Old Frontiers Sector
The Old Frontiers Sector is the common name for an area of space that includes some of the oldest surviving human societies. A number of the planets have historically maintained their independence and resisted the formation of interplanetary government or other organization.
| Name | Type | Diameter | Gravity | Pop. | TL | CR | Society | Starports | Trade Class | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acropolis | Earthlike | 8,500 mi. | 1.15G | 7.3B | 11 | 3 | Athenian Democracy | Class V (orbital), Class III (3) | Ag, In, Ri | Several universities. Clones & genetic research. Exports food, some industrial equipment. Imports gems, radioactives, other minerals. |
| Alhambra | Hostile | 7,650 mi. | .86G | 4.2M | 11 | 4/6 | Corporate | Class III, Class II | Ex | Pleasure domes. Assorted casinos, amusement parks, theaters, arenas, etc. |
| Al-Jebel | Earthlike | 9,100 mi. | 1.04G | 16M | 6 | 5 | Theocracy | Class III | N/A | Prohibited. Neo-Muslim culture organized by patriarchal clans. Private prison complex operated by Summersun. |
| Badlands | Hostile | 5,200 mi. | .68G | 500K | 11 | 2 | Criminal oligarchy | Class IV, Class II (private) | Ex | Free sanctuary. Thriving black market. Exports Kill-Crazy drug. Heavy importer of all goods. |
| Bannar | Earthlike | 11,600 mi. | 1.04G | 8.7B | 11 | 5 | Theocracy | Class V, Class III, Class II (2) | Ag, Ri | Materialistic theocracy. Exports agricultural products. Imports most minerals. Significant iron mining among nearby asteroids. |
| Bollux | Earthlike | 6,200 mi. | .81G | 630M | 11 | 4 | Corporate | Class V | Ni, Ri | Trade hub. Shipping and corporate center. Exports emeralds and silica products. Imports most goods, especially metals and plastics. |
| Byte | Rockball | 9,100 mi. | .98G | 9.57M | 11 | 6 | Corporate state | Class V | Ex, In | Computing technology & information center. |
| Carcosa | Rockball | 10,200 mi. | 1.14G | 0 | N/A | 0 | None | None | N/A | Dead world in the Deerstalker nebula. Suspected criminal rendezvous/refuge. |
| Carstairs | Earthlike | 7,800 mi. | .93G | 700M | 9 (11) | 1 | Feudal | Class III | Ag, Po | Ranch world. Exports grain & meat. Imports agricultural equipment. |
| Cretaceous | Greenhouse | 9,150 mi. | .94G | 30K | 11 | 2/1 | Athenian democracy | Class III | N/A | Large reptiles (“pseudosaurians”) are dominant native lifeform. Tourism industry, mostly pseudosaur hunting safaris. Some petroleum & radioactive materials mining. |
| Drayhoah | Earthlike | 7,750 mi. | .82G | 9.5B | 11 | 5 | Theocracy | Class 11, Class V | In | Exports manufactured goods (and religion). Imports a variety of minerals. |
| Dunsel | Earthlike | 8,120 mi. | .78G | 1.3M | 3/11* | 1/5* | Tribal/Clan | Class III | Ni, Po | Society of low-tech clans. High-tech banned outside starport. |
| Gith | Rockball | 4,700 mi. | .33G | 5,600 | 11 | 4 | Bureaucratic | Class II | Ex, Na, Ni | Restricted due to gravitational anomalies. Research stations administered by Escott Institute. All weapons strictly prohibited. |
| Hali | Rockball | 11,600 mi. | .85G | 15M | 11 | 3 | Representative democracy | Class IV | Ex, In, Na | Exports large quantities of metals. Imports foodstuffs and organics. |
| Hamish | Earthlike | 5,600 mi. | .85G | 120M | 11 | 2 | Representative democracy | Class V | In, Ri | Exports radioactives and heavy metals. Imports light metals from Hali. |
| Lorn | Earthlike | 9,350 mi. | 1.18G | 530M | 11 | 4 | Representative democracy | Class IV | In, M | Exports some industrial equipment. |
| Nautilus | Earthlike | 9,450 mi. | .76G | 1.5B | 11 | 4 | Representative democracy | Class IV (2), Class IV (orbital) | Ag | Surface water 87%. Exports seafood and other ocean products. Several oceanic research institutes. |
| Pleroo | Earthlike | 8,400 mi. | 1G | 21.6M | 11 | 3 | Athenian democracy | Class V, Class III (5) | Ag | Breadbasket of the Old Frontiers. Headquarters for many corporations. |
| Quentin | Desert | 6,900 mi. | 1.03G | 375K | 5(11) | 2 | Tribal nomads | Class III | In, Po | Desert planet with high winds. Substantial mineral export anticipated in near future. |
| Redugun | Earthlike | 7,900 mi. | .96G | 64.3M | 10 | 3 | Feudal | Class III (2) | Ag, In, Ri | Agricultural and mining economy. Exports include steel, copper, lumber, fine furs. |
| Roentgen | Earthlike | 8,200 mi. | .86G | Unknown | 0 | 0 | None | None | N/A | Entire planet radioactive as result of TL8 war. |
| Sheba | Earthlike | 7,450 mi. | .97G | 780K | 11 | 4 | Monarchy | Class III, Class IV | In | Exports radioactives and some industrial metals. |
| Sinbad | Earthlike | 9,200 mi. | 1.03G | 103K | 10 | 4 | Bureaucratic technocracy | Class I, Class III | Ag, Ri | Ocean-based economy. Various research institutes. |
| Summer | Earthlike | 10,230 mi. | 1.05G | 12M | 11 | 3 | Military bureaucracy | Class III (2), Class IV | M | Governed by mercenary co-op. No exports except manpower. Agriculturally self-sufficient. |
| Survias | Earthlike | 10,000 mi. | 1.05G | 9.6B | 11 | 6 | Bureaucratic dictatorship | Class IV, Class V | Ag | Exports food and some organics. Dictatorship enforced by “health police.” |
| Talisman | Greenhouse | 6,000 mi. | .88G | 180K | 10 | 3 | Socialist | Class II, Class III | Ex, In, Po | Mining planet. Exports radioactives, crystals, and metals. Imports mining equipment. |
| Terra Nouveau | Hostile | 7,200 mi. | 1.06G | 6,200 | 11 | 4 | Corporate | Class II (2) | In, M, Po | Mining planet. Summersun training facility. |
| Von Berg | Rockball | 6,300 mi. | .46G | 17,500 | 11 | 4 | Corporate | Class II, Class III | In, Po | Exports radioactives and a few light metals. |
Notes
Some information adapted from the Space Atlas series of books published by Steve Jackson Games.