Shillelagh Subsector
| Shillelagh Subsector | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Sector | Iphigenaia | |||||
| Capital | None | |||||
| No. of Stars | 26 | |||||
| Majority Control | Aslan Hierate (AsHi) - 100% | |||||
Shillelagh Subsector is Subsector D of Iphigenaia Sector.
- It lies within Charted Space.
- It is a region claimed by the Aslan.
- The Aslan know it as Oilahelai Subsector.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Shillelagh Subsector was a backwater with a few scattered settlements until less than a century ago.
- The name dates back to the Rule of Man, before the Long Night.
- Aslan Ihatei have claimed and occupied the majority of the worlds in the region, though a few unoccupied systems remain in the trailing part of the subsector.
- The resources of the subsector are being exploited by the Aslan.
- There is increasing conflict between the Aslan and the humans present within the region.
Astrographic Features & Trade Routes[edit]
The following astrographic and commercial data has been determined regarding Shillelagh Subsector:
- The subsector is a lower stellar density region.
- The brightest star is the yellow subgiant primary of the Teasi system.
- No trade routes are noted as crossing the region.
Stellar Distribution[edit]
A basic map showing the distribution and size of stars within Shillelagh Subsector.
- The color corresponds to the visible color of the star, which links to its spectral classification.
- The size as shown indicates both the physical size of the object and its relative brightness.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map).
Note that the stars as depicted are representative. Any star, no matter what its size, is a mere speck within the hex it occupies.
- Ordinary main sequence stars can barely be seen from even a hex away.
- Huge, intensely luminous giant stars can be seen from across the subsector and far beyond.
Rift Regions[edit]
One rift area lies within the subsector: the Barrier Drift.
- The Drift lies along the trailing edge of the subsector.
A simple map showing rift regions within Shillelagh Subsector.
(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)
Locally at least, a rift is an astrographic concept based on Jump Drive performance.
The highest tech level commonly encountered out this Far Along (spinward of the Third Imperium) is TL–12, though a few worlds may be more advanced.
- This level of technology allows the routine use of up to Jump-3 drives.
- Areas that cannot be crossed by Jump-3-capable vessels are denoted as rifts.
Borealis Group[edit]
The Borealis Group can be seen as a bright, dense, noticeable grouping of stars in the skies to Spinward.
- It is a huge cluster of stars centered on the supergiant Theta Borealis.
- It is a distinctive astrographic feature that can be observed from all across Charted Space.
World Listing[edit]
Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds lying within Shillelagh Subsector is available.
- The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
- Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
- Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.
- Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:
Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.
- Verified updated data is constantly sought.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The subsector had always largely been wilderness, visited by a few explorers and scouts from the civilized worlds of the Vanguard Reaches but otherwise empty territory.
In the 1000s increasing numbers of Aslan explorers and pioneers were active in the area.
During the 1060s, an Aslan Ihatei fleet, carrying many millions of immigrants, flooded into the subsector, laid claim to the majority of its worlds, and established the Kyatulyare Vassal State.
Polity Listing[edit]
The following polities can be found within this subsector:
- Aslan Hierate Kyatulyare Vassal
- Kyatulyare is the Aslan name for Iphigenaia Sector.
Native Sophonts (NILs)[edit]
The following races (sophont species) are believed to have originated in this area:
- Subol of Subava. Large, leathery, strange-smelling, swamp-dwelling scavengers from a rich garden world.
Demographics[edit]
Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:
- Aslan: 3.204 billion over twenty-two worlds.
- Humaniti (Human Races)
- Varied origins: 1.443 billion over eleven worlds.
- At least 50% were born within the subsector.
- A significant percentage are not there voluntarily.
- Varied origins: 1.443 billion over eleven worlds.
- Subol: 90 million on one world.
The principal Aslan Clans active in the region are the Seieakh and the Aokhalte.
The human population of the subsector arrived as part of the Aslan migration into the area.
Major Historical Events Timeline[edit]
- ca -1900: The first known human explorers are active in the region (a few Terrans of the Rule of Man). They largely continue to spinward.
- -1776: The Long Night begins.
- Year 0: Far to trailing, across the Great Rift, the Third Imperium is founded.
- 100s-200s: A few pioneering Imperial explorers pass through the subsector.
- 300-420: The First Survey charts the subsector.
- 800s onwards: Scouts and explorers from states within the Vanguard Reaches occasionally pass through the region.
- 995-1065: The Second Survey charts the subsector.
- ca 1000: Aslan scouts and pioneers begin to appear in the region.
- 1060s: The Aslan establish settlements within the subsector: the Kyatulyare Vassal is founded.
- 1065: The Second Survey is published.
- 1070s onwards: ongoing conflict with the Regency of Muirimi to spinward-rimward and the Altarean Confederation to coreward.
Subsector Summary[edit]
Note that this section is awaiting an AAB Internal Records update.
References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]
- Mark Gelinas. Dark River (Tidewater Traveller Club, 1988), .
- Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), 50, 51. (dot map provided)
- Author & Contributor: Jo Grant of CORE (generated data)
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS