Traveller: Science Fiction in the Far Future


Capital is a high population world in Core Subsector of Core Sector, with a eighty billion sophont population.: This world has a Data Repository or a centralized collection of information and data.; This world is also the overall capital of an interstellar government with the massive extra trade and prestige associated with that role.; This a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or over technology standards for Charted Space.; It is a member of the Sylean Worlds, a cultural region and full member state of the Third Imperium in the Core Subsector of Core Sector in the Domain of Sylea.; This world has a nearby Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships.; This world has a nearby Imperial Way Station.; Prior to the founding of the Third Imperium, this world was named Sylea, and was home to the Syleans, a minor human race.; About 50% of the population is composed of Syleans.; About 50% of the population is composed of other humans and non-human sophonts.

Capital is the central world of the Imperium and seat of government since its founding. Situated in the center of the Imperium, Capital's astrographical position has proven of prime importance as a communications hub, a cultural center, and an industrial focus.: Capital is home to the Imperial Guard, Imperial Palace, Moot, and the Moot Spire among other well-known points of interest within the Third Imperium.
Sylea System Statistics Primary Hierarchy Category Mass (Sol) Temp (K) Luminosity (Sol) Unit Diametre Zan Ki Ond (G2 V) Primary Main Sequence 1 5100-5900 1 AU 0.0093 Capital Planetary Statistics Planet Name Class Circumference (km) Position Moons Gravity Day (hrs.) Atmosphere Climate Industry Capital M 23,876 III 0 1.4G 24 2kPa, N₂/O₂ Warm Temperate Government

Zhimaway is a gas giant in the Sylea system.

The planet is a pleasant world, 7,600km in diameter and with a surface gravity of approximately 0.7G.: The atmosphere is a dense mixture of oxygen and nitrogen.; Three fifths of the planetary surface is covered by water oceans, with five major continents and one minor continent including five large islands and nine archipelagos.; Capital has a rotational period of 24h 4m 1s and an orbital period of 364.97 standard days, with an axial tilt of approximately 20.5°.

Capital has a pressure of 1.50 to 2.49 atmospheres of oxygen and nitrogen. A Dense Atmosphere requires no survival gear although it may be hard on sophonts not accustomed to it. 60% of the planetary surface is covered by water oceans.

Capital (the planet once known as Sylea) is a moderate-sized world with a lot of people, compounded by the fact that a little more than half its surface is water. A lot means eighty billion; moderate-sized means, after subtracting water, about eight billion hectares.: 10% A tenth is devoted to food production (long ago, that was two-tenths, but that was long ago): it is impractical (if not impossible) to import food for billions of people.; 20% Two-tenths is mountain, canyon, rock, and crag.; 20% Another two-tenths is snowlands: both support scattered communities, but certainly no appreciable population density.; 50% Half the land is urban, four billion hectares for 80 billion people: perhaps 20 per hectare, 2,000 per square kilometer. Terribly crowded, oppressive, single-level urban areas make do with such densities over a few hundred square kilometers. Capital maintains such densities across all its settled lands. Yet. For many, Capital is a pleasant environment, an attractive community. High-rise and plunging arcologies house millions in high-density comfort and safety: the masses of the bureaucracy that drive the engines of the empire must live in comfort and safety.

Capital is teeming with life. The Syleans are a Minor Human Race, who were contacted by the Vilani and made part of the First Imperium. A small group of rebellious Syleans were kept on reservations.

Capital, as a member world of the Third Imperium, holds the estates of five members of the Imperial Nobility, who are charged with overseeing the world.: It holds the estate of an Imperial Knight.; It holds the estate of an Imperial Count.; It holds the fiefdom of an Imperial subsector Duke.; It holds the fiefdom of the Imperial Archduke.; It also serves as the seat of the Emperor of the Third Imperium.

Capital has a Class A Starport, an excellent 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 other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

Eighty billion sophonts inhabit Capital, mostly members of Humaniti, a number which has remained fairly constant through the entire Third Imperium. Of these, thirty-six percent are primarily racial Vilani, eleven percent are Solomani and fifty percent are native Syleans, and the remaining three percent consists of a mixture of various human and non-human minor races.: 50% Native Sylean; 36% Vilani; 11% Solomani; 3% A mixture of various human and non-human minor races

Capital is governed by an Impersonal Bureaucracy. The leadership of the government is another form (democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy), but the bureaucracy dictates government policy and its execution. Government leadership is reduced to little more than figureheads and does not select the bureaucracy leadership or its members. Capital is a member of, and the capital world for, the Imperium.

Capital has a high law level with laws covering many areas of interactions of people, corporations, and the government. A few worlds with this law level may be Amber Zones. Any interaction with the judicial system requires an Advocate trained in the local legal system. Law enforcement is present almost everywhere, either as people or via technology. Legal proceedings can take weeks to months to resolve and involve a dozen or more people. All blade weapons and firearms, and anything more destructive, are typically regulated or prohibited.: Law level 8: Long bladed weapons controlled; open carry prohibited.

Capital possesses a Technology Level of TL–15 or TL-F in Hexadecimal Notation.
Common Communication technologies for this TL include:: Meson Communicators and Pseudo Reality Communications.; Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Miniature super-batteries, improved collectors, and advanced Fusion+.
Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:: Land & Water: Advanced gravcraft.; Air: Advanced gravcraft and speeders.; Space: Advanced gravcraft and G-Carriers.; FTL: Jump Drive-6.
Capital/Sylea is the home of the Imperial Sylean University and the University of Sylea.

The system hosts a Naval Base and a Scout Way Station.

Capital has a gross planetary product of 1,438,927,000,000Cr, over one quadrillion credits. Its per-capita income is therefore 17,986Cr, nearly three times the Imperial average, reflecting the extra trade and prestige accompanying its political role. As such, it accounts for over 1% of the entire economic output of the Imperium.

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