Protalus (world)

Protalus/Bunkeria (Core 0128)
Classic Era (1116)	B559563-C Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 5 Thin Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 5 Moderate (100 thousand) Government 6 Captive Government/Colony Law 3 Low Law (no automatic weapons) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K0 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	3

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Protalus is a nonindustrial world, that requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society.

• In a technological universe, societies without industrial capability generally suffer as nearly all manufactured and high tech goods must be brought in at significant cost.
• As a nonindustrial world, it requires extensive imports of outside technology to maintain a modern, star-faring society. The need to import most manufactured and high technology goods drives the price of these goods up in the open market.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Bunkeria Subsector of Core Sector in the Domain of Sylea.
• This world has a nearby Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships.
• During the Long Night this world was named Sheki.

Description

Today Protalus is a vassal state to Irlu (Core 0428), three parsecs away.

• Protalus is rarely visited and is considered by many to be an unimportant backwater.

History & Background (Dossier)

A non-industrial world located in the Bunkeria Subsector of the Core Sector.

• Protalus is a member of the Imperium.
• The system hosts a Naval Base.
• There is little of importance in the system except for an Imperial Naval Base.
• Protalus was the home world and powerbase of Baron Rolf von Toerbach, the famous rebel leader of the Interstellar Confederacy Civil War.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Periodical Classic Traveller Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 9
• Marc Miller's Traveller T4 First Survey