Crimson
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Description[edit]
Crimson was the planetary capital city of Canopus from 2588 onwards. It was located on Salonika continent.[1][2]
History[edit]
On the 11th of April 3071, the Word of Blake took a direct hand in attacking Canopus. The Blakists' 41st Shadow Division burnt the capital city of Canopus, Crimson, causing widespread devastation[3] and destroying the Canopian Institute of War.[4] It was during this firebombing that long-serving Magestrix Emma Centrella perished in the along with much of the command staff of the MAF.[5] The Blakists would then occupied the ruins, driving Canopian forces out of Crimson, though MAF commander Hadji Toru was able to escape the following year with help from the Ramilie's Raiders mercenary unit.[6]
Nearly two years later, on the 1st of May 3075, the Magistracy along with the Capellan Confederation and Duchy of Andurien signed a nonaggression pact guaranteeing cooperation between the three states.[7]) On the 3rd of August of the same year, Naomi Centrella (now acting Magestrix) returned to Canopus IV at the head of another joint MAF-CCAF task force that was able to reclaim the planet, driving the Word of Blake off-world. On the 5th of September, Naomi formally returned to the ruins of Crimson, in a symbolic reinstatement of herself as Magestrix.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 104, "Canopus (March-April 2584)
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 105, "Canopus (March-April 2584)
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p.49
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning
- ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p.10
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p.50
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p.54
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p.25
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p.61