The Cleaved Helm

Sacnoth Dominate Exploring Expeditions

"In recognition of the exemplary service of Commandant Quanguosson and his indominable crew during the transit across the rift, we named the first world of our adventure for their gallant cutter."
— Commander Skína Badawi, Across the Coreward Rift, 40 D.E.

Badawi Adventure

The (Gram) Company of Merchant Adventurers of the Horseshoe — the "Badawi Adventure" — leaves Isenfang on 28 Nóvember 37 D.E. and returns 15 months later on 07 Febrúar 39 D.E., travelling across the coreward rift and along the Danuuz frontier trace as far as Aroundight (four one-parsec jumps from Isenfang), exploring four star systems. This private expedition is led by Commander Skína Badawi, a Gram nobleman and chief supercargo aboard the barque Endeavour, commanded by Major Villum Cheung. The other ships of the expedition are the 300-ton cutter Hart, commanded by Commandant Alfvin Quanguosson, and the 200-ton trader Wandering Solstice, commanded by Cornet Jakobine Tavleendottir.

The expedition includes a band of "merchant adventurers," a diverse collection of merchants, scientists and nautralists who assist in surveying planetary systems and their worlds, identfying valuable mineral resources and local flora and fauna with potential agricultural uses, and cataloguing information for potential future exploitation efforts.

Expedition Course

Badawi Adventure Course
(Modified from The Traveller Map)

Depart Isenfang, 28 Nóvember 37 D.E.

Worlds visited:
• Deep space, 37 D.E. (12)
• Hart, 38 D.E. (11-01)
• Danuuz, 38 D.E. (03-05)
• Aroundight, 38 D.E. (06-08)
• Danuuz (2nd), 38 D.E. (09-10)
• Svavasorm, 37 D.E. (12-02)
• Deep space, 38 D.E. (01)

Return Isenfang, 07 Febrúar 39 D.E.

Worlds Surveyed

World	Location	UWP	Ba	Trade	Remarks	Al	PBG	Stars
Hart	02S05C	X200000-0	-	Ba Va	-	Un	001	K9V M4V
Danuuz	01S05C	X978000-0	-	Ba	-	Un	012	M3V
Aroundight	00006C	X556000-0	-	Ba	-	Un	002	G8V
Svavasorm	01S04C	X583000-0	-	Ba	-	Un	020	G5V M8V

Barque Endeavour

Barque Endeavour^[ᚠ]

The Endeavour is a Matador-class barque. The ship has acccommodations for 25 crew and 20 passengers with a handful of single-occupancy staterooms, double-occupancy staterooms for most crew and passengers and no low berths. The ship carries two pinnaces (50-ton small craft), two all-terrain vehicles and one air/raft. It is armed with triple pulse laser turrets. The partially-streamlined ship has fuel scoops for skimming unrefined fuel from a gas giant and a fuel purification plant.

Crew consists of the ship commander (Major Cheung), pilot (sergeant), navigator/chief gunner (cornet), chief engineer (cornet) and senior medic (sergeant), one signals/detection officer (sergeant), three engineers (corporal, troopers), seven gunners (sergeant, corporals, troopers), two pinnace pilots (corporals), two pinnace gunners (troopers), two medics (sergeant, corporal), three yeomen (troopers) — one adminisration, two operations, and twenty merchant adventurers, including Commander Badawi.

Generally, the Endeavour is responsible for planetary landings (or planetoid belt or gas giant moon surveys when a system does not have a main world). The ship's pinnaces enable its complement of merchant adventurers to reach a world's surface. Merchant adventurers are also frequently exchanged among the ships of the Expedition so that those with the appropriate skills are available in the locations where those skills would be most useful.

Cutter Hart

Cutter Hart^[ᚢ]

The Hart is a Milu-class cutter. The ship has accommodations for twelve crew with a handful of single-occupancy staterooms, double-occupancy staterooms for most of the crew and no low berths. Hart carries one launch (20-ton small craft). It is armed with triple pulse laser turrets. The partially-streamlined, armored ship has fuel scoops for skimming unrefined fuel from a gas giant.

Crew consists of the ship commander/navigator (Commandant Quanguosson), pilot (sergeant), chief gunner (cornet) and ship's medic (corporal), and one gunner (corporal), two gunner's mates (troopers), two engineers (corporals), two engineer's mates (troopers) and one launch pilot (corporal).

The principal role of Hart is Expedition security. The ship assumes the traditional high guard position when the other ships of the Expedition are refueling. In situations where there are deemed to be few security threats, Hart often surveys a secondary gas giant or an interesting secondary world. Hart carries no merchant adventurers but its crew is well-suited to orbital surveying. The ship's launch is also often used to ferry merchant adventurers among other ships of the Expedition.

Trader Wandering Solstice

Trader Wandering Solstice^[ᚦ]

The Wandering Solstice is a Voyageur-class trader. The ship has accommodations for six crew and twelve passengers with a couple of single-occupancy staterooms and double-occupancy staterooms for most crew and passengers. (The ship's original low berths have been converted into a sickbay.) The ship has extensive cargo space and is armed with single pulse laser turrets. The streamlined ship has fuel scoops for skimming unrefined fuel from a gas giant and a fuel purification plant.

Crew consists of the ship commander/gunner (Cornet Tavleendottir), pilot/navigator (sergeant), two engineers (corporal), gunner's mate (trooper), and ship's medic (corporal) and twelve merchant adventurers.

The principal role of Wandering Solstice is Expedition support. The ship carries extensive supplies in its cargo holds, including spare components for critical systems of the ships of the Expedition (one of Wandering Solstice's engineers is responsible for Expedition ship maintenance). Wandering Solstice is able to deliver its merchant adventurers directly to a world's surface; the band complement is slightly smaller but similar in composition to that of Endeavour.

Image credits:
^[ᚠ] Original illustration by Jennel Jaquays (of Broadsword-class mercenary cruiser) which originally appeared in the Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society #8. No endorsement of the Cleaved Helm has been made or is implied.
^[ᚢ] Original illustration by Jennel Jaquays (of Gazelle-class close escort) which originally appeared in Supplement 9: Fighting Ships. No endorsement of the Cleaved Helm has been made or is implied.
^[ᚦ] Original illustration by William H. Keith, Jr. (of Type-A free trader) which appeared in The Traveller Book. No endorsement of the Cleaved Helm has been made or is implied.

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