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== Planetary Geography ==
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The planet '''Ryde''' suffers from a slightly elongated orbit as a result of the powerful gravitational pull exerted on it by the three large gas giants within the system. Still undergoing tectonic upheaval arising from the stresses under which the planet was formed, Ryde is a world of long, harsh winters and the majority of the continents on the planet are covered with snow and ice that only melts when local tectonic activities causes volcanoes and geysers to erupt. Ryde has seven major continents; three of these are in the northern hemisphere and four in the south. Of the northern continents of Breight, Larnea and Lesser Dasentica only Lesser Dasentica is calm and warm enough to support major urban settlements. The same is true of the southern continents of Greater Dasentica and Kale, while Creos and Roschi are similarly snow and ice-locked.<ref name=DA:RWp223/>
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The largest bodies of water on Ryde are the three seas; each of these seas is tinted yellow by the sulfur that erupts from geysers in their depths and each is steaming hot. The combination of sulfur and an abundance of heavy metals in the water renders the water unsafe to use.<ref name=DA:RWp223/>
  
 
==Planetary History==
 
==Planetary History==
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=== Early History ===
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The eruptions and earthquakes that are common to all the continents of Ryde had less of an impact on Lesser and Greater Dasentica and Kale, and it was these continents that were settled by the early colonists. The early settlers were able to take advantage of the relatively safe access to an abundance of geothermal enery, and easy access to minerals led to the population developing a very profitable chemical industry.<ref name=DA:RWp223/>
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The tainted nature of the seas on Ryde made using the water impossible for the early inhabitants of Ryde, and as a result the planet was heavily dependent on imported water brought via ice ships and the like.<ref name=DA:RWp223/>
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===Outer Reaches Rebellion===
 
===Outer Reaches Rebellion===
In May [[2237]] '''Ryde''' joined the worlds of [[Freedom]] and [[Sevren]] in declaring independence from the Terran Alliance; as a result, [[Admiral]] [[Leondard Juillard]] and [[General]] [[Armando Luchesi]] of the [[2nd Interstellar Strategic Combined Assault Force]] or [[INTERSTRATCAF]] dispatched three squadrons of vessels to put down the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion|rebellion]]; one of these squadrons travelled to Sevren, and consisted of attack transports, assault carriers and some KF-equipped strike cruisers. The INTERSTRATCAF squadrons had been on exercise near [[Saturn]], and as a result were able to reach the Sevren system in just three days.<ref name="HK(TDC)p16A">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 16-17, "Word of Rebellion Reaches Terra"</ref>
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In May [[2237]] Ryde joined the worlds of [[Freedom]] and [[Sevren]] in declaring independence from the Terran Alliance; as a result, [[Admiral]] [[Leondard Juillard]] and [[General]] [[Armando Luchesi]] of the [[2nd Interstellar Strategic Combined Assault Force]] or [[INTERSTRATCAF]] dispatched three squadrons of vessels to put down the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion|rebellion]]; one of these squadrons travelled to Sevren, and consisted of attack transports, assault carriers and some KF-equipped strike cruisers. The INTERSTRATCAF squadrons had been on exercise near [[Saturn]], and as a result were able to reach the Sevren system in just three days.<ref name="HK(TDC)p16A">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 16-17, "Word of Rebellion Reaches Terra"</ref>
  
 
Once in the Ryde system the INTERSTRATCAF squadron proceeded to implement the plan assigned to it by Admiral Juillard and General Luchesi; the squadron blockaded the zenith and nadir [[jump point]]s, deployed marine detachments on Sevren to impose martial law, replaced civilian leaders with military officers as the local commanders saw fit, and attempted to limit the ability of the seditious local populace to obtain or use weapons by detaining anyone found carrying such a weapon.<ref name="HK(TDC)p16A"/>
 
Once in the Ryde system the INTERSTRATCAF squadron proceeded to implement the plan assigned to it by Admiral Juillard and General Luchesi; the squadron blockaded the zenith and nadir [[jump point]]s, deployed marine detachments on Sevren to impose martial law, replaced civilian leaders with military officers as the local commanders saw fit, and attempted to limit the ability of the seditious local populace to obtain or use weapons by detaining anyone found carrying such a weapon.<ref name="HK(TDC)p16A"/>
  
 
The local population on Ryde reacted in a pattern that would soon become familiar to the Terran marines on many worlds as news of the rebellion was carried at considerable risk by blockade runners from world to world; many civilians retreated into the wilderness, and using weapons as primitive as staves and swords began an insurgency that used extensive guerilla tactics against the Terran Alliance forces. The marines controlled the cities, but were hampered by rules of engagement intended to preserve the colony and prevented them from conducting active genocide or using weapons of mass destruction. The knowledge possessed by the locals of the terrain gave them a huge advantage outside the cities, and guerillas frequently attacked military units travelling between settlements. Aided covertly by the crews of the iceships operated by the [[Ryan Cartel]], the rebellion outlasted the will of the Alliance government to fight an insurgency across fifty worlds. Alliance forces and the Alliance government abandoned Ryde, leaving the world independent, along with the vast majority of the other settled worlds in the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name="HKp17"/>
 
The local population on Ryde reacted in a pattern that would soon become familiar to the Terran marines on many worlds as news of the rebellion was carried at considerable risk by blockade runners from world to world; many civilians retreated into the wilderness, and using weapons as primitive as staves and swords began an insurgency that used extensive guerilla tactics against the Terran Alliance forces. The marines controlled the cities, but were hampered by rules of engagement intended to preserve the colony and prevented them from conducting active genocide or using weapons of mass destruction. The knowledge possessed by the locals of the terrain gave them a huge advantage outside the cities, and guerillas frequently attacked military units travelling between settlements. Aided covertly by the crews of the iceships operated by the [[Ryan Cartel]], the rebellion outlasted the will of the Alliance government to fight an insurgency across fifty worlds. Alliance forces and the Alliance government abandoned Ryde, leaving the world independent, along with the vast majority of the other settled worlds in the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name="HKp17"/>
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The problems with obtaining fresh water on Ryde made it an attractive proposition for the corporation [[Water Pure Industries]], which was based on the nearby world of [[Corridan IV]]. The chemical industry present on Ryde was an added incentive and Water Pure Industries established a Water Pure facility on the planet, a massive purification plant located near Heaven's Gate, the planetary capital, which was located on Kale. For centuries afterwards the massive reservoirs constructed near Heaven's Gate to catch water from the annual snowmelts fed water into the Water Pure facility which operated continously, cleansing the water the population was dependent upon.<ref name=DA:RWp223/>
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=== Succession Wars ===
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The Draconis Combine raided or attacked Ryde repeatedly, attacking both the Water Pure facility and attempting to capture the chemical industry on the planet and with it the associated products manufactured on-world, products which range from specialised pharmaceutical and fuels to industrial-grade explosions. Ryde was equally significant to the Lyran Commonwealth, which seeded numerous small armed outposts near the major cities.<ref name=DA:RWp223/>
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=== The Dark Age ===
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Ryde was incorporated into the Republic of the Sphere after the [[Jihad]]; the Republic left the majority of the defensive outposts located on Ryde in place, although the majority of the outposts were stripped of their armaments and left to stand as monuments to the history of the planet.<ref name=DA:RWp223/>
  
 
==Nearby Planets==
 
==Nearby Planets==

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Ryde
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-45.32:92.39[e]
Spectral classF5V[1][2]
Recharge station(s)Zenith[1]
Planet(s)6[2]

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

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Planetary Garrison

3025

3038

Companies

Owner History

Planetary Geography

The planet Ryde suffers from a slightly elongated orbit as a result of the powerful gravitational pull exerted on it by the three large gas giants within the system. Still undergoing tectonic upheaval arising from the stresses under which the planet was formed, Ryde is a world of long, harsh winters and the majority of the continents on the planet are covered with snow and ice that only melts when local tectonic activities causes volcanoes and geysers to erupt. Ryde has seven major continents; three of these are in the northern hemisphere and four in the south. Of the northern continents of Breight, Larnea and Lesser Dasentica only Lesser Dasentica is calm and warm enough to support major urban settlements. The same is true of the southern continents of Greater Dasentica and Kale, while Creos and Roschi are similarly snow and ice-locked.[2]

The largest bodies of water on Ryde are the three seas; each of these seas is tinted yellow by the sulfur that erupts from geysers in their depths and each is steaming hot. The combination of sulfur and an abundance of heavy metals in the water renders the water unsafe to use.[2]

Planetary History

Early History

The eruptions and earthquakes that are common to all the continents of Ryde had less of an impact on Lesser and Greater Dasentica and Kale, and it was these continents that were settled by the early colonists. The early settlers were able to take advantage of the relatively safe access to an abundance of geothermal enery, and easy access to minerals led to the population developing a very profitable chemical industry.[2]

The tainted nature of the seas on Ryde made using the water impossible for the early inhabitants of Ryde, and as a result the planet was heavily dependent on imported water brought via ice ships and the like.[2]

Outer Reaches Rebellion

In May 2237 Ryde joined the worlds of Freedom and Sevren in declaring independence from the Terran Alliance; as a result, Admiral Leondard Juillard and General Armando Luchesi of the 2nd Interstellar Strategic Combined Assault Force or INTERSTRATCAF dispatched three squadrons of vessels to put down the rebellion; one of these squadrons travelled to Sevren, and consisted of attack transports, assault carriers and some KF-equipped strike cruisers. The INTERSTRATCAF squadrons had been on exercise near Saturn, and as a result were able to reach the Sevren system in just three days.[17]

Once in the Ryde system the INTERSTRATCAF squadron proceeded to implement the plan assigned to it by Admiral Juillard and General Luchesi; the squadron blockaded the zenith and nadir jump points, deployed marine detachments on Sevren to impose martial law, replaced civilian leaders with military officers as the local commanders saw fit, and attempted to limit the ability of the seditious local populace to obtain or use weapons by detaining anyone found carrying such a weapon.[17]

The local population on Ryde reacted in a pattern that would soon become familiar to the Terran marines on many worlds as news of the rebellion was carried at considerable risk by blockade runners from world to world; many civilians retreated into the wilderness, and using weapons as primitive as staves and swords began an insurgency that used extensive guerilla tactics against the Terran Alliance forces. The marines controlled the cities, but were hampered by rules of engagement intended to preserve the colony and prevented them from conducting active genocide or using weapons of mass destruction. The knowledge possessed by the locals of the terrain gave them a huge advantage outside the cities, and guerillas frequently attacked military units travelling between settlements. Aided covertly by the crews of the iceships operated by the Ryan Cartel, the rebellion outlasted the will of the Alliance government to fight an insurgency across fifty worlds. Alliance forces and the Alliance government abandoned Ryde, leaving the world independent, along with the vast majority of the other settled worlds in the Inner Sphere.[7]

The problems with obtaining fresh water on Ryde made it an attractive proposition for the corporation Water Pure Industries, which was based on the nearby world of Corridan IV. The chemical industry present on Ryde was an added incentive and Water Pure Industries established a Water Pure facility on the planet, a massive purification plant located near Heaven's Gate, the planetary capital, which was located on Kale. For centuries afterwards the massive reservoirs constructed near Heaven's Gate to catch water from the annual snowmelts fed water into the Water Pure facility which operated continously, cleansing the water the population was dependent upon.[2]

Succession Wars

The Draconis Combine raided or attacked Ryde repeatedly, attacking both the Water Pure facility and attempting to capture the chemical industry on the planet and with it the associated products manufactured on-world, products which range from specialised pharmaceutical and fuels to industrial-grade explosions. Ryde was equally significant to the Lyran Commonwealth, which seeded numerous small armed outposts near the major cities.[2]

The Dark Age

Ryde was incorporated into the Republic of the Sphere after the Jihad; the Republic left the majority of the defensive outposts located on Ryde in place, although the majority of the outposts were stripped of their armaments and left to stand as monuments to the history of the planet.[2]

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years)
Closest planets first:
Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062
Marfik 6.82 1 DC DC LC FC FC LA LA
Komephoros 11.24 1 LC DC LC DC DC DC DC
Kimball II 11.95 1 LC DC LC DC DC DC DC
Izar 15.59 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Carnwath 20.80 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Unukalhai 23.23 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
La Blon 24.23 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Freedom 24.52 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Baxter 24.52 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Konstance 25.56 1 LC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Alexandria 26.60 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Yed Posterior 26.62 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Alrakis 27.81 1 LC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Corridan IV 29.86 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Alphecca 31.08 2 LC LC DC FC FC LA LA
Zebeneschamali 32.96 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Kessel 33.68 2 LC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Glengarry 35.58 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Yed Prior 35.81 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Dromini VI 36.38 2 LC DC LC DC DC DC DC
Kochab 38.34 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
New Wessex 39.14 2 LC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Skondia 39.93 2 LC LC DC DC DC DC DC
Eaton 41.21 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Skye 43.24 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Eaglesham 43.92 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Vega 44.37 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Eltanin 44.37 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Cebalrai 45.96 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Zebebelgenubi 46.18 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Seginus 47.53 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Auldhouse 47.68 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Sabik 48.73 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Alkalurops 48.90 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF
Nekkar 48.91 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Phalan 49.16 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Atria 50.87 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Chaffee 51.66 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Kaus Australis 52.23 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Alnasi 53.89 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Kaus Media 54.97 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Syrma 55.16 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Gladius 55.31 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Symington 55.96 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Ko 56.38 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Carstairs 56.86 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Kaus Borealis 57.24 2 DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Shionoha 57.92 2 DC DC LC DC DC DC DC
Edasich 58.82 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Lyons 58.94 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Moore 58.97 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Galatea 59.82 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 169, "Ryde Planet Guide"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 223, "Ryde World Profile"
  3. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 117, "Unit Deployment Table"
  4. Historical: War of 3039, p. 138, "Deployment Table"
  5. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 141, "Other Major Commonwealth Industries"
  6. 6.0 6.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 16, "Declaration of Independence"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 17, "The Outer Reaches Rebellion"
  8. 8.0 8.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13, "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth befor [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
  9. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  10. Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  11. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  12. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 132, "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"
  13. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  14. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  15. Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  16. Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  17. 17.0 17.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 16-17, "Word of Rebellion Reaches Terra"

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