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Basalt
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
Basalt | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | 66.16:-29.00[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 at 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 colonised at some point prior to the end of the Reunification War.[4]
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
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]
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.[5]
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's Second Battalion bore the brunt of the Capellan's anger once they discovered the warehouses were empty. Unfortunately the Capellan's 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.[5]
The Word of Blake conquered Basalt in September 3069, incorporating it into the Word of Blake Protectorate[6] and hoarding its mineral wealth for themselves. This resulted in a planet-wide economic depression that only started to lighten when the world became part of the Republic of the Sphere.[1]
Political Affiliation
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony [4]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony [7]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony [8]
- 3025 - Federated Suns [9]
- 3030 - Federated Suns [10]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth [11][12]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth [13]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth [14]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth [15]
- 3058 - Federated Commonwealth [16]
- 3063 - Federated Commonwealth [17]
- 3067 - Federated Suns [18]
- 3069 - Word of Blake Protectorate (from October)[6]
- 3075 - Word of Blake Protectorate [19]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere [20]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere [21]
- 3130 - Republic of the Sphere [1][22]
- 3135 - Independent world [23]
- 3145 - Capellan Confederation [2][3]
Planetary Rulers
3130
Military Deployment
3069-3071
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]
Local Fauna
Nearby Systems
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 71, "Basalt World Profile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 94
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succesion War [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 71, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succesion War [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, Inner Sphere [3050] Map
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, Inner Sphere [3052] Map
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, Inner Sphere [3057] Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78, "Federated Suns 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"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, Inner Sphere [3075] Map
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 110, "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployments"
Bibliography
- Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Handbook: House Davion
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1