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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 | + | 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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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"/> | ||
| − | == Political Affiliation == | + | == Political Affiliation == |
| − | * [[2317]] - No record <ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18 | + | * [[2317]] - No record<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18: "Federated Suns Map at their founding - [2317] Map"</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: "Draconis Combine Founding" - [2319] Map</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: "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2445]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="IOp10">''Interstellar Operations'', | + | * [[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: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159 | + | * [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37 | + | * [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony <ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'' | + | * [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'': "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: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</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: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"</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 | + | * [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</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: "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</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: "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns After Second Succession War [2864]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3025]] - [[Federated Suns]] <ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'' | + | * [[3025]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'': "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'': "Capellan Confederation - 3025 Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40: "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</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: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49: "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</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: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11 | + | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23 | + | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11 | + | * [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</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: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29 | + | * [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map</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: "Federated Suns After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"</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: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map</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: "Terran Corridor Clans Deployment Map [August 3079]"</ref> |
| − | * [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]] <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63 | + | * [[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 | + | * [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</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: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</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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| ruler = [[Count of Basalt]] As of [[3130]]:[[Planetary Governor of Basalt]] | | ruler = [[Count of Basalt]] As of [[3130]]:[[Planetary Governor of Basalt]] | ||
| capital = Manville<ref name=DARWp71/> | | capital = Manville<ref name=DARWp71/> | ||
| − | | population = 346,000,000 (3130)<ref name=DARWp71/>><ref name=DARoSp10>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 10 "Prefecture IV"</ref> | + | | population = 346,000,000 (3130)<ref name=DARWp71/>><ref name=DARoSp10>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 10: "Prefecture IV"</ref> |
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=== 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 [[6th Terran March Corps|Sixth Terran March Corps]], a shock | + | 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 [[6th Terran March Corps|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]] [[9th Armored Cavalry|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 [[1st Kerr's Intruders|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 [[1st Kerr's Intruders|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 [[1st New Hessen Irregulars]]. They attacked unexpectedly, dropping forces directly on the warehouses in Controssa. The Fourth Crucis Lancers' | + | The second Capellan attack was headed by a half-battalion from [[Warrior House Ijori]] supported by five companies of the [[1st 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]] conquered Basalt in September [[3069]], incorporating it into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47 | + | 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=DARWp71/> |
| − | In [[3071]] a raid by an unknown [[mercenary]] unit attempted to destroy a supposedly unguarded | + | 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/> |
== Planetary Rulers == | == Planetary Rulers == | ||
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== Military Deployment == | == Military Deployment == | ||
=== 2821 === | === 2821 === | ||
| − | * [[Seventh Tikonov Lancers]]<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War | + | * [[Seventh Tikonov Lancers]]<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War'', p. 136: "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"</ref> |
=== 3028 === | === 3028 === | ||
| − | * [[4th Davion Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name="4SWMAV1p94">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 94 | + | * [[4th 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 | + | * [[Fourth Crucis Lancers]] RCT<ref name="4SWMAV1p94">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 94: "Basalt"</ref> |
=== 3069 === | === 3069 === | ||
| − | * [[Broadstreet Bullies]]<ref name=JSBD>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110 | + | * [[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>'' | + | * [[Basalt Protectorate Militia]]<ref name=MissingChild>''Search Continues for Missing Child''</ref> |
| − | == Geography == | + | == Geography == |
Basalt has five continents named Amethyst, Garnet, Opal, Topaz, and Quartz, and three moons named Granite, Marble and Slate. Basalt is a high-gravity world with a dense atmosphere and wild weather patterns, but is rich in mineral resources.<ref name=DARWp71/> | Basalt has five continents named Amethyst, Garnet, Opal, Topaz, and Quartz, and three moons named Granite, Marble and Slate. Basalt is a high-gravity world with a dense atmosphere and wild weather patterns, but is rich in mineral resources.<ref name=DARWp71/> | ||
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== Local Fauna == | == Local Fauna == | ||
* [[Nibbler]] | * [[Nibbler]] | ||
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== Map Gallery == | == Map Gallery == | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]'' | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' |
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | ||
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' | ||
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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
The Basalt system 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
Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard 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.[51]
The second Capellan attack was headed by a half-battalion from Warrior House Ijori supported by five companies of the 1st 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.[51]
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.[52]
Planetary Rulers
3130
Military Deployment
2821
3028
3069
3071
- Broadstreet Bullies[55]
- Basalt Protectorate Militia[52]
Geography
Basalt has five continents named Amethyst, Garnet, Opal, Topaz, and Quartz, and three moons named Granite, Marble and Slate. 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.[52]
Local Fauna
Map Gallery
Nearby Systems
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 71: "Basalt World Profile"
- ↑ 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: "Federated Suns Map at their founding - [2317] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding" - [2319] Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366] Map"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Interstellar Operations, pp. 10–13: "Charge of the Light"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31: "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39: "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60: "Federated Suns After Second Succession War [2864]"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns): "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation): "Capellan Confederation - 3025 Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40: "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 71: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49: "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82: "Federated Suns After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47: "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 29: "Terran Corridor Clans Deployment Map [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 94
- ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 Search Continues for Missing Child
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 136: "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"
- ↑ 54.0 54.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 94: "Basalt"
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 110: "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployments"
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