Zhodani Consulate

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The Zhodani give the name Driantia Zhdantia to their interstellar community. The name is commonly translated in Anglic as Zhodani Consulate.

The consulate consists of about 6,500 systems spread through more than 175 subsectors. It is located spinward and coreward of the Imperium.

The Zhodani do not have an Xboat system. Naval bases are directly linked by relay stations using fast couriers that also carry government mail. Naval bases and depots exist on important or threatened worlds. The equivalent of scout bases are simply naval bases that are oriented toward supporting survey or exploration operations.

Most Zhodani worlds are TL7-11 averaging TL9-10. Forbidden Worlds (similar to Imperial Red Zones have access prohibited by the Consulate: Military training grounds, planetary bombardment test ranges, Ancient sites, sources or rare or valuable resources, and secret Consular research stations. Unabsorbed worlds (equivalent to Amber Zones are claimed and governed by the Consulate but not absorbed into the mainstream Zhodani culture. Reservation worlds belong to friendly non-Human races that have signed binding treaties with the Consulate. Essentially they are permanently unabsorbed worlds.

[edit] Government

The Zhodani Cosulate is a democracy. Representatives (called consuls) are elected to ruling councils for one olympiad, with those councils responsible for specific responsibilities within the government. Members of the councils are also given the authority to carry out their programs and orders.

Citizenship (and thus the right to vote) is Zhodani society is restricted to the Nobility. Proles and Intendants cannot vote, although they can express their opinions to the Nobility and attempt to lobby or persuade Consuls to specific courses of action.

Each community (generally defined as around 50,000 people) elects a council of ten. The local council selects two of its members to serve on the next highest council, generally the world council. The World council elects two members to the Subsector council, who in turn elects two members to the Province council. The Province councils then each select two of their members to serve on the Supreme council.

The ultimate ruling authority of the Zhodani Consulate is the Qlomblabr; the Supreme Council. Unlike other councils, where newly elected members replace incumbents, the Supreme Council consists of two groups - the standing council (composed of conventionally elected counculs), and senior members (composed of all former members of the standing council).

Senior members of the council are an advisory body; they provide experience and advise the standing council. Senior members are often offered specific projects to oversee to completion.

[edit] Provinces

The consulate is divided into eight preqlainz (provinces). Provinces are an intermediate level between the sector council and the supreme council on Zhdant. Zhodani provinces do not follow the grid-like system that Domains do in the Imperium. The eight provinces are:

• Jadlapriants: Zhdant and Tienspevnekr Sectors
• Iadr Nsobl: Portions of Yikler Zdanzh, Afachtiabr: Iakr, Briakqra', Tloql and all of Ziafrplians Sector
• Meqlemianz: Tsadra, Eiaplial and Sidiadl Sectors
• Iabrensh: Zdiedeiant and Stiatlchepr
• Shtochiadr: Itvikiastaf and part of Tlabrieish sectors
• Obrefripl: Driasera, Zhiensh, Undocumented and Undocumented Sector
• Chtierabl: Chtierabl Sector
• Vlanchiets Qlom: Parts of Tsebntsiatldlants, Proanz Sectors and more along the path of the Core Expedition.

This article was copied or excerpted from the following copyrighted sources and used under license from Far Future Enterprises and by permission of the author.

– Alien Module 4: Zhodani

– GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 1

[edit] Sectors

This first table outlines the Provinces along the Core Expedition route which has over many expeditions gone some 5000 parsecs towards the core, this outlines only the main claimed territory:

Core Expedition Sectors

Province	-7
	Etlnchofr	34
	Zabrziklezh	33
	Kozhdanzhinz	32
	Flablenti	31
	Setjefrshiatl	30
	Kiafldliezhjol	29
	Tsafrnchia	28
	Ienjaz	27
	Vedrabr	26
	Driaglgiazlats Limit of Zhodani Exploration	25
	Brianch	24
V l a n c h e t s Q l o m Province	Dliea	23
	Pofdriblnchitl	22
	Nevlieri	21
	Tatlnjaie	20
	Bliatsiebl	19
	Favkranish	18
	Zhenzhbrivtlo	17
	Vikrvidrvria	16
	Plontarbli	15
	Azhpliabl	14
	Prinjobliedl	13
	Ia	12
	Zietssha	11
	Proanz	10
	Tsebntsiatldlants	9
Chtierabl Province	Chtierabl	8
Obrefripl Province	Undocumented	7
	Undocumented	6
	Zhiensh	5
	Driasera	4
Iabrensh Province	Zdiedeiant	3

The following table lists the Sectors near the Consulate see articles on the other empires for sectors in their Domains:

Blue Sectors are Mostly Zhodani Controlled, Red Sectors are Imperial, Green are Aslan and yellow are Vargr:

Sectors Near the Consulate

	-9	-8	-7	-6	-5	-4	-3
5	Stinj Tianz	Bliardlie	Zhiensh	Savria	Datsatl	Ianshaplzdier	Zhiaqrqiats
4	Viajlefliez	Bleblqansh	Driasera	Dalchie Jdatl	Chit Botshti	Anzsidiadl	Zheranzanj
3	Brieplanz	Sidiadl	Zdiedeiant	Stiatlchepr	Itvikiastaf	Tlabrieish	Tzahdapl
2	Pliabriebl	Eiaplial	Zhdant	Tienspevnekr	Ziafrplians	Briakqra'	Dravr
1	Tsadra Davr	Tsadra	Yikler Zdanzh	Afachtiabr	Iakr	Tloql	Nieklsdia
0	Chiep Zhez	Shiants	Chtedrdia	Steblenzh	Zhdiakitlatl	Idrflania	Bransakral