Alhena

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Alhena
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3151
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Alhena nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-82.471 : -14.518[e]
Spectral classA5VI, G2V[1]
Planet(s)4[1]

The Alhena system was a binary star system with four planets, one of which was habitable - Alhena II - and as of 3152 was located in the Free Worlds League.[2]

System Description[edit]

Alhena is located near the Chertan and Wing systems.

System History[edit]

The Alhena system was settled during the First Exodus from Terra.[3]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Alhena II[edit]

Alhena II
Astrophysical
System positionSecond[1]
Jump Point distance33 days[1]
MoonsNone[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.91[1]
Atmospheric pressureLow (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature40°C[1]
Surface water16%[1]
Highest native lifePlants[1]
History and Culture
Population5,467,000 (3130)[1][54]
Government and Infrastructure
Political LeaderPlanetary Governor
Military CommanderLegate Nabila Callah (3130)[1][54]
CapitalFocci's Point[1]

Alhena II, more commonly referred to simply as Alhena, is the second planet of four in the Alhena system.[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Alhena is a world that travels between two suns via an eccentric orbit. This orbit leads to long winters and short summers. The lack of arable land on the surface and a lack of free water on the surface meant that Alhena's residents needed to import most of their food. The importance of trade for the population cannot be overemphasized: during the Jihad Alhena's trade was so badly disrupted that nearly ten percent of the world's population starved to death during the long winter.[1]

First Succession War[edit]

Alhena was one of a number of Lyran Commonwealth worlds captured by the Free Worlds League between 2786 and 2790, as the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces began to crack under the pressure of continuing efforts to annex the Bolan Thumb while also attempting to maintain a defensive posture against both the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery and the Free Worlds League Military.[55]

At the beginning of 2804 the Free Worlds League was engaged in a planetary assault on Alhena; Fleet Admiral Thaddeus Marik, son of Captain-General Kenyon Marik, was supervising the assault personally with his flagship, the Lola III-class destroyer FWLS Bucharest, in the system. It was while Thaddeus was overseeing the final attack against the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces defenders that he received word of the death of his father, and the news that the Free Worlds League Parliament was calling a session to discuss candidates to assume the post of Captain-General. Within hours of the surviving LCAF personnel escaping from Alhena, three days after the news had arrived, Thaddeus left by shuttle to board the Bucharest and journey back to Atreus as quickly as possible.[16]

The Dark Age[edit]

Shortly after the world was inducted into the Republic of the Sphere, scientists detected several instabilities in the smaller, innermost sun. These instabilities are reminiscent of other stars that have gone nova. As a result, the Alhenan government has drafted a series of evacuation plans in case the worst comes to pass and the star does explode.[1]

During the mid-3140s the Wolf Empire launched an attack on Alhena, in which Clan Wolf forces replicated tactics the forces of the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth used when attempting to fight off the invasion by the Wolf forces a little while earlier; the Wolf units deployed Xiphos Assault Battle Armor squads a few hundred meters behind the defending forces, with orders to savage the artillery supporting the defenders. The only factor that prevented the tactic from being a complete success was the relative inexperience of the Wolf Empire forces - without that, the Remnant forces would have suffered a major defeat.[56]

Military Deployment[edit]

2786[edit]

2821[edit]

3145[edit]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Focci's Point: the planetary capital city[1]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 68 systems (67 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Chertan 7.8 Wing 8.1 Shiloh 11.1 Dubhe 12.0
Dieudonné 13.5 Aquileia 14.6 Phecda 15.2 Wyatt 16.4
Callison 19.9 Alchiba 22.0 Catroxx 23.4 Marcus 23.6
Kalidasa 24.8 Milton 25.0 Gacrux 25.6 Remulac 26.5
Bordon 27.1 New Dallas 29.6 Zaniah 30.0 Rochelle 31.3
Savannah 32.2 Zosma 32.6 Afleir 33.3 New Hope 35.8
Cor Caroli 36.1 Alkes 36.2 Alioth 36.9 Nathan 37.8
Connaught 38.2 Solaris 40.5 Alphard 41.2 Castor 42.1
Algorab 43.0 Adhafera 43.2 Alcor 44.1 Vindemiatrix 44.7
Mizar 44.9 Tania Borealis 45.1 Gniezno 45.7 Devil's Rock 46.3
Denebola 46.5 Miaplacidus 46.8 Acubens 47.2 Haddings 47.8
Amity 49.3 New Kyoto 50.6 Pollux 50.9 Oliver 51.2
Tabit 51.2 Talitha 52.4 Stewart 52.4 Zavijava 52.6
Lipton 52.9 Irian 55.2 Carsphairn 55.2 Summer 55.6
Grobin 56.1 Galatea 56.4 Van Diemen 56.6 Uhuru 56.6
Kolobrzeg 57.0 Chara 57.2 Menkent 57.9 Elbing 58.6
Xi Ursae Majoris 59.0 Syrma 59.0 Graham 59.1 Merak 60.4

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 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 175: "Alhena"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Empire Alone, p. 78: "The Free Worlds League - June 3152 (Map)"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth at their founding in [2341]"
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Foundation [2366]"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 24: "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571]"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25: "Capellan Confederation 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. ↑ First Succession War, p. 61: "The War of Raids: House Steiner's Succession War"
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 First Succession War, p. 83: "Stroke of Luck: Oriente Abandoned"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31: "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"
  20. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
  21. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39: "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]"
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025] Map"
  27. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40: "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War [3025]"
  28. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"
  30. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49: "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  31. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040] Map"
  32. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  33. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 3050"
  34. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052] Map"
  35. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - 3052"
  36. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  37. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero [3058] Map"
  38. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  39. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  40. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 69: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
  41. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54: "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
  42. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  43. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"
  44. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - 3075"
  45. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19: "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table [3079]"
  46. ↑ Field Report: FWLM, p. 17: "Free Worlds League Deployment Map"
  47. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  48. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  49. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 3135"
  50. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 38: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  51. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  52. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 69: "The Vanishing Remnant"
  53. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 18: "Prefecture VIII"
  55. ↑ First Succession War, p. 62: "The War of Raids: House Steiner's Succession War"
  56. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 8: "Xiphos Assault Battle Armor"
  57. ↑ First Succession War, p. 140: "Mercenary Combat Commands - (LCAF)"
  58. ↑ First Succession War, p. 138: "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"
  59. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 145: "Republic Armed Forces - Republic Remnant"

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