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{{World summary |name= Mora |trade=Hi}} | {{World summary |name= Mora |trade=Hi}} | ||
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== History & Background (Dossier) == | == History & Background (Dossier) == | ||
+ | '''Mora''' is an [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] industrial world with a population of over ten billions located in the [[Mora Subsector]] of [[Spinward Marches Sector]] in the [[Domain of Deneb]]. It is the capital of the Spinward Marches, and site of the first major Imperial establishment in that sector. The current ruler is Duchess [[Delphine Adorania Muudashir]] in her capacity of [[Matriarch of Mora]]. | ||
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+ | * This world has a nearby [[Naval Base]] associated with it. It is the HQ of the [[73rd Fleet]]. | ||
+ | * This world contains a [[Scout Base]] associated with it. It is the HQ for Scout activities in the Marches. | ||
+ | * As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item. | ||
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+ | It’s now more than a millennia since Ling Standard Products first established itself on Mora to exploit the rich natural resources of this water-dominated world. Over the centuries the population has swelled to over ten billion, mostly dwelling in hundreds of huge arcologies that dot the small areas of exposed land and sprawl across the seabed (primarily in the equatorial regions). | ||
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[[Mora (world)|Mora]] was settled in [[60]] by [[Ling-Standard Products]] in order to exploit its riches. Over the years it grew into a thriving trade centre, building new ships, overhauling old ones, and producing other manufactured goods on the side. Sitting astride the trade routes to the [[Sword Worlds]] and later the [[Darrian]]s, Mora became known as the "'''Gateway to the Marches'''". | [[Mora (world)|Mora]] was settled in [[60]] by [[Ling-Standard Products]] in order to exploit its riches. Over the years it grew into a thriving trade centre, building new ships, overhauling old ones, and producing other manufactured goods on the side. Sitting astride the trade routes to the [[Sword Worlds]] and later the [[Darrian]]s, Mora became known as the "'''Gateway to the Marches'''". | ||
Revision as of 14:47, 22 August 2015
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Classic Era (1116) | AA99AC7-F
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Primary | F0 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 2 |
Mora is a high-population world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Mora Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector in the Domain of Deneb.
Description (Planetology)
Mora is known as the “Gateway to the Marches” as it sits at a convenient location on the jump routes through which much the Spinward Marches is reached from Deneb sector and the rest of the Imperium. As a result, it became the seat of both the Duchy government and the Sector administration and accumulated a disproportionate amount of wealth and influence.
Physical Description
Mora is a large, molten-core world with a diameter of 15,567 km (9,673 miles) giving it a gravity of 1.19G. A day lasts 23 hours and 51 minutes and it takes 1,162 (local) days to circle its sun.
The dense oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere is tainted with industrial pollutants from its past but over the last hundred years this has been reduced to a minor irritant by various environmental ‘clean up’ measures. As a result, almost all inhabitants and most visitors suffer no ill effects, though those of a sensitive constitution may prefer to wear some form of filter mask when outside the sealed areas of the arcologies.
Around 92% of the planet is covered with water, with only one small continent (Batadis), a few large islands, a few archipelagos, and a smattering of lesser islands rising above the surface of the sea.
A relatively high axial tilt of 33 degrees combined with an orbital eccentricity of 0.02 means equatorial temperatures of up to 60°C in Summer but in the polar regions, ice sheets cover large areas of the sea with temperatures as low as -65°C in winter.
Star System
The Mora system has mining operations and high-technology industrial research and manufacturing centers spread throughout its star system. Close in to the planet are four moons, the largest of which is a vast military complex which is home to the Imperial 73rd Fleet, the Duchy Fleet, and the System Defense Force.
A Scout base and secondary naval base are located in the planetoid belt, the former being the IISS regional headquarters for the Spinward Marches. As a result, the system is full of every kind of vessel, from heavy battle squadrons to high-performance Scout Couriers.
The Mora system's belt is home to most of the significant biotech industries in the Spinward Marches. The belt environment has provided them with a safe and flexible environment for research while being positioned at a large nexus of trade routes.
Two of Mora's four moons are small and of great age. Current theories hold that they are cometary remains.
System Details
Primary Name: Dimoph Type: F0 V Orbital zones Inner limit: 0.32 Life zone: 2.4 - 3.3 Snow line: 13 Outer limit: 64
List of Planets Orbit Distance Name Type 0 0.96 Murugil Terrestrial 1 1.35 Elicar Terrestrial 2 1.74 Iyrne Terrestrial 3 2.52 Mora Terrestrial 4 4.08 Forigi Terrestrial 5 7.20 The Guarek Belt Planetoid belt 6 13.44 Gigig Gas giant 7 25.92 Gogog Gas giant 8 50.88 Erstine Terrestrial
Mora is named after a harvest goddess of an old Sylean pantheon. The continent, Batadis, is named after her cornucopia-like Basket of Plenty, and other prominent geographical features on Mora are named after artifacts belonging to other gods. The sun is named after the Sun God and the other inner planets after other gods. The biggest planetoids in the belt are named for members of the Guarek, a race of small mischievous supernatural beings akin to the elves, trolls, and dwarves of Old Terra and the gishkan of Old Vland. The two gas giants are named for two of the giants who hold up the sky, and the major planetoids in Gigig's trojan points (Borranek (The Vanguards) and Surranek (The Rearguards)) are named after heroes listed in the Heavenly Muster chapter in an epic describing the Dawn War between the gods and the primal forces that opposed the creation of Sylea. Erstine, the tiny outermost planet, is named after a dog-like animal belonging to Forigi, the Goddess of the Hunt.
History & Background (Dossier)
Mora is an Imperial industrial world with a population of over ten billions located in the Mora Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector in the Domain of Deneb. It is the capital of the Spinward Marches, and site of the first major Imperial establishment in that sector. The current ruler is Duchess Delphine Adorania Muudashir in her capacity of Matriarch of Mora.
- This world has a nearby Naval Base associated with it. It is the HQ of the 73rd Fleet.
- This world contains a Scout Base associated with it. It is the HQ for Scout activities in the Marches.
- As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
It’s now more than a millennia since Ling Standard Products first established itself on Mora to exploit the rich natural resources of this water-dominated world. Over the centuries the population has swelled to over ten billion, mostly dwelling in hundreds of huge arcologies that dot the small areas of exposed land and sprawl across the seabed (primarily in the equatorial regions).
Mora was settled in 60 by Ling-Standard Products in order to exploit its riches. Over the years it grew into a thriving trade centre, building new ships, overhauling old ones, and producing other manufactured goods on the side. Sitting astride the trade routes to the Sword Worlds and later the Darrians, Mora became known as the "Gateway to the Marches".
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Classic Traveller Library Data (N-Z) (Supplement 11)
- Periodical: MegaTraveller Journal 1 Article: 'A Guide to the Domain of Deneb'
- GURPS Traveller: Behind the Claw
- A Festive Occasion
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com