Rochester
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(References to Rochester)
| Rochester | |
|---|---|
← 3135 3151 | |
| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | 226.95:3.05[e] |
| Spectral class | G4III[1] |
| Recharge station(s) | None[1] |
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
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Owner History
- 2317 - Independent World [2]
- 2571 - No record [3]
- 2596 - Federated Suns [4]
- 2750 - Federated Suns [5]
- 2765 - Federated Suns [6]
- 2822 - Federated Suns [7]
- 2864 - Draconis Combine [8]
- 3025 - Federated Suns [9]
- 3030 - Federated Suns [10]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth [11]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth [12]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth [13]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth [14]
- 3058 - Federated Commonwealth [15]
- 3059 - Federated Commonwealth [16]
- 3063 - Federated Commonwealth [17]
- 3067 - Federated Suns [18]
- 3075 - Federated Suns [19]
- 3079 - Federated Suns [20]
- 3130 - Federated Suns [21]
- 3135 - Federated Suns [22]
- 3145 - Draconis Combine [23]
Planetary Info
Rochester features wide plains full of arable land and pristine oceans. Unfortunately the soil and water also contain a series of trace elements that combine in Terran lifeforms to form poison. The first settlers only discovered this after their crops and livestock began to die for no apparent reason. Once this discovery was made, the planet was abandoned.[1]
The Star League scientific community was able to develop a filtration system that could purge the soil and water of the trace elements. For the next few centuries, Rochester became a thriving colony. In addition to the crops and livestock they exported, pharmaceutical companies eagerly purchased the output of the filtration systems. This "Green Jelly Gold" (obviously) contained large amounts of trace elements. Though toxic when blended naturally, drug companies could extract the elements and use them to create new medications.[1]
After the fall of the Star League, Rochester was attacked by the Draconis Combine in the First Succession War. The Kuritan troops destroyed the filtration systems and the crops and livestock began to die off rapidly. Though the inhabitants begged the Kuritans for aid, they refused to provide any. 52,000 people died in the resulting famine. This event, later known as the "Rochester Starvation", was second only to the Kentares Massacre in the amount of hate and anger it generated in the citizens of the Draconis March.[1]
Nearby Systems
| Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years) Closest systems first: | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucerne | 14.22 | Robinson | 15.33 | Ballentine | 28.12 | Franklin | 31.537 | New Ivaarsen | 31.539 |
| Klamriz V | 32.67 | Doneval II | 33.86 | Carnac | 33.94 | Le Blanc | 35.16 | Blandinsville | 36.97 |
| Emporia | 39.29 | Allerton | 40.59 | Layover | 45.752 | Royal | 45.753 | Dobson | 46.01 |
| Clovis | 46.78 | Exeter | 49.63 | Corydon | 52.22 | DeWitt | 55.58 | Sauk City | 55.84 |
| Courtney | 58.59 | Cholame | 58.94 | McComb | 59.19 | Lima | 59.72 | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 202, "Rochester"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 18, "Federated Suns Founding [2317]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War [2571]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succesion War [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succesion War [2864] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succesion War [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succesion War [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of [3039] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero [3058] Map"
- ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 110, "Outworlds Alliance"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 150, "Outworlds Alliance (3067)
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere [3075]"
- ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - August 3079"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"