Brisbane

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(References to Brisbane)

Brisbane
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Brisbane nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates154.84:-401.63[e]
Spectral classG2[1]
Recharge station(s)Nadir[1]

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

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Planetary Garrison

3025

  • Second Battalion[2]

Owner History

Planetary Overview

Brisbane is a plush water world rich in fresh-water marine life. More than eighty percent of the landmass on Brisbane is represented in small island chains and archipelagos.[28] Among the lifeforms native to Brisbane was the Brisbane dolphin, a playful and intelligent creature with iridescent skin that had a taste for human company.[29]

Brisbane was also home to the Brisbane Virus, a degenerative nerve disease without a known cure. [30] One of the most high-profile victims of the Brisbane Virus was Janice Calderon, the eighteen-year old heir to Protector Thomas Calderon, who contracted the Virus in 3038.[31] Rumors were circulating in the 3060s that the Federated Suns had developed a cure for the Brisbane Virus, although there had been no official confirmation of this by 3067 and the rumors were circulating against a backdrop of resentment against the Federated Suns as an example of the perfidious behaviour of House Davion.[32]

Planetary History

Brisbane was located in the border region between the Magistracy of Canopus and the Taurian Concordat, a region where the boundaries between nations were less than clearly defined. The abundant reserves of sea life and quantities of water purification plants that had survived the first three Succession Wars made Brisbane a prized Taurian world and the scene of numerous clashes between Taurian, Magistracy and independent forces, particularly during the early thirty-first century.[28]

The unusual geography of Brisbane led to the Taurian Defense Force coming up with unorthodox methods for defending the world; a garrison of Battlemechs and infantry protected the main planetary starport, located in the northern archipelago, while the only Taurian sea-going naval contingent in the Concordat was also located on the planet.[28]

The white-sand beaches found on the archipelagoes of Brisbane were a popular destination for visitors, although all visitors intending to visit the beaches were required to provide documentation proving that they had been vaccinated against the Brisbane Virus. Other popular tourist attractions on Brisbane were half-day cruises spotting the native dolphins and deep sea-fishing expeditions, although patrol boats had to maintain constant vigilance to prevent the dolphins being hunted by poachers following rumors that their skin, when dried, was a potent aphrodisiac. Whilst being found guilty of poaching only attracted a fine and loss of the guilty party's boat in the first instance, a second offense attracted a ten-year prison sentence.[29]

Manufacturing Centers

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years)
Closest planets first:
Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062
Laconis 6.55 1 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
New Vandenburg 7.12 1 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Rollis 16.01 1 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
MacLeod's Land 18.75 1 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Pinard 21.48 1 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Landsmark 21.88 1 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Bromhead 21.96 1 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Aea 27.55 1 N TC TC TC TC TC TC
Flannagan's Nebulea 28.46 1 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Corodiz 30.79 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Flaum 32.36 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Ishtar 35.02 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Jansen's Hold 35.85 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Larsha 37.17 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Taurus 37.47 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Burton 37.89 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Samantha 39.26 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Jamestown 41.78 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Regis Roost 43.76 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
New Vallis 43.92 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Horsham 44.08 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
New Gangemede 47.95 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Zanzibar 49.24 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Midale 50.74 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Muridox 51.54 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Yuris 52.61 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Mendham 54.70 2 CC FS FS FC FC FC FC
Illiushin 57.47 2 TC TC TC TC TC TC TC

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Periphery (sourcebook), p. 85, "Brisbane Planet Profile"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Periphery, 1st Edition, p. 81, "BattleMech Regiment Deployment Table"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p, 121, "Taurian Concordat after Age of War [2571], Fall of the Star League [2750] and End of the 3rd Succession War [3025]"
  4. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  5. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31, "Capellan Confederation After First Succession War [2822]"
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54, "Federated Suns After First Succession War [2822]"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39, "Capellan Confederation After Second Succession War [2864]"
  9. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns After Second Succession War [2864]"
  10. ↑ The Periphery (Sourcebook), p. 151, "Maps of the Periphery"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p, 127, "Taurian Concordat after modern colonization drive [3040] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  12. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  13. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3050]"
  14. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"
  15. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  16. ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 111, "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"
  17. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78, "Federated Suns After FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68, "Capellan Confederation After FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  20. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere Map [3075]"
  21. ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 23, "Taurian Concordat Deployment Map [3079]"
  22. ↑ Field Report: CCAF, p. 23, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Map [3079]"
  23. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - March 3081"
  24. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 126, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  25. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 The Periphery, 1st Edition, p. 85, "Brisbane"
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 124, "Arts and Recreation"
  30. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p.47
  31. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 47, "Years of Misfortune"
  32. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 104, "Winter of Discontent"

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