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The '''Basalt''' system was the location of at least one habitable world, '''Basalt IV''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Tikonov Commonality]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> | The '''Basalt''' system was the location of at least one habitable world, '''Basalt IV''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Tikonov Commonality]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> | ||
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| − | == System Description == | + | ==System Description== |
| − | + | Basalt is located close to the [[Nopah]] and [[Tigress]] systems<ref name="ER:3145p39"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of ten planets orbiting a class G4IV primary.<ref name=DARWp74/> | |
| − | == System History == | + | ==System History== |
| − | The Basalt system was colonized at some point prior to the end of the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="H:RWp159"/> | + | The Basalt system was colonized at some point prior to the end of the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> |
| − | == Political Affiliation == | + | ==Political Affiliation== |
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| − | * [[2317]] - No record<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18 | + | * [[2317]] - No record<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18</ref> |
| − | * [[2319]] - Independent world<ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18 | + | * [[2319]] - Independent world<ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18</ref> |
| − | * [[2366]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17 | + | * [[2366]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17</ref> |
* [[2445]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="IOp10">''Interstellar Operations'', pp. 10–13: "Charge of the Light"</ref> | * [[2445]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="IOp10">''Interstellar Operations'', pp. 10–13: "Charge of the Light"</ref> | ||
| − | * [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31 | + | * [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25</ref><ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48</ref> |
| − | * [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159" | + | * [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159"/> |
| − | * [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37 | + | * [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref> |
* [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | * [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | ||
| − | * [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11 | + | * [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref> |
| − | * [[2771]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138 | + | * [[2771]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138</ref> |
* [[2772]] - Terran Hegemony (from September)<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> | * [[2772]] - Terran Hegemony (from September)<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> | ||
| − | * [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25 | + | * [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25</ref> |
| − | * [[2822]] - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31 | + | * [[2822]] - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113</ref> |
| − | * [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39 | + | * [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39</ref><ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43</ref> |
| − | * [[3025]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70 | + | * [[3025]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70</ref><ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', foldout: "Capellan Confederation - 3025 Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64</ref> |
| − | * [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp71">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 71 | + | * [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp71">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 71</ref><ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66</ref><ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49</ref> |
| − | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133 | + | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68</ref> |
| − | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11 | + | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref> |
| − | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23 | + | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71</ref> |
| − | * [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11 | + | * [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref> |
| − | * [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78 | + | * [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78</ref><ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60</ref> |
| − | * [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29 | + | * [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref> |
| − | * [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82 | + | * [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82</ref><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68</ref><ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42</ref> |
* [[3069]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] (from October)<ref name="J:FRp47"/> | * [[3069]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] (from October)<ref name="J:FRp47"/> | ||
| − | * [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65 | + | * [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65</ref> |
| − | * [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name=FR:Cp29>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 29 | + | * [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name=FR:Cp29>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 29</ref> |
| − | * [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63 | + | * [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref> |
| − | * [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127 | + | * [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127</ref> |
| − | * [[3135]] - Independent world<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11 | + | * [[3135]] - Independent world<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref> |
* [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> | * [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> | ||
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==Basalt IV== | ==Basalt IV== | ||
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| image = Basalt.jpg | | image = Basalt.jpg | ||
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| name = Basalt | | name = Basalt | ||
| + | | othernames = Basalt IV | ||
| position = Fourth<ref name=DARWp74/> | | position = Fourth<ref name=DARWp74/> | ||
| − | | distance = | + | | distance = 8 days<ref name=DARWp74/> |
| − | | moons = | + | | moons = 3 (Granite, Marble, Slate)<ref name=DARWp74/> |
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| gravity = 1.5<ref name=DARWp74/> | | gravity = 1.5<ref name=DARWp74/> | ||
| pressure = High (Breathable)<ref name=DARWp74/> | | pressure = High (Breathable)<ref name=DARWp74/> | ||
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| water = 60%<ref name=DARWp74/> | | water = 60%<ref name=DARWp74/> | ||
| life = Reptiles<ref name=DARWp74/> | | life = Reptiles<ref name=DARWp74/> | ||
| − | | | + | | continents = 5 (Amethyst, Garnet, Opal, Topaz, Quartz)<ref name=DARWp74/> |
| − | | | + | | colonized = |
| − | | ruler = [[Count of Basalt]] | + | | demonym = |
| + | | language = | ||
| + | | religion = | ||
| + | | population = 346,000,000 (3130)<ref name=DARWp74/>><ref name=DARoSp10>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 10: "Prefecture IV"</ref> | ||
| + | | ruler = [[Count of Basalt]] | ||
| + | | political = [[Planetary Governor of Basalt|Planetary Governor]] | ||
| + | | commander = Legate [[Tawanna Thurin]] (3130)<ref name=DARWp74/> | ||
| capital = Manville<ref name=DARWp74/> | | capital = Manville<ref name=DARWp74/> | ||
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| − | Basalt IV | + | Basalt IV, more commonly referred to simply as Basalt, was the fourth planet of ten in the Basalt system and had three moons named Granite, Marble, and Slate. |
| − | === Planetary History === | + | ===Planetary History=== |
| − | ==== Early History ==== | + | ====Early History==== |
Basalt was one of the first worlds settled by explorers from the Terran Hegemony. With its vast stores of rare metals and minerals, mining companies eagerly sent employees out to the world. Despite the high gravity, incredible air pressure, and wild weather, the world has long been a source of excellent raw materials.<ref name=DARWp74/> | Basalt was one of the first worlds settled by explorers from the Terran Hegemony. With its vast stores of rare metals and minerals, mining companies eagerly sent employees out to the world. Despite the high gravity, incredible air pressure, and wild weather, the world has long been a source of excellent raw materials.<ref name=DARWp74/> | ||
| − | ==== Age of War ==== | + | ====Age of War==== |
The Federated Suns invaded Basalt in or around [[2445]], attempting to capture the world from the Terran Hegemony. The defending Terran Forces were under the command of [[General]] "Mad Dog" Marceneaux and resisted the Federated Suns forces fiercely; on the 12th of April General Marceneaux was made aware that the Federated Suns had landed additional forces on the planet, augmenting their ranks with the addition of the [[Sixth Terran March Corps]], a shock corps consisting of six heavy [[division]]s of troops, predominantly composed of [[Combat Vehicle|tanks]] and artillery, threatening to overwhelm the defending [[Hegemony Armed Forces]] defenders. Unknown to the [[Federated Peacekeeping Forces]] a special unit of [[BattleMech]]s under the overall command of [[Major]] [[Gabriel Calhoun]] had also recently arrived on the planet. It was Major Calhoun who informed General Marceneaux at his bunker in Garamondia of the arrival of the Sixth Terran March Corps; even as the FPF forces overran the [[HAF]] [[Ninth Armored Cavalry]] command posts and continued to push forward, Marceneaux ordered Calhoun and his troops into action against the FPF. The shocking presence of BattleMechs on the field was enough to rally the defending HAF forces.<ref name="IOp10"/> | The Federated Suns invaded Basalt in or around [[2445]], attempting to capture the world from the Terran Hegemony. The defending Terran Forces were under the command of [[General]] "Mad Dog" Marceneaux and resisted the Federated Suns forces fiercely; on the 12th of April General Marceneaux was made aware that the Federated Suns had landed additional forces on the planet, augmenting their ranks with the addition of the [[Sixth Terran March Corps]], a shock corps consisting of six heavy [[division]]s of troops, predominantly composed of [[Combat Vehicle|tanks]] and artillery, threatening to overwhelm the defending [[Hegemony Armed Forces]] defenders. Unknown to the [[Federated Peacekeeping Forces]] a special unit of [[BattleMech]]s under the overall command of [[Major]] [[Gabriel Calhoun]] had also recently arrived on the planet. It was Major Calhoun who informed General Marceneaux at his bunker in Garamondia of the arrival of the Sixth Terran March Corps; even as the FPF forces overran the [[HAF]] [[Ninth Armored Cavalry]] command posts and continued to push forward, Marceneaux ordered Calhoun and his troops into action against the FPF. The shocking presence of BattleMechs on the field was enough to rally the defending HAF forces.<ref name="IOp10"/> | ||
| − | ==== Succession Wars ==== | + | ====Succession Wars==== |
| − | After the fall of the first [[Star League]] the [[Federated Suns]] grabbed Basalt. During the Succession Wars the Capellan Confederation tried several times to take the world, but was repelled each time. The most notable instance was during the [[Fourth Succession War]], when the two major cities of the world were attacked by the [[CCAF]] in an attempt to halt the Davion advance. Elements of the [[First Kerr's Intruders]], [[McCrimmon's Light Cavalry]], and [[MacGregor's Armored Scouts]] landed outside Zander's Delight. They faced the [[Fourth Davion Guards]] RCT, taking serious losses, and surrendering to the [[AFFS]] after they discovered that the warehouses were empty.<ref name="nais194">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 94</ref> | + | After the fall of the first [[Star League]], the [[Federated Suns]] grabbed Basalt. During the Succession Wars the Capellan Confederation tried several times to take the world, but was repelled each time. The most notable instance was during the [[Fourth Succession War]], when the two major cities of the world were attacked by the [[CCAF]] in an attempt to halt the Davion advance. Elements of the [[First Kerr's Intruders]], [[McCrimmon's Light Cavalry]], and [[MacGregor's Armored Scouts]] landed outside Zander's Delight. They faced the [[Fourth Davion Guards]] RCT, taking serious losses, and surrendering to the [[AFFS]] after they discovered that the warehouses were empty.<ref name="nais194">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 94</ref> |
The second Capellan attack was headed by a half-battalion from [[Warrior House Ijori]] supported by five companies of the [[First New Hessen Irregulars]]. They attacked unexpectedly, dropping forces directly on the warehouses in Controssa. The Fourth Crucis Lancers' Second Battalion bore the brunt of the Capellans' anger once they discovered the warehouses were empty. Unfortunately the Capellans' focus on destroying the Second Battalion allowed the rest of the Fourth Crucis to surround the Capellans. All the Capellan attackers were destroyed in the ensuing firefight.<ref name="nais194"/> | The second Capellan attack was headed by a half-battalion from [[Warrior House Ijori]] supported by five companies of the [[First New Hessen Irregulars]]. They attacked unexpectedly, dropping forces directly on the warehouses in Controssa. The Fourth Crucis Lancers' Second Battalion bore the brunt of the Capellans' anger once they discovered the warehouses were empty. Unfortunately the Capellans' focus on destroying the Second Battalion allowed the rest of the Fourth Crucis to surround the Capellans. All the Capellan attackers were destroyed in the ensuing firefight.<ref name="nais194"/> | ||
| − | ==== Jihad ==== | + | ====Jihad==== |
The [[Word of Blake]] (WoB) conquered Basalt in September [[3069]], incorporating it into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> and hoarding its mineral wealth for themselves. This resulted in a planetwide economic depression that only started to lighten when the world became part of the Republic of the Sphere.<ref name=DARWp74/> | The [[Word of Blake]] (WoB) conquered Basalt in September [[3069]], incorporating it into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> and hoarding its mineral wealth for themselves. This resulted in a planetwide economic depression that only started to lighten when the world became part of the Republic of the Sphere.<ref name=DARWp74/> | ||
| − | In [[3071]] a raid by an unknown [[mercenary]] unit attempted to destroy a supposedly unguarded Word of Blake reeducation facility outside Rose City, but then retreated through the city when faced with elements of the Protectorate Militia 'Mechs and tanks. Although the mercenaries were able to reach their [[DropShip]] and escape, the [[Basalt Protectorate Militia]] was able to stop the mercenaries from causing any significant damage to the facility.<ref name=MissingChild/> | + | In [[3071]], a raid by an unknown [[mercenary]] unit attempted to destroy a supposedly unguarded Word of Blake reeducation facility outside Rose City, but then retreated through the city when faced with elements of the Protectorate Militia 'Mechs and tanks. Although the mercenaries were able to reach their [[DropShip]] and escape, the [[Basalt Protectorate Militia]] was able to stop the mercenaries from causing any significant damage to the facility.<ref name=MissingChild/> |
| − | === | + | ===Military Deployment=== |
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* [[Seventh Tikonov Lancers]]<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War'', p. 136: "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"</ref> | * [[Seventh Tikonov Lancers]]<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War'', p. 136: "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"</ref> | ||
| − | ==== 3028 ==== | + | ====3028==== |
* [[Fourth Davion Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name="4SWMAV1p94">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 94: "Basalt"</ref> | * [[Fourth Davion Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name="4SWMAV1p94">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 94: "Basalt"</ref> | ||
* [[Fourth Crucis Lancers]] RCT<ref name="4SWMAV1p94">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 94: "Basalt"</ref> | * [[Fourth Crucis Lancers]] RCT<ref name="4SWMAV1p94">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 94: "Basalt"</ref> | ||
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| − | ==== 3069 ==== | + | ====3069==== |
* [[Broadstreet Bullies]]<ref name=JSBD>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110: "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployments"</ref> | * [[Broadstreet Bullies]]<ref name=JSBD>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110: "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployments"</ref> | ||
| − | ==== 3071 ==== | + | ====3071==== |
* Broadstreet Bullies<ref name=JSBD/> | * Broadstreet Bullies<ref name=JSBD/> | ||
* [[Basalt Protectorate Militia]]<ref name=MissingChild>''Search Continues for Missing Child''</ref> | * [[Basalt Protectorate Militia]]<ref name=MissingChild>''Search Continues for Missing Child''</ref> | ||
| + | {{columns-end}} | ||
| − | === Geography === | + | ===Geography=== |
| − | Basalt has five continents named Amethyst, Garnet, Opal, Topaz, and Quartz | + | Basalt has five continents named Amethyst, Garnet, Opal, Topaz, and Quartz. Basalt is a high-gravity world with a dense atmosphere and wild weather patterns, but is rich in mineral resources.<ref name=DARWp74/> |
| − | === Planetary Locations === | + | ===Planetary Locations=== |
| − | * Manville: planetary capital city | + | * Manville: planetary capital city<ref name=DARWp74/> |
| − | * Rose City: | + | * Rose City: a city home to one of the WoB reeducation centers<ref name=MissingChild/> |
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| − | === Local Fauna === | + | ===Local Flora and Fauna=== |
* [[Nibbler]] | * [[Nibbler]] | ||
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| − | == Nearby Systems == | + | ==Nearby Systems== |
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| − | == References == | + | ==References== |
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| − | == Bibliography == | + | ==Bibliography== |
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* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Search Continues for Missing Child|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 12/12/3071: "Search Continues for Missing Child"]]'' | * ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Search Continues for Missing Child|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 12/12/3071: "Search Continues for Missing Child"]]'' | ||
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]'' | * ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' | ||
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Revision as of 14:05, 23 March 2024
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | 66.163 : -29[e] |
| Spectral class | G4IV[1] |
| Planet(s) | 10[1] |
The Basalt system was the location of at least one habitable world, Basalt IV, and as of 3145 was located in the Tikonov Commonality of the Capellan Confederation.[2][3]
Contents
System Description
Basalt is located close to the Nopah and Tigress systems[2][3] and consists of ten planets orbiting a class G4IV primary.[1]
System History
The Basalt system was colonized at some point prior to the end of the Reunification War.[4]
Political Affiliation
- 2317 - No record[5]
- 2319 - Independent world[6]
- 2366 - Terran Hegemony[7]
- 2445 - Terran Hegemony[8]
- 2571 - Terran Hegemony[9][10][11]
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony[4]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony[12]
- 2764 - Terran Hegemony[13]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony[14]
- 2771 - Amaris Empire[15]
- 2772 - Terran Hegemony (from September)[15]
- 2786 - Terran Hegemony[16]
- 2822 - Capellan Confederation[17][18][19][20]
- 2864 - Capellan Confederation[21][22][18]
- 3025 - Federated Suns[23][24][25][26][27]
- 3030 - Federated Suns[28][29][30]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[31][32][33]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[34]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[35][36]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth[37]
- 3058 - Federated Commonwealth[38][39]
- 3063 - Federated Commonwealth[40]
- 3067 - Federated Suns[41][42][43][44]
- 3069 - Word of Blake Protectorate (from October)[45]
- 3075 - Word of Blake Protectorate[46]
- 3079 - Word of Blake Protectorate[47]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere[48]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere[49]
- 3135 - Independent world[50]
- 3145 - Capellan Confederation[2][3]
Basalt IV
| Basalt | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Astrophysical | |
| Also known as | Basalt IV |
| System position | Fourth[1] |
| Jump Point distance | 8 days[1] |
| Moons | 3 (Granite, Marble, Slate)[1] |
| Geophysical | |
| Surface gravity | 1.5[1] |
| Atmospheric pressure | High (Breathable)[1] |
| Equatorial temperature | 34°C[1] |
| Surface water | 60%[1] |
| Highest native life | Reptiles[1] |
| Landmasses | 5 (Amethyst, Garnet, Opal, Topaz, Quartz)[1] |
| History and Culture | |
| Population | 346,000,000 (3130)[1]>[51] |
| Government and Infrastructure | |
| Noble Ruler | Count of Basalt |
| Political Leader | Planetary Governor |
| Military Commander | Legate Tawanna Thurin (3130)[1] |
| Capital | Manville[1] |
Basalt IV, more commonly referred to simply as Basalt, was the fourth planet of ten in the Basalt system and had three moons named Granite, Marble, and Slate.
Planetary History
Early History
Basalt was one of the first worlds settled by explorers from the Terran Hegemony. With its vast stores of rare metals and minerals, mining companies eagerly sent employees out to the world. Despite the high gravity, incredible air pressure, and wild weather, the world has long been a source of excellent raw materials.[1]
Age of War
The Federated Suns invaded Basalt in or around 2445, attempting to capture the world from the Terran Hegemony. The defending Terran Forces were under the command of General "Mad Dog" Marceneaux and resisted the Federated Suns forces fiercely; on the 12th of April General Marceneaux was made aware that the Federated Suns had landed additional forces on the planet, augmenting their ranks with the addition of the Sixth Terran March Corps, a shock corps consisting of six heavy divisions of troops, predominantly composed of tanks and artillery, threatening to overwhelm the defending Hegemony Armed Forces defenders. Unknown to the Federated Peacekeeping Forces a special unit of BattleMechs under the overall command of Major Gabriel Calhoun had also recently arrived on the planet. It was Major Calhoun who informed General Marceneaux at his bunker in Garamondia of the arrival of the Sixth Terran March Corps; even as the FPF forces overran the HAF Ninth Armored Cavalry command posts and continued to push forward, Marceneaux ordered Calhoun and his troops into action against the FPF. The shocking presence of BattleMechs on the field was enough to rally the defending HAF forces.[8]
Succession Wars
After the fall of the first Star League, the Federated Suns grabbed Basalt. During the Succession Wars the Capellan Confederation tried several times to take the world, but was repelled each time. The most notable instance was during the Fourth Succession War, when the two major cities of the world were attacked by the CCAF in an attempt to halt the Davion advance. Elements of the First Kerr's Intruders, McCrimmon's Light Cavalry, and MacGregor's Armored Scouts landed outside Zander's Delight. They faced the Fourth Davion Guards RCT, taking serious losses, and surrendering to the AFFS after they discovered that the warehouses were empty.[52]
The second Capellan attack was headed by a half-battalion from Warrior House Ijori supported by five companies of the First New Hessen Irregulars. They attacked unexpectedly, dropping forces directly on the warehouses in Controssa. The Fourth Crucis Lancers' Second Battalion bore the brunt of the Capellans' anger once they discovered the warehouses were empty. Unfortunately the Capellans' focus on destroying the Second Battalion allowed the rest of the Fourth Crucis to surround the Capellans. All the Capellan attackers were destroyed in the ensuing firefight.[52]
Jihad
The Word of Blake (WoB) conquered Basalt in September 3069, incorporating it into the Word of Blake Protectorate[45] and hoarding its mineral wealth for themselves. This resulted in a planetwide economic depression that only started to lighten when the world became part of the Republic of the Sphere.[1]
In 3071, a raid by an unknown mercenary unit attempted to destroy a supposedly unguarded Word of Blake reeducation facility outside Rose City, but then retreated through the city when faced with elements of the Protectorate Militia 'Mechs and tanks. Although the mercenaries were able to reach their DropShip and escape, the Basalt Protectorate Militia was able to stop the mercenaries from causing any significant damage to the facility.[53]
Military Deployment
Geography
Basalt has five continents named Amethyst, Garnet, Opal, Topaz, and Quartz. Basalt is a high-gravity world with a dense atmosphere and wild weather patterns, but is rich in mineral resources.[1]
Planetary Locations
- Manville: planetary capital city[1]
- Rose City: a city home to one of the WoB reeducation centers[53]
Local Flora and Fauna
Map Gallery
Nearby Systems
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 74: "Basalt"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 18
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Interstellar Operations, pp. 10–13: "Charge of the Light"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 25
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 113
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), foldout: "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), foldout: "Capellan Confederation - 3025 Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 71
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47: "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 29
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
- ↑ Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 10: "Prefecture IV"
- ↑ 52.0 52.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 94
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 Search Continues for Missing Child
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 136: "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 94: "Basalt"
- ↑ 56.0 56.1 Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 110: "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployments"
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