Difference between revisions of "Hesperus"

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===History===
 
===History===
"Hesperus II has been characterized as having about as much physical appeal as an 80-year old lady of easy virtue.  Approaching the planet, the visitor immediately notices the innumerable mountain ranges and canyons crisscrossing the four major continents like wrinkles or the grids of some warped game board.
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Hesperus is the second planet in the system and is composed of very mountainous terrain crisscrossed by canyons.  There are four major continents which look like a game board.
  
And a game board it has been, for Hesperus, with its huge BattleMech factory in the Myoo Mountains, is the crux of the Lyran Commonwealth's military strength.  It has been attacked 14 times by enemy Houses, but all attempts to destroy the factory have so far failed.  The terrain of Hesperus is unforgiving and has proven to be as much an obstacle to foreign attackers as have the planet's defenders.
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Hesperus is also home to the Defiance BattleMech factory in the Myoo Mountains.  This is one of the largest factories in the Lyran Commonwealth.  It has been attacked 14 times by the other Houses, but all have failed.  Not only do the attackers have to worry about the planet's defenders, but the terrain is unforgiving as well.
  
Not much can grow on Hesperus II, except in the Melrose Valleys or in the terraced mountains just outside of Maria's Elegy, the largest city on Hesperus II.  due to the planet's lack of arable land, the population has always been small, consisting mainly of employees at the 'Mech factory."<ref name=HesperusIIref>{{cite | title = House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)| date = 1987 | location = Chicago | publisher = FASA | production code = pg. 170 | pages = pg. 170}}</ref>
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Hesperus II is mostly barren except in the Melrose Valleys or in the terraces outside the major city (and possible capital) or Maria's Elegy - the largest city on Hesperus II.  The population of the planet has always been small, mainly the employees working in either factory.<ref name=HesperusIIref>{{cite | title = House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)| date = 1987 | location = Chicago | publisher = FASA | production code = pg. 170 | pages = pg. 170}}</ref>
  
 
In March of 3068, Blakist raiders attack the key Lyran industrial worlds of Donegal, Coventry and Hesperus II.  This time the planet falls.
 
In March of 3068, Blakist raiders attack the key Lyran industrial worlds of Donegal, Coventry and Hesperus II.  This time the planet falls.

Revision as of 14:30, 7 December 2008

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Astrophysical
System position2

(References to Hesperus II)

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

X: -124.66 Y: -124.66

Planetary Information

History

Hesperus is the second planet in the system and is composed of very mountainous terrain crisscrossed by canyons. There are four major continents which look like a game board.

Hesperus is also home to the Defiance BattleMech factory in the Myoo Mountains. This is one of the largest factories in the Lyran Commonwealth. It has been attacked 14 times by the other Houses, but all have failed. Not only do the attackers have to worry about the planet's defenders, but the terrain is unforgiving as well.

Hesperus II is mostly barren except in the Melrose Valleys or in the terraces outside the major city (and possible capital) or Maria's Elegy - the largest city on Hesperus II. The population of the planet has always been small, mainly the employees working in either factory.[1]

In March of 3068, Blakist raiders attack the key Lyran industrial worlds of Donegal, Coventry and Hesperus II. This time the planet falls.

Manufacturing Centers

Owner History

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years). Closest planets first:

Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062
Caledonia 9.99 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Trent 14.20 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Furillo 15.17 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Lamon 16.20 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Canonbie 20.67 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Laiaka 24.41 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Carsphairn 28.72 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Alkaid 29.73 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Sarpsborg 30.12 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Vindemiatrix 31.28 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Fianna 31.90 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Eidsfoss 32.65 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Arganda 33.32 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Algorab 33.49 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
New Kyoto 34.44 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Gladius 37.66 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Ciotat 41.94 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Rahne 42.10 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Clinton 43.39 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Zaniah 44.22 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Seginus 45.04 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Chaffee 45.87 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Bjornlunda 49.71 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Laurieston 50.25 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Halmyre Deans 51.95 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Gacrux 52.39 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Alcor 52.47 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Solaris 54.26 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Jaumegarde 54.68 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Glengarry 56.21 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Kochab 58.03 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Nekkar 58.51 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Chertan 58.52 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Enkoping 58.90 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Hyde 59.32 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA

References

  1. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), Chicago: FASA, 1987, pp. pg. 170 

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