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* ca. [[2334]]-[[2338]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]] <ref name="TP1Ep18"/> | * ca. [[2334]]-[[2338]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]] <ref name="TP1Ep18"/> | ||
* [[2571]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]] <ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18, "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War [2571]"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"</ref> | * [[2571]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]] <ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18, "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War [2571]"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"</ref> | ||
| − | * [[2596]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]]<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"</ref> | + | * [[2596]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]] <ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"</ref> |
* [[2750]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]] <ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League [2750]"</ref> | * [[2750]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]] <ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League [2750]"</ref> | ||
* [[2822]] - [[Periphery]] <ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"</ref> | * [[2822]] - [[Periphery]] <ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"</ref> | ||
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* [[3059]] - [[Clan Wolf]] <ref name="TP2Ep115">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 115, "Greater Valkyrate, Oberon Confederation & Elysian Fields"</ref> | * [[3059]] - [[Clan Wolf]] <ref name="TP2Ep115">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 115, "Greater Valkyrate, Oberon Confederation & Elysian Fields"</ref> | ||
* [[3062]] - [[Clan Wolf]] | * [[3062]] - [[Clan Wolf]] | ||
| − | * [[3076]] - [[Clan Hell's Horses]]<ref name=MM144/> | + | * [[3071]] - [[Clan Hell's Horses]] (from March)<ref name="JHS3076p12">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 12, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> |
| − | * [[3079]] - [[Clan Hell's Horses]]<ref>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 25, "Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Map"</ref> | + | * [[3076]] - [[Clan Hell's Horses]] <ref name=MM144/> |
| + | * [[3079]] - [[Clan Hell's Horses]] <ref>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 25, "Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Map"</ref> | ||
* [[3130 ]]- [[The Barrens]] <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref> | * [[3130 ]]- [[The Barrens]] <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref> | ||
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At the fall of the [[Star League]], the mineral veins played out. With nothing to keep them there, most of the residents fled to the [[Inner Sphere]] or [[Deep Periphery]]. The system became a haven for pirates who hit worlds in the Lyran Commonwealth and [[Draconis Combine]] without regard to borders. These pirates rapidly discovered that their livelihood depended on their ability to maintain their fleets. Though the pirate kings of the system rarely agreed to anything, they all agreed that a prosperous technical facility that worked on their [[JumpShip]]s and [[DropShip]]s was vital if they were going to stay alive. As a result, Star's End became one of the few places that could actually assemble and repair these vital components of interstellar trade. In fact both the Commonwealth and Combine used these facilities during the [[Succession Wars]].<ref name=MM144/> Efforts to capture the system or drive out the pirates failed, mostly because the vast asteroid belts in the system were converted into a primitive [[Space Defense System]] by the pirates who lived there. | At the fall of the [[Star League]], the mineral veins played out. With nothing to keep them there, most of the residents fled to the [[Inner Sphere]] or [[Deep Periphery]]. The system became a haven for pirates who hit worlds in the Lyran Commonwealth and [[Draconis Combine]] without regard to borders. These pirates rapidly discovered that their livelihood depended on their ability to maintain their fleets. Though the pirate kings of the system rarely agreed to anything, they all agreed that a prosperous technical facility that worked on their [[JumpShip]]s and [[DropShip]]s was vital if they were going to stay alive. As a result, Star's End became one of the few places that could actually assemble and repair these vital components of interstellar trade. In fact both the Commonwealth and Combine used these facilities during the [[Succession Wars]].<ref name=MM144/> Efforts to capture the system or drive out the pirates failed, mostly because the vast asteroid belts in the system were converted into a primitive [[Space Defense System]] by the pirates who lived there. | ||
| − | During the [[Clan Invasion]] the [[Clan Wolf|Wolves]] bypassed Star's End to hit richer Inner Sphere targets. The New Belt Pirates took advantage of this by hitting multiple worlds in the Clan Wolf invasion zone. The Wolves responded by sending several [[Cluster]]s of ''solahma'' troops to purge the system. These troops were able to deter the pirates briefly, but the pirates eventually became bolder. [[Vlad Ward]] later sent a [[Galaxy]] of troops to eradicate the pirates, but this unit was also unsuccessful. They did, however, manage to break the alliance between the pirate leadership. The pirates took advantage of the fighting between [[Clan Ice Hellion]] and [[Clan Hell's Horses]] during the early part of the [[Jihad]]. After dealing with the Hellions, the Horses sent their [[Beta Galaxy (Clan hell's Horses)|Beta Galaxy]] to end the pirate presence once and for all. The pseudo-SDS system created by the pirates worked very well against DropShips and AeroSpace Fighters, but it was very vulnerable to attacks by [[Battle Armor]] and [[ProtoMech]]s. The previous alliance between the pirate leadership had been destroyed by the Wolf attack, and when Susie Morgaine-Ryan chose to abandon the system and her pirate comrades, the Horses quickly overpowered the defenders, killing most of them.<ref name=MM144/> | + | During the [[Clan Invasion]] the [[Clan Wolf|Wolves]] bypassed Star's End to hit richer Inner Sphere targets. The New Belt Pirates took advantage of this by hitting multiple worlds in the Clan Wolf invasion zone. The Wolves responded by sending several [[Cluster]]s of ''solahma'' troops to purge the system. These troops were able to deter the pirates briefly, but the pirates eventually became bolder. [[Vlad Ward]] later sent a [[Galaxy]] of troops to eradicate the pirates, but this unit was also unsuccessful. They did, however, manage to break the alliance between the pirate leadership.<ref name=MM144/> |
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| + | During the [[Jihad]], [[Clan Hell's Horses]] launched a invasion of the [[Clan Wolf]] holdings in the [[Inner Sphere]], acquiring holdings for their own relocation to Spheroid space. Star's End was one of the first systems targetted, and was attacked in the opening wave of attacks that fell between the 21st and 28th of February [[3071]].<ref name="JHS3076p12"/> | ||
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| + | The pirates later took advantage of the fighting between [[Clan Ice Hellion]] and [[Clan Hell's Horses]] during the early part of the [[Jihad]]. After dealing with the Hellions, the Horses sent their [[Beta Galaxy (Clan hell's Horses)|Beta Galaxy]] to end the pirate presence once and for all. The pseudo-SDS system created by the pirates worked very well against DropShips and AeroSpace Fighters, but it was very vulnerable to attacks by [[Battle Armor]] and [[ProtoMech]]s. The previous alliance between the pirate leadership had been destroyed by the Wolf attack, and when Susie Morgaine-Ryan chose to abandon the system and her pirate comrades, the Horses quickly overpowered the defenders, killing most of them.<ref name=MM144/> | ||
The repair facilities the Horses found were primitive and had limited capacity. Despite these limitations, these facilities are the only ones available to the Horses in the Inner Sphere, and so are critical to their ongoing colonization efforts.<ref name=MM144/> | The repair facilities the Horses found were primitive and had limited capacity. Despite these limitations, these facilities are the only ones available to the Horses in the Inner Sphere, and so are critical to their ongoing colonization efforts.<ref name=MM144/> | ||
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* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' | ||
* ''[http://home.ifi.uio.no/~oysteint/btech/maps/IS_3130.pdf Map of the Inner Sphere 3130]'' | * ''[http://home.ifi.uio.no/~oysteint/btech/maps/IS_3130.pdf Map of the Inner Sphere 3130]'' | ||
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | ||
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(References to Star's End)
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
X: -83.18 Y: 435.25[e]
Contents
Planetary Data[1]
- Star Type (Recharge Time): M5V (206 hours)
- Position in System: 2
- Time to Jump Point: 2.45 days
- Number of Satellites: 0 (Asteroid Ring)
- Surface Gravity: 0.03 or less (Asteroid Ring)/0.75 (Novo Cressidas)
- Atmosphere Pressure: Vacuum
- Equatorial Temperature: −270.15 °C
- Surface Water Coverage: 0 percent (Asteroid Ring)/15 percent (Novo Cressidas)
- Highest Native Life: None
- Recharging Station: None
- HPG Class: A (Clan)
Era Specific Data
3076[1]
- Population: 55,000
- Tech Level USIIR: A-B-D-C-F
Garrisoning Military Force
3079
Owner History
- ca. 2330 Independent [3]
- ca. 2334-2338 - Rim Worlds Republic [3]
- 2571 - Rim Worlds Republic [4][5]
- 2596 - Rim Worlds Republic [6]
- 2750 - Rim Worlds Republic [7]
- 2822 - Periphery [8]
- 2864 - Periphery [9]
- 3025 - Periphery [10][11]
- 3030 - Periphery [12]
- 3040 - Periphery [13]
- 3052 - Clan Wolf
- 3057 - Clan Wolf
- 3059 - Clan Wolf [14]
- 3062 - Clan Wolf
- 3071 - Clan Hell's Horses (from March)[15]
- 3076 - Clan Hell's Horses [1]
- 3079 - Clan Hell's Horses [16]
- 3130 - The Barrens [17]
Overview
Star's End was originally settled by miners looking to exploit huge veins of germanium and other precious metals. Star's End is also known as the site of First Lord Simon Cameron's death. The Lyran Commonwealth and Rim Worlds Republic spent many years arguing over who had the rights to the system. During this same time, the miners simply did their jobs and exported huge amounts of the metals they found in the system.
Planetary Info
Star's End was one of the worlds targetted by Maxwell Rowe during his efforts to build up the Rim Worlds Republic, beginning in 2330; Rowe began by negotiating a series of trade and barter pacts with worlds like Star's End, carefully avoiding any suggestions of a military alliance, defensive or otherwise. Rowe added offers of social and technological favours including access to new Rim Worlds Republic university facilities over time, and through guile and slow but steady progress persuaded the natives of Star's End to join the Republic.[3]
At the fall of the Star League, the mineral veins played out. With nothing to keep them there, most of the residents fled to the Inner Sphere or Deep Periphery. The system became a haven for pirates who hit worlds in the Lyran Commonwealth and Draconis Combine without regard to borders. These pirates rapidly discovered that their livelihood depended on their ability to maintain their fleets. Though the pirate kings of the system rarely agreed to anything, they all agreed that a prosperous technical facility that worked on their JumpShips and DropShips was vital if they were going to stay alive. As a result, Star's End became one of the few places that could actually assemble and repair these vital components of interstellar trade. In fact both the Commonwealth and Combine used these facilities during the Succession Wars.[1] Efforts to capture the system or drive out the pirates failed, mostly because the vast asteroid belts in the system were converted into a primitive Space Defense System by the pirates who lived there.
During the Clan Invasion the Wolves bypassed Star's End to hit richer Inner Sphere targets. The New Belt Pirates took advantage of this by hitting multiple worlds in the Clan Wolf invasion zone. The Wolves responded by sending several Clusters of solahma troops to purge the system. These troops were able to deter the pirates briefly, but the pirates eventually became bolder. Vlad Ward later sent a Galaxy of troops to eradicate the pirates, but this unit was also unsuccessful. They did, however, manage to break the alliance between the pirate leadership.[1]
During the Jihad, Clan Hell's Horses launched a invasion of the Clan Wolf holdings in the Inner Sphere, acquiring holdings for their own relocation to Spheroid space. Star's End was one of the first systems targetted, and was attacked in the opening wave of attacks that fell between the 21st and 28th of February 3071.[15]
The pirates later took advantage of the fighting between Clan Ice Hellion and Clan Hell's Horses during the early part of the Jihad. After dealing with the Hellions, the Horses sent their Beta Galaxy to end the pirate presence once and for all. The pseudo-SDS system created by the pirates worked very well against DropShips and AeroSpace Fighters, but it was very vulnerable to attacks by Battle Armor and ProtoMechs. The previous alliance between the pirate leadership had been destroyed by the Wolf attack, and when Susie Morgaine-Ryan chose to abandon the system and her pirate comrades, the Horses quickly overpowered the defenders, killing most of them.[1]
The repair facilities the Horses found were primitive and had limited capacity. Despite these limitations, these facilities are the only ones available to the Horses in the Inner Sphere, and so are critical to their ongoing colonization efforts.[1]
Nearby Planets
| Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years) Closest planets first: | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet | Distance (LY) | Jumps | 2750 | 3025 | 3030 | 3040 | 3052 | 3057 | 3062 |
| Icar | 18.52 | 1 | RWR | LC | LC | FC | CW | CW | CW |
| Steelton | 24.76 | 1 | RWR | LC | LC | FC | CJF | CJF | CJF |
| Toland | 32.87 | 2 | RWR | LC | LC | FC | CJF | CJF | CJF |
| Persistence | 34.91 | 2 | RWR | LC | LC | FC | CJF | CSV | CJF |
| Butte Hold | 35.29 | 2 | N | P | P | P | CW | CW | CW |
| New Caledonia | 36.19 | 2 | LC | DC | LC | FRR | CW | CW | CW |
| Chateau | 37.81 | 2 | LC | LC | LC | FC | CW | CW | CW |
| Winfield | 39.49 | 2 | RWR | LC | LC | FC | CJF | CJF | CJF |
| Csesztreg | 43.55 | 2 | LC | DC | LC | FRR | CW | CW | CW |
| Maxie's Planet | 45.04 | 2 | LC | LC | LC | FC | CJF | CJF | CJF |
| Verthandi | 46.43 | 2 | LC | DC | DC | FRR | CW | CW | CW |
| Apollo | 46.68 | 2 | RWR | LC | LC | FC | CJF | CJF | CJF |
| Bensinger | 47.58 | 2 | RWR | LC | LC | FC | CJF | CSV | CJF |
| Oberon VI | 50.27 | 2 | RWR | P | P | P | CW | CW | CW |
| Sigurd | 52.32 | 2 | RWR | P | P | P | CW | CW | CW |
| Romulus | 53.61 | 2 | LC | LC | LC | FC | CJF | CJF | CJF |
| Trell I | 55.19 | 2 | LC | LC | LC | FC | CJF | CSV | CJF |
| The Edge | 56.11 | 2 | LC | DC | LC | FRR | CW | CW | CW |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 144, "Clan Hell's Horses Key Worlds"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 13, "Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Status"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Periphery, 1st Edition, p. 18, "From Rim to Tamar"
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18, "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War [2571]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League [2750]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"
- ↑ The Periphery (sourcebook), p. 157, "Map of the Periphery"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 39 [3040]"
- ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 115, "Greater Valkyrate, Oberon Confederation & Elysian Fields"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 12, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 25, "Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Map"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130