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This article is about the planetary system. For the MechCommander 2 character, see Baxter (character).


Baxter
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3151
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Baxter nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates−31.288 : 112.658[e]
Spectral classK7II[1]
Planet(s)5[1]

The Baxter system was the location of at least one habitable world, Baxter IV, and as of 3145 was located in the Skandia Province of the Rasalhague Dominion.[2][3]

System Description[edit]

Baxter is located close to the Corridan and Kimball systems[2][3] and consists of a class K7II primary orbited by five planets.[1]

System History[edit]

The Baxter system was colonized during or shortly after the First Exodus from Terra and was a member of the Federation of Skye when Lyran Commonwealth was founded in the mid-twenty-fourth century.[4]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Baxter IV[edit]

Baxter IV
Baxter.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionFourth[1]
Jump Point distance4 days[1]
Moons1 (T'Laus)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.79[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Tainted)[1]
Equatorial temperature44°C[1]
Surface water68%[1]
Highest native lifeFish[1]
Landmasses3 (Atropia, Delgado, Hermathia)[1]
History and Culture
Population24,209,000 (3130)[1][32]
Government and Infrastructure
Political LeaderPlanetary Governor
Military CommanderUlgar Lassenerra, Legate (3130)[1][32]
CapitalCleopolis[1]

Baxter IV, more commonly referred to simply as Baxter, is the fourth planet of five in the Baxter system and has a single moon, T'Laus.[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Third Succession War[edit]

Elements of DCMS Galedon Regulars fought running battles on planet against LCAF defenders with known engagements including kuritan SHD-2K Shadow Hawks.[33]

Dark Age[edit]

During the Dark Age the inhabitants of Baxter lived in modified low-profile buildings and cities or modified caves found in the mountain ranges. A few legends of lost cities persisted: these legends claimed that some inhabitants of Baxter moved their entire city into underground chambers that were subsequently crushed in the earthquakes. Scientists believed that things would return to normal for Baxter once T'Laus returned to a stable orbit, but how long this will take remained a mystery.[1]

Baxter's economy took a serious hit when it lost its farmland, but by the thirty-second century it was recovering slowly. Unlike other worlds, the number of minerals and metals deposits on the world was relatively low and those that existed were hard to acquire, so mining wasn't a large part of the economy. Instead Baxter's residents focused on exporting their sea life.[1]

Military Deployment[edit]

2821[edit]

3028[edit]

3038[edit]

3039[edit]

  • First Grave Walkers (October - December)[38]
  • Second Grave Walkers[38]

3050[edit]

  • Nineteenth Lyran Guards RCT[39]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

Baxter is a world that experiences earthquakes, rockslides, and dust storms nearly every day. This is due to the severe gravitational stresses and tides exerted on the world by its moon, T'Laus. A large comet or rogue world apparently came close to hitting T'Laus, and the near collision set the moon on an erratic orbital path. The resulting tidal stresses caused a great deal of upheaval in Baxter's ecosphere, with much of the arable land on the planet having become deserts by the thirty-second century.[1]

The only habitable world in the Baxter system, Baxter has three continents. The northern continent was named Atropia, while the equatorial and southern continents were named Delgado and Hermathia respectively. Of the three continents, Atropia had more large mountain chains than the other two continents, as well as more fault lines.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Cleopolis: the planetary capital city, located on Atropia[1]
  • Overton[41]
  • South Allshot[42]
  • Emerald Basin Planetary Park[42]

Notes[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 52 systems (52 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Corridan 11.1 Kimball 13.6 Yed Posterior 14.4 Marfik 17.7
New Wessex 18.9 Konstance 19.7 Komephoros 20.9 Eaglesham 22.1
Kannon 22.7 Cebalrai 24.0 Phalan 24.5 Ryde 25.2
Alexandria 26.6 Balkan 27.7 Vega 28.3 Eltanin 32.2
Izar 32.5 Yed Prior 32.8 Alrakis 32.8 Auldhouse 33.1
Freedom 33.4 Shionoha 33.6 Kessel 34.2 Gamma Sagittarius 34.3
Symington 35.9 Accrington 38.6 Sakhalin 39.7 La Blon 39.8
Carnwath 43.9 Juniper 45.2 Dalkeith 45.3 Unukalhai 45.4
Kaus Borealis 45.7 Ganshoren 47.1 Kaus Australis 47.1 Dromini 47.7
Aubisson 49.2 Eaton 49.6 Kaus Media 50.8 Apostica 51.3
Zebeneschamali 51.7 Tsukude 51.9 Nai-Stohl 51.9 Carstairs 52.9
Alphecca 53.0 Orestes 55.2 Morningside 55.5 Skondia 57.1
Glengarry 57.8 Sabik 58.6 Port Moseby 58.8 Alya 59.8

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 1.21 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 209: "Baxter"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  6. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  7. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  8. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  10. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  11. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
  12. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  13. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"
  15. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine - Map"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040]"
  19. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  20. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 3050"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
  22. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - 3052"
  23. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  26. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42-43: "Inner Sphere - October 3067"
  27. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere [3075] Map"
  28. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  29. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  30. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  31. ↑ Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 20 "Prefecture IX"
  33. ↑ Technical Readout: 3025, p. 66: "Shadow Hawk"
  34. ↑ First Succession War, p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"
  35. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 44: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
  36. ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p.45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
  37. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 137: "Deployment Table"
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 Historical: War of 3039, p. 140: "Deployment Table"
  39. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 26: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  40. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 172: "Clan Force Deployments - Rasalhague Dominion"
  41. ↑ Masters of War, ch. 9
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 Masters of War, ch. 11

Bibliography[edit]

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