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The '''Acamar''' system is the location of at least one inhabited planet, Acamar VIII - usually referred to simply as "Acamar". The Acamar system has ten planets<ref name=DARWp92/> and a substantial asteroid belt named Illeudian, which is the site of a number of mining operations.<ref name=DaA9/> As at [[3145]] Acamar is located in the [[Tikonov Commonality]] region of the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
  
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== System History ==
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The Acamar system was surveyed by the a team from the planet [[Tikonov]] in the early [[twenty-third century]], who identified a habitable world in the system. The Acamar system wasn't considered to be suitable for colonization at the time, but was subsequently settled after the discovery of extensive deposits of titanium ore, gold and silver which made the system highly desireable to [[House Davion]], [[House Liao]] and [[House Marik]].<ref name=DARWp92/>
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= Acamar VIII =
 
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Acamar is the eighth planet in the Acamar system.<ref name=DARWp92/>
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== Planetary History ==
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The survey team who surveyed Acamar described the world as a constant winter wonderland. Following the discovery of extensive titanium, gold and silver deposits Acamar was settled by colonists who were undetered by the planetary climate. The bulk of the population settled in the large Trans-Mahn and Tomahn Moraine valleys and this region would continue to remain the most densely-populated region of the planet until at least as late as the [[Dark Age]]. The planetary capital, Kalskag, was founded in the northeastern region of the Tomahn valley; southwest of Kalskag a large silver mine was located in the Tokal Mountains and the city of Flat was founded nearby, growing to become the second-largest city on the planet and the main center of trade. The city of Huss was founded in the Trans-Mahn valley. The colonists also exploited the Marsa Mountains, which became the source of the bulk of the mineral wealth mined by the population.<ref name=DARWp92/>
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Despite the interests of the various neighbouring states Acamar was incorporated into the [[Terran Hegemony]] by the mid-[[twenty-fourth century]].<ref name="HB:HSp13"/>
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===Amaris Civil War===
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When [[Stefan Amaris]] launched [[Operation APOTHEOSIS]], his takeover of the [[Terran Hegemony]] in December [[2765]], special forces teams were activated on every one of the member-worlds of the Terran Hegemony. Their mission was to seize control of every [[HPG]] station in the Hegemony an hour before APOTHEOSIS began. Acamar was one of just three worlds where the attempt by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] to capture the local HPG transmitter saw the transmitter destroyed, due to heavier than anticipated local resistance.<ref name="H:LoTV1p71">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 71, "Hegemony Blackout"</ref>
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=== FedCom Civil War ===
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As of [[3066]], Acamar was noted to have a rather weak government, with the real power held by large mining corporations and the families owning them. This proved problematic when the Capellan Confederation hired [[Olson's Rangers]] to attack the planet in October 3066. The privately-hired smaller mercenary units on Acamar refused to cooperate with the government or even each other, stubbornly defending only their assigned objectives and being destroyed one by one as a result along with the planetary militia and the government-hired [[Peregrine's Hussars]] mercenary command.<ref>''Decision at Acamar''</ref>
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The [[First Cunningham's Commandos]] were eventually brought in to defend the planet against Olson's Rangers (who were pretending to be a much larger force than they actually were).<ref name=FMMR-94>''Field Manual: Mercenaries (Revised)'', p. 94</ref><ref name=FMU-121>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 121</ref>
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By this point in time the asteroid belt Illeudian was home to numerous mining operations and the headquarters of those various operations.<ref name=DARWp92/> Pickets (sensor platforms) had been stashed in the asteroid belt that could identify incoming vessels, such as identifying three supposed ''[[Mule]]''-class [[DropShip]]s to be in fact an ''[[Overlord]]'' and two ''[[Union]]''s.<ref name=DaA9/>
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===The Jihad===
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During the [[Jihad]], [[Word of Blake]] sympathizers in the government ordered the Acamar militia to lay down their arms.<ref name=DARWp92/> This brought Acamar into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate|Blakist Protectorate]] by the 1st of August [[3068]]<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> without a shot being fired. As a result, Acamar didn't suffer greatly during the horrors of the Jihad.<ref name=DARWp92/> Acamar was invaded by allied coalition forces operating on the Federated Suns front of [[Operation SCOUR]] in January [[3078]]; the most significant casualty of the battle for control of Acamar was the death of [[AFFS]] [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Katheryn Sandoval-Ito]], who was succeeded by Marshal [[Jon Davion]].<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Marshal Sandoval-Ito fell in battle on the 7th of January, her ''[[Devastator]]'' [[BattleMech]] swamped by Word of Blake [[Purifier]] and [[Se'irim]] battle armor until it fell.<ref name="JHS:Tp71+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 71-72, "And A Davion To Lead Us All"</ref>
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After the Jihad, a native of Acamar became the Chairman of the [[Capellan Transitional Council]], the advisory body established alongside the [[Capellan Transitional Government]] to ease the transition of former Capellan worlds into the newly-formed [[Republic of the Sphere]]. The Chairman, [[Su Xiaose‎]], was mayor of Hess during the Jihad and led an anti-Blakist resistance movement on the world during the [[Word of Blake]] occupation of Acamar.<ref name="J:FRp14+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 14-15, "Capellan Transitional Government Formed"</ref>
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=== The Dark Age ===
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The Liao government traditionally gave Acamar's nobility the lion's share of profits from the planet's gold and silver trading, and so the nobles remained as staunchly pro-Liao in the Dark Age as they had always been. The merchant class, however, chafed under the status quo.<ref name=DARWp92/>
  
==Owner History==
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== Political Affiliation ==  
 
* [[2271]] - Independent <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref>
 
* [[2271]] - Independent <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref>
* [[2341]] - [[Terran Hegemony]] <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding [2341]"</ref>
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* [[2341]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding [2341]"</ref>
 
* [[2366]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Foundation [2366]"</ref>
 
* [[2366]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Foundation [2366]"</ref>
 
* [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]"</ref>
 
* [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>
 
* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>
 
* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony <ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony <ref>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
* [[2822]] - [[Capellan Confederation]] <ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"</ref>
 
* [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succesion War [2864] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succesion War [2864] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3025]] - Capellan Confederation <ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succesion War [3025] Map"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succesion War [3025] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3025]] - Capellan Confederation <ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succesion War [3025] Map"</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succesion War [3025] Map"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate <ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, Inner Sphere [3075] Map</ref>
 
* [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate <ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, Inner Sphere [3075] Map</ref>
 
* [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate <ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Table [3079]"</ref> <ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 17, "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Table [3079]"</ref> <ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19, "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Table [3079]"</ref>
 
* [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate <ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Table [3079]"</ref> <ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 17, "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Table [3079]"</ref> <ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19, "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Table [3079]"</ref>
* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]] <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
 
* [[3130]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name=DARWp92/><ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
 
* [[3130]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name=DARWp92/><ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
 
* [[3135]] - Independent <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref>
 
* [[3135]] - Independent <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref>
* [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="FM:3145pVI"/><ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref>
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== Planetary Rulers ==
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=== 3130 ===
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* Governor Jasmine Rothen<ref name=DARWp92/>
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* Planetary Legate Peter Whatmore<ref name=DARWp92/>
  
==Planetary Garrison==
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== Military Deployment ==
 
===3038===
 
===3038===
 
* [[Redfield Renegades]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p141">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141, "Deployment Table"</ref>
 
* [[Redfield Renegades]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p141">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141, "Deployment Table"</ref>
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===3145===
 
===3145===
* [[1st Canopian Lancers|First Canopian Lancers]]<ref name=FM:3145p200>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 200, "Canopian Lancers"</ref>
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* [[First Canopian Lancers]]<ref name=FM:3145p200>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 200, "Canopian Lancers"</ref>
 
 
==Planetary Info==
 
'''Acamar''' was discovered early in the [[twenty-third century]] by a survey team from [[Tikonov]]. The world was described as a constant winter wonderland. Acamar was not considered for colonization until vast titanium ore deposits were located. This discovery was followed by precious-metal deposits of gold and silver. These vast ore deposits made Acamar a jewel coveted by Houses Liao, Davion, and Marik.<ref name=DARWp92/>
 
 
 
Acamar's climate did not deter colonists. Though it had three continents and a very large island group, only the continent of Katenga is suitable for colonization. Situated in the planet's equatorial region, even this continent is not immune from the winter storms. Katenga has two large valleys where most of the planet's population is located. Trans-Mahn is the southern valley, where the Mahn River flows and the city of Huss was founded. The Osz Forest covers the northern approach to the valley, where the Otal foothills separate Trans-Mahn from Tomahn Moraine. Tomahn is the larger of the two valleys. The capital city Kalskag is located in the northeastern part of the valley. The second-largest city, Flat, is southwest of the capital near the Tokal Mountains, where a large silver mine is located. Acamar's remaining continents of Tamarack and Asta are in the northern hemisphere where they are frozen year round, making them impossible to settle.<ref name=DARWp92/>
 
 
 
East of the Katenga coastal plain between Flat and Kalskag is the Marsa Plateau, also known as "badlands", thousands of square kilometers of arroyos and canyons. Beyond these are the Marsa Mountains which are described as the source of the world's mineral wealth.<ref name=DaA9>''Decision at Acamar'', p. 6</ref>
 
 
 
Acamar's planetary system has a large asteroid belt, called Illeudian, where mining operations are headquartered. The capital city of Acamar is Kalskag and the main center of trade is the city of Flat.<ref name=DARWp92/> As of [[3066]] pickets (sensor platforms) were stashed in the asteroid belt that could identify incoming vessels, such as identifying three supposed ''[[Mule]]''-class [[DropShip]]s to be in fact an ''[[Overlord]]'' and two ''[[Union]]''s.<ref name=DaA9/>
 
 
 
The Liao government gives Acamar's nobility the lion's share of profits from the planet's gold and silver trading, and so the nobles have always been staunchly pro-Liao. The merchant class, however, chafes under the status quo.<ref name=DARWp92/>
 
  
===Amaris Civil War===
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== Geography ==  
When [[Stefan Amaris]] launched [[Operation APOTHEOSIS]], his takeover of the [[Terran Hegemony]] in December [[2765]], special forces teams were activated on every one of the member-worlds of the Terran Hegemony. Their mission was to seize control of every [[HPG]] station in the Hegemony an hour before APOTHEOSIS began. Acamar was one of just three worlds where the attempt by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] to capture the local HPG transmitter saw the transmitter destroyed, due to heavier than anticipated local resistance.<ref name="H:LoTV1p71">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 71, "Hegemony Blackout"</ref>
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Acamar has three continents and a very large island group, but only the continent of Katenga was suitable for colonization. Situated in the planet's equatorial region, even this continent was not immune from Acamar's winter storms. Katenga has two large valleys where most of the planet's population was located. Trans-Mahn is the southern valley, where the Mahn River flows. The Osz Forest covers the northern approach to the valley, where the Otal foothills separated Trans-Mahn from Tomahn Moraine. Tomahn is the larger of the two valleys. Southwest of the Tomahn valley lies the Tokal Mountains, which are rich in silver. Acamar's remaining continents of Tamarack and Asta are in the northern hemisphere where they are frozen year round, making them impossible to settle.<ref name=DARWp92/>
  
===Fed-Com Civil War===
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East of the Katenga coastal plain between Flat and Kalskag is the Marsa Plateau, also referred to generally as the "badlands", thousands of square kilometers of arroyos and canyons. Beyond these are the Marsa Mountains were rich in mineral wealth.<ref name=DaA9>''Decision at Acamar'', p. 6</ref>
As of [[3066]], Acamar was noted to have a rather weak government, with the real power held by large mining corporations and the families owning them. This proved problematic when the [[mercenary unit]] attacked the planet in October 3066. The privately hired smaller mercenary units refused to cooperate with the government or even each other, stubbornly defending only their assigned objectives and being destroyed one by one as a result.<ref>''Decision at Acamar''</ref>
 
  
The [[1st Cunningham's Commandos]] were eventually brought in to defend the planet against Olson's Rangers (who were pretending to be a much larger force than they actually were).<ref name=FMMR-94>''Field Manual: Mercenaries (Revised)'', p. 94</ref><ref name=FMU-121>''Field Manual: Update'', p. 121</ref>
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== Planetary Locations ==
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* Flat: second largest city on Acamar during the Dark Age and located near the Tokal Mountains
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* Huss: city located in the Trans-Mahn valley
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* Kalskag: capital city of Acamar and located in the northeastern part of the Tomahn Moraine valley
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== Industrial Centers ==
  
===The Jihad===
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== Image gallery ==
During the [[Jihad]], [[Word of Blake]] sympathizers in the government ordered the Acamar militia to lay down their arms.<ref name=DARWp92/> This brought Acamar into the Blakist Protectorate by the 1st of August [[3068]]<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> without a shot being fired. As a result, Acamar didn't suffer greatly during the horrors of the Jihad.<ref name=DARWp92/> Acamar was invaded by allied coalition forces operating on the Federated Suns front of [[Operation SCOUR]] in January [[3078]]; the most significant casualty of the battle for control of Acamar was the death of [[AFFS]] [[Marshal]] [[Katheryn Sandoval-Ito]], who was succeeded by Marshal [[Jon Davion]].<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Marshal Sandoval-Ito fell in battle on the 7th of January, her ''[[Devastator]]'' [[BattleMech]] swamped by Word of Blake [[Purifier]] and [[Se'irim]] battle armor until it fell.<ref name="JHS:Tp71+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 71-72, "And A Davion To Lead Us All"</ref>
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== Nearby Systems ==
After the [[Jihad]], a native of Acamar became the Chairman of the [[Capellan Transitional Council]], the advisory body established alongside the [[Capellan Transitional Government]] to ease the transition of former Capellan worlds into the newly-formed [[Republic of the Sphere]]. The Chairman, [[Su Xiaose‎]], was mayor of Hess during the Jihad and led an anti-Blakist resistance movement on the world during the [[Word of Blake]] occupation of Acamar.<ref name="J:FRp14+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 14-15, "Capellan Transitional Government Formed"</ref>
 
 
 
==Nearby Systems==
 
 
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== References ==
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==References==
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== Bibliography ==
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==Bibliography==
 
 
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
 
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
 
* ''[[Decision at Acamar]]''
 
* ''[[Decision at Acamar]]''

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Acamar

Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

Acamar
System Information
X:Y Coordinates39.54:-38.56[e]
Spectral classG2II[1]
Planet(s)10[1]

The Acamar system is the location of at least one inhabited planet, Acamar VIII - usually referred to simply as "Acamar". The Acamar system has ten planets[1] and a substantial asteroid belt named Illeudian, which is the site of a number of mining operations.[2] As at 3145 Acamar is located in the Tikonov Commonality region of the Capellan Confederation.[3]

System History

The Acamar system was surveyed by the a team from the planet Tikonov in the early twenty-third century, who identified a habitable world in the system. The Acamar system wasn't considered to be suitable for colonization at the time, but was subsequently settled after the discovery of extensive deposits of titanium ore, gold and silver which made the system highly desireable to House Davion, House Liao and House Marik.[1]

Acamar VIII

Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard Acamar is the eighth planet in the Acamar system.[1]

Planetary History

The survey team who surveyed Acamar described the world as a constant winter wonderland. Following the discovery of extensive titanium, gold and silver deposits Acamar was settled by colonists who were undetered by the planetary climate. The bulk of the population settled in the large Trans-Mahn and Tomahn Moraine valleys and this region would continue to remain the most densely-populated region of the planet until at least as late as the Dark Age. The planetary capital, Kalskag, was founded in the northeastern region of the Tomahn valley; southwest of Kalskag a large silver mine was located in the Tokal Mountains and the city of Flat was founded nearby, growing to become the second-largest city on the planet and the main center of trade. The city of Huss was founded in the Trans-Mahn valley. The colonists also exploited the Marsa Mountains, which became the source of the bulk of the mineral wealth mined by the population.[1]

Despite the interests of the various neighbouring states Acamar was incorporated into the Terran Hegemony by the mid-twenty-fourth century.[4]

Amaris Civil War

When Stefan Amaris launched Operation APOTHEOSIS, his takeover of the Terran Hegemony in December 2765, special forces teams were activated on every one of the member-worlds of the Terran Hegemony. Their mission was to seize control of every HPG station in the Hegemony an hour before APOTHEOSIS began. Acamar was one of just three worlds where the attempt by the Rim Worlds Republic to capture the local HPG transmitter saw the transmitter destroyed, due to heavier than anticipated local resistance.[5]

FedCom Civil War

As of 3066, Acamar was noted to have a rather weak government, with the real power held by large mining corporations and the families owning them. This proved problematic when the Capellan Confederation hired Olson's Rangers to attack the planet in October 3066. The privately-hired smaller mercenary units on Acamar refused to cooperate with the government or even each other, stubbornly defending only their assigned objectives and being destroyed one by one as a result along with the planetary militia and the government-hired Peregrine's Hussars mercenary command.[6]

The First Cunningham's Commandos were eventually brought in to defend the planet against Olson's Rangers (who were pretending to be a much larger force than they actually were).[7][8]

By this point in time the asteroid belt Illeudian was home to numerous mining operations and the headquarters of those various operations.[1] Pickets (sensor platforms) had been stashed in the asteroid belt that could identify incoming vessels, such as identifying three supposed Mule-class DropShips to be in fact an Overlord and two Unions.[2]

The Jihad

During the Jihad, Word of Blake sympathizers in the government ordered the Acamar militia to lay down their arms.[1] This brought Acamar into the Blakist Protectorate by the 1st of August 3068[9] without a shot being fired. As a result, Acamar didn't suffer greatly during the horrors of the Jihad.[1] Acamar was invaded by allied coalition forces operating on the Federated Suns front of Operation SCOUR in January 3078; the most significant casualty of the battle for control of Acamar was the death of AFFS Marshal Katheryn Sandoval-Ito, who was succeeded by Marshal Jon Davion.[10] Marshal Sandoval-Ito fell in battle on the 7th of January, her Devastator BattleMech swamped by Word of Blake Purifier and Se'irim battle armor until it fell.[11]

After the Jihad, a native of Acamar became the Chairman of the Capellan Transitional Council, the advisory body established alongside the Capellan Transitional Government to ease the transition of former Capellan worlds into the newly-formed Republic of the Sphere. The Chairman, Su Xiaose‎, was mayor of Hess during the Jihad and led an anti-Blakist resistance movement on the world during the Word of Blake occupation of Acamar.[12]

The Dark Age

The Liao government traditionally gave Acamar's nobility the lion's share of profits from the planet's gold and silver trading, and so the nobles remained as staunchly pro-Liao in the Dark Age as they had always been. The merchant class, however, chafed under the status quo.[1]

Political Affiliation

Planetary Rulers

3130

  • Governor Jasmine Rothen[1]
  • Planetary Legate Peter Whatmore[1]

Military Deployment

3038

3067

- At this point in time The Arcadians operating at 115% of full strength, with 15% of their equipment featured Clan and 90% Star League technology.

3068

3145

Geography

Acamar has three continents and a very large island group, but only the continent of Katenga was suitable for colonization. Situated in the planet's equatorial region, even this continent was not immune from Acamar's winter storms. Katenga has two large valleys where most of the planet's population was located. Trans-Mahn is the southern valley, where the Mahn River flows. The Osz Forest covers the northern approach to the valley, where the Otal foothills separated Trans-Mahn from Tomahn Moraine. Tomahn is the larger of the two valleys. Southwest of the Tomahn valley lies the Tokal Mountains, which are rich in silver. Acamar's remaining continents of Tamarack and Asta are in the northern hemisphere where they are frozen year round, making them impossible to settle.[1]

East of the Katenga coastal plain between Flat and Kalskag is the Marsa Plateau, also referred to generally as the "badlands", thousands of square kilometers of arroyos and canyons. Beyond these are the Marsa Mountains were rich in mineral wealth.[2]

Planetary Locations

  • Flat: second largest city on Acamar during the Dark Age and located near the Tokal Mountains
  • Huss: city located in the Trans-Mahn valley
  • Kalskag: capital city of Acamar and located in the northeastern part of the Tomahn Moraine valley

Nearby Systems

Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)
Closest systems first:
Woodstock 6.5 Bex 14.9 Arboris 16.5 Sheratan 18.4
Genoa 21.7 Terra Firma 22.0 Fletcher (FWL) 22.2 Bharat 22.5
Nopah 22.50 Kawich 23.3 Azha 27.1 Ingress 30.0
Nanking 30.02 Hamal 30.2 Slocum 32.3 Epsilon Indi 33.3
Ruchbah 33.6 Capolla 34.4 Cynthiana 35.3 Basalt 36.2
Epsilon Eridani 38.5 Aldebaran 40.6 Yangtze 40.8 Northwind 41.1
Brownsville 41.8 Lockdale 41.9 Ningpo 42.9 Gan Singh 43.2
Small World 43.7 Achernar 43.9 Zurich 43.94 Tigress 44.2
Outreach 46.5 Angol 48.6 Kansu 49.4 Hsien 49.6
New Stevens 49.7 Chisholm 50.4 Deneb Kaitos 50.7 Bryant 51.7
Pleione 52.9 Algol 54.5 Bhaktapur 55.0 Errai 55.01
Alrescha 55.8 Quentin 57.4 New Home 58.2 Hall 59.20
Hean 59.202

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