||
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{{ClusterWorlds}} | {{ClusterWorlds}} | ||
− | == References & Contributors | + | == References & Contributors / Sources == |
− | {{ | + | {{Intermediate}} |
+ | {{Detail}} | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
− | |S1= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]] | + | |S1= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]] |
− | |S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect [[Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]] of the [[Imperial Navy]] | + | |S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]] |
− | |S4= Author & Contributor: | + | |S3= Author & Contributor: Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect [[User:Ronald B. Kline, Jr.|Ronald B. Kline, Jr.]] of the [[Imperial Navy]] |
− | |S5= Contributor: | + | |S4= Author & Contributor: Tom Chlebus |
− | |S6= | + | |S5= Author & Contributor: |
+ | |S6= Author & Contributor: | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | + | {{LEA|Distant Fringe}} | |
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