Interstellar Commerce

Commerce is the lifeblood of most interstellar societies.

• It is trade amongst the stars in the most generic aspect, but also facilities the spread of societies, technology trading, and a variety of other vital concerns.

Description (Specifications)

Many races of sophonts and interstellar societies have created a vast network of trade and commerce throughout Charted Space.

• The trade network throughout the largest polity, the Third Imperium, is best known.

Trading Cultures: 1116

Some of the better known trading groups, by culture or race, include the following:

• Category: Aslan Business (Aslan Hierate)
• Category: Droyne Business (Droyne Oytrip Yatroy (Polity))
• Category: Hiver Business (Hive Federation)
• Category: Human Business (Various)
  • Category: Imperial Business (Third Imperium)
  • Category: Solomani Business (Solomani Confederation)
  • Category: Vilani Business (Ziru Sirka)
• Category: K'kree Business (Two Thousand Worlds)
• Category: Vargr Business (Vargr Extents)
• Category: Vegan Business (Vegan Autonomous District)
• Category: Zhodani Business (Zhodani Consulate)

History & Background (Dossier)

With a few exceptions, all of the major and minor races of sophonts engage in active trade and commerce ventures.

• There are isolated minor race cultures that do not engage in trade, but this is a rare and unusual occurrence.
• Almost every culture capable of space and starflight enhances its prosperity through trade and commerce.

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.

• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science