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System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | 164.654 : 130.745[e] |
Spectral class | G2V[1] |
Recharge time | 183 hours[1] |
Recharge station(s) | None[1] |
The Annapolis system is the location of at least one inhabited world, Annapolis II, and as of 3145 was located in the Irurzun Prefecture of the Benjamin Military District in the Draconis Combine.
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System Description[edit]
The Annapolis system is located near the Monistrol and Vanern systems[2] and has a class G2V primary.[1]
System History[edit]
The Annapolis system was colonized by settlers from the North American region of Terra during the First Exodus and was abandoned by the Terran Alliance following the Demarcation Declaration of 2242.[1]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2241 - Terran Alliance[1]
- 2242 - Independent world[1]
- 2319 - Alliance of Galedon[3] and Draconis Combine[3]
- 2571 - Draconis Combine[4][5]
- 2596 - Draconis Combine[6]
- 2750 - Draconis Combine[2]
- 2764 - Draconis Combine[7]
- 2765 - Draconis Combine[8]
- 2822 - Draconis Combine[9][10][11]
- 2864 - Draconis Combine[12][13]
- 3025 - Draconis Combine[14][15][16]
- 3030 - Draconis Combine[17][18]
- 3040 - Draconis Combine[19][20][21]
- 3050 - Draconis Combine[22]
- 3052 - Draconis Combine[23][24]
- 3057 - Draconis Combine[25]
- 3058 - Draconis Combine[26]
- 3063 - Draconis Combine[27]
- 3067 - Draconis Combine[28][16][29]
- 3075 - Draconis Combine[30]
- 3076 - Draconis Combine[1]
- 3079 - Draconis Combine[31]
- 3081 - Draconis Combine[32]
- 3085 - Draconis Combine[33]
- 3135 - Draconis Combine[34]
- 3145 - Draconis Combine[35][36]
Annapolis II[edit]
Annapolis II | |
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Astrophysical | |
System position | Second[1] |
Jump Point distance | 9.12 days[1] |
Moons | Two (Severn, Proctor)[1] |
Geophysical | |
Surface gravity | 0.95[1] |
Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[1] |
Equatorial temperature | 35°C (Tropical)[1] |
Surface water | 73%[1] |
Highest native life | Mammal[1] |
History and Culture | |
Colonized | 2235[1] |
Population | 3,387,000,000 (3076)[1] |
Government and Infrastructure | |
Noble Ruler | Daimyo of Annapolis |
Capital | Maryland[37] |
HPG Class | B[1] |
Annapolis II - more commonly known simply as Annapolis - is a potential garden world colonized during the First Exodus from Terra and has two moons named Proctor and Severn.[1]
Planetary History[edit]
Annapolis was originally settled by individuals from Terra's North American continent. Though initially successful, the world's Terran crops were smashed down by native microbes. This led to food shortages and drug-resistant plagues that affected the population. After the Terran Alliance evacuated their administrators and declared the Demarcation Declaration in 2242, Annapolis was left to its own devices. Surviving by the skin of their teeth, the residents were able to keep a late nineteenth century level of technology across most of the world, with late twentieth or early twenty-first century technology being confined to Maryland, the capital city. The Alliance of Galedon extended an invitation to join, which Annapolis eagerly accepted. Though they hoped for an immediate renaissance of their world, the Annapolians discovered that the Combine basically saw them as a glorified mining settlement.[1]
In the remote regions of Annapolis, the primitive indigenous people practice a DropShip cult (a faith based on a technological artifact, including a mythology of visitors from the sky). Apparently, Annapolis was one of the stopping points of the Exodus fleet led by Aleksandr Kerensky as he departed the Inner Sphere. Eight hundred kilometers from the home of the cult stands a six-meter-tall granite statue of Kerensky, a perfect likeness. There is no naturally occurring granite on Annapolis. The statue confirms that the DropShip cult actually idolizes the departing SLDF.[38]
During the Succession Wars, raids by enemy forces destroyed the few native industries left on the world. This led to the planet's current condition. Though it possesses many features of other Garden Worlds, it cannot capitalize on them. As a result, instead of the prosperous world it could be, Annapolis is more like a skid row world or prosperous Periphery planet. Most of the citizens survive by subsistence farming, and life for most is brutal and dirty.[37]
Medical care is currently at a mid-twentieth century level, with most health care overseen by village folk practitioners. These folk doctors are backed up by a series of clinics and hospitals that feature more advanced technology and better-educated medical personnel. Though the nobles live for nearly 100 years, the average lifespan on Annapolis is 53 years, the lowest in the Inner Sphere.[38]
Crime is nearly nonexistent on Annapolis. The Combine's tradition of strong community orientation, along with the noble's habits of using criminals as the game in a "big game hunt" and severe penalties for violent crimes, keep crime to a minimum.[38]
Military Deployment[edit]
Geography[edit]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Maryland: capital city of Annapolis[37]
- Queen Anne's Land: site of a primitive stone age cargo cult dedicated to Aleksandr Kerensky.[38]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
Closest 36 systems (33 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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Monistrol | 8.9 | Vanern | 11.7 | Apriki | 12.6 | Falsterbo | 17.9 |
Koping Chian | 22.0 | Valmiera | 24.3 | Tangerz | 24.8 | Saaremaa | 26.6 |
Helsingfors | 30.4 | Minowa | 32.7 | Tamsalu | 33.9 | Ljugarn | 34.9 |
Irurzun | 40.1 | Benjamin | 40.9 | Hildaman | 40.9 | Aldrecht | 44.7 |
Hagiwawa | 45.1 | Osmus Saar | 45.8 | Cadiz | 46.4 | Tatsuno | 46.6 |
Umijiri | 47.5 | Mersa Matruh | 50.9 | Reisling's Planet | 51.4 | Koumi | 53.0 |
Vaajakoski | 53.2 | Ludwig | 53.8 | Fukuroi | 54.1 | Shaul Khala | 54.9 |
Donenac | 55.0 | Arlington | 57.2 | Silkeborg | 57.6 | Havdhem | 57.9 |
Junction | 59.9 | Peacock | 60.2 | Beils | 60.3 | Kitalpha | 62.1 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 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 A Time of War, p. 380: "Annapolis"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine Map - 2319"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54: "Federated Suns After First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60: "Federated Suns After Second Succession War [2864]"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 71: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 A Time of War, p. 381: "Annapolis"
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 A Time of War, p. 382: "Annapolis"
Bibliography[edit]
- A Time of War
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Report: DCMS
- Handbook: House Davion
- Handbook: House Kurita
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- The Periphery, First Edition