Zavijava
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
Zavijava | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | -31.80:0.30[e] |
Spectral class | M3V[1] |
Planet(s) | 6[1] |
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Political Affilation
- 2341 - Terran Hegemony [2]
- 2571 - Terran Hegemony [3]
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony [4]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony [5]
- 2764 - Terran Hegemony [6]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony [7]
- 2822 - Lyran Commonwealth [8]
- 2864 - Lyran Commonwealth [9]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth [10][11]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth [12]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth [13][14]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth [15]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth [16][17]
- 3057 - Lyran Alliance [18]
- 3063 - Lyran Alliance [19]
- 3067 - Lyran Alliance [20][21]
- 3075 - Word of Blake Protectorate [22]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere [23]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere [24]
- 3130 - Republic of the Sphere [25]
- 3135 - Republic of the Sphere [26]
- 3145 - Republic of the Sphere [27][28]
Planetary History
When it was first colonized, Zavijava was a largely unremarkable terrestrial world. That remained the case for several centuries, but in the twenty-fifth century that began to change. Volcanic eruptions began on the planet, increasing in frequency as time passed. The volcanoes spewed sulphur gases and particulates into the atmosphere in large quantities, and even at the height of the Star League experts from the Terran Hegemony were unable to identify the cause of the increasingly violent and frequent eruptions or find a way to prevent them.[1]
The population of the planet began to decline as conditions on the world deteriorated, dropping steadily from its peak of some three billion people; over the next six centuries most of the native animal life was driven to extinction, with temperatures dropping ten degrees because of the adverse climate - resembling a "nuclear winter" - caused by the huge quantities of ash in the atmosphere. Mining interests continued to operate on the planet, and hearty souls continued to live there, even though breathing the air became difficult without breather masks. The Succession Wars weren't kind to the planet or its inhabitants, though; Zavijava was located on the shifting border between the Lyran Commonwealth and the Free Worlds League, resulting in it being subject to various raids and military campaigns. The Jihad was no kinder, with Zavijava becoming a battleground once more as the Skye Province of the Lyran Alliance attacked the Free Worlds League.[1]
At the height of the war between Skye and the League Zavijava was attacked by League forces, who struck at the planetary spaceport. The spaceport was located near the planetary capital, Tzion, on the southern continent on the planet, Velvel. The capital was devastated in the fighting and more than five thousand people were killed. When Zavijava was subsequently incorporated into the Republic of the Sphere it received no reconstruction assistance because of the steady exodus of the population off-world and the ongoing natural crisis.[1]
The ruins of Tzion were cleared away during the Dark Age and the city of Noé on the northern continent of Peninah was designated as the new administrative capital of Zavijava. A new spaceport was constructed near Noé, and where the ruins of Tzion had stood a monument was erected in memory of those who fell during the Jihad.[1]
Nearby Systems
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 200, "Zavijava World Profile" Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name "DARWp200" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth founding [2341]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596]"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750]"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, Inner Sphere - [2764]
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 39, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 132, "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040]"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - 3050"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22, "Inner Sphere - 3052"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70, "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - October 3067"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - 3075"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 126, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"
Bibliography
- Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Handbook: House Steiner
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
- Map of the Inner Sphere 3130