Irikusk Subsector

Irikusk Subsector
Paradise Natar Demon's Eye Irikusk style="width: 250px; height: 350px; border: solid 1px black;" map from Travellermap.com Annistu
Sector	Far Home
Capital	Kuyt
No. of Stars	13
Majority Control	NaHu - 100%

Irikusk Subsector is subsector-I of Far Home Sector.

Description / Specifications

Irikusk subsector is named for the red giant primary star of the Irikusk system. It contains 13 systems with a total population of 4.09 billion Sophonts and is named for the Irikusk system (0730 Far Home). Kuyt (0728 Far Home) is a major hub on the Wolfs Tail star lane, the Kuyt Chain Star Lane, and the Spinward Drift Star Lane. The spinward half of the Subsector lies within the Border Rifts and contains portions of both the Harmal Deep and the Baradine Divide.

Physical Astrography

The following astrographic features and trade routes can be found within this area:

Clusters & Traces

• Demon Cluster

Rifts & Voids

• Border Rifts
  • Baradine Divide
  • Harmal Deep

Anomalies

• Harmal Strange
• Taranil Singularity

Other Astrographic Features

Stars

• Basilisk's Eye (1723 Tarchon Sector). The extremely luminous white supergiant star, lying around 115 parsecs to coreward-trailing, can be clearly seen from all of the worlds lying within Far Home Sector.
• Demon's Eye (1621 Far Home Sector). The intensely luminous blue supergiant star, lying at the center of the sector, can be clearly seen from all of the worlds lying within the Empty Stars and the Distant Fringe.

Star Lanes

A number of Star Lanes cross the Sector:

• Kuyt Chain
• Spinward Drift
• Wolfs Tail

World Listing:

The following systems and worlds can be found within this area:

13 Worlds in the Irikusk Subsector

Buruque  •  Caramin  •  Dydan  •  Goyaren  •  Irikusk  •  Irmin  •  Kuyt  •  Mar Isher  •  Shem  •  Taranil  •  Undina  •  Varida  •  Venn  •  

Political Astrography

Demographics:

Population 4.09 billion

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Solomani (Major Race): 3.942 billion (96.4% of the population), descended from human refugees who fled the Destruction of Terra. They refer to themselves as Terrans.

• Other Non-Human Races:
  • Hoppers: an estimated 123 million "Distant" Hoppers (3.6% of the population) widely dispersed across human-controlled space within Irikusk Subsector. Most have never visited Fedan, their ancestral homeworld and many have developed unique customs and habits.
  • Esaran: approximately 200,000. A sophont species of Halcyon Sector
  • Meroquan: approximately 70,000. A sophont species of Halcyon Sector.
  • Temelik: approximately 50,000.

Linguistic Topography

The following languages are the most commonly spoken within Irikusk subsector:

• Fleet Anglic. Properly, it is called Old High Anglic. The language of the First Confederation and the Last Armada. It is no longer widely spoken outside of academic circles but is the root tongue of a number of other languages:
  • Anglish The language of the Firstworlds. A direct descendant of Fleet Anglic, widely spoken throughout the Distant Fringe. Most people know a few words and phrases of Anglish.
  • Meranto. The language of the Rimward Federation, closely related to Fleet Anglic. It is not widely spoken outside of the Pel Avena cluster – many native Meranto speakers can also speak Anglish.
• Jitsathu. A language of Halcyon Sector. It is most common in the spinward-rimward quadrant of Far Home Sector, particularly around the Wolfs Tail Star Lane.

Native Sophonts (NILs)

No sophont species are known to to have originated in Irikusk subsector.

Capitals

Kuyt is the default subsector capital.

Subsector Summary

Irikusk, subsector I of Far Home has 13 worlds, of which 10 have native gas giants. The estimated population for the subsector is 4 billion sophonts (not necessarily humans). There is one High population (Hi) world, no Moderate population (Ph) worlds, six Non-industrial (Ni) worlds, three Low population (Lo) worlds, and two Barren (Ba) worlds. There are three Agricultural (Ag) worlds versus one Pre-Agricultural (Pa) world, and no Non-Agricultural (Na) worlds. There is one Rich (Ri) world versus one Industrial (In) world. There is one Asteroid (As) belt, one Desert (De) world, one Garden (Ga) world, three Ice-capped (Ic) worlds, two Poor (Po) worlds, three Vacuum (Va) worlds, and two Water (Wa) or Ocean (Oc) worlds. There are no Naval bases in the subsector, no Scout bases, and no Way stations. The highest population world is Mar Isher (Far Home 0626). The highest tech level is B at Mar Isher (Far Home 0626) and Kuyt (Far Home 0728). The average technology level is 6 (with most between 2 and 9).

Polity Listing

The Non-Aligned Human-dominated worlds in Irikusk encompasses 11 worlds with a population of 4 billion. The highest population world is Mar Isher (Far Home 0626). The highest tech level is B at Mar Isher (Far Home 0626) and Kuyt (Far Home 0728). The average technology level is 7 (with most between 4 and 9).

There are two unclaimed or unexplored systems in Irikusk.

History & Background

Major Historical Events Timeline

These are some of the more important historical events that have affected this area:

• No information yet available.

References & Contributors / Sources

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science