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Quentin was incorporated into the Republic of the Sphere, but even under the aegis of the Republic the outlying regions of Quentin continued to decline. The bulk of the planetary population was living in or around Steel Valley by the [[thirty-second century]]; also located on Morandi was the planetary capital, Prosperity Point. Morandi was far more heavily populated than Gladius, El Largo and El Minoro, partly because of the extreme cold encountered in those regions and partly because of the continuing decline of these regions following the incessant warfare of the post-Star League centuries.<ref name=DARWp63/>
 
Quentin was incorporated into the Republic of the Sphere, but even under the aegis of the Republic the outlying regions of Quentin continued to decline. The bulk of the planetary population was living in or around Steel Valley by the [[thirty-second century]]; also located on Morandi was the planetary capital, Prosperity Point. Morandi was far more heavily populated than Gladius, El Largo and El Minoro, partly because of the extreme cold encountered in those regions and partly because of the continuing decline of these regions following the incessant warfare of the post-Star League centuries.<ref name=DARWp63/>
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In April of 3133 the planet was attacked by [[Kal Radick]]'s [[Steel Wolves]].  His forces were led by Star Colonel Ulan who had targeted production facilities at "Port Frome".  This industrial site was capable of manufacturing militarized "Agricultural and ForestryMechs".  The attack was successfully thwarted by Highlander forces led by General Gwyn Davies<ref>''A Silence In The Heavens'' p. 132</ref> and resulted in an embarrassing route for the Steel Wolves<ref>''A Silence In The Heavens'' p. 94 & 106</ref>  Little else is known about this conflict.
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==

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Quentin
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates46.00 : 12.36[e]
Spectral classK9IV[1][2]
Recharge time200 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Zenith[1]
Planet(s)7[2]

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

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Political Affiliation

Military Deployment

3025

3028

  • Twenty-second Avalon Hussars RCT[54]

3038

  • Twenty-second Avalon Hussars RCT[55]

3040

3050

3067

3069 to 3070

3079

Industrial Centers

Quentin III

As of 3023 the Quentin system's third planet was considered valuable for its mineral resources, and was implicitly settled at least to some degree although it was considered inhospitable.[61] The yearly output of its mines had been reduced to less than a month's quota during the Star League era as a result of frequent attacks.[62]

Quentin IV

References to Quentin as a planet typically mean the main planet, Quentin IV. As of 3023 the Quentin system's fourth planet was considered valuable for its factories and research complexes even though by that time the research complexes were gone and the factories struggling due to frequent attacks. There were several settlements although the planets of the Quentin system were described as inhospitable.[63] It had a breathable yet stormy atmosphere,[64] which was also described as hot and dry; the planet was described as an arid world.[65]

Planetary Geography

Quentin VII has four continents spread around the surface of the planet. The continent furthest north is El Largo; the continent of Morandi is located on the equator, whilst Gladius is located in the southern hemisphere and El Minoro is in the southern polar regions of the world. The average temperature on each of the continents other than Morandi is cold enough to make them unwelcoming to human habitation.[2] Beyond those, named continents include Aja and its smaller companion Aja Minor[66] (though it is possible that these are just different names for two of the aforementioned continents).

The city of Batan, ruled by one baron Davis as of 3023, is mentioned, but was apparently not planetary capital. Batan notably has a large spaceport. Other named cities are Port Gailfry, Fasolht (in the Ridge Mountain foothills), and Carson. There is also the Fire Rift geological anomaly and the Plains of Glass.[67] Another named city is Port Frome.[68]

An Independence Weaponry complex is situated in the Steel Valley.

Planetary History

Early History

Identified as being a world rich in raw materials, Quentin was targeted for colonization by a number of corporations from Terra looking to exploit the planet's wealth; the first settlers were corporate employees, and Quentin swiftly built up an industrial base to further the ambitions of the corporations that had invested in the world.[2]

By the 24th century Quentin was already a wealthy independent world. Shortly after Quentin signed a mutual defense pact with the nearby worlds of Errai and Helen 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.[4]

McKenna attacked the Quentin 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 Quentin fought a dogged, even fanatical, campaign of resistance against the Hegemony Armed Forces before finally being conquered, and the resistance offered by those on Quentin taught the HAF a number of harsh lessons.[4]

Age of War

As time passed many of the industries on Quentin converted their production to support military applications, causing the economy to truly thrive - but the increased prosperity came increased attention from nearby governments, who were keen to take control of Quentin and its industries. Quentin was saved from being ravaged by warfare when the Star League formed, ending open warfare - at least for a time.[2]

Star League Era

The era of the Star League brought further growth and prosperity to Quentin by establishing a substantial BattleMech manufacturing plant in the Steel Valley region, a densely-populated industrial region of Quentin on the continent of Morandi. The Star League factory produced dozens of BattleMech designs, particularly heavy and assault desgins such as the Atlas, JagerMech and Victor, and the factory would later form the heart of the company known as Independence Weaponry.[2]

The Succession Wars

Quentin became the target of repeated invasion attempts during the Succession Wars, with the Capellan Confederation, Draconis Combine and Federated Suns all bitterly contesting control of the planet and its important industrial production. The battles to control Quentin left a number of scars in their wake; even the atmosphere of the planet was affected, becoming much more caustic in the wake of a massive biological weapon attack during the First Succession War, launched by one of the retreating factions.[2]

The Jihad

Quentin was absorbed into the Word of Blake Protectorate during the Jihad. It became the baseworld for the 47th Shadow Division and raised three Protectorate Militia divisions. These divisions were trained by Kasperov's Knights. In early 3077 Sorenson's Sabres raided the world in force, but didn't encounter any Manei Domini troops.[69] It was targeted for liberation by the allied coalition in May 3077 as a part of Operation SCOUR. The campaign quickly bogged down when the allied forces were struck by terrorist bombs on the 17th of May 3077 that hit three DropShips as well as a Manei Domini attack aimed at the commanders of the task force, which included Kanrei Kiyomori Minamoto. Minamoto responded to the insurgency by bringing in teams from the ISF and the Order of Five Pillars to track down hidden Blakist operatives, as well as ordering house-to-house searches for insurgents.[44][70]

The Blakist forces on Quentin received reinforcements in late May when a small Word of Blake fleet dropped several Level IIs of troops onto the world, reinforcing the Manei Domini forces already fighting against the coalition troops.[44] The Blakists had taken advantage of a lapse in the air cover provided by the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns over the northern hemisphere; even as the forces on the planet were receiving reinforcements, the Forty-seventh Shadow Division revealed its presence by destroying an over-extended two-Star patrol from Clan Wolf forces.[71][70]

By the end of June, the Blakists had made wide use of biological weapons as a part of their campaign against Minamoto's forces, leading to Minamoto implementing martial law, an extremely unpopular measure with the local population. The bulk of the Forty-seventh Shadow Division was finally cornered and destroyed in late July, when the coalition forces assaulted a hidden mountain base that had been discovered near the capital city. The combined forces of the First Sword of Light and Clan Wolf's Tau Galaxy trapped the Blakist forces and crushed the bulk of them bar the few survivors who managed to escape to a nearby Blakist WarShip.[71][70] However, the heavy-handed actions of the coalition forces saw the local population promptly rise up. The situation on Quentin quickly broke down to the point that coalition General Belle Lee decided to replace Minamoto's garrison forces with elements of the Com Guard.[44]

The Dark Age

Quentin was incorporated into the Republic of the Sphere, but even under the aegis of the Republic the outlying regions of Quentin continued to decline. The bulk of the planetary population was living in or around Steel Valley by the thirty-second century; also located on Morandi was the planetary capital, Prosperity Point. Morandi was far more heavily populated than Gladius, El Largo and El Minoro, partly because of the extreme cold encountered in those regions and partly because of the continuing decline of these regions following the incessant warfare of the post-Star League centuries.[2]

In April of 3133 the planet was attacked by Kal Radick's Steel Wolves. His forces were led by Star Colonel Ulan who had targeted production facilities at "Port Frome". This industrial site was capable of manufacturing militarized "Agricultural and ForestryMechs". The attack was successfully thwarted by Highlander forces led by General Gwyn Davies[72] and resulted in an embarrassing route for the Steel Wolves[73] Little else is known about this conflict.

Gallery

  • Planetary flag

Nearby Systems

Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)
Closest systems first:
Helen 13.78 Errai 15.39 Lockdale 15.51 Nirasaki 18.605 Deneb Algedi 18.607
Pokhara 20.86 Saffel 20.93 Nashira 22.88 Small World 25.08 Northwind 27.14
Towne 27.66 Telos IV 29.93 Fomalhaut 32.05 Al Na'ir 32.97 Styx 33.34
Inglesmond 33.77 Ingress 34.64 Murchison 36.19 Dieron 36.35 Fletcher 36.70
Addicks 38.49 Altair 38.56 Sheratan 39.03 New Stevens 42.11 Deneb Kaitos 43.95
Epsilon Indi 44.72 Kervil 45.48 Caph 46.01 Ruchbah 46.53 Galatia III 47.050
Athenry 47.051 Ozawa 48.35 Kawich 49.64 Biham 50.14 Ankaa 50.41
Miyazaki 50.57 Woodstock 50.92 Killbourn 51.87 Pike IV 52.73 Ancha 53.24
Asta 55.06 Hean 55.72 Nopah 57.13 Acamar 57.39 Terra 58.37
Bryant 58.42 Sadachbia 58.57 Rigil Kentarus 58.68 Elix 58.95

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 97, "Quentin"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 63, "Quentin World Profile"
  3. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 The Star League, p. 16, "Terra's Errant Flock"
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18, "Draconis Combine Founding - [2319] Map"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31, "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  8. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  9. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
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  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43, "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "HB:HKp43" defined multiple times with different content
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  16. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succesion War - [2864] Map"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 59, "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  19. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), "Federated Suns Map - [3025] Map"
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  21. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
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  36. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
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  49. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
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  64. ↑ Wolves on the Border, chapter 3
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  66. ↑ Wolves on the Border, p. 17
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  73. ↑ A Silence In The Heavens p. 94 & 106

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