Zagiku (world)
Zagiku/Standish (Daibei 2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classic Era (1116) | B424532-D
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See also | UWP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
System Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary | K4 V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Planetoid Belts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas Giants | 5 |
Zagiku 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 Standish Subsector of Daibei Sector in the Domain of Ilelish.
Description (Astrography & Planetology)
- The world is part of the Rimward Link.
- The world is part of the Zazish Expanse.
Monostellar System
Zagiku Monostellar System Star Name Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Zagiku K4 V
Primary Main Sequence 0.73 4440 - 4600 0.33238 Unit Diameter Min Distance Hab Zone Jump Shadow M-Drive Limit AU 0.0033 0.0478 0.58 - 1.07 0.33 3.3 Orbit # * * 2 1 5 Remarks None
System Data
System:
- 5 Gas Giants
- 1 Planetoid Belts
- 2 Other Worlds
Mainworld Data
Zagiku has an Importance rating of 1 (Ordinary).
- Importance Extension- 1
- (The Importance Extension (Ix) ranks worlds within a region. It governs the locations of capitals and trade routes. )
Mainworld Atmosphere
Zagiku has a pressure of 0.10 to 0.42 atmospheres. The very thin pressures require a respirator or Oxygen Mask this atmosphere also contains an unusual taint such as such as disease, a hazardous gas mix, pollutants, or sulfur compounds which requires the use of a Filter Respirator Combination Mask. Some taints may require more protective equipment. TL–5 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.
Mainworld Geography & Topography
No information yet available
Mainworld Map
No information yet available
Native Lifeforms
No information yet available
History & Background (Dossier)
No information yet available.
Imperial Landed Nobility
Zagiku, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.
World Starport
Zagiku has a Class B Starport, a good quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.
World Technology Level
Zagiku possesses a Technology Level of TL–13 or TL-D in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovideo recorders.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, prototype collectors, advanced fusion plants.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land, Water & Air: Personal G-Tubes and advanced gravcraft.
- Space: Advanced interplanetary spacecraft (System Craft).
- FTL: Jump Drive-4.
World Government
Zagiku is governed by Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy. A single family or small group provides the leadership and important positions in the government. These positions are inherited by member of the group or their family members. The organization may be monarchy, with titles passed to family members. Or a plutocracy where inheritance of the family fortune includes government position. Or the organization may be more typical organization with positions of power inherited.
World Law Level
- Portable energy weapons prohibited
World Military
No information yet available
World Economy
Economics: ( D 4 5 −3 )
- Resources D Very abundant
- Labor 4 Tens of thousands
- Infrastructure 5 Limited
- Efficiency −3 Poor
- Economic Extension 19
- Resource Units -780
- (Resources are any materials available for processing and exploitation. They include natural resources, minerals, ores, metals, energy sources, biological assets, and any other materials of limited availability.)
- (Labor is the workforce available for the processing and exploitation of Resources.)
- (Infrastructure is the established technical structures that support exploitation of resources. Infrastructure includes roads, power grids, communications, and factories.)
- (Efficiency reflects the current economic system, and includes sensible legal procedures, appropriate tariffs, customs promoting a balanced work ethic, rewards for merit, and social structures which match ability and job. Negative Efficiency is worse. Efficiency at -1 or less turn the RUs available negative: the Inefficiencies are so destructive as to make the economy a net drain. Such barriers represent a welfare state; cultural influences which do not value wealth, even physical limitations. On the other hand, since some economies have positive efficiencies: positive multipliers increasing available RU. ) * Economic Extension- TBD
- (The Economic Extension (Ex) is the strength of a world economy and provides basic insights into the economy’s structure and capabilities.)
- (Resources approximately represent the world's budget.)
Trade Data
- Ni-Non-Industrial
World Demographics
Humaniti, population 100%
World Culture
Culture: [ 1 6 1 9 ]
- Homogeneity 1 Monolithic
- Acceptance 6 Aloof
- Strangeness 1 Very typical
- World Symbols 9 Somewhat abstract
- (Homogeneity is a measure of the degree to which members of society hold common beliefs. Members of very homogeneous cultures are in strong agreement on the fundamentals of society (usually basic rights, religion, and methods of interaction). Members of non-homogeneous cultures hold many different beliefs on the fundamentals of society.)
- (Acceptance is the degree of xenophobia ( or xenophilia ) in the culture. High Acceptance is evidenced by friendliness to outsiders and offworlders; Low Acceptance is characterized by fear or rejection of outsiders.)
- (Strangeness is the degree of difference from the norms of interstellar society. High Strangeness is evidenced by unusual or outwardly incomprehensible actions, statements, or responses in the course daily activity. Low Strangeness reflects activities close to interstellar norms.)
- (Symbols used by the culture may range from the concrete (idols; totems; statuary) to the abstract (symbolized belief systems; group affiliations).)
World Language/s
Urbanization
No information yet available
World Infrastructure
Zagiku possesses limited infrastructure
Historical Data
No information yet available
World Timeline
No information yet available
UWP Listing
B424532-D
- Starport B Good
- World Size 4 6,400km
- Atmosphere 2 Very thin; Tainted
- Hydrosphere 4 40%
- Population 5 App. 500,000
- Government 3 Self-Perpetuating Oligarchy
- Law Level 2 Portable energy weapons prohibited
- Tech Level D Above Average Imperia
References & Contributors (Sources)
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- Classic Traveller Atlas of the Imperium
- MegaTraveller Alien - Solomani & Aslan (dotmap provided)
- MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr (dotmap provided)
- Article: "Daibei Sector: Library and Map" by Nancy & Aleatha Parker (pgs 22-25) from Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 15
- GURPS Traveller: Rim of Fire
- Mongoose Traveller: Solomani
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: IISS Junior Administrator and Master Astrographer Ensign Phillips
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ "Jump Map API" and map location from Travellermap.com