Shensi

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(References to Shensi)

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

X: 53.73 Y: -92.72[e]


Planetary Data[1]

  • Star Type: F6V
  • Position in System: 4 (of 5)
  • Number of Moons: 1 (Kung Pow)
  • Days to Jump Point: 14
  • Surface Water: 59%
  • Atm. Pressure: Standard (Breathable)
  • Surface Gravity: 1.0
  • Equatorial Temp: 30°C
  • Highest Native Life: Amphibians

Planetary Description

Shensi is a Earth-like world, which most is most notable for its extensive forestry and minerial reserves. It has three continents (Klondike, Mongot and Kungara), which are extensively forested.[1]

Notable Locations

  • Klondike - Largest of planet's continents, located from equator into far north. Its has wide ranges of tempatures, and its home of the planet's capital.[1]
    • Whitehorse - Planetary Capital of Shensi, located in center of the continent of Klondike.
  • Kungara - The planet's agricultural center, where its wide spread of plains has enough open land support the planet's population.[1]
  • Mogot - Cold and Mountainous regions of the planet. Here in these reaches, is found the planet's most accessible minerial wealth.[1]

Planetary History

Colonization

Shensi was colonized during Terra's Exodus, where people from northern Chinese, Siberia of Russian, and people from Northwest North America settled the due to large swaths of forests. The settlers when they arrived, took pains to avoid damaging the forests of the planet when the started build their settlements. The Russian settlers were drawn to the planet's color climates, settled in the mountainous areas of the continent of Mogot. There they began to mine the mountains for their rich resources of titantium, uranium and iron.

The planetary capital was estiblished on temped continent of Klondike, in city of Whitehorse.[1]

Under the administration of the Capellan Confederation

When the Capellan Confederation formed, the planet was annex. It was brought into the Condederation as means to add its agricultural & mineral strengthes help the newly form nation. Over course of time, the planet was seen very valuable, and the CCAF supplies were places in series of caches.[1]

Fourth Succession War and FedCom

In 3028 the First Davion Guards RCT landed on planet as first wave of Fourth Succession War. Only defended by unarmed Home Guard Militia, the Militia commander employed despirate tactics to try over turn the elite House Davion troops. The Guards overwhelmed the militia force, left a detachment of Armor and Infantry battalions to garrison the planet.[2]

Operation Guerrero and return to Liao rule

In 3057, the Confederation and Free Worlds League conducted joint invasion of the Sarna March of the Federated Commonwealth. Shensi was one first worlds to be recovered from Davion rule and placed in the Liao Commonality.[3] Once in Confederation hands, the natives revealed they had kept the secret of the CCAF's supply caches intact, however one had been discovered by pirate during FedCom rule.[1]

Jihad & Republic Era

The Word of Blake gambit to take over the central worlds of the Inner Sphere. Shensi was spared the onslaught of the fighting and remained firmly in Liao hands.[4]

After the signing of the Treaty of Tikonov, that the planet became part of the Republic of the Sphere.[citation needed]

HPG Blackout & Independence

In August 3132, the Shensi's and rest of the Inner Sphere lost communication with rest of HPG grid. Plunge into a communication blackout, the planetary government stayed strong. By 3134, House Liao made gambit to again retake worlds lost to Republic of the Sphere. In November, Shensi was attack by Aerospace fighter, the raid damaged significate power grid locations and other important locations on planet. At the time, the government was neutral, but was friendly to House Liao. However, the attack prompted the government sign treaty with Pro-Davion military sprinter group, SwordSworn in mututal defense pack to defend again Liao Incursion.[5]

After the Exarch Levin's announcement of end of the Republic of the Sphere, Shensi became independant world despite the Liao's incusion as of 3135.[6]

Era Specific Data

3130[1]

  • Governor: Millano Rivkin
  • Planetary Legate: Marjori Tarr
  • Population: 1,654,799,000
Orbital view of Shensi as of 3130

Garrisoning Military Force

3050

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
Pleione 12.73 1 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Styk 12.96 1 TH CC FS FC FC SC SC
Poznan 14.09 1 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
St. Andre 14.76 1 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
New Aragon 16.38 1 CC FS FS FC FC FC FC
Tsitsang 16.80 1 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Gan Singh 17.52 1 TH CC FS FC FC SC SC
Halloran V 24.84 1 CC FS FS FC FC FC FC
Ningpo 25.56 1 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Algol 26.95 1 TH CC FS FC FC FC FC
Buchlau 28.65 1 TH CC FS FC FC FC FC
Wei 29.22 1 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Second Try 30.96 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Liao 31.72 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Shipka 32.56 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Algot 33.67 2 CC FS FS FC FC FC FC
Kansu 35.51 2 TH CC FS FC FC FC FC
Genoa 35.83 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMD CMD
Foochow 35.89 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Zaurak 36.59 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Menkar 37.29 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
New Macao 38.82 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Zion 39.86 2 TH FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Aldebaran 40.39 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Slocum 40.40 2 TH CC FS FC FC FC FC
Azha 40.94 2 TH CC FS FC FC FC FC
Arboris 42.32 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMD CMD
Menkib 43.25 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Suzano 44.03 2 CC FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Demeter 44.31 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Zurich 44.75 2 TH CC FS FC FC FC FC
Foot Fall 44.96 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Palos 46.00 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
New Hessen 46.98 2 TH CC FS FC FC FC FC
Jonathan 47.21 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Mandate 49.05 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
New Canton 49.79 2 TH CC FS FC FC ST ST
Asuncion 49.97 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Elnath 50.16 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Hamal 50.30 2 TH CC FS FC FC FC FC
Sakhalin 50.73 2 TH CC FS FC FC SS SS
Ulan Bator 51.01 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Matsu 51.02 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Bharat 51.12 2 TH CC FS FC FC FC FC
Nanking 51.33 2 TH CC TFR FC FC FC FC
Alrescha 53.05 2 TH CC FS FC FC FC FC
Yangtze 53.70 2 TH CC FS FC FC FC FC
Bell 53.94 2 CC FS FS FC FC FC FC
Highspire 54.35 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Saiph 55.17 2 TH CC FS FC FC ST ST
Corey 55.24 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Acamar 55.85 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Almach 56.56 2 CC FS FS FC FC FC FC
Woodstock 56.64 2 TH CC FS FC FC FC FC
Menkalinan 58.41 2 TH CC FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Valexa 58.61 2 FS FS FS FC FC FC FC
Kyrkbacken 58.82 2 CC FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Nopah 59.04 2 TH FS FS FC FC FC FC
Tall Trees 59.26 2 TH CC FS FC FC ST ST
Ashkum 59.39 2 CC FS FS FC FC FC FC
Ventabren 59.86 2 CC FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL

Note

Planet's moon possibly missed name. In the Fortress of Lies novel, which feature the world. Planet's moon was named Kung Pao.[19] Wizkids' planet profile includes name of the moon, but spells it Kung Pow.</ref>

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 112, "World Profile"
  2. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 22, "Shenesi" - 1st Davion Guards take Shensi with easy and leaves mix detachment of troops to defend it.
  3. Shattered Sphere, p. 65, "St. Ives Compact" - Capellan Confederation starmaps - Shensi shown as being now part of the Confederation as of 3061.
  4. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, pp. 19, 65, 87, "Maps of the Inner Sphere from 3068 to 3075 show the planet remaining part of House Liao during early days of the Jihad".
  5. Fortress of Lies, pp. 169-173, "Erik Sandoval-Groel convinces Legate and Governor of Shensi in mists of a Liao raid that be mutually good thing sign with treaty with his Swordsworn against liao".
  6. Republic Territories map as of 3135, with Shensi shown unoccupied by any power.
  7. 7.0 7.1 20 Year Update, p. 24, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  8. Handbook: House Liao, p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding, 2366"
  9. Handbook: House Liao, p. 13, "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"
  10. Handbook: House Liao, p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]"
  11. Handbook: House Liao, p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"
  12. Handbook: House Liao, p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]"
  13. Handbook: House Liao, p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War [3025]"
  14. Handbook: House Liao, p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  15. Handbook: House Liao, p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  16. Shattered Sphere, p. 101, "Chaos March Free Rasalhague Republic"
  17. Handbook: House Liao, p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  18. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  19. Fortress of Lies, p. 178 - Swordsworn dropship recieves a distress signal from Liao fighter from Shensi's moon, Kung Pao.

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