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Line 15: ==System Description== ==System Description== − Amity is located near the [[Alkes]] and [[Gniezno]] systems<ref name="ER:2750p37"/> and has a class M2V primary star. During the [[thirty-first century]] a recharge station was in place at the nadir [[jump point]].<ref name=HM160/><ref name=O:FWLp26/> + The Amity system is located near the [[Alkes]] and [[Gniezno]] systems<ref name="ER:2750p37"/> and has a class M2V primary star. During the [[thirty-first century]] a recharge station was in place at the nadir [[jump point]].<ref name=HM160/><ref name=O:FWLp26/> ==System History== ==System History== Line 21:
Line 21: ==Political Affiliation== ==Political Affiliation== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}}+ <div class="desktop-3-col"> * [[2271]] - No record <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16</ref> * [[2271]] - No record <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16</ref> * [[2335]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name="HM(TFWL)p15">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 15</ref> * [[2335]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name="HM(TFWL)p15">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 15</ref> Line 55:
Line 55: * [[3151]] - Wolf Empire <ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103</ref> * [[3151]] - Wolf Empire <ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103</ref> * [[3152]] - Free Worlds League <ref name=EAp78>''Empire Alone'', p. 78</ref> * [[3152]] - Free Worlds League <ref name=EAp78>''Empire Alone'', p. 78</ref> − {{div col end}}+ </div> + + -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- − ------------------------------------- ==Amity II== ==Amity II== − {{InfoBoxPlanet + {{InfoBoxPlanetStandard − | image = + | image = + | caption = | name = Amity II | name = Amity II − | othernames = + | position = 2nd<ref name=HM160/><ref name=O:FWLp26/> − | position = Second<ref name=HM160/><ref name=O:FWLp26/> | distance = 2.84 days<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | distance = 2.84 days<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | moons = None<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | moons = None<ref name=O:FWLp26/> + | day = | gravity = 1.1<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | gravity = 1.1<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=O:FWLp26/> Line 71:
Line 73: | water = 63%<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | water = 63%<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | life = Mammals<ref name=HM160/><ref name=O:FWLp26/> | life = Mammals<ref name=HM160/><ref name=O:FWLp26/> − | continents = 3 (Ashmolean, Bodlein, Cambridge)<ref name=O:FWLp26/> + | date = − | colonized = + | year = 3025<ref name=HM160/> - 3079<ref name=O:FWLp26/> − | demonym = + | ruler = [[First Minister of Amity|First Minister]] − | language = − | religion = − | population = 2,324,000,000 (3025),<ref name=HM160/><br>281,000,000 (3079)<ref name=O:FWLp26/> − | ruler = − | political = [[First Minister of Amity|First Minister]] − | commander = | capital = Stryker<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | capital = Stryker<ref name=O:FWLp26/> − | hpg = A<ref name=HM160/><ref name=O:FWLp26/> + | population = 2,324,000,000 (3025)<ref name=HM160/><br>281,000,000<ref name=O:FWLp26/> − | hpgrep = [[Precentor]] [[Farrell Akerfelds]] (3025)<ref name=HM160/>+ | USIIR = + | hpg = A<ref name=HM160/><ref name=O:FWLp26/><br>([[Precentor]] [[Farrell Akerfelds]])<ref name=HM160/> }} }} − Amity II, more commonly known simply as Amity, is the second planet in the Amity system. Lacking any moons, Amity has been home to a number of industrial facilities belonging to various companies including [[Imstar Aerospace]]. + Amity II - more commonly known simply as Amity - is the second planet in the Amity system. Lacking any moons, Amity has been home to a number of industrial facilities belonging to various companies including [[Imstar Aerospace]]. ===Planetary History=== ===Planetary History=== ====Early History==== ====Early History==== − Amity joined the Free Worlds League in [[2335]]. For most of the first 450 years it was a peaceful world that had a great deal of industrial capacity. In fact the variety of produced goods ranged from the [[Galleon]] light tank to recording studio equipment and musical instruments.<ref name=HM160/> + Amity joined the Free Worlds League in 2335. For most of the first 450 years it was a peaceful world that had a great deal of industrial capacity. In fact the variety of produced goods ranged from the [[Galleon]] light tank to recording studio equipment and musical instruments.<ref name=HM160/> − Although Amity joined the Free Worlds League in 2335, by [[2416]] it was considered to be a semi-independent world with Lyran leanings; as such, it was one of the worlds conquered by [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Peter Marik (24th c.)|Peter Marik]] between the Lyran attack on [[Dieudonné]] and the armistice in [[2418]]. The Commonwealth targeted Amity when they launched a new offensive against the Free Worlds League in [[2420]]; the imposition of the [[War Powers Act]] by the League Parliament led to Peter Marik rejecting calls to return to service as Captain-General, and Parliament chose one of Peter's officers, General [[Joseph Stewart]] as Captain-General instead. Stewart was a capable officer but lacked the grasp of strategy needed for interstellar war, allowing the Lyrans to score several successes including the capture of Amity.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p15"/> + Although Amity joined the Free Worlds League in 2335, by 2416 it was considered to be a semi-independent world with Lyran leanings; as such, it was one of the worlds conquered by [[Captain-General]] [[Peter Marik]] between the Lyran attack on [[Dieudonné]] and the armistice in [[2418]]. The Commonwealth targeted Amity when they launched a new offensive against the Free Worlds League in 2420; the imposition of the [[War Powers Act]] by the League Parliament led to Peter Marik rejecting calls to return to service as Captain-General, and Parliament chose one of Peter's officers, General [[Joseph Stewart]] as Captain-General instead. Stewart was a capable officer but lacked the grasp of strategy needed for interstellar war, allowing the Lyrans to score several successes including the capture of Amity.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p15"/> ====Succession Wars==== ====Succession Wars==== − After the start of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] Amity's fortunes changed. By [[3025]], the world had been raided no less than twenty-three times and actually been captured by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] twice. These successive raids and occupation by a foreign power destroyed most of the industrial capability of the planet. This in turn led to a planetwide economic recession. Fortunately for Amity, in [[2863]] Captain-General Phillipa Marik sent a team of engineers and scientists to Amity to help the population rebuild the industrial capability. This resulted in a dramatic improvement in the quality of life of the average Amity citizen.<ref name=HM160/> + After the start of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] Amity's fortunes changed. By [[3025]] the world had been raided no less than 23 times and actually been captured by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] twice. These successive raids and occupation by a foreign power destroyed most of the industrial capability of the planet. This in turn led to a planetwide economic recession. Fortunately for Amity, in [[2863]] [[Captain-General]] Phillipa Marik sent a team of engineers and scientists to Amity to help the population rebuild the industrial capability. This resulted in a dramatic improvement in the quality of life of the average Amity citizen.<ref name=HM160/> Amity was one of the worlds to sign the Concord of Danais in [[2966]] joining the [[Silver Hawks]]<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 64</ref> (a coalition of independent worlds in the Free Worlds League). Amity was one of the worlds to sign the Concord of Danais in [[2966]] joining the [[Silver Hawks]]<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 64</ref> (a coalition of independent worlds in the Free Worlds League). Line 99:
Line 96: Amity is also noteworthy as the home of Sir [[Charles Smith]], a member of Parliament who called for peace between the Free Worlds League and the Lyran Commonwealth. He wrote a book, ''The Amity Initiative'', that found widespread circulation in the Commonwealth and [[Federated Suns]]. He also led the negotiations that resulted in a peace treaty between Amity and the Lyran world [[Rahne]].<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 67</ref> Amity is also noteworthy as the home of Sir [[Charles Smith]], a member of Parliament who called for peace between the Free Worlds League and the Lyran Commonwealth. He wrote a book, ''The Amity Initiative'', that found widespread circulation in the Commonwealth and [[Federated Suns]]. He also led the negotiations that resulted in a peace treaty between Amity and the Lyran world [[Rahne]].<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 67</ref> − At some point between [[3007]] and [[3017]], Amity was the site of a series of battles between Lyran Commonwealth and Free Worlds League forces; the mercenary unit known as [[Snord's Irregulars]] were active during the battles, assigned to perform a holding action to allow other units to escape. Although several units did escape, the operation against the Free Worlds League forces was considered a failure—the only notable failure in the early history of the Irregulars—but the Irregulars did manage to recover the lost Jewel of Sumatra, something that was considered to be a personal victory.<ref name=CSI4>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 4</ref> + At some point between [[3007]] and [[3017]], Amity was the site of a series of battles between Lyran Commonwealth and Free Worlds League forces; the mercenary unit known as [[Snord's Irregulars]] were active during the battles, assigned to perform a holding action to allow other units to escape. Although several units did escape the operation against the Free Worlds League forces was considered a failure - the only notable failure in the early history of the Irregulars - but the Irregulars did manage to recover the lost Jewel of Sumatra, something that was considered to be a personal victory.<ref name=CSI4>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 4</ref> One particularly fierce clash in [[3020]], which became known as the [[Battle of Amity (3020)|Battle of Kendrew's Crossing]], nearly destroyed the [[First Regulan Hussars]] and [[Seventeenth Skye Rangers]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 86: "CRD-3R Crusader"</ref> One particularly fierce clash in [[3020]], which became known as the [[Battle of Amity (3020)|Battle of Kendrew's Crossing]], nearly destroyed the [[First Regulan Hussars]] and [[Seventeenth Skye Rangers]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 86: "CRD-3R Crusader"</ref> Line 108:
Line 105: ====The Jihad==== ====The Jihad==== − In response to raids and assaults on worlds within the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]], the Blakists launched raiding parties against various worlds around the Protectorate border in early September [[3076]]. Making use of weapons of mass destruction to worsen the damage inflicted, the raiding parties—few of which were larger than a single [[Level III]]—struck at the worlds of [[Algorab]], [[Alnasi]], Amity, [[Bordon]], [[Connaught]], [[Hunan]], [[Kessel]], [[New Hessen]], [[New Kyoto]], [[Ronel]], [[St. Andre]], [[Styk]], [[Tsitsang]], and [[Wei]]. Of the worlds hit, the Capellan Confederation took the brunt of the fighting.<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> + In response to raids and assaults on worlds within the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]], the Blakists launched raiding parties against various worlds around the Protectorate border in early September [[3076]]. Making use of weapons of mass destruction to augment the damage inflicting, the raiding parties - few of which were larger than a single [[Level III]] struck at the worlds of [[Algorab]], [[Alnasi]], Amity, [[Bordon]], [[Connaught]], [[Hunan]], [[Kessel]], [[New Hessen]], [[New Kyoto]], [[Ronel]], [[St. Andre]], [[Styk]], [[Tsitsang]] and [[Wei]]. Of the worlds hit, the Capellan Confederation took the brunt of the fighting.<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> + + ===Planetary Rulers=== + ===3025=== + * First Minister Raymond Richards<ref name=HM160/> ===Military Deployment=== ===Military Deployment=== − {{columns-start|num=3}} ====2821==== ====2821==== − * [[Sixth Free Worlds Guards]]<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', p. 138: "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref> + * [[Sixth Free Worlds Guards]]<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', p. 138, "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref> ====3054==== ====3054==== − * [[Thirty-fourth Marik Militia]]<ref name=OR38>''Objective Raids'', p. 38: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> + * [[Thirty-fourth Marik Militia]]<ref name=OR38>''Objective Raids'', p. 38, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> ====3059==== ====3059==== − * Thirty-fourth Marik Militia<ref name=FMFWL112>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 112: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> + * Thirty-fourth Marik Militia<ref name=FMFWL112>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 112, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> ====3067==== ====3067==== − * Thirty-fourth Marik Militia<ref name=FMU160>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 160: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> + * Thirty-fourth Marik Militia<ref name=FMU160>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 160, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> − {{column}}+ ====3079==== ====3079==== − * [[Falcons]]<ref name="FRFWLp8">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 8: "Marik Commonwealth"</ref> + * [[Falcons]]<ref name="FRFWLp8">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 8, "Marik Commonwealth"</ref> :- At this point in time, the Falcons were deployed across Amity and [[Danais]]. The Falcons were at 60% of full strength. :- At this point in time, the Falcons were deployed across Amity and [[Danais]]. The Falcons were at 60% of full strength. ====3145==== ====3145==== − * [[42nd Wolf Garrison (Clan Wolf)|Forty-second Wolf Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p171>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 171: "Clan Force Deployments - Wolf Empire"</ref> + * [[42nd Wolf Garrison (Clan Wolf)|Forty-second Wolf Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p171>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 171, "Clan Force Deployments - Wolf Empire"</ref> − {{columns-end}} − ===Geography=== + ===Geography=== − Amity has three continents named Ashmolean, Bodlein, and Cambridge.<ref name=O:FWLp26/> + Amity has three major continents named Ashmolean, Bodlein and Cambridge.<ref name=O:FWLp26/> {{ApocryphalContentStart}} {{ApocryphalContentStart}} Line 145:
Line 144: ===Planetary Locations=== ===Planetary Locations=== − * Freewheel: a city and spaceport<ref name=HM160/> + * Freewheel: city and spaceport.<ref name=HM160/> − * Oxbridge: a city<ref name=HM160/> + * Oxbridge: city.<ref name=HM160/> − * Ruhr: a city<ref name=HM160/> + * Ruhr: city.<ref name=HM160/> + * Stryker: planetary capital, located on Cambridge<ref name=O:FWLp26/> and an island city large enough to be described as a megalopolis in the thirty-first century.<ref name=HM160/> * [[St. Cyril’s Last House of Worship]] * [[St. Cyril’s Last House of Worship]] − * Stryker: planetary capital, located on Cambridge<ref name=O:FWLp26/> and an island city large enough to be described as a megalopolis in the thirty-first century<ref name=HM160/> − − ===Companies and Industries=== − * [[Imstar Aerospace]]<ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 26: "Imstar Aerospace"</ref> + ===Industrial Centers=== + * [[Imstar Aerospace]]<ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 26, "Imstar Aerospace"</ref> <!-- Commented out due to lack of information <!-- Commented out due to lack of information ===Image gallery=== ===Image gallery=== --> --> + ==Map Gallery== ==Map Gallery== <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> Line 279:
Line 278: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}}+ <div class="desktop-3-col"> * ''[[A Bonfire of Worlds]]'' (novel) * ''[[A Bonfire of Worlds]]'' (novel) − * ''[[Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Cranston Snord's Irregulars]]'' + * ''[[Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack)]]'' * ''[[Empire Alone]]'' * ''[[Empire Alone]]'' * ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]'' * ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]'' Line 308:
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==System Description== | ==System Description== | ||
| − | Amity is located near the [[Alkes]] and [[Gniezno]] systems<ref name="ER:2750p37"/> and has a class M2V primary star. During the [[thirty-first century]] a recharge station was in place at the nadir [[jump point]].<ref name=HM160/><ref name=O:FWLp26/> | + | The Amity system is located near the [[Alkes]] and [[Gniezno]] systems<ref name="ER:2750p37"/> and has a class M2V primary star. During the [[thirty-first century]] a recharge station was in place at the nadir [[jump point]].<ref name=HM160/><ref name=O:FWLp26/> |
==System History== | ==System History== | ||
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==Political Affiliation== | ==Political Affiliation== | ||
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* [[2271]] - No record <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16</ref> | * [[2271]] - No record <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16</ref> | ||
* [[2335]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name="HM(TFWL)p15">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 15</ref> | * [[2335]] - [[Free Worlds League]] <ref name="HM(TFWL)p15">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 15</ref> | ||
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* [[3151]] - Wolf Empire <ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103</ref> | * [[3151]] - Wolf Empire <ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103</ref> | ||
* [[3152]] - Free Worlds League <ref name=EAp78>''Empire Alone'', p. 78</ref> | * [[3152]] - Free Worlds League <ref name=EAp78>''Empire Alone'', p. 78</ref> | ||
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==Amity II== | ==Amity II== | ||
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| name = Amity II | | name = Amity II | ||
| − | + | | position = 2nd<ref name=HM160/><ref name=O:FWLp26/> | |
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| distance = 2.84 days<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | | distance = 2.84 days<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | ||
| moons = None<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | | moons = None<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | ||
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| gravity = 1.1<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | | gravity = 1.1<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | ||
| pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | ||
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| water = 63%<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | | water = 63%<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | ||
| life = Mammals<ref name=HM160/><ref name=O:FWLp26/> | | life = Mammals<ref name=HM160/><ref name=O:FWLp26/> | ||
| − | | | + | | date = |
| − | + | | year = 3025<ref name=HM160/> - 3079<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | |
| − | | | + | | ruler = [[First Minister of Amity|First Minister]] |
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| capital = Stryker<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | | capital = Stryker<ref name=O:FWLp26/> | ||
| − | | hpg = A<ref name=HM160/><ref name=O:FWLp26/> | + | | population = 2,324,000,000 (3025)<ref name=HM160/><br>281,000,000<ref name=O:FWLp26/> |
| − | + | | USIIR = | |
| + | | hpg = A<ref name=HM160/><ref name=O:FWLp26/><br>([[Precentor]] [[Farrell Akerfelds]])<ref name=HM160/> | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | Amity II | + | Amity II - more commonly known simply as Amity - is the second planet in the Amity system. Lacking any moons, Amity has been home to a number of industrial facilities belonging to various companies including [[Imstar Aerospace]]. |
===Planetary History=== | ===Planetary History=== | ||
====Early History==== | ====Early History==== | ||
| − | Amity joined the Free Worlds League in | + | Amity joined the Free Worlds League in 2335. For most of the first 450 years it was a peaceful world that had a great deal of industrial capacity. In fact the variety of produced goods ranged from the [[Galleon]] light tank to recording studio equipment and musical instruments.<ref name=HM160/> |
| − | Although Amity joined the Free Worlds League in 2335, by | + | Although Amity joined the Free Worlds League in 2335, by 2416 it was considered to be a semi-independent world with Lyran leanings; as such, it was one of the worlds conquered by [[Captain-General]] [[Peter Marik]] between the Lyran attack on [[Dieudonné]] and the armistice in [[2418]]. The Commonwealth targeted Amity when they launched a new offensive against the Free Worlds League in 2420; the imposition of the [[War Powers Act]] by the League Parliament led to Peter Marik rejecting calls to return to service as Captain-General, and Parliament chose one of Peter's officers, General [[Joseph Stewart]] as Captain-General instead. Stewart was a capable officer but lacked the grasp of strategy needed for interstellar war, allowing the Lyrans to score several successes including the capture of Amity.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p15"/> |
====Succession Wars==== | ====Succession Wars==== | ||
| − | After the start of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] Amity's fortunes changed. By [[3025]] | + | After the start of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] Amity's fortunes changed. By [[3025]] the world had been raided no less than 23 times and actually been captured by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] twice. These successive raids and occupation by a foreign power destroyed most of the industrial capability of the planet. This in turn led to a planetwide economic recession. Fortunately for Amity, in [[2863]] [[Captain-General]] Phillipa Marik sent a team of engineers and scientists to Amity to help the population rebuild the industrial capability. This resulted in a dramatic improvement in the quality of life of the average Amity citizen.<ref name=HM160/> |
Amity was one of the worlds to sign the Concord of Danais in [[2966]] joining the [[Silver Hawks]]<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 64</ref> (a coalition of independent worlds in the Free Worlds League). | Amity was one of the worlds to sign the Concord of Danais in [[2966]] joining the [[Silver Hawks]]<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 64</ref> (a coalition of independent worlds in the Free Worlds League). | ||
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Amity is also noteworthy as the home of Sir [[Charles Smith]], a member of Parliament who called for peace between the Free Worlds League and the Lyran Commonwealth. He wrote a book, ''The Amity Initiative'', that found widespread circulation in the Commonwealth and [[Federated Suns]]. He also led the negotiations that resulted in a peace treaty between Amity and the Lyran world [[Rahne]].<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 67</ref> | Amity is also noteworthy as the home of Sir [[Charles Smith]], a member of Parliament who called for peace between the Free Worlds League and the Lyran Commonwealth. He wrote a book, ''The Amity Initiative'', that found widespread circulation in the Commonwealth and [[Federated Suns]]. He also led the negotiations that resulted in a peace treaty between Amity and the Lyran world [[Rahne]].<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 67</ref> | ||
| − | At some point between [[3007]] and [[3017]], Amity was the site of a series of battles between Lyran Commonwealth and Free Worlds League forces; the mercenary unit known as [[Snord's Irregulars]] were active during the battles, assigned to perform a holding action to allow other units to escape. Although several units did escape | + | At some point between [[3007]] and [[3017]], Amity was the site of a series of battles between Lyran Commonwealth and Free Worlds League forces; the mercenary unit known as [[Snord's Irregulars]] were active during the battles, assigned to perform a holding action to allow other units to escape. Although several units did escape the operation against the Free Worlds League forces was considered a failure - the only notable failure in the early history of the Irregulars - but the Irregulars did manage to recover the lost Jewel of Sumatra, something that was considered to be a personal victory.<ref name=CSI4>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 4</ref> |
One particularly fierce clash in [[3020]], which became known as the [[Battle of Amity (3020)|Battle of Kendrew's Crossing]], nearly destroyed the [[First Regulan Hussars]] and [[Seventeenth Skye Rangers]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 86: "CRD-3R Crusader"</ref> | One particularly fierce clash in [[3020]], which became known as the [[Battle of Amity (3020)|Battle of Kendrew's Crossing]], nearly destroyed the [[First Regulan Hussars]] and [[Seventeenth Skye Rangers]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 86: "CRD-3R Crusader"</ref> | ||
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====The Jihad==== | ====The Jihad==== | ||
| − | In response to raids and assaults on worlds within the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]], the Blakists launched raiding parties against various worlds around the Protectorate border in early September [[3076]]. Making use of weapons of mass destruction to | + | In response to raids and assaults on worlds within the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]], the Blakists launched raiding parties against various worlds around the Protectorate border in early September [[3076]]. Making use of weapons of mass destruction to augment the damage inflicting, the raiding parties - few of which were larger than a single [[Level III]] struck at the worlds of [[Algorab]], [[Alnasi]], Amity, [[Bordon]], [[Connaught]], [[Hunan]], [[Kessel]], [[New Hessen]], [[New Kyoto]], [[Ronel]], [[St. Andre]], [[Styk]], [[Tsitsang]] and [[Wei]]. Of the worlds hit, the Capellan Confederation took the brunt of the fighting.<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> |
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| + | ===Planetary Rulers=== | ||
| + | ===3025=== | ||
| + | * First Minister Raymond Richards<ref name=HM160/> | ||
===Military Deployment=== | ===Military Deployment=== | ||
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====2821==== | ====2821==== | ||
| − | * [[Sixth Free Worlds Guards]]<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', p. 138 | + | * [[Sixth Free Worlds Guards]]<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', p. 138, "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref> |
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| − | * [[Thirty-fourth Marik Militia]]<ref name=OR38>''Objective Raids'', p. 38 | + | * [[Thirty-fourth Marik Militia]]<ref name=OR38>''Objective Raids'', p. 38, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> |
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| − | * Thirty-fourth Marik Militia<ref name=FMFWL112>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 112 | + | * Thirty-fourth Marik Militia<ref name=FMFWL112>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 112, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> |
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| − | * Thirty-fourth Marik Militia<ref name=FMU160>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 160 | + | * Thirty-fourth Marik Militia<ref name=FMU160>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 160, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> |
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| − | * [[Falcons]]<ref name="FRFWLp8">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 8 | + | * [[Falcons]]<ref name="FRFWLp8">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 8, "Marik Commonwealth"</ref> |
:- At this point in time, the Falcons were deployed across Amity and [[Danais]]. The Falcons were at 60% of full strength. | :- At this point in time, the Falcons were deployed across Amity and [[Danais]]. The Falcons were at 60% of full strength. | ||
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| − | * [[42nd Wolf Garrison (Clan Wolf)|Forty-second Wolf Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p171>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 171 | + | * [[42nd Wolf Garrison (Clan Wolf)|Forty-second Wolf Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p171>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 171, "Clan Force Deployments - Wolf Empire"</ref> |
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| − | ===Geography=== | + | ===Geography=== |
| − | Amity has three continents named Ashmolean, Bodlein | + | Amity has three major continents named Ashmolean, Bodlein and Cambridge.<ref name=O:FWLp26/> |
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===Planetary Locations=== | ===Planetary Locations=== | ||
| − | * Freewheel: | + | * Freewheel: city and spaceport.<ref name=HM160/> |
| − | * Oxbridge: | + | * Oxbridge: city.<ref name=HM160/> |
| − | * Ruhr: a | + | * Ruhr: city.<ref name=HM160/> |
| + | * Stryker: planetary capital, located on Cambridge<ref name=O:FWLp26/> and an island city large enough to be described as a megalopolis in the thirty-first century.<ref name=HM160/> | ||
* [[St. Cyril’s Last House of Worship]] | * [[St. Cyril’s Last House of Worship]] | ||
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| + | ===Industrial Centers=== | ||
| + | * [[Imstar Aerospace]]<ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 26, "Imstar Aerospace"</ref> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[A Bonfire of Worlds]]'' (novel) | * ''[[A Bonfire of Worlds]]'' (novel) | ||
| − | * ''[[Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack) | + | * ''[[Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack)]]'' |
* ''[[Empire Alone]]'' | * ''[[Empire Alone]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]'' | * ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Objectives: Free Worlds League]]'' | * ''[[Objectives: Free Worlds League]]'' | ||
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
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