Chertan

Chertan
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3151
Chertan 3151.svg
Chertan nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-74.708 : -15.558[e]
Spectral classA3V[1]
Planet(s)3[1]

The Chertan system was home to at least one habitable world, Chertan I, and as of 3152 was located in the Free Worlds League.[2]

System Description[edit]

The Chertan system is located near the Dubhe and Wing systems[3][4] and consists of a class A3V primary orbited by three worlds, of which the innermost world, Chertan I, is habitable.[1]

System History[edit]

The Chertan system was colonized during the First Exodus from Terra.[5]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Chertan I[edit]

Cardff
Astrophysical
System positionFirst[1]
Jump Point distance39 days[1]
MoonsTwo (Osei and Pelipa)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.67[1]
Atmospheric pressureThin (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature39°C[1]
Surface water16%[1]
Highest native lifePlants[1]
History and Culture
Population2,056,000,000 (3130)[34][1]
Government and Infrastructure
Political LeaderPlanetary Governor
CapitalTheleopolis[1]
HPG RepresentativeSakae Vallinova, Legate (3130)[34][1]

Chertan I is the first planet in the Chertan system and has two moons named Osei and Pelipa.[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Star League[edit]

Chertan was originally settled to capitalize on the large amounts of mineral and metal resources. Despite being water poor, the presence of these natural resources allowed mining, smelting, refining and manufacturing operations to thrive. The citizens would export heavy machinery and metals and use the profits to purchase food from nearby agricultural worlds. This balance lasted until after the fall of the Star League.[1] The Free Worlds League landed troops on Chertan in March 2775 ostensibly as a "relief force" though they soon demanded SLDF troops depart. Chertan was one of the first of almost a score of Terran Hegemony worlds that the League would occupy as the Hegemony collapsed but before the First Succession War [1][35][11]

First Succession War[edit]

While de facto controlling Chertan for nearly a decade, in 2783 the League formally annexed the planet.[11][36] During Operation SPIDERWEB the Wing Pincer assaulted Chertan, only to have it retaken shortly afterwards.[37] Located close to the Lyran Commonwealth, Chertan was frequently targeted by LCAF raids. These raids left the world covered in scars, and damaged the few farms capable of feeding the population. Starving citizens rioted several times, and eventually the noble ruler Viscount Ronald Marley was deposed in 2820.[1][38] Chertan had been a mighty industrial center under the Terran Hegemony, but the First Succession War reduced the standard of living to subsistence level.[39][40]

Second Succession War[edit]

During the Interdiction imposed on the League by ComStar, generally called the ComStar War, the League consolidated its forced inwards, virtually abandoning Chertan. The Commonwealth occupied Chertan in 2845, though the League recaptured the world in 2853 during "La Reconquista".[41][42]

Jihad[edit]

By the time of the Jihad the world had lost its heavy industry as most companies relocated to more habitable planets.[1] Chertan was occupied by the Word of Blake during the Jihad, and incorporated into the Word of Blake Protectorate; forces operating under the command of Duchess Alys Rousset-Marik liberated Chertan in January 3078 as a part of Operation SCOUR.[26] Chertan was one of four worlds to be hit simultaneously by forces operating on the Free Worlds League front of SCOUR on the 3rd of January; the First and Second Chertan Protectorate Militia Divisions struck at the Com Guard Fourth Army almost as soon as the Com Guard forces had made planetfall, and nearly succeeded in forcing the allied coalition forces back off the planet. Ultimately, the greater experience possessed by the Fourth Army carried the day, with the Com Guard forces pushing the Protectorate Militia Divisions back until their position became impossible to defend, leading to their surrendering.[43][44][45][46]

Dark Ages[edit]

When the Fortress Republic plan was implemented, Chertan joined with Tara Campbell to form the core of the "Republic Remnant"[47]

In 3144 a Binary of an unknown Wolf Guards Cluster fought a Trial of Possession (and then a Trial of Grievance) against members of the Republic Armed Forces in the "Remnant."[48][49][50]

In June 3149 Chertan fell to the Wolf Empire.[51][52][32][53]

ilClan[edit]

After the conclusion of the ilClan Trial, the Wolf Empire found itself in a precarious situation. The lack of military forces was particularly profound on Chertan where the Second Covenant Guards occupied the planet for the Covenant Worlds without any conventional resistance. Despite this, a small insurgency developed.[54]

Planetary Rulers[edit]

3130[edit]

  • Planetary Governor Aeneas Pollock[1]
  • Planetary Legate Sakae Vallinova[1]

Military Deployment[edit]

3025[edit]

3050[edit]

  • Fifth Regulan Hussars[56]

3054[edit]

  • Fifth Regulan Hussars[57]

3059[edit]

  • Fifth Regulan Hussars[58]

3078[edit]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

With only a sixth of the surface of Chertan covered by water, the geography of Chertan is defined by the name and location of the various large water bodies rather than by continent. Chertan has three large bodies of water: the Eerie Sea, the Huron Sea and the Ontario Sea. The Eerie Sea is the northernmost of the three, while the Huron Sea is located in the southern hemisphere.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Altonia: third largest city on Chertan, located near the eastern edge of the Ontario Sea.[1]
  • New Pittsburgh: the second largest city on Chertan, located near the Eerie Sea.[1]<ref name=HM(TFWL)p30b>
  • Theleopolis: the planetary capital city, located just south of the Huron Sea.[1]

Companies and Industries[edit]

  • Arista Chemicals: largest mineral mining and refining operation on Chertan in the thirty-second century; located in Altonia.[1]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 72 systems (71 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Dubhe 4.2 Wing 4.7 Alhena 7.8 Dieudonné 10.3
Wyatt 10.4 Callison 12.2 Phecda 14.0 Marcus 15.8
Shiloh 17.1 Aquileia 18.5 Alchiba 18.7 Milton 21.1
Bordon 21.3 New Dallas 22.1 Remulac 23.8 Zosma 25.1
Catroxx 26.3 Afleir 26.6 Gacrux 28.8 Savannah 31.4
Kalidasa 31.9 Connaught 32.1 Cor Caroli 33.4 Alioth 33.4
Castor 34.3 Nathan 34.4 Zaniah 36.3 Alphard 37.6
Devil's Rock 38.5 Rochelle 39.1 Denebola 39.4 Mizar 41.4
Acubens 41.7 New Hope 42.2 Haddings 42.6 Alkes 42.9
Miaplacidus 43.1 Pollux 43.2 Tabit 43.5 Oliver 43.7
Alcor 44.5 Talitha 44.9 Zavijava 45.5 Lipton 46.4
Adhafera 47.0 Solaris 48.4 Tania Borealis 48.9 Vindemiatrix 49.2
Van Diemen 49.3 Irian 49.6 Algorab 49.7 Chara 50.5
Graham 51.4 Summer 51.4 Xi Ursae Majoris 51.6 Menkent 53.0
Gniezno 53.2 Galatea 53.9 Elbing 55.8 Thorin 56.3
Amity 56.4 Muphrid 56.4 Pliska 56.6 Syrma 57.2
Stewart 57.5 Zollikofen 57.5 Grobin 57.8 New Kyoto 57.9
Carsphairn 58.6 Hechnar 58.8 Marik 59.9 Kolobrzeg 63.1

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 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 181: "Chertan"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Empire Alone, p. 78: "The Free Worlds League - June 3152 (Map)"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 38: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
  6. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - 2596"
  7. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  8. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 118: "Digesting the Hegemony"
  12. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025]"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  17. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  18. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: Inner Sphere [3050] Map
  19. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: Inner Sphere [3052] Map
  20. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: Inner Sphere [3057] Map
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  22. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: Inner Sphere [3063] Map
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  24. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"
  25. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: Inner Sphere [3075] Map
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"
  27. ↑ Field Report: FWLM, p. 17: "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Table [3079]"
  28. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  29. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 126: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  30. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 3135"
  31. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 69: "The Vanishing Remnant"
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Shattered Fortress, p. 100: "Timeline of Events: 3146-3150"
  33. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 18: "Prefecture VIII"
  35. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra, Vol 2, p. 32: "Don't Fight It"
  36. ↑ First Succession War, p. 28: "Free Worlds League Gains"
  37. ↑ First Succession War, p. 78: "The Solaris Bulge"
  38. ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 30: "Justice"
  39. ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 30: "The Second Succession War"
  40. ↑ Second Succession War, p. 35: "Second Succession War"
  41. ↑ Second Succession War, p. 48: "The Four-Front War: Operation COOKIE JAR and the ComStar War (2837-2742)"
  42. ↑ Second Succession War, p. 67: ""La Reconquista""
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 78: "New Year, New Wave"
  44. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"
  45. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 106: "The Com Guards"
  46. ↑ Shrapnel #11, p. 38: "Battle Cobra"
  47. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 19: "Nation-Building"
  48. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 92: "JLP-BD Jackalope"
  49. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145, p. 28: "JLP-BD Jackalope"
  50. ↑ Technical Readout: Dark Age, p. 26: "JLP-BD Jackalope"
  51. ↑ Wars and Rumors
  52. ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 69: "The Vanishing Remnant"
  53. ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 4, p. 9: "Thresher II"
  54. ↑ Empire Alone, p. 52: "Expansion Attempts"
  55. ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 109: "Unit Deployment Table"
  56. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 57: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  57. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 39: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  58. ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 115: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  59. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 145: "Republic Armed Forces - Republic Remnant"

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