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Waypoint 531 is a system in the [[Deep Periphery]], approximately 150 light years coreward from [[Nueva Castile]].
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The system has a red giant at its core. The only other stellar bodies in the system are four large asteroids known as "The Brothers".
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==History==
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== Description ==
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The system shows up in early stellar cartography, it was discovered during the colonial expansion in the days of the [[Terran Alliance]]. It is unremarkable save for the loss of the THS [[Yosemite]], a colony [[JumpShip]] that crippled its drive in [[2499]]. All the crew died not long after the incident.
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'''Waypoint 531''' (also '''Waystation 531''') is a star system in the [[Deep Periphery]], approximately 150 light years [[coreward]] from [[Nueva Castile]]. It consists of a red giant sun and "The Brothers," four large asteroids in varying orbits around the star.<ref name=WOR-128>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 128: "Trials of Annihilation - Scorpion Gambit - Stellar System Waypoint 531"</ref><ref name=IS3p32>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 32: "Deep Periphery (Coreward Sector)" map</ref>
  
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The system and the wreck were discovered by [[ComStar]] in [[2833]], they stripped it of any viable technology and of its [[DropShips]].
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== History ==
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[[Clan Blood Spirit]] also discovered the system in [[2880]], but ignored it. It was used for occasion [[Bandit Caste]] raids in [[Nueva Castile]].
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The system shows up in early stellar cartography thanks to the near endless colonial expansion in the days of the [[Terran Alliance]]. Entirely unremarkable otherwise, Waypoint 531 was where the [[THS]] ''[[Yosemite]]'', a [[Terran Hegemony]] colony [[JumpShip]] searching for a new world to call home, crippled its [[jump drive]] in [[2499]]. Stranded without hope of rescue, the ship's crew and passengers perished not long after arrival, a lost footnote in the history of the Terran Hegemony.<ref name=WOR-128/>
  
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In the late [[3060]], a [[Word of Blake]] [[Explorer Corps]] arrived and verified the system was empty; within [[3062|two years]] they established a small space station around one of the asteroids. It boasted minimal defense systems and was slowly built up as a supply point.
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[[ComStar]] discovered the derelict of the ''Yosemite'' in [[2833]], stripped it of any viable technology and of its [[DropShips]], and left the wreck to die in Waypoint 531's relentless solar winds.<ref name=WOR-128/>
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In early [[3073]] the Word of Blake was planning an invasion of the [[Pentagon Worlds]]. [[Precentor]] Irene Gillick, concerned with the loss of contact with the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]], had gathered up and moved much of the Word of Blake assets to Waypoint 531, approximately one [[Division]] worth of troops and materials.
 
  
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In July 3073 a [[Dark Caste]] flotilla lead by [[Russou Howell|The Jaguar]] and escorted by the ''[[Fuchida]'' arrived and was surprised in finding the Blakist JumpShips and immediately attacked. With nothing to counter their enemies, Precentor Gillick surrendered.
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During the limited exploration efforts enacted by [[Clan Blood Spirit]] during the [[Golden Century]], they discovered the system in [[2880]] but deemed it of little value. Appearing on [[Clan]] charts in the wake of this brief visit, Waypoint 351 was used as a rallying point and recharging stopover for occasional [[Bandit Caste]] raids of the nearby Nueva Castile worlds.<ref name=WOR-128/>
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The Jaguar traded the Blakist prisoners to the [[Tanite Worlds|Tanites]] for food and supplies, and used the captured equipment for raids on Nueva Castile, [[Hanseatic League]], and on several Clan worlds.
 
  
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In November 3073 the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] ''[[Andromeda]]'' arrived in the system with the [[3rd Seeker Cluster (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Third Seeker Cluster]] on their way to the Homeworlds from the Rim Worlds space. Seeing a derelict [[Warship]] near an orbiting space station, the Seekers approached believing they found a [[Star League]] cache. They were surprised when they were attacked by the WarShip and a few DropShips and Fighters but quickly dispatched the bandits.
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In the late [[3060]]s, a [[Word of Blake]] [[Explorer Corps (ComStar)|Explorer Corps]] team arrived and verified that the system was empty; within two years they established a small space station around one of the asteroids. It boasted minimal defense systems and was slowly built up as a supply point for a planned Word of Blake attack against the [[Pentagon Worlds]]. However, the Word of Blake [[Jihad]] would ensure such a strike would never come to pass. After that conflict resulted in loss of contact between the Blakist forces within Nueva Castile space and Word's leadership in the distant [[Word of Blake Protectorate]], in early [[3073]] a concerned [[Precentor]] [[Irene Gillick]] gathered up much of the Blakist personnel and matériel within Nueva Castile and linked up with the forces at Waypoint 531. At that time Waypoint 351 contained enough supplies of [[BattleMech]]s, ammunition and other military hardware to outfit an entire [[Level IV|Division]], but it is unknown what Gillick intended to do with that hardware.<ref name=WOR-128/>
  
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[[Star Colonel]] Yeh left behind a [[Binary]] of fighters to guard their prize and returned to [[Roche]]. The system would later become vital for the Scorpions. After they were Abjured, they gathered as much of their assets as they could to Waypoint 531, from which they moved on to conquer Nueva Castile and rename it [[Escorpion Imperio]].
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In July 3073, a [[Dark Caste]] flotilla led by [[Russou Howell|The Jaguar]], and escorted by the ''[[Mako]]''-class corvette ''[[Fuchida]]'', arrived at Waypoint 531 and was surprised to find the Blakist JumpShips in the system. The Bandit forces immediately attacked and gutted two Blakist JumpShips; with minimal [[aerospace fighter]] coverage and having nothing to counter even a partially functional [[WarShip]], Precentor Gillick surrendered. The Jaguar traded the Blakist prisoners to the [[Tanite Worlds|Tanites]] for food and supplies, and used the captured equipment for raids against Nueva Castile, the [[Hanseatic League]], and several Clan worlds.<ref name=WOR-128/>
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In November 3073 the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] ''[[Volga]]''-class transport ''[[Andromeda (Individual Volga-class WarShip)|Andromeda]]'' arrived in the system with the [[3rd Scorpion Seekers (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Third Seeker Cluster]] on their way back to the Homeworlds from the former [[Rim Worlds Republic]] region of space. Seeing a seemingly derelict ''Mako''-class WarShip near an orbiting space station, the Seekers approached believing they had found a [[Star League]] cache. Though surprised when they were attacked by the ''Fuchida'' and a few DropShips and Fighters, the Scorpions quickly dispatched the bandits.<ref name=WOR-128/>
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After inventorying their new conquest, [[Star Colonel]] Yeh of the Third Seekers left behind a [[Binary]] to guard their prize and returned to [[Roche]]. The system would later play an important role for the Scorpions. Upon reaching news of the discovery of the system, both ''[[Khan]]'' [[Ariel Suvorov]] and ''[[saKhan]]'' [[Connor Rood]] agreed they would ultimately be forced to evacuate the Homeworlds to survive, and made plans to invade and conquer Nueva Castile.<ref name=WOR-129>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 129</ref>
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In [[3074]], saKhan Connor Rood was charged with leading a task force composed of [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Beta Galaxy]], escorted by a trio of WarShips, the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate ''[[Bernlad (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|Bernlad]]'', the ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''-class battleship ''[[Lei Kung]]'' and the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser ''[[Karttikeya]]'', in a reconnaissance mission to Nueva Castile. Upon arriving at Waypoint 531 they found no sign of the Binary that was left behind. What was present was another WarShip—a battered ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser—with its crew transferring the cache to its holds. The ID-codes revealed the ship to be the [[Streaking Mist|CSJ ''Streaking Mist'']], a former [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] vessel. In the following battle, the ''Streaking Mist'' dealt significant damage to the ''Bernlad'', then vanished taking half of the cache with it.
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After the end of the [[Wars of Reaving]] the Scorpions strengthened their holdings in the system, using it as a base for further [[Deep Periphery]] exploration. When the Clan was ''abjured'' in [[3078]], they began streaming supplies there, and managed to evacuate much of their assets. They regrouped and used Waypoint 531 as the base from which to launch the invasion and conquest of Nueva Castile.<ref name=WoRp157_58>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 157–158</ref>
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==Map Gallery==
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==Nearby Systems==
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{|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;"
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! colspan="8" | Closest 20 systems (0 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
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| class="over60" | [[Granada]]
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| class="over60" | 198.5
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| class="over60" | [[Córdoba]]
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| class="over60" | 203.7
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| class="over60" | [[Navarre]]
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| class="over60" | 204.3
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| class="over60" | [[Galicia]]
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| class="over60" | 219.9
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| class="over60" | [[Valencia]]
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| class="over60" | 228.0
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| class="over60" | [[Aragon]]
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| class="over60" | 233.5
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| class="over60" | [[Asturias]]
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| class="over60" | 246.6
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| class="over60" | [[León]]
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| class="over60" | 251.5
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| class="over60" | [[Castile]]
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| class="over60" | 255.3
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| class="over60" | [[Winston (system)|Winston]]
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| class="over60" | 264.2
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| class="over60" | [[Holdout]]
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| class="over60" | 299.2
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| class="over60" | [[Graystone]]
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| class="over60" | 300.5
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| class="over60" | [[Fell Wind]]
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| class="over60" | 303.2
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| class="over60" | [[Glory (Escorpión_Imperio)|Glory]]
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| class="over60" | 335.5
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| class="over60" | [[Khanquest]]
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| class="over60" | 357.2
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| class="over60" | [[Star Cluster_P24|Star Cluster P24]]
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| class="over60" | 383.8
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| class="over60" | [[Hallelujah]]
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| class="over60" | 385.9
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| class="over60" | [[St. Jean]]
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| class="over60" | 394.8
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| class="over60" | [[Stettin (HL)|Stettin]]
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| class="over60" | 402.8
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| class="over60" | [[Novgorod]]
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| class="over60" | 408.8
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
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[[Category:Systems]]

Latest revision as of 05:15, 9 January 2024

Waypoint 531
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Waypoint 531 nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-742.558 : 1349.207[e]

Description[edit]

Waypoint 531 (also Waystation 531) is a star system in the Deep Periphery, approximately 150 light years coreward from Nueva Castile. It consists of a red giant sun and "The Brothers," four large asteroids in varying orbits around the star.[1][2]

History[edit]

The system shows up in early stellar cartography thanks to the near endless colonial expansion in the days of the Terran Alliance. Entirely unremarkable otherwise, Waypoint 531 was where the THS Yosemite, a Terran Hegemony colony JumpShip searching for a new world to call home, crippled its jump drive in 2499. Stranded without hope of rescue, the ship's crew and passengers perished not long after arrival, a lost footnote in the history of the Terran Hegemony.[1]

ComStar discovered the derelict of the Yosemite in 2833, stripped it of any viable technology and of its DropShips, and left the wreck to die in Waypoint 531's relentless solar winds.[1]

During the limited exploration efforts enacted by Clan Blood Spirit during the Golden Century, they discovered the system in 2880 but deemed it of little value. Appearing on Clan charts in the wake of this brief visit, Waypoint 351 was used as a rallying point and recharging stopover for occasional Bandit Caste raids of the nearby Nueva Castile worlds.[1]

In the late 3060s, a Word of Blake Explorer Corps team arrived and verified that the system was empty; within two years they established a small space station around one of the asteroids. It boasted minimal defense systems and was slowly built up as a supply point for a planned Word of Blake attack against the Pentagon Worlds. However, the Word of Blake Jihad would ensure such a strike would never come to pass. After that conflict resulted in loss of contact between the Blakist forces within Nueva Castile space and Word's leadership in the distant Word of Blake Protectorate, in early 3073 a concerned Precentor Irene Gillick gathered up much of the Blakist personnel and matériel within Nueva Castile and linked up with the forces at Waypoint 531. At that time Waypoint 351 contained enough supplies of BattleMechs, ammunition and other military hardware to outfit an entire Division, but it is unknown what Gillick intended to do with that hardware.[1]

In July 3073, a Dark Caste flotilla led by The Jaguar, and escorted by the Mako-class corvette Fuchida, arrived at Waypoint 531 and was surprised to find the Blakist JumpShips in the system. The Bandit forces immediately attacked and gutted two Blakist JumpShips; with minimal aerospace fighter coverage and having nothing to counter even a partially functional WarShip, Precentor Gillick surrendered. The Jaguar traded the Blakist prisoners to the Tanites for food and supplies, and used the captured equipment for raids against Nueva Castile, the Hanseatic League, and several Clan worlds.[1]

In November 3073 the Clan Goliath Scorpion Volga-class transport Andromeda arrived in the system with the Third Seeker Cluster on their way back to the Homeworlds from the former Rim Worlds Republic region of space. Seeing a seemingly derelict Mako-class WarShip near an orbiting space station, the Seekers approached believing they had found a Star League cache. Though surprised when they were attacked by the Fuchida and a few DropShips and Fighters, the Scorpions quickly dispatched the bandits.[1]

After inventorying their new conquest, Star Colonel Yeh of the Third Seekers left behind a Binary to guard their prize and returned to Roche. The system would later play an important role for the Scorpions. Upon reaching news of the discovery of the system, both Khan Ariel Suvorov and saKhan Connor Rood agreed they would ultimately be forced to evacuate the Homeworlds to survive, and made plans to invade and conquer Nueva Castile.[3]

In 3074, saKhan Connor Rood was charged with leading a task force composed of Beta Galaxy, escorted by a trio of WarShips, the Congress-class frigate Bernlad, the McKenna-class battleship Lei Kung and the Potemkin-class cruiser Karttikeya, in a reconnaissance mission to Nueva Castile. Upon arriving at Waypoint 531 they found no sign of the Binary that was left behind. What was present was another WarShip—a battered Black Lion-class battlecruiser—with its crew transferring the cache to its holds. The ID-codes revealed the ship to be the CSJ Streaking Mist, a former Clan Smoke Jaguar vessel. In the following battle, the Streaking Mist dealt significant damage to the Bernlad, then vanished taking half of the cache with it.

After the end of the Wars of Reaving the Scorpions strengthened their holdings in the system, using it as a base for further Deep Periphery exploration. When the Clan was abjured in 3078, they began streaming supplies there, and managed to evacuate much of their assets. They regrouped and used Waypoint 531 as the base from which to launch the invasion and conquest of Nueva Castile.[4]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 20 systems (0 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Granada 198.5 Córdoba 203.7 Navarre 204.3 Galicia 219.9
Valencia 228.0 Aragon 233.5 Asturias 246.6 León 251.5
Castile 255.3 Winston 264.2 Holdout 299.2 Graystone 300.5
Fell Wind 303.2 Glory 335.5 Khanquest 357.2 Star Cluster P24 383.8
Hallelujah 385.9 St. Jean 394.8 Stettin 402.8 Novgorod 408.8

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 The Wars of Reaving, p. 128: "Trials of Annihilation - Scorpion Gambit - Stellar System Waypoint 531"
  2. ↑ Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3, p. 32: "Deep Periphery (Coreward Sector)" map
  3. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 129
  4. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, pp. 157–158

Bibliography[edit]

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