The Rock

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

The Rock
← 3135
3151
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The Rock nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-82.20 : 500.48[e]

The Rock system itself is composed mostly of asteroids and other small bodies, on which various mining operations were carried out in the pre-Invasion era.

The Hell's Horses withdrew from the Rock after 3085. They have, however, sent several technical teams to help rebuild the extensive fortresses located in the system.[1] After the Horses withdrew, The Rock joined with several other systems to form the Republic of the Barrens.[2]

Political Affiliation

Planetary Info

The Rock is the largest asteroid in the system of the same name. It possesses a breathable atmosphere, and is considered pleasant but dry. The locals harvest extra water from comets floating in the asteroid belt.

Sisyphus's Lament is a barely habitable asteroid in The Rock system. It is cold and has just enough oxygen in its atmosphere to rust the iron rich rocks. It is known to be a place where Kenny Ryan's pirates established their base shortly before the Clan Invasion. In 3049, a company of the mercenary unit Kell Hounds's 2nd regiment, under the command of Captain Wilson, were dispatched to The Rock system by the FRR to hunt down the pirates. A scout lance under the command of Lieutenant Jackson Tang were the first to come in contact with a unit of unknown 'Mechs chasing the remnants of the pirate band. During the battle against these 'unknowns', Phelan Kell was believed to have been killed in action.[29] In reality, after being captured and interrogated, Phelan learned he had been made a bondsman by what would later be revealed to be Clan Wolf.[29]

Kuzmin's Treasure is another inhabited asteroid, one of thousands of planetoids orbiting the system's inner belt. It sports a tiny mining settlement struggling to survive. The airless planetoid's de-facto capital, Last Chance, was severely damaged in a pirate raid in 3041.[30]

Novosibirsk is the nearest neighbor to Kuzmin's Treasure, and the settlements trade with each when orbital mechanics bring the asteroids close together.[30]

Military Deploylement

3054

3079

Nearby Systems

Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)
Closest systems first:
Drask's Den 15.6 Ichmandu 25.4 Taran's World 28.7 Paulus Prime 29.4 Crellacor 31.2
Ferris 32.7 Sigurd 42.4 Placida 45.2 Skiland 46.8 Beowulf 48.7
Gustrell 49.3 Dirkel 49.9 Oberon VI 56.4 Butte Hold 56.6

Refereences

  1. ↑ Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions, p. 42
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions, p. 44 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "ISP3p44" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18, "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  4. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  5. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"
  6. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  7. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  8. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  9. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 38, "Rim Worlds Army Deployment Map - [2765]"
  10. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104, "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
  11. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  12. ↑ The Periphery (sourcebook), p. vii, "Map of the Periphery"
  13. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  14. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  15. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Objective Raids, p. 32, "Map of the Wolf Clan Territory" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "ORp32" defined multiple times with different content
  17. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  18. ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 115, "Greater Valkyrate, Oberon Confederation & Elysian Fields"
  19. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  20. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  21. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere [3075] Map"
  22. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 27, "Clan Wolf/Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  23. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  24. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  25. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  28. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 Lethal Heritage, pp. 79-90, pp. 140-141
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Rules of Salvage, p.??[citation needed]
  31. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 13, "Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Status"

Bibliography

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