Crimond

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Crimond
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-68.52:230.61[e]
Spectral classF8II[1]
Recharge time179 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Zenith[1]

The Crimond system was home to at least one habitable world, Crimond IV, and as at 3145 was located in the Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone.[2][3]

System Description

The Crimond system is located near the Pandora and Tomans systems[2][3] and consists of a class F8II primary orbited by at least four worlds. During the thirty-first century a recharge station was in place at the zenith jump point.[1]

System History

The Crimond system was colonised at some point during or shortly after the First Exodus from Terra and was a part of the Tamar Pact prior to the formation of the Lyran Commonwealth in the mid-twenty-fourth century.[4]

Crimond IV

Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard Crimond IV - more commonly referred to simply as Crimond - is the fourth planet in the system and has a single moon named Osseous.[1]

Planetary History

Crimond was discovered as the result of a misjump by the Gak's Revenge, a JumpShip. The investigation team that landed on Crimond found a world with plentiful gemstones, mineral and metal ores, precious metals, and large petroleum reserves. The soil, however, was very nitrogen poor and filled with minerals that were toxic to most crops. Despite this, colonization efforts were successful, and as late as 3067 the inhabitants enjoyed a standard of living that rivaled any in the Lyran Commonwealth.[1]

Two of Crimond's three continents, Metallerz and Chromastich, have been extensively explored and their resources extracted. The smaller island continent of Condor is a different story. A mixture of mountains and desert terrain, during the Star League the SLDF established Fort Beaufort here. As the home of the Fifty-fourth Mechanized Infantry Division, Fort Beaufort apparently specialized in training in harsh environments. No civilians ever settled on Condor, and the island was declared off-limits by the LCAF.[5]

After the Clan Invasion Crimond became a command center for the LCAF, coordinating operations against Clan Jade Falcon. It also gained the Pandora College Training Battalion which became a popular first assignment for newly graduated recruits.[6]

Political Affiliation

Planetary Rulers

3067

  • Duke Morten Edward Solberg[1]

Military Deployment

3050

No line units [32]

3054

3054

3062

  • First Argyle Lancers[34]

3067

3079

3085

3145

Geography

Crimond has three continents named Chromastich, Condor and Metallerz; of these, Condor is an island continent.[6]

Planetary Locations

  • Sol City: The planetary capital city, located on Chromatisch.[6]

Nearby Systems

Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)
Closest systems first:
Pandora 16.6 Tomans 19.5 Orkney 20.4 Ballynure 20.8
Borghese 22.8 La Grave 23.9 Benfled 30.5 Rasalgethi 32.4
Montmarault 33.8 Kelenfold 34.3 Graceland 35.6 Koniz 37.8
Quarell 38.1 Domain 39.8 Grunwald 39.9 Surcin 40.3
Kerensky's Vision 41.5 Jabuka 41.6 Fort Loudon 42.1 Suk II 46.9
Biota 47.4 Rastaban 47.5 Blair Atholl 50.5 Dustball 50.6
Wheel 51.2 Kandersteg 52.3 Summit 52.7 Carse 53.4
Shaula 54.5 Blue Diamond 56.1 Karbala 56.2 Cusset 56.5
Galuzzo 56.8 Arcturus 57.0 Thun 58.4 Meacham 58.8
Ueda 59.0 Lothan 59.5

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 196, "Planet Profile"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13, "Tamar Pact world within the Lyran Commonwealth befor [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
  5. FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 197
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 26
  7. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
  8. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  9. Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  10. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  11. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
  12. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - 2822"
  13. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2822]"
  14. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"
  15. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  16. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 39 [3040]"
  17. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  18. Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"
  19. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052]"
  20. Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"
  21. Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  22. Era Report: 3062, p. 30, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  23. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  24. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"
  25. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere [3075]"
  26. Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers p. 108
  27. Field Report: LAAF, p. 19, "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table [3079]"
  28. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  29. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  30. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  31. Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  32. 20 Year Update p. 26
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 Objective Raids, p. 54, "Note of Unit"
  34. Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 135, "Federated Suns Deployment Table"
  35. Mercenaries Supplemental , p. 68, "Mercenary Deployment Table"
  36. Field Manual: Updates, p. 98, "Com Guards Deployment Table"
  37. 37.0 37.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 177, "Lyran Alliance Deploment Table"
  38. Field Report: Clans, p. 22, "Clan Wolf-in-Exile Deployment Status"
  39. Field Manual: 3085, p. 109, "Deployment Table - 3085"
  40. Field Manual: 3145, p. 168, "Epsilon Galaxy"

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