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GATEWAY TO DESTINYGATEWAY DOMAIN SOURCEBOOK

Based on the award-winning TRAVELLER Universe by Marc W. Miller!

Authors: Martin J. Dougherty with Hunter GordonInvaluable Assistance: Bruce Runnels and Marc MillerCover: Steve Bryant and Chad FidlerInterior Artwork: Steve Bryant, Bryan Gibson, Paul Daly, Jason MilletQuadrant Maps: Shane McleanAdditional Maps and Layout: Hunter Gordon

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DEDICATIONThis book owes a great deal to those who created and developed the Traveller game and its universe, and to those who explored it with us. It owes just as much to you, the people we wrote it for, who keep the game alive and help the Traveller universe to grow and expand. We dedicate it to them and to you, our fellow Travellers all.

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Introduction About This Book .................................................................................5 Standards and Assumptions ..........................................................5 Astrography ...............................................................................5Chapter 1: Gateway Domain................................................................ 7 The Third Imperium............................................................................7 The Imperial Domain of Gateway ..................................................7 Overview of the Domain ............................................................7 A History of the Gateway Region...............................................7 A Unified Timeline for Gateway Region ...................................17Chapter 2: The People of the Gateway Region................................20 Humans............................................................................................20 “Mixed” Humans ..........................................................................20 Jonkeereen..............................................................................20 Luriani......................................................................................20 Solomani..................................................................................21 Sydites.....................................................................................21 Vilani........................................................................................22 Non-Humans ....................................................................................22 Akeed...........................................................................................22 Beree ...........................................................................................24 Chirpers .......................................................................................25 Droashav .....................................................................................26 Droyne .........................................................................................27 Faar .............................................................................................28 Hivers...........................................................................................29 Ithklur ...........................................................................................31 K’kree...........................................................................................32 Kafoe ...........................................................................................33 Kahyri...........................................................................................33 Maskai .........................................................................................35 Uplifted Races .............................................................................35 Apes.........................................................................................36 Dolphins...................................................................................36 Orca.........................................................................................36 Ursa .........................................................................................36 Vargr ............................................................................................37 Virushi ..........................................................................................37 Wanderers ...................................................................................37Chapter 3: Powers in the Gateway Region ......................................39 The Third Imperium..........................................................................39 The Imperial Domain of Gateway ................................................39 Gateway Domain In 990..........................................................39 Political Structure of the Domain .............................................40 Major Cultural Groups Within the Imperium ............................42 Imperial Military Presence In Gateway .......................................42 The Imperial and Colonial Fleets.............................................42 Imperial Fleets .........................................................................44 The Imperial Marine Corps ......................................................45 The Imperial Army and Local Ground Forces..........................45 Huscarles, Mercenaries and Corporate Troops.......................45 Partial Map of Charted Space ..........................................................46 Political Boundary Map ...............................................................46-47 The Three Great Powers.................................................................. 48 The 2000 Worlds..........................................................................48 The Lords of Thunder ..............................................................49 The Hive Federation .................................................................... 49 The Solomani Confederation .......................................................50 Other Powers ...................................................................................51 Interstellar States of Ley Sector...................................................51 The Khuur League................................................................... 51 Interstellar States of Gateway Sector ..........................................51 Galian Federation .................................................................... 51 Trindel Confederacy ................................................................ 52 Plavian League........................................................................52 Hochiken People’s Assembly ..................................................52 Viyard Concourse .................................................................... 53 Akeena Union ..........................................................................53 Swanfei Independency ............................................................53 Megusard Corporate................................................................ 54 Renkard Union.........................................................................54 Interstellar States of Glimmerdrift Reaches Sector......................55

The Third Imperium ................................................................. 55 The Federation of Heron .........................................................55 Grand Duchy of Stoner ...........................................................56 Maskai Empire.........................................................................56 Farreach Margravate ...............................................................57 The Loyal Nineworld Republic.................................................57 Federate Republic ................................................................... 58 Glimmerdrift Trade Consortium ...............................................58 Interstellar States of the Crucis Margin Sector ............................59 The Hive Federation ................................................................ 59 The 2000 Worlds and the Lords of Thunder ............................59 The Mische Conglomerate ......................................................59 The Raidermarch..................................................................... 59 Corporate Republic of Kobe ....................................................60 Karhyri Worlds .........................................................................60 Greater Osaka.........................................................................61 The Syzlin Republic................................................................. 61 Kafoe Dominate.......................................................................62 The Free and Holy Federation of Amil.....................................62 The Old Worlds........................................................................63 The Katowice Conquest ..........................................................63 Oytrip of Tubroyllufotyusk ........................................................64 The Reach ...............................................................................64 The Empire of Olduvai.............................................................65 Mercantile Concord ................................................................. 65 Hiver Clients ............................................................................66 Independent Worlds ................................................................ 66 Organizations and Megacorporations ..............................................66 The Church of Stellar Divinity ......................................................66 Corsairs, Pirates and Privateers ..................................................67 Equal Sentients Movement .........................................................67 Imperial Megacorporations ..........................................................67 The Loyal Sector Guard...............................................................68 The Free Peoples Alliance...........................................................69 Long Night Remembrance...........................................................69 Matarishan Freedom Movement..................................................69 Non-Imperial Supercorporations..................................................69 Solsec/Solomani Security ............................................................70 Individuals ........................................................................................70 Imperial Personalities .................................................................. 70 The Archduke of Gateway .......................................................70 Emperor Gavin ........................................................................72 Emperor Styryx........................................................................72 Prince Garlan...........................................................................73 Former Archduke Marshal Nells ..............................................73 Non-Imperial Personalities...........................................................73 Alize Benson............................................................................73 Captain Johan Archer, Cn........................................................73 General Andrew Makohl ..........................................................73 Nar’grx!Tir................................................................................74 Marchaille Sandermann...........................................................74 Alexander Von Smit ................................................................. 74Chapter 4: The Sectors of Gateway Domain....................................75 Sector Data Notes............................................................................75 Bases...........................................................................................75 Naval Depot (D).......................................................................75 Naval Base (N) ........................................................................75 Scout Base (S) ........................................................................75 Scout Way Station (W) ............................................................75 Imperial Research Station (R) .................................................75 Travel Zones ................................................................................76 Amber Zones ...........................................................................76 Red Zones ...............................................................................76 World Allegience Codes...............................................................76 General and Imperial Allegience Codes ......................................76 Ley Sector ...............................................................................76 Gateway Sector .......................................................................76 Glimmerdrift Reaches Sector ..................................................76 Crucis Margin Sector ...............................................................76 Ley Sector ........................................................................................77 Sector Overview ..........................................................................77 The Subsectors of Ley Sector......................................................78

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Ley Sector: Alpha Quadrant ....................................................78 Worlds of the Alpha Quadrant .................................................78 0417 Ashmaze (Imperial) ................................................78 0618 Weston (Imperial)...................................................78 1406 Kukugukhe (Imperial).............................................79 Alpha Quadrant Map ...........................................................80 A) Ikhnaton Subsector.........................................................81 B) Nightmare Subsector......................................................81 E) Spearhead Subsector.....................................................82 F) Guadix Drift Subsector....................................................82 Ley Sector: Beta Quadrant ......................................................83 Worlds of Beta Quadrant.....................................................83 2016 Hagim (Imperial) ....................................................83 2318 Frieden (Imperial) ..................................................84 3016 Mensure (Independent) .........................................84 Beta Quadrant Map.............................................................85 C) Noir Deep Subsector ......................................................86 D) Zagrathian Subsector .....................................................86 G) Titanstorm Subsector .....................................................86 H) Osiris Deep Subsector ...................................................86 Ley Sector: Gamma Quadrant.................................................87 Worlds of Gamma Quadrant ...............................................87 0425 New Brunswick (Imperial) ......................................87 0933 Shangri La (Imperial) .............................................87 1473 Gulem Kilar (Imperial) ............................................87 Gamma Quadrant Map .......................................................89 I) Highlord Subsector ..........................................................90 J) Matarishan Subsector .....................................................90 M) Satyressia Subsector .....................................................91 N) Outreaumer Subsector ...................................................91 Ley Sector: Delta Quadrant .....................................................91 Worlds of Delta Quadrant....................................................92 1735 Lepanto (Imperial)..................................................92 1936 Annapabar (Imperial) .............................................92 3131 Phoniwt (Independent)...........................................93 Delta Quadrant Map............................................................94 K) Frontier Worlds Subsector ..............................................95 L) Sydymic Subsector .........................................................95 O) Diamond-Prince Subsector ............................................95 P) Outworld Subsector ........................................................96 Gateway Sector................................................................................97 Sector Overview ..........................................................................97 The Subsectors of Gateway Sector .............................................97 Gateway Sector: Alpha Quadrant ............................................97 Worlds of Alpha Quadrant ...................................................98 1220 Gateway (Galian Federation).................................98 1601 Granth (Hochiken People’s Assembly) ..................98 1310 Luray (Independent) ..............................................98 Alpha Quadrant Map .........................................................100 A) Darksky Subsector........................................................101 B) Atoon Subsector ...........................................................101 E) Abysm Subsector..........................................................101 F) Windfleet Subsector......................................................101 Gateway Sector: Beta Quadrant............................................102 Worlds of Beta Quadrant...................................................102 2317 Varan’s Belt (Independent) ..................................102 2708 Akeen (Akeen Union) ...........................................102 2720 Carlton (Swanfei Free Worlds).............................102 Beta Quadrant Map...........................................................103 C) Denkard Subsector.......................................................104 D) Lowton Subsector.........................................................104 G) Castra Subsector .........................................................104 H) Forcett Subsector .........................................................105 Gateway Sector: Gamma Quadrant ......................................105 Worlds of Gamma Quadrant .............................................105 1039 Indolence (Independent) ......................................105 1133 Alphaaric (Independent) .......................................106 1629 Coralee (Trindel Confederacy).............................106 Gamma Quadrant Map .....................................................107 I) Arconna Subsector.........................................................108 J) Beckann Subsector .......................................................108 M) Ownsbee Subsector.....................................................108

N) Ariel Subsector .............................................................109 Gateway Sector: Delta Quadrant...........................................109 Worlds of Delta Quadrant..................................................109 2231 Paradise of El (Viyard Concourse).......................109 2440 Picard’s Belt (Independent).................................. 110 2635 Silveron (Independent) ........................................ 110 Delta Quadrant Map.......................................................... 111 K) Ashton Subsector ......................................................... 112 L) Riftin Subsector............................................................. 112 O) Cinder Subsector ......................................................... 112 P) Farina Subsector .......................................................... 113 Glimmerdrift Reaches Sector ......................................................... 114 Sector Overview ........................................................................ 114 Subsectors of the Glimmerdrift Reaches ................................... 114 Glimmerdrift Reaches Sector: Alpha Quadrant ..................... 114 The Worlds of Alpha Quadrant .......................................... 115 0905 Gar (Imperial)....................................................... 115 1212 Khad Khabar (Grand Duchy of Stoner)................ 115 1510 Spirit of Orlain (Independent)............................... 115 Alpha Quadrant Map ......................................................... 117 A) Darkling Subsector ....................................................... 118 B) Thorstone Subsector .................................................... 118 E) Glowing Subsector ....................................................... 118 F) Kraxin Subsector .......................................................... 118 Glimmerdrift Reaches: Beta Quadrant .................................. 119 Worlds of the Beta Quadrant............................................. 119 2110 Darvin’s Hope (Independent) ............................... 119 2503 Dusty Death (Independent)..................................120 2712 Dhuku (Independent) ...........................................120 Beta Quadrant Map...........................................................121 C) Tri-Empire Subsector....................................................122 D) Marla Subsector ...........................................................122 G) Williamsburg Subsector ...............................................122 H) Tasman Subsector........................................................123 Glimmerdrift Reaches: Gamma Quadrant .............................124 Worlds of the Gamma Quadrant .......................................124 0435 Gukishdamash (Imperial, Delphi Worlds) ............124 1230 Bagilaar (Independent) ........................................124 1637 Star Bridge (Independent) ...................................125 Gamma Quadrant Map .....................................................126 I) Even Subsector..............................................................127 J) Poonch Subsector.........................................................127 M) Verge Subsector ..........................................................127 N) Zairae Subsector ..........................................................128 Glimmerdrift Reaches – Delta Quadrant ...............................128 Worlds of the Delta Quadrant............................................129 2027 Shugarku (Farreach Margravate) ........................129 2336 New Challenge (Loyal Nineworlds Republic).......129 3226 Luni (Independent)...............................................129 Delta Quadrant Map..........................................................131 K) Sosie Subsector ...........................................................132 L) Ryazan Subsector.........................................................132 O) Sepik Subsector ...........................................................133 P) Daro Subsector.............................................................133 Crucis Margin Sector......................................................................134 Sector Overview ........................................................................134 The Subsectors of Crucis Margin Sector ...................................134 Crucis Margin Sector: Alpha Quadrant ..................................134 Worlds of the Alpha Quadrant ...........................................135 0503 Nashchaug (Independent) ...................................135 0813 Marada (Independent) .........................................135 1514 Kosice (Independent)...........................................136 Alpha Quadrant Map .........................................................137 A) Ostermann Subsector...................................................138 B) Vandir Subsector ..........................................................138 E) Raidermarch Subsector................................................139 F) Newsun Subsector........................................................139 Crucis Margin Sector-Beta Quadrant ....................................140 Worlds of the Beta Quadrant.............................................140 1702 Rickamil (Free and Holy Federation of Amil) .......140 2308 Oita (Independent) ...............................................140 3013 Adour (Independent) ............................................141

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Beta Quadrant Map...........................................................142 C) Outrun Subsector .........................................................143 D) Chin Shan Subsector ...................................................143 G) Old Worlds Subsector ..................................................144 H) Peril’s Edge Subsector .................................................144 Crucis Margin Sector-Gamma Quadrant ...............................145 Worlds of the Gamma Quadrant .......................................145 0623 Kure (Independent) ..............................................145 0838 Madra (Independent) ...........................................145 1427 Tumu (Independent) ............................................146 Gamma Quadrant Map .....................................................147 I) Kobe Subsector .............................................................148 J) Bright Heavens Subsector ............................................148 M) Syzlin Subsector ..........................................................149 N) Taitin Subsector ............................................................149 Crucis Margin Sector-Delta Quadrant ...................................150 Worlds of the Delta Quadrant............................................150 1938 Erywin (Independent)...........................................150 2532 Kheri (Independent) .............................................150 3137 Kmmo-Im (Hiver Client) .......................................150 Delta Quadrant Map..........................................................152 K) Reach Subsector ..........................................................153 L) No Return Subsector ....................................................153 O) Scatter Subsector.........................................................154 P) Kixum Subsector ..........................................................154Chapter 5: Life and Adventuring in the Gateway Region .............155 Worlds and People of the Gateway Region ...................................155 Planets.......................................................................................155 Settlements and Wildernesses ..............................................155 Governance and Law ............................................................156 Language and Culture ...........................................................156 Aliens and Ancients....................................................................157 Starports and Spaceports ..........................................................157 Communications and Trade ...........................................................158 Xboats, Mail Ships and Couriers ...............................................158 Interstellar Trade and Commerce ..............................................158 Customs and Contraband......................................................159 Security and Military Matters..........................................................161 Naval Forces..............................................................................161 System Defense Forces ............................................................161 COACC Forces..........................................................................161 Ground Forces...........................................................................161 Security Forces..........................................................................162 Mercenaries ...............................................................................163 Interstellar Warfare.........................................................................163 In the Shadows ..............................................................................164 The Psionics Institutes ...............................................................164 Crime, Espionage, Unrest and Dissent......................................164 Referees: Running a Game in Gateway Domain ...........................165 Setting Up a Game ....................................................................165 Adventures.................................................................................166 25 Adventure Themes................................................................ 166 Character Motivations................................................................ 169 Creating Atmosphere ................................................................. 170 The Ideal Adventure...................................................................170Chapter 6: Imperial Trade Cluster ...................................................171 History of the Cluster......................................................................171 Prehistory...................................................................................171 Ziru Sirka ...................................................................................171 Rule of Man ...............................................................................171 The Long Night ..........................................................................171 Third Imperium...........................................................................172 Recent Events ...........................................................................172 Timeline .....................................................................................173 Military Factions .............................................................................173 Imperial Naval Presence............................................................173 Imperial Trade Cluster Authority ................................................174 Archduke’s Huscarles ................................................................ 174 Loyal Sector Guard....................................................................174 Political Structure ...........................................................................174 Neighboring Powers.......................................................................176 Galian Federation ......................................................................176

Glimmerdrift Trade Consortium..................................................176 Federate Republic .....................................................................176 Mische Conglomerate................................................................ 176 The Hive.....................................................................................176 Khuur League ............................................................................177 The K’kree..................................................................................177 The Outworlds............................................................................177 Other Powers: Organizations and Corporations ............................177 Piracy and Smuggling in the Cluster..........................................177 Opposition Groups and Terrorists ..............................................177 Supercorporations .....................................................................178 Megacorporations ......................................................................178 People of the Cluster ................................................................. 179 Imperial Trade Cluster Map .......................................................180 Worlds of the Imperial Trade Cluster..............................................181 1837 Glen Murdoch (Imperial) ...................................................181 1938 Ikigur (Imperial) ................................................................. 181 2036 Saanshakase (Imperial) ....................................................182Chapter 7: Cold Fuzion Adventure .................................................183 Introduction ....................................................................................183 Notes On the Epic Adventure Format ........................................183 Standards and Assumptions ......................................................183 Referee’s Background ...............................................................183 Act I ................................................................................................189 Scene Summary ........................................................................189 1) Shipping Agent ......................................................................189 2) Fuzion Detonation ................................................................. 191 3) The Chamber.........................................................................183 4) Gvarrk’s Apartment ................................................................ 194 5) Gvarrk’s Hotel Room (Key)....................................................194 Act II ...............................................................................................196 Random Events .........................................................................196 Scene Summary ........................................................................196 1a) Company Starport Customs Office......................................196 1b) Public Starport Arrival Terminal............................................197 2) A Riot In Town (Key) ..............................................................197 3) The Inquisition .......................................................................198 4) Skullduggery..........................................................................199 5) Daria/Melissa’s Apartment .....................................................200 Act III ..............................................................................................200 Random Events .........................................................................200 Scene Summary ........................................................................200 1) Strangers In the Night............................................................200 2) We Interrupt This Broadcast… ..............................................201 3) A Sideline Venture ................................................................. 201 4) Mining Shack .........................................................................202 Act IV..............................................................................................203 Scene Summary ........................................................................203 1) Gray Lady Down....................................................................203 2) Field Research Lab (Key)......................................................204 3) A Slave to Conscience (Key) .................................................205 4) Loss of Containment (Key) ....................................................205 5) The Fuzion Lab (Key) ............................................................209 Epilogue .........................................................................................210 Further Related Adventures.......................................................210 Rewards..................................................................................... 211 EPIC Adventure Checklist .............................................................. 211 Rumors .......................................................................................... 211 Computer Databanks .....................................................................213 Supplementary Material ................................................................. 214 IISS Survey Data .......................................................................214 Bestiary......................................................................................219 TAS Bulletins..............................................................................220 Library Data ...............................................................................221 Hansen’s World (Player’s Data).................................................222 Bangor City (Visitor’s Map) ........................................................223Appendices .......................................................................................224 Appendix I - Ley Sector .................................................................. 224 Appendix II - Gateway Sector.........................................................231 Appendix III: Glimmerdrift-Reaches Sector ....................................237 Appendix IV: Crucis Margin Sector.................................................244

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Traveller is two things. It’s a rules set that allows players to undertake adventures in the far future – in ANY future – and it’s a broad and deep setting that can be used with any rules. The T20 line from QLI carries on this tradition. With the Travellers’ Handbook (the rulebook) you can set adventures anywhere. And the Traveller sourcebooks following it allow games to be run in the Official Traveller Universe using any rules. The assumption we’ve made for this book is that most players will be using the T20 rules, so we’ve included T20 stats where stats were necessary. However, we are also aware that many players will be using some other rules set, so the book is as generic as possible. Indeed, it would not be difficult to transplant the worlds and people of the Gateway Domain into some other game universe, in a game setting based on your favorite novel or TV series, or an entirely home-grown one. Gateway Domain will be further developed in a series of Grand Adventures and Cluster sourcebooks from QLI, but while the information in this book is “official” – i.e. part of the Traveller “Canon” – it’s not immutable. You are welcome to twist, warp, ignore, expand or contradict anything you find in here if your own ideas are more fun. Take what we’ve created and make it yours, or take from it what you want and ignore the rest. You will note that there is no “Referees Only” section in this book. This is for two reasons. First, putting up a sign saying “HERE BE SECRETS” isn’t a good way to keep them secret. Secondly, we’re not in the habit of dictating to referees how their games should run. What is presented in these pages are the “known facts” about a particular place, organization or person. But what is the truth? The truth is whatever the referee decides it to be. Take the Loyal Sector Guard, for example. Are they a jackbooted elite political organization or an ineffectual bunch of rich people who just like having a fancy uniform to wear? The organization is large enough that both could be true. Or there could be some entirely different “truth” behind the LSG. It’s up to the referee to decide what to do with any given piece of information, to integrate it into the campaign or to ignore it. In short: Here’s a book about Gateway Domain. It’s yours now. Do with it what you will…

ABOUT THIS BOOKGateway to Destiny is a supplement for Traveller20 (T20) and Classic Traveller (CT), and forms part of QuikLink Interactive’s T20 product line. The book contains a complete game setting – four sectors of space along the Trailing border of the Third Imperium – which can be used with any version of Traveller, or indeed with any SF rules set. Most of the information presented in this book is derived or extrapolated from existing Traveller material, and can therefore be considered “Canon”. Some entirely new information has been developed from this book, and all canon materials have

been expanded and developed for the setting. Readers with access to Judges’ Guild materials set in this region should note that JG material has for many years not been considered “canon”, and is superseded by more up-to-date materials such as those presented here. However, efforts have been made to incorporate as much other pre-existing material as possible. Full details of the various races – K’Kree, Hivers etc – will be presented in a future publication, along with the extensive information on their culture, society etc. necessary if these races are to be used as player characters. This book includes sufficient information to allow the other races to be used as NPCs in a Traveller game, including basic stats. Note that where a race is detailed in the Traveller’s Handbook (THB), stats will not be unnecessarily repeated. This book presents an overview of the region and its great and small powers, then looks at the four sectors and the four quadrants within each in closer focus. UWPs are presented for all the worlds of the Domain, and in a few cases these UWPs are expanded to create a world write-up of a sort that might be used in an adventure. These write-ups can serve as examples of the sort of details a Referee might extrapolate from UWPs, or as ready-made adventure settings.

STANDARDS AND ASSUMPTIONSWorld and system data in this book is presented in the standard T20 format, and where necessary, worlds were designed using the system found in the T20 Core Rule Book (the Traveller’s Handbook). This system is entirely compatible with Classic Traveller (CT) Book 3 and Book 6 world generation, and therefore with any Traveller rules set. Data is drawn from “canon” sources and extrapolated as needed. Standard Traveller practice has been followed for directions, dates etc. Thus the date 032-993 refers to the 32nd day of the 993rd year since the founding of the Third Imperium. SI units (meters, seconds etc) are also used throughout, except where normal Traveller practice dictates otherwise. Directions are given using the standard Traveller practice – towards the Galactic core is Coreward, away from it is Rimward. Towards the direction of spin of the galaxy is Spinward, away from it is Trailing. Occasionally, the term Coreward may have a different usage – referring to the direction of the Imperial rather than the Galactic core. This will be clear from the context.

ASTROGRAPHYThe basic unit of astrography is the sector, an area of space measuring 32 parsecs by 40 parsecs. In the Imperium, four sectors comprise a Domain. This is the size of the area depicted in this book, though most of the four sectors herein

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