Algorab

Algorab
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Algorab nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-114.838 : 13.767[e]
Star namesTwo
Spectral classA1VI, K0V[1]
Recharge time162 hours[2]
Planet(s)5[1]

The Algorab star system is a binary star system with five planets, one of which is the habitable world of Algorab V. As of 3145 the Algorab system is located in the Wolf Empire.[3][4]

System Description[edit]

The Algorab system is surrounded by a massive cloud of gases and dust and was originally believed to be incapable of supporting planets; early explorers were surprised to learn that the smaller orange K0-class sun that orbited a nearby white subgiant did in fact have five planets orbiting it. All of the planets were blasted with intense solar radiation, rendering most completely uninhabitable.[1]

System History[edit]

The Algorab system had recharge stations at both the nadir and zenith jump points until the Word of Blake destroyed both in passing during the Jihad. The Republic of the Sphere later rebuilt the station at the zenith jump point.[1]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Algorab V[edit]

Algorab V
Astrophysical
System positionFifth[1]
Jump Point distance47 days[1]
MoonsNone (dust ring)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.24[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Tainted)[1]
Equatorial temperature62°C[1]
Surface water17%[1]
Highest native lifePlants[1]
History and Culture
Population1,056,000,000 (3130)[1][42]
Government and Infrastructure
Political LeaderPlanetary Governor
Military CommanderLegate Bonaro Nantai (3130)[1][42]
CapitalDelcorvius Prime[1]

Alograb V, more commonly referred to simply as Algorab, is the fifth planet orbiting the K0V-class sun in the Algorab system. Algorab lacks any moons but does possess a dust ring.[1]

Planetary History[edit]

With so little arable land the inhabitants of Algorab V had most of their food imported as freeze-dried meals. The planet's economy was based on mining and ore extraction. To protect themselves from the intense solar radiation, most of the Alborabians lived in underground cities. The first settlers were keen to escape the tyranny of the Terran government during the First Exodus from Terra, and many of those who came to Algorab were keen to exploit the various deposits of metals and natural gas. Various shielded, climate-controlled mining colonies were created on the surface of the planet; more welcoming settlements were created on the shores of the two polar oceans, and the disparate settlements were linked together by a combination of maglev lines and airships. The remaining interior lands were largely barren rocky or sandy wastes, but some settlers from the Central African and Middle Eastern regions of Terra were still drawn to settle there.[1]

Throughout its history Algorab would lack the arable land required to support the growing population, and as a consequence the population were reliant on the import of freeze-dried foods from other worlds; the inhospitality of the planet combined with the long journey to the planet from the nearest jump point made the planet a difficult target for raiding, and as a consequence Algorab was left largely untouched during the Succession Wars.[1]

In 3020 Algorab was raided by the Second Marik Militia. Also known as The Fates, the Second took heavy damage during the ill-fated raid; the main strike force within the Second, the Ridge Riders, survived intact but the remainder of the regiment had to spend three years rebuilding.[21]

The Jihad[edit]

In response to the raids and assaults on worlds within the Word of Blake Protectorate, the Blakists launched raiding parties against various worlds around the Protectorate border in early September 3076. Making use of weapons of mass destruction to augment the damage inflicted, the raiding parties—few of which were larger than a single Level III—struck at the worlds of Algorab, Alnasi, Amity, Bordon, Connaught, Hunan, Kessel, New Hessen, New Kyoto, Ronel, St. Andre, Styk, Tsitsang, and Wei. Of the worlds hit, the Capellan Confederation took the brunt of the fighting.[43][44]

Military Deployment[edit]

2786[edit]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

Algorab V was the only planet in the system that managed to form shallow polar oceans and retain an atmosphere, despite the intense solar radiation that it and the other worlds were bombarded with; Algorab's atmosphere has a higher than average concentration of nitrogen, carbon dioxide and methane, but when it was discovered by humans it had already developed some primitive plant life.[1]

The two polar oceans on Algorab are named Niriama and the Vanishing Sea, with the former being in the north and the latter in the south.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Delcorvius Prime: planetary capital city and spaceport, located on the shores of the Niriama Ocean[1]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 48 systems (46 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
New Kyoto 11.1 Zaniah 13.6 Vindemiatrix 19.2 Solaris 22.1
Caledonia 24.2 Lamon 26.2 Rahne 27.5 Fianna 27.5
Gacrux 28.5 Rochelle 29.6 Carsphairn 31.4 Shiloh 32.6
Hesperus 34.1 Uhuru 35.7 Kalidasa 37.9 Gniezno 38.0
Alkaid 39.2 Sarpsborg 39.4 Pardeau 39.6 Alcor 42.9
Laiaka 42.9 Alhena 43.0 Phecda 43.2 Alkes 44.6
Arganda 45.8 Wing 46.7 New Hope 46.7 Amity 46.8
Trent 47.5 Alchiba 48.6 Hyde 48.8 Aquileia 49.3
Chertan 49.7 Milton 51.6 Concord 52.4 Wyatt 52.5
Cor Caroli 52.6 Dubhe 53.4 Canonbie 53.9 Catroxx 55.6
Alioth 55.9 Dieudonné 56.1 Launam 58.6 Seginus 58.8
Eidsfoss 59.4 Callison 59.7 Mizar 60.7 Gladius 61.1

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 174: "Algorab"
  2. ↑ Empire Alone, poster map
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 24: "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571]"
  9. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  10. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic at the Fall of the Star League [2750]"
  11. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  12. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: Inner Sphere - [2764]
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  14. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"
  17. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
  18. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 91: "2nd Marik Militia"
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025] Map"
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040] Map"
  27. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 3050"
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052] Map"
  30. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - 3052"
  31. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  32. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero [3058] Map"
  33. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  34. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 69: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
  35. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54: "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
  36. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 41: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]
  37. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - 3075"
  38. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19: "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table [3079]"
  39. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  40. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  41. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 3135"
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 18: "Prefecture VIII"
  43. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"
  44. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 56: "The Jihad In Review"
  45. ↑ First Succession War, p. 140: "Mercenary Combat Commands - (LCAF)"
  46. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 171: "Clan Force Deployments - Wolf Empire"

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