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− | {{ | + | {{otheruses|the planetary system|other uses|Helen (disambiguation)}} |
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{{InfoBoxSystem | {{InfoBoxSystem | ||
− | | image = | + | | image = Helen_3151.svg |
− | | caption = Helen | + | | caption = Helen [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] |
| name = Helen | | name = Helen | ||
− | | coord = 57. | + | | coord = 57.454 : 10.034{{e}} |
| stars = | | stars = | ||
− | | class = M0V<ref name= | + | | class = M0V<ref name=DARWp55>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 55: "Helen"</ref> |
| recharge = | | recharge = | ||
− | | recharge stations = | + | | recharge stations = Zenith<ref name=SLp173>''The Star League'', p. 173: "Helen" planet profile</ref> |
− | | planets = 7<ref name= | + | | planets = 7<ref name=DARWp55/> |
}} | }} | ||
+ | The '''Helen''' system was the location of at least one habitable world, '''Helen V''', and as of [[3151]] was located in the [[Al Na'ir Prefecture]] of the [[Dieron Military District]] within the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=SFp103/> | ||
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− | {{ | + | ==System Description== |
+ | Helen is located near the [[Errai]] and [[Pokhara]] systems<ref name="ER:2750p37"/> and consists of a class M0V primary orbited by seven worlds.<ref name=DARWp55/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==System History== | ||
+ | The Helen system was colonized during or shortly after the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]]<ref name="SLSBp16"/> and was incorporated into or annexed by the [[Terran Hegemony]] prior to the beginning of the [[Age of War]].<ref name=HB:HK/> | ||
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+ | ==Political Affiliation== | ||
+ | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} | ||
+ | * [[2315]] - Independent world<ref name="SLSBp16"/> | ||
+ | * [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2316]] - Terran Hegemony]]<ref name="SLSBp16"/> | ||
+ | * [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25</ref><ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2768]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p88+">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. 88–89: "Empire Building and Bloody Excesses"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2771]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2773]] - Terran Hegemony (from March)<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> | ||
+ | * [[2785]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV2p118">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 118: "Digesting the Hegemony"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2786]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="H:LoTV2p118"/><ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25</ref><ref name="FSWp27">''First Succession War'', p. 27: "Draconis Combine Gains"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2797]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2822]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3025]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns Map - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70</ref><ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64</ref><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 71</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56</ref><ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70</ref><ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 19</ref><ref name="FR:Cp29">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 29</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3134]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=TRO:Ip46>''Technical Readout: Irregulars'', p. 46: "''Heavy Lifter'' CargoMech MOD"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3135]] - Independent world<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3151]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103</ref> | ||
+ | {{div col end}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ------------------------------------- | ||
+ | ==Helen V== | ||
+ | {{InfoBoxPlanet | ||
| image = Helen.jpg | | image = Helen.jpg | ||
− | | | + | | name = Helen V |
− | | | + | | othernames = |
− | | position = | + | | position = Fifth<ref name=DARWp55/> |
− | | distance = 3 days<ref name= | + | | distance = 3 days<ref name=DARWp55/><ref name=SLp173/> |
− | | moons = 3 (Heracles, Agamemnon, Hector)<ref name= | + | | moons = 3 (Heracles, Agamemnon, Hector)<ref name=DARWp55/> |
− | + | | gravity = 0.92<ref name=DARWp55/> | |
− | | gravity = 0.92<ref name= | + | | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=DARWp55/> |
− | | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name= | + | | temperature = 33°C<ref name=DARWp55/> |
− | | temperature = 33°C<ref name= | + | | water = 46%<ref name=DARWp55/> |
− | | water = 46%<ref name= | + | | life = Mammal (3025),<ref name=SLp173/> Fish (3130)<ref name=DARWp55/> |
− | | life = Fish<ref name= | + | | continents = 2 (Joppa, Persephonie)<ref name=DARWp55/> |
− | | | + | | colonized = |
− | + | | demonym = | |
− | | | + | | language = |
− | + | | religion = | |
− | | | + | | population = 30,000,000 (2766),<ref name=SLp173/><br>200,000 (3025),<ref name=SLp173/><br>11,834,000 (3130)<ref name=DARWp55/><ref name=DARoSp8>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 8: "Prefecture III"</ref> |
− | | | + | | ruler = |
+ | | political = [[Planetary Governor of Helen|Planetary Governor]] | ||
+ | | commander = Legate [[Patricia Kletchkowski]] (3130)<ref name=DARWp55/><ref name=DARoSp8/> | ||
+ | | capital = Konstance<ref name=DARWp55/> | ||
| hpg = | | hpg = | ||
+ | | hpgrep = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | + | Helen V, more commonly known simply as Helen, is the fifth planet in the system and has three moons named Heracles, Agamemnon, and Hector.<ref name=DARWp55/> | |
− | == | + | ===Planetary History=== |
− | + | ====Early History==== | |
− | + | Settled during the early exodus from [[Terra]], by the [[twenty-fourth century]] Helen was already a wealthy independent world. Shortly after Helen signed a mutual defense pact with the nearby worlds of [[Errai]] and [[Quentin]] it was targeted for conquest by [[Director-General]] [[James McKenna]] of the newly formed Terran Hegemony. Having secured his hold over all of the worlds within the rump state of the [[Terran Alliance]], McKenna began a "Campaign of Persuasion" to bring other former Alliance worlds and independent worlds into the Hegemony through military force, and the three allied worlds of Errai, Helen, and Quentin were his first targets.<ref name="SLSBp16">''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref> | |
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− | + | McKenna attacked the Helen system with a large fleet of [[WarShip]]s, and despite knowing that there was little chance of resisting the invasion, the leaders of each of the three allied worlds planned to teach McKenna a lesson; all three worlds converted fleets of cargo and interplanetary courier ships into fighting vessels by adding lasers and missile tubes to battle in space, and all three worlds beefed up their ground forces with large militia forces of trained personnel augmented by volunteers. The colonists on Helen fought a dogged, even fanatical, campaign of resistance against the [[Terran Hegemony|Hegemony Armed Forces]] before finally being conquered, and the resistance offered by those on Helen taught the HAF a number of harsh lessons.<ref name="SLSBp16"/> | |
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− | === | + | ====Amaris Civil War==== |
− | + | Like the vast majority of the worlds within the Terran Hegemony, Helen was occupied by forces loyal to [[Stefan Amaris]] following his coup on 27 December [[2766]].<ref name="H:LoTV1p88"/><ref name="H:LoTV1p80">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 80: "Cometh Hell's Legions"</ref> The subsequent occupation was very harsh for the local population; a planet with a huge artistic community, Helen was assigned the [[Burning Tygers]] [[mercenary unit]] as a part of their garrison. The Burning Tygers proceeded to loot and ransack the artistic community, killing upwards of one hundred thousand innocent civilians during the occupation; with Amaris' government exercising almost complete control over the [[HPG]] network and news channels, the desperate cries for help from the population of Helen went unheard as they suffered at the hands of the Tygers.<ref name="H:LoTV1p88"/> | |
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− | + | Helen was targeted for liberation by the [[Star League Defense Force]] during [[Operation CHIEFTAIN]], and was one of three worlds assigned to the [[Ninth Army (Star League)|Ninth Army]], operating as a part of the [[Twenty-first Army Group (SLDF)|Twenty-first Army Group]].<ref name="H:LoTV1p119">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 119: "SLDF Order of Battle Operation CHIEFTAIN 14 July 2772"</ref> Helen was one of [[Commanding General of the Star League Defense Force|Commanding General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s favorite spots to visit, which likely played a part in the urgency with which [[XXXIV Corps (Star League)|XXXIV Corps]] moved to liberate the planet in September [[2772]], having already liberated [[Mallory's World]]. XXXIV Corps arrived to find Helen in ruins, thanks the depredations of the Burning Tygers. The Tygers and the garrison forces they led had massacred any of the relatively small local population who dared to try and protest or resist their systematic looting of the world, including razing entire cities. When XXXIV Corps discovered what had happened, they pursued the Tygers and their allies with no offer of quarter or mercy, hunting them down and wiping them out. XXXIV Corps then remained on Helen into the first half of [[2773]], offering assistance and relief to the population while laying the groundwork for an attack on [[Quentin]] and waiting for the arrival of [[XLI Corps (Star League)|XLI Corps]].<ref name="H:LoTV1p136">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 136: "Combine Front"</ref> | |
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− | + | Helen was annexed by the Draconis Combine in [[2786]], one of two former Hegemony worlds to be annexed that year, and one of the last to be seized before the [[First Succession War]] erupted with full force.<ref name="FSWp27"/> | |
− | === | + | ====The Dark Age==== |
− | + | During the [[Dark Age]] the diverse underwater ecology found on Helen formed the basis of Helen's economy, with tourism being the major industry. Many scientific surveys had also taken place on Helen, investigating the aquatic lifeforms.<ref name=DARWp55/> | |
− | == | + | ===Military Deployment=== |
− | ===2767=== | + | {{columns-start|num=3}} |
− | * [[Burning Tygers]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p88">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 88 | + | ====2767==== |
+ | * [[Burning Tygers]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p88">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 88: "Empire Building and Bloody Excesses"</ref> | ||
− | === | + | ====2772==== |
− | * | + | * Burning Tygers (until September)<ref name="H:LoTV1p136"/> |
+ | * XXXIV Corps (from September)<ref name="H:LoTV1p136"/> | ||
− | === | + | ====2773==== |
− | * | + | * XXXIV Corps<ref name="H:LoTV1p136"/> |
− | == | + | ====2786==== |
− | + | * [[Twenty-ninth Dieron Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"</ref> | |
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− | + | ====2864==== | |
− | + | * [[Ninth Proserpina Hussars]]<ref>Second Succession War, p. 97: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery: Deployment Table"</ref> | |
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− | + | ====3050==== | |
− | + | * [[Twenty-second Avalon Hussars]] [[RCT]]<ref name=20YU19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref> | |
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− | + | ====3079==== | |
− | + | * [[Wolfkin Keshik (Clan Wolf)|Wolfkin Keshik]]<ref>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 21: "Clan Wolf Deployment Status"</ref> | |
− | + | {{columns-end}} | |
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− | + | ===Geography=== | |
− | + | Helen has two continents, Joppa and Persephonie, and deep oceans which have a wide variety of undersea life. The most well-known of these is the [[Great Helenic Whale]], a sharklike predator that can grow to four times the size of the Great White Shark on [[Terra]]. (Though named a whale, it's not actually a mammal.)<ref name=DARWp55/> | |
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− | + | ===Planetary Locations=== | |
− | + | * Aquanis: a large floating scientific outpost that sailed Helen's seas performing various studies during the Star League era. During the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], Aquanis sank beneath the waves. During the [[Dark Age]] the underwater ruins were a popular tourist attraction.<ref name=DARWp55/> | |
− | + | * Konstance, the planetary capital city<ref name=DARWp55/> | |
− | + | * Parnassus City: destroyed during the Amaris Civil War<ref name=SLp173/> | |
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− | + | ===Companies and Industries=== | |
− | + | * [[Alpine Resources Unlimited]]<ref name=TRO:Ip46/> | |
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− | + | ===Local Flora and Fauna=== | |
− | + | * [[Great Helenic Whale]] | |
− | + | * [[Mottled Lemur]] (thought to be not native to Helen) | |
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− | + | ==Nearby Systems== | |
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− | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Errai]] |
− | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 8.2 |
− | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Pokhara]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 8.4 |
− | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Quentin]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 11.7 |
− | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Towne]] |
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− | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 18.0 |
− | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Lockdale]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 18.7 |
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− | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 21.4 |
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− | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 22.9 |
− | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Deneb Kaitos]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 24.1 |
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− | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 25.5 |
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− | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 25.9 |
− | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Northwind]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="lessthan30" | 26.7 |
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− | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 28.3 |
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− | | | + | | class="lessthan30" | 29.7 |
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− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 30.0 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Biham]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 30.3 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 31.7 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 31.9 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Ruchbah]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 32.8 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Telos]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 33.1 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Galatia]] |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | 33.5 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 33.6 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Sadachbia]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 34.7 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Styx]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 35.2 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 35.6 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Fomalhaut]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 36.8 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Epsilon Indi]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 38.1 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[New Stevens]] |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | 38.6 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 39.3 |
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− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 39.6 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[New Florence]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 39.6 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 39.7 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 40.0 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Ronel]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 40.2 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Markab]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 42.2 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Kervil]] |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | 42.8 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 43.1 |
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− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 43.4 |
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− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 43.7 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 44.6 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 45.0 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Dieron]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 45.5 |
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− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 45.8 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Alpha Eridani]] |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | 46.8 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 47.4 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Miyazaki]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 47.9 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Woodstock]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 48.6 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Altair]] |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | 48.8 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 49.3 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Bryant]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 50.0 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Epsilon Eridani]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 50.1 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Cylene]] |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | 50.8 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 51.7 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Acamar]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 51.8 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[New Rhodes]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 51.8 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Hamal]] |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | 54.0 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 54.1 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Rio]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 54.2 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Chaville]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 54.5 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[New Home]] |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | 55.1 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 55.5 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Terra Firma]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 55.9 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Yangtze]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 56.9 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Angol]] |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | 57.6 |
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− | | | + | | class="over30" | 58.0 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Terra|Sol]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 58.3 |
− | | | + | | class="over30" | [[Okaya]] |
− | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | 58.6 |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
− | <references /> | + | <references/> |
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
+ | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} | ||
* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]'' | ||
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' | * ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||
− | * ''[ | + | * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' |
+ | * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Star League]]'' | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Technical Readout: Irregulars]]'' | ||
+ | {{div col end}} | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Systems|Helen]] |
− | [[Category: Amaris Empire | + | [[Category: Amaris Empire Systems]] |
− | [[Category: Draconis Combine | + | [[Category: Draconis Combine Systems]] |
− | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth | + | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth Systems]] |
− | [[Category: Federated Suns | + | [[Category: Federated Suns Systems]] |
− | [[Category: Independent | + | [[Category: Independent Systems]] |
− | [[Category: Republic of the Sphere | + | [[Category: Republic of the Sphere Systems]] |
− | [[Category: Terran Hegemony | + | [[Category: Terran Alliance Systems]] |
+ | [[Category: Terran Hegemony Systems]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Word of Blake Systems]] |
Latest revision as of 11:25, 26 April 2024
- This article is about the planetary system. For other uses, see Helen (disambiguation).
Helen | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | 57.454 : 10.034[e] |
Spectral class | M0V[1] |
Recharge station(s) | Zenith[2] |
Planet(s) | 7[1] |
The Helen system was the location of at least one habitable world, Helen V, and as of 3151 was located in the Al Na'ir Prefecture of the Dieron Military District within the Draconis Combine.[3]
Contents
System Description[edit]
Helen is located near the Errai and Pokhara systems[4] and consists of a class M0V primary orbited by seven worlds.[1]
System History[edit]
The Helen system was colonized during or shortly after the First Exodus from Terra[5] and was incorporated into or annexed by the Terran Hegemony prior to the beginning of the Age of War.[6]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2315 - Independent world[5]
- 2319 - Terran Hegemony[6]
- 2316 - Terran Hegemony]][5]
- 2571 - Terran Hegemony[7][8]
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony[9]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony[4]
- 2764 - Terran Hegemony[10]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony[11]
- 2768 - Amaris Empire[12]
- 2771 - Amaris Empire[13]
- 2773 - Terran Hegemony (from March)[13]
- 2785 - Terran Hegemony[14]
- 2786 - Draconis Combine[14][15][16]
- 2797 - Draconis Combine[17]
- 2822 - Draconis Combine[18][19][20][21]
- 2864 - Draconis Combine[22][23][24]
- 3025 - Federated Suns[25][26][27][28][29]
- 3030 - Federated Suns[30][31][32]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[33][34][35][36]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[37]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[38][39][40]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth[41]
- 3058 - Federated Commonwealth[42]
- 3063 - Federated Commonwealth[43]
- 3067 - Federated Suns[44][45][46][47]
- 3075 - Word of Blake Protectorate[48]
- 3079 - Word of Blake Protectorate[49][50]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere[51]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere[52]
- 3134 - Republic of the Sphere[53]
- 3135 - Independent world[54]
- 3145 - Draconis Combine[55][56]
- 3151 - Draconis Combine[3]
Helen V[edit]
Helen V | |
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Astrophysical | |
System position | Fifth[1] |
Jump Point distance | 3 days[1][2] |
Moons | 3 (Heracles, Agamemnon, Hector)[1] |
Geophysical | |
Surface gravity | 0.92[1] |
Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[1] |
Equatorial temperature | 33°C[1] |
Surface water | 46%[1] |
Highest native life | Mammal (3025),[2] Fish (3130)[1] |
Landmasses | 2 (Joppa, Persephonie)[1] |
History and Culture | |
Population | 30,000,000 (2766),[2] 200,000 (3025),[2] 11,834,000 (3130)[1][57] |
Government and Infrastructure | |
Political Leader | Planetary Governor |
Military Commander | Legate Patricia Kletchkowski (3130)[1][57] |
Capital | Konstance[1] |
Helen V, more commonly known simply as Helen, is the fifth planet in the system and has three moons named Heracles, Agamemnon, and Hector.[1]
Planetary History[edit]
Early History[edit]
Settled during the early exodus from Terra, by the twenty-fourth century Helen was already a wealthy independent world. Shortly after Helen signed a mutual defense pact with the nearby worlds of Errai and Quentin it was targeted for conquest by Director-General James McKenna of the newly formed Terran Hegemony. Having secured his hold over all of the worlds within the rump state of the Terran Alliance, McKenna began a "Campaign of Persuasion" to bring other former Alliance worlds and independent worlds into the Hegemony through military force, and the three allied worlds of Errai, Helen, and Quentin were his first targets.[5]
McKenna attacked the Helen system with a large fleet of WarShips, and despite knowing that there was little chance of resisting the invasion, the leaders of each of the three allied worlds planned to teach McKenna a lesson; all three worlds converted fleets of cargo and interplanetary courier ships into fighting vessels by adding lasers and missile tubes to battle in space, and all three worlds beefed up their ground forces with large militia forces of trained personnel augmented by volunteers. The colonists on Helen fought a dogged, even fanatical, campaign of resistance against the Hegemony Armed Forces before finally being conquered, and the resistance offered by those on Helen taught the HAF a number of harsh lessons.[5]
Amaris Civil War[edit]
Like the vast majority of the worlds within the Terran Hegemony, Helen was occupied by forces loyal to Stefan Amaris following his coup on 27 December 2766.[58][59] The subsequent occupation was very harsh for the local population; a planet with a huge artistic community, Helen was assigned the Burning Tygers mercenary unit as a part of their garrison. The Burning Tygers proceeded to loot and ransack the artistic community, killing upwards of one hundred thousand innocent civilians during the occupation; with Amaris' government exercising almost complete control over the HPG network and news channels, the desperate cries for help from the population of Helen went unheard as they suffered at the hands of the Tygers.[58]
Helen was targeted for liberation by the Star League Defense Force during Operation CHIEFTAIN, and was one of three worlds assigned to the Ninth Army, operating as a part of the Twenty-first Army Group.[60] Helen was one of Commanding General Aleksandr Kerensky's favorite spots to visit, which likely played a part in the urgency with which XXXIV Corps moved to liberate the planet in September 2772, having already liberated Mallory's World. XXXIV Corps arrived to find Helen in ruins, thanks the depredations of the Burning Tygers. The Tygers and the garrison forces they led had massacred any of the relatively small local population who dared to try and protest or resist their systematic looting of the world, including razing entire cities. When XXXIV Corps discovered what had happened, they pursued the Tygers and their allies with no offer of quarter or mercy, hunting them down and wiping them out. XXXIV Corps then remained on Helen into the first half of 2773, offering assistance and relief to the population while laying the groundwork for an attack on Quentin and waiting for the arrival of XLI Corps.[61]
Helen was annexed by the Draconis Combine in 2786, one of two former Hegemony worlds to be annexed that year, and one of the last to be seized before the First Succession War erupted with full force.[16]
The Dark Age[edit]
During the Dark Age the diverse underwater ecology found on Helen formed the basis of Helen's economy, with tourism being the major industry. Many scientific surveys had also taken place on Helen, investigating the aquatic lifeforms.[1]
Military Deployment[edit]
Geography[edit]
Helen has two continents, Joppa and Persephonie, and deep oceans which have a wide variety of undersea life. The most well-known of these is the Great Helenic Whale, a sharklike predator that can grow to four times the size of the Great White Shark on Terra. (Though named a whale, it's not actually a mammal.)[1]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Aquanis: a large floating scientific outpost that sailed Helen's seas performing various studies during the Star League era. During the Succession Wars, Aquanis sank beneath the waves. During the Dark Age the underwater ruins were a popular tourist attraction.[1]
- Konstance, the planetary capital city[1]
- Parnassus City: destroyed during the Amaris Civil War[2]
Companies and Industries[edit]
Local Flora and Fauna[edit]
- Great Helenic Whale
- Mottled Lemur (thought to be not native to Helen)
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 55: "Helen"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 The Star League, p. 173: "Helen" planet profile
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shattered Fortress, p. 103
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 37
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 The Star League, p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, pp. 88–89: "Empire Building and Bloody Excesses"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 118: "Digesting the Hegemony"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 25
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 First Succession War, p. 27: "Draconis Combine Gains"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 113
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), foldout: "Federated Suns Map - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 71
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 19
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 29
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 Technical Readout: Irregulars, p. 46: "Heavy Lifter CargoMech MOD"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 57.0 57.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 8: "Prefecture III"
- ↑ 58.0 58.1 58.2 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 88: "Empire Building and Bloody Excesses"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 80: "Cometh Hell's Legions"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 119: "SLDF Order of Battle Operation CHIEFTAIN 14 July 2772"
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 61.2 61.3 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 136: "Combine Front"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"
- ↑ Second Succession War, p. 97: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery: Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 19: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 21: "Clan Wolf Deployment Status"
Bibliography[edit]
- 20 Year Update
- Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere
- Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)
- Era Digest: Dark Age
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Report: Clans
- Field Report: DCMS
- First Succession War
- Handbook: House Davion
- Handbook: House Kurita
- Handbook: House Steiner
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Davion (The Federated Suns)
- House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Second Succession War
- Shattered Fortress
- The Star League
- Technical Readout: Irregulars