Major Worlds of the Backcash Cluster
These are the basic descriptions and starting points for the four major worlds of the Cluster. There's more detail to come, particularly regarding political and cultural data, and for the other, minor worlds in each system, as well as more detailed astronomical data for each system, but this is a quick overview.
Each system listed below is Jump-1 from each other (a jump in Traveller is a hyperspace leap that takes about one week subjective time and travels around 1 parsec (~3.26 light years), and is separated from other systems in the subsector by Jump-2 or more.
Good quality spaceport. Refined fuel available. Annual maintenance overhaul available. Shipyard capable of building non-starships present. Naval base present.
11,265.36 km in diameter, dense, tainted atmosphere, 70% liquid covered. Population 85,915. Balkanized government. Law level 7 (near spaceport; other areas may be more or less permissive).
Tech level 7: Solar power, non-starships, hovercraft (ground effect hover only, not anti-grav). Body Pistols and mesh armor. Large craft mounted pulse lasers available. Model 2 computers.
Anthe Council: (spaceport) feudal technocracy, TL7, LL7
Physiosys, LLC: company town, TL8, LL8
Farrell Autonarchy: participating democracy, TL6, LL8
Halimedes: colony of the Farrell Autonarchy, native population once part of the Anthe Council territory. TL8, LL8
ChiCanBo Commonwealth: participating democracy, TL6, LL7
Routine quality spaceport. Only unrefined fuel available. Reasonable repair facilities available.
9,656.07 km in diameter. Trace atmosphere (protective suits and oxygen required on surface), 30% liquid covered. Population 356,854. Representative democracy world government. Law Level 6 (most firearms prohibited, open carry only with registration/license).
Tech Level A: Laser carbine and rifles, Ablat armor, vehicle-mounted beam laser weapons, Model/3 computers, null-grav Air/Rafts, fusion power.
Frontier spaceport installation.
1609.3 km in diameter. No atmosphere, no liquid present (vacc suits required on surface). Population 1,012 (permanent residents). Oligarchic government. Law Level 6 (most firearms prohibited, open carry strongly discouraged).
Tech Level 5: Carbine, rifle, pistol, SMG; Model/1 computers; Radio communications; ground cars; oil power.
Good quality spaceport: Refined fuel available; annual overhaul maintenance available; shipyard capable of constructing non-starships present. Naval base present.
11,345.11 km in diameter. Dense atmosphere. 80% liquid surface. Population 1,587,158. Feudal Technocracy government. Law Level 4 (strict military weapons prohibited).
Tech Level 5: Carbine, rifle, pistol, SMG; Model/1 computers; Radio communications; ground cars; oil power.