Fomalhaut

Fomalhaut
Fomalhaut 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates20.928 : 5.382[e]
Spectral classA3V[1]
Planet(s)4[1]

The Fomalhaut system was the location of at least one inhabited world, Fomalhaut III, and as of 3151 was located in the Draconis Combine.[2]

System Description[edit]

The Fomalhaut system is located near the Caph and Saffel systems[3][4] and consists of a class an A3V primary orbited by four planets.[1]

System History[edit]

The Fomalhaut system was colonized at some point during or before the First Exodus from Terra and remained a member of the Terran Alliance after the Demarcation Declaration.[5]

Political Affiliation[edit]


Fomalhaut III[edit]

Fomalhaut III
Fomalhaut.jpg
Astrophysical
System position3[1]
Jump Point distance43 days[1]
Moons3 (Cryos, Scarlet, and Iolius)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.11[1]
Atmospheric pressureHigh (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature26°C[1]
Surface water92%[1]
Highest native lifeAmphibians[1]
History and Culture
Population956,000,000 (3130)[64][1]
Government and Infrastructure
Political Leader[[|Planetary Governor of Fomalhaut|Planetary Governor]]
Military CommanderKieron Farther, Legate (3130)[64][1]
CapitalLollanda[1]

Fomalhaut III - more commonly known simply as Fomalhaut - is a hospitable world with three moons named Cryos, Iolius and Scarlet. During the Star League era industrial-scale mining was conducted on Scarlet, and an ore-refining station was in orbit above Fomalhaut to process the output of the lunar mines.[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Early Years[edit]

Fomalhaut was one of the worlds that remained a part of the Terran Alliance following the Outer Reaches Rebellion and the Demarcation Declaration of 2242,[5] and became one of the worlds within the Alliance Core region of the Terran Hegemony following the rise to power of Director-General James McKenna.[10]

Fomalhaut's original colonists were attracted to the world because more than four-fifths of its surface is covered with water. These colonists, largely from the Hawaiian and Philippine Islands, were already familiar with living in large island chains and subtropical forest regions like those present on Fomalhaut. Realizing that heavy industry probably wouldn't do well on the world, the colonists instead established an economy based on tourism. Eventually Fomalhaut became one of the Terran Hegemony's most popular resort worlds, particularly for the idle rich. The presence of significant amounts of metals on Scarlet, an inner and volcanically active moon, led to the establishing of mining industries on the moon during the Star League era, as well as an orbital station to refine the ores.[1]

Amaris Civil War[edit]

As Fomalhaut lacked any significant heavy industry the planet escaped much of the damage commonly inflicted to worlds occupied by the Amaris Empire Armed Forces. The planet wasn't left untouched, however; both the orbital mining station and the spaceport of Otaku were destroyed during the conflict.[1]

Succession Wars[edit]

Fomalhaut was annexed by the Draconis Combine at some point between 2786 and 2791,[16] and Fomalhaut continued to serve as a resort world for both the Federated Suns and the Draconis Combine. Amazingly, both militaries ignored the world for the most part. The lack of heavy industry removed most of the reasons for raiding the world, but Fomalhaut did suffer some raids from forces looking for water.[1]

In July 3042 an Interstellar Expeditions archeological dig funded by Snord's Irregulars uncovers the vault of a Star League bank that contained the perfectly preserved collection of stamps owned by a wealthy Terran collector from the twenty-fourth century. The collection included the only known surviving "Inverted Jenny".[65]

Jihad[edit]

Formalhaut was one of several worlds to be attacked by the Word of Blake between the 19th and 21st of June 3068, and as with their other conquests that month the Blakists used a combination of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons to complete their conquest.[55] Having been forcibly integrated into the Word of Blake Protectorate, Fomalhaut would remain an occupied world until freed by elements of the Combine thrust of Operation SCOUR. The resistance offered by the Blakists was so severe that additional reinforcements had to be drafted in to assist the Combine forces after several months of brutal combat in which both coalition and Blakist forces acted with a disregard for human life.[66] Reinforcements arrived in the form of the Genyosha, who finally drove the Blakist defenders off the planet, but the planetary capital was destroyed in the assault[57] and it wouldn't be until the 7th of April 3078 that the defenders would finally surrender to coalition forces.[67]

The Dark Age[edit]

During the Dark Age the planetary capital city, Lollanda, was rebuilt by the Republic of the Sphere.[1]

After the Blackout and the establishment of Fortress Republic Fomalhaut remained hidden from the wider Inner Sphere for over a decade. When the Wall was dropped in 3149, Fomalhaut became a target for the Draconis Combine's counterstroke during Operation TIAMAT a year later. In late March 3150 two battalions from the Second Dieron Regulars attacked Fomalhaut and engaged the defending militia and a mercenary force, the locally raised battalion known as the Aquamarines. The fighting turned merciless between the two forces, until resistance was broken when the Aquamarines' commander was captured and publicly executed. Following this the Dieron Regulars settled into garrisoning the now-quiescent planet.[63]

Military Deployment[edit]

2786[edit]

2821[edit]

2830[edit]

  • Blandford's Grenadiers[69]

3025[edit]

3039[edit]

3040[edit]

3050[edit]

3055[edit]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

Fomalhaut has just two small continents, Lyria and Oanhu; Lyria lies in the equatorial zone, whilst Oanhu is in the southern hemisphere. There are also a few dozen islands that rise up from the planetary ocean, which the settlers named the Endless Seas. The combination of emerald seas, unusual three-moon nightscape and natural beauty make Fomalhaut a striking and attractive world.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Lollanda: the planetary capital city, located on Oanhu.[1]
  • Otaku: the planetary spaceport; destroyed during the Amaris Civil War.[1]

Industrial Centers[edit]

Image gallery[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 80 systems (80 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Saffel 8.0 Caph 10.0 New Stevens 11.5 Dieron 12.9
Altair 14.7 Northwind 15.6 Nirasaki 19.4 Lockdale 19.6
Bryant 20.2 Styx 20.8 Sol 21.6 Epsilon Indi 22.5
New Home 22.7 Keid 23.6 Rigil Kentarus 23.9 Athenry 25.8
Quentin 26.0 Asta 26.2 Epsilon Eridani 26.8 Sirius 27.0
Killbourn 27.1 Deneb Algedi 28.9 Procyon 30.7 New Britain 31.4
Errai 31.6 Yorii 33.0 Small World 33.2 Tau Ceti 33.4
Sheratan 33.5 Pike 33.9 Imbros 36.8 Helen 36.8
Carver 37.1 Ingress 37.4 Brownsville 38.0 Dyev 38.6
Fletcher 38.8 Nashira 38.9 Terra Firma 39.0 Chaville 41.7
Telos 41.8 Rocky 42.3 Kervil 42.7 Pokhara 43.0
Thorin 44.5 Ruchbah 46.1 Xi Ursae Majoris 46.3 Outreach 46.7
Al Na'ir 46.9 Graham 47.2 Deneb Kaitos 47.4 Acamar 47.7
Kawich 47.9 Woodstock 48.1 Towne 48.4 Capolla 48.5
Hechnar 49.2 Muphrid 49.3 Chara 50.2 Addicks 50.9
Lone Star 51.8 Zollikofen 51.8 Bex 52.7 Lambrecht 52.7
Zavijava 53.0 Nopah 53.2 Oliver 54.2 Lipton 54.8
Ko 54.8 Lyons 55.2 Murchison 55.7 Ankaa 55.8
Pollux 56.5 Basalt 56.8 Nanking 57.2 Hean 57.3
Denebola 59.2 Atria 59.2 Chisholm 59.6 Biham 59.8

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