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== Astrography and planetology  ==
 
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''Oewni'' was one of several worlds in Shallows to be land granted by [[Makhidkarun]] to the [[Universal Church of God]] in order to ensure that the existing colonists would be prevented in the future from 'further' rebellion against the {{Imperium}}. The system's inhabitants, primarily [[Lancia]]ns and [[Ziadd]], were forcibly 'converted' to Universalism against their will and so began a dark age of religious and cultural repression that was to last for centuries.
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''Oewni'' was one of several worlds in Shallows to be land granted by ''[[Makhidkarun]]'' to the [[Universal Church of God]] in order to ensure that the existing colonists would be prevented in the future from 'further' rebellion against the {{Imperium}}. The system's inhabitants, primarily [[Lancia]]ns and [[Ziadd]], were forcibly 'converted' to Universalism against their will and so began a dark age of religious and cultural repression that was to last for centuries.
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===Mainworld Topography and Geography===
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Oewni is renowned as a planet of great majestic beauty, covered in mist and constant rain. The Great Valley regions of Bountiful and Brimstone, near the Inner Sea of the northern continent, are the only settled region. The majority of the planet -- consisting of scrublands, tropical swamps, or desert -- has not been truly explored.
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===Native Lifeforms===
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* ''Carra'', the primary food supply on Oewni; an extremely nutritious, shrimp-like creature farmed in shallow artificial mudflats.
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* ''[[Darac]]'' Tree
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* ''Myg'', a mosquito-like biting insect, dangerous to Humans.
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* Oewni Serpents, semi-aquatic snake-like creatures.
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* ''Sevt'', an otter-like mammal.
  
 
== History and background ==
 
== History and background ==
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During the period known as the [[Civil War]], many of the native [[Lancian]] and [[Ziadd]] descendants took the opportunity to rebel against the church and eventually, after a long and bloody uprising, successfully overthrew the existing church led government. Despite partial recognition by the Imperium, Oweni is still the subject of fierce legal debate as the Universal Church (...as the government in exile) and the currant Lancian government make claim and counter claim as to which of them is the legally appointed government. The argument is made even more awkward by the fact that even today nearly 50% of the population are practicing Univeralists.
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Oewni was initially colonised by humans sometime prior to -6,000. It was always assumed that this had been a lost [[Vilani]] colony but, in 877, archaeologists working on one of the few surviving ruins found a carved wooden statue and a series of intricate stone carvings that appeared to be [[Loeskalth]] in origin. Most still hold to the theory that these were probably brought to Oewni by conquering Vilani. However, some believe this was a Loeskalth colony established by survivors fleeing the Vilani.
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This original colony was destroyed by a cometary impact in -3,900. In -1,921 the planet was again colonised, this time by [[Kukhun (world)|Kukhunen]] fundamentalists. The colony was never very large, primarily due to certain mutagenic compounds in the soil. 200 years later the neo-Lancian colony was joined on Oewni by exiled [[Ziadd]]. In time, Universalist Solomani established themselves here, and the three human societies formed blended cultures.
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During the period known as the [[Civil War]], many of the native [[Lancian]] and [[Ziadd]] descendants took the opportunity to rebel against the [[Universal Church of God]] and eventually, after a long and bloody uprising, successfully overthrew the existing church-led government. Despite partial recognition by the Imperium, Oweni is still the subject of fierce legal debate as the Universal Church (the government in exile) and the current Lancian government make claim and counter claim as to which of them is the legally appointed government. The argument is made even more awkward by the fact that even today nearly 50% of the population are practicing Universalists.
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===World Demographics===
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* 17% mixed Humaniti (Imperial mainstream)
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* 8% pure [[Vilani]]
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* 31% [[Lancian]]
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* 37% [[Ziadd]]
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* 5% [[S'mrii]]
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* 0.25% [[Hamaran]]
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* 1.75% other
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===Languages ===
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* [[Anglic]]: One of the two official languages of the [[Third Imperium]]
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** ''[[Galaach]]''
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* ''[[Kehuu]]'': The dominant language of the [[Lancian Cultural Region]]
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* ''[[Klatha'sh]]'': The dominant Ziadd language
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* [[Vilani (language)]]: One of the two official languages of the [[Third Imperium]]
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Under Universalist rule all Lancian unbelievers were required to wear a tattoo of a ''Kehuu'' symbol. Today this tradition has taken on a cultural significance and many Oewni youth, Lancian and also Ziadd, wear tattoos.
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===World Cultures===
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Local [[Ziadd]] tend to worship the Goddess Kh'ish, represented by an eternal flame. On Oewni, although each household has its own hearth altar, a civic flame is kept burning in the Temple of Kh'ish, in the city of Gomorrah. Six females, representing the six local ''[[Chaiklin]]'', are chosen to tend the flame. If the flame goes out, all business must stop until another divine spark can be fetched from [[Zeda (world)|Zeda]]. In addition to the altar, most Ziadd families cultivate native Oewni Serpents as a sign of Kh'ish which they drape around themselves as living jewellery.
  
 
== References and contributors ==
 
== References and contributors ==
 
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Signal-GK 9|page=57-58|article=Library Data: Shallows}} via. {{HIWG}}
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Signal-GK 09|page=57-58|article=Library Data: Shallows}} via. {{HIWG}}
 
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name=First Survey|page=79}}
 
|S2= {{Ludography cite|name=First Survey|page=79}}
 
|S3= {{Ludography cite|name=Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag|page=269}}
 
|S3= {{Ludography cite|name=Encyclopaedia Dagudashaag|page=269}}
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|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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Latest revision as of 18:38, 21 January 2024

Oewni/Shallows (Dagudashaag 0216)
Milieu 1116
B564466-9
StarportB Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel
Size5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g)
Atmosphere6 Standard
Hydrographics4 Wet World 40%
Population4 Moderate (40 thousand)
Government6 Captive Government/Colony
Law6 Moderate Law (no firearms except shotguns)
Tech Level9 Early Stellar (fusion)
See also UWP
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Jump map from Travellermap.com [1]
System Details
Primary K5 V M2 V M5 V
Worlds 7
Gas Giants 2
Planetoid Belts 2
Cultural Details
Government Captive government
Law Level Moderate
Cultural Extension 3448
Army Size (BEs) 0
Economic Details
Technology Level 9
Economic Extension
A33-1
ResourcesAAbundant
Labor3Low (4 thousand)
Infrastructure3 Very limited
Efficiency-1Average
Importance Extension 0
Resource Units 81
GWP (BCr) 0
World Trade Number 3.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year) 570
Starport Details
Classification Class-B
Port Size 4
Building Capacity (Tons) 0
Port employees 230
Port passengers (annual) 500

Oewni is a world suited to becoming an agricultural world, but with a population between 10,000 and 100,000 sophonts, but lacks the capability to produce or process sufficient resources to export its projected agricultural produce. Government control of this world is by an external military force. It is a member of Third Imperium in the Shallows Subsector of Dagudashaag Sector and in the Domain of Vland. Oewni, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estates of an Imperial knight and a baronet. Both are members of the Imperial Nobility charged with overseeing the world. This world contains an Imperial Scout Base, capable of handling Scout Service starships and personnel. During the Long Night this world was named Zikhiirke.

Astrography and planetology[edit]

Oewni was one of several worlds in Shallows to be land granted by Makhidkarun to the Universal Church of God in order to ensure that the existing colonists would be prevented in the future from 'further' rebellion against the Imperium. The system's inhabitants, primarily Lancians and Ziadd, were forcibly 'converted' to Universalism against their will and so began a dark age of religious and cultural repression that was to last for centuries.

Trinary Solar System[edit]

Oewni Trinary Star System
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Michael

K5 V

 Primary Main Sequence 0.7 4300 - 4440 0.28697
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0033 0.0444 0.56 - 1.01 0.33 3.3
Orbit #  *  * 2 1 5
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Oewni

M2 V

 Secondary Main Sequence 0.44 3470 - 3560 0.0565
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0021 0.0197 0.25 - 0.48 0.21 2.1
Orbit #  *  * 1 0 4
Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol)
Oewni

M5 V

 Tertiary Main Sequence 0.162 2930 - 3060 0.00171
Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit
AU 0.0009 0.0034 0.04 - 0.09 0.09 0.9
Orbit #  *  *  *  * 3

Mainworld Topography and Geography[edit]

Oewni is renowned as a planet of great majestic beauty, covered in mist and constant rain. The Great Valley regions of Bountiful and Brimstone, near the Inner Sea of the northern continent, are the only settled region. The majority of the planet -- consisting of scrublands, tropical swamps, or desert -- has not been truly explored.

Native Lifeforms[edit]

  • Carra, the primary food supply on Oewni; an extremely nutritious, shrimp-like creature farmed in shallow artificial mudflats.
  • Darac Tree
  • Myg, a mosquito-like biting insect, dangerous to Humans.
  • Oewni Serpents, semi-aquatic snake-like creatures.
  • Sevt, an otter-like mammal.

History and background[edit]

Oewni was initially colonised by humans sometime prior to -6,000. It was always assumed that this had been a lost Vilani colony but, in 877, archaeologists working on one of the few surviving ruins found a carved wooden statue and a series of intricate stone carvings that appeared to be Loeskalth in origin. Most still hold to the theory that these were probably brought to Oewni by conquering Vilani. However, some believe this was a Loeskalth colony established by survivors fleeing the Vilani.

This original colony was destroyed by a cometary impact in -3,900. In -1,921 the planet was again colonised, this time by Kukhunen fundamentalists. The colony was never very large, primarily due to certain mutagenic compounds in the soil. 200 years later the neo-Lancian colony was joined on Oewni by exiled Ziadd. In time, Universalist Solomani established themselves here, and the three human societies formed blended cultures.

During the period known as the Civil War, many of the native Lancian and Ziadd descendants took the opportunity to rebel against the Universal Church of God and eventually, after a long and bloody uprising, successfully overthrew the existing church-led government. Despite partial recognition by the Imperium, Oweni is still the subject of fierce legal debate as the Universal Church (the government in exile) and the current Lancian government make claim and counter claim as to which of them is the legally appointed government. The argument is made even more awkward by the fact that even today nearly 50% of the population are practicing Universalists.

World Demographics[edit]

Languages[edit]

Under Universalist rule all Lancian unbelievers were required to wear a tattoo of a Kehuu symbol. Today this tradition has taken on a cultural significance and many Oewni youth, Lancian and also Ziadd, wear tattoos.

World Cultures[edit]

Local Ziadd tend to worship the Goddess Kh'ish, represented by an eternal flame. On Oewni, although each household has its own hearth altar, a civic flame is kept burning in the Temple of Kh'ish, in the city of Gomorrah. Six females, representing the six local Chaiklin, are chosen to tend the flame. If the flame goes out, all business must stop until another divine spark can be fetched from Zeda. In addition to the altar, most Ziadd families cultivate native Oewni Serpents as a sign of Kh'ish which they drape around themselves as living jewellery.

References and contributors[edit]

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