Durendal (world)

Durendal/Sword Worlds (Spinward Marches 1523)
Classic Era (1116)	B687734-B Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 7 Wet World 70% Population 7 Moderate (70 million) Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy Law 4 Moderate Law (no light assault weapons) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	M1 V
Planetoid Belts	1
Gas Giants	4

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Durendal is a rich, agricultural garden world with a near-ideal, utopian environment conducive to most sophonts.

• As an agricultural world, this world is a near-ideal environment for producing quality foodstuffs of plant, animal, and other forms. Quality foodstuffs are a major export commodity for this world.
• This is a rich world with a prosperous and thriving world economy.
• Its economy and population are rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to quickly rise barring outside forces.
• It is a member of the Sword Worlds Confederation in the Sword Worlds Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector.

• This world has a nearby Naval Base, usually associated with military starships.
• This world has a nearby Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces.

Description (Planetology)

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History & Background (Dossier)

An agricultural garden world in the Sword Worlds Subsector of the Spinward Marches, Durendal is tidally locked to its primary, Roland, and orbits at a distance of 0.23 AU. Prior to the Fifth Frontier War Durendal was a member of the Sword Worlds Confederation, but following the war Durendal became part of the Imperial Client state known as the Border Worlds and experienced considerable internal political upheaval.

Durendal rejoined the Sword Worlds in 1116.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• GURPS Traveller: Behind the Claw
• GURPS Traveller: Sword Worlds