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Ballad II
Ballad 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates−269.75 : −465.071[e]

The Ballad system was home to at least one habitable world and as of 3145 was an independent system on the border of the Magistracy of Canopus.[1][2]

System Description[edit]

The Ballad II system is located near the Cresson and Durabon systems.[3][4][5]

System History[edit]

The Ballad II system was either colonized by the Magistracy of Canopus during the Star League era at some point after the end of the Reunification War, or it was an already-settled system that joined the Magistracy during this era and became significant enough for Inner Sphere nations to begin recording its location on maps.[3][4][5]

Political Affiliation[edit]


Ballad II[edit]

Ballad II
Astrophysical
System position2nd

Planetary History[edit]

Star League era[edit]

During the Star League era Ballad II was the provincial capital of the Ballad Province of the Magistracy of Canopus.[8]

The Dark Age[edit]

Majesty Metals and Manufacturing underwent rapid and pronounced growth in the Dark Age, booming alongside the rest of the Magistracy economy in the thirty-second century. MMM benefited from the money pouring into the Magistracy from the Capellan Confederation and Duchy of Andurien, opening two new manufacturing plants, one located on Luxen and another on Ballad II. The Ballad plant, constructed in the 3090s, manufactured both BattleMechs and armor, but experienced a sharp drop in production when Ballad declared itself independent.[29]

Ballad II was raided by a slaver operation from the Marian Hegemony in 3144 or just before; the slavers abducted over a thousand people, prompting the Magistracy Armed Forces to dispatch the First Magistracy Highlanders on a series of punitive deep raids into the Hegemony. The Highlanders spent almost a year working independently, smashing the slaver operation on Baccalieu and recovering all of the abducted citizens.[30]

Military Deployment[edit]

3079[edit]

- At this point in time, the Second Canopian Fusiliers were deployed across Ballad II and Weistheimer. The 2nd was at 70% of full strength.

Industrial Centers[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 20 systems (12 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Cresson 18.9 Durabon 25.8 Coopertown 33.4 Herrmaz 34.0
Bye's Ship 34.2 Kossandra's Memory 38.8 Luxani 46.8 Schmitt 49.4
Cayuga 49.9 Techne's Revenge 55.6 Wildwood 57.8 Weistheimer 59.5
Palladix 62.6 Zelmag 63.4 Hardcore 71.9 Kleinwelt 76.7
Tarol 77.1 Mondra 77.8 Vixen 78.4 Candiear 80.3

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 38: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 93: "Magistracy of Canopus after Age of War [2571] and fall of the Star League [2750]"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  6. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 9: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  7. Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 35: "Magistracy Armed Forces Deployment Map - 2765"
  8. 8.0 8.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 96: "Magistracy of Canopus - [2767] Map"
  9. First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786]"
  10. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  11. Second Succession War, pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"
  12. Second Succession War, pp. 78–79: "Inner Sphere - 2864"
  13. The Periphery, First Edition, pp. 156–157: "Maps of the Periphery"
  14. 14.0 14.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 96: "Magistracy of Canopus after Third Succession War [3025] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  15. Historical: War of 3039, p. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  16. Era Report: 3052, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  17. Era Report: 3052, p. 22: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  18. Objective Raids, p. 46: "Magistracy of Canopus"
  19. Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  20. The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 112: "Magistracy of Canopus & Tortuga Dominions"
  21. Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  22. Inner Sphere, p. 97: "Near Periphery Kingdoms"
  23. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"
  24. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  25. Field Report: Periphery, p. 20: "Magistracy of Canopus Region Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  26. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  27. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  28. Era Report: 3145, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  29. 29.0 29.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. 187: "Magistracy of Canopus"
  30. Field Manual: 3145, p. 193: "Magistracy Highlanders"
  31. Field Report: Periphery, p. 10: "Regimental Status"

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