Cylene

Cylene
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3151
Cylene 3151.svg
Cylene nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates105.978 : 25.03[e]
Spectral classF9V[1]
Recharge time180 hours
Planet(s)2[1]

The Cylene system was home to at least one habitable world, Cylene II, and as of 3151 was located in the Ashio Prefecture of the Dieron Military District within the Draconis Combine.[2]

System Description[edit]

Cylene is located near the Markab and Skat systems spinward from Terra[3][4] and consists of a class F9V primary orbited by at least two planets.[1]

System History[edit]

The Cylene system was colonized at some point prior to the end of the Age of War.[5] An early Age of War battle between the Terran Hegemony and the Draconis Combine was fought near Cylene. During the battle a disabled Combine fighter made a kamikaze assault upon the TAS Dreadnought, igniting a near-catastrophic fire that almost destroyed the ship.[6]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Cylene II[edit]

Cylene II
Cylene.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionSecond[1]
Jump Point distance11 days[1]
Moons3 (Joseppe, Allestra, Hermione)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.26[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature29°C[1]
Surface water43%[1]
Highest native lifeReptiles[1]
Landmasses3 (Clytemnestra, Graus, Absalom)[1]
History and Culture
Population9,459,000 (3130)[1][49]
Government and Infrastructure
Political LeaderPlanetary Governor
Military CommanderLegate Clark Avery (3130)[1][49]
CapitalHalcyon[1]

Cylene II, more commonly known simply as Cylene, is the second planet in the system and has three moons named Allestra, Hermione and Joseppe.[1] Cylene has three major continents named Absalom, Clytemnestra and Graus. Absalom runs almost completely around the planetary equator, while Graus lies in the north and Clymenestra the south. Cylene has been steadily moving into an ice age since its discovery by humans, and is becoming increasingly inimical to human life as a consequence; by the thirty-second century the temperature at the equator was near-freezing.[1]

It has been noted through the years that the planet's 1.26 gravities tend to make its citizens stockier and more powerful.[50]

Planetary History[edit]

Third Succession War[edit]

Starting on 2945 the AFFS started a long period to capture the planet. During those years, Corsair aerospace fighters made at least five DropShip kills and scores of other fighters.[51]

Draconis Combine forces were driven off of Cylene during the Second Battle of Cylene II.[52] They reclaimed it during the Battle of Cylene on 3020.

Dark Age[edit]

By the mid-thirty-second century the population of Cylene had declined significantly from its peak, thanks to the steadily advancing planetary ice age and the damage inflicted on the planet during the Succession Wars. Cylene still had abundant supplies of ores and mineral resources located near the surface, and these were the only reason that the planet had been inhabited for as long as it had been; it was widely expected that when the readily extracted ore supplies were exhausted, the population of the planet would decline sharply as the population headed for more temperate planets.[1]

During the Draconis Combine Civil War Cylene was the site of one of many defeats suffered by Katana Tormark's rebels.[53]

Military Deployment[edit]

2786[edit]

2864[edit]

3002[edit]

3025[edit]

3038[edit]

  • Ninth Dieron Regulars[57]

3039[edit]

  • Eighth Striker Regiment (October - December)[58]

3050[edit]

Geography[edit]

Cylene has three main continents named Graus, Clytemnestra, and Absalom.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Halcyon: the planetary capital city, located on Absalom[1]
  • Tamla Junction[60]
  • Waterhole Number Nine: a lake[61]

Notes[edit]

  • In the book Technical Readout: 3025, Star League forces assaulted Cylenne IV in 2772 to drive Amaris Loyalist forces. This planet never belonged to the Star League to be taken by Amaris. This seems a mistake of early books and newest information renders this battle non-existent.[62]
  • In at least one product, the planet's name is misspelt as Cyclene II.[22]
  • The Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook states that Wolf's Dragoons raided Davion forces on Cylene in 3026. However, all evidence suggests that the world was already in Draconis Combine hands at that time. So this information is considered incorrect until corroborating information can be found.[63]
  • The names for the Planetary Governor of Cylene and Legate for Cylene are both mentioned in Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130) and Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere. However, they are reversed in the Republic of the Sphere publication. As it is dated as the later product, the information there takes precedence.

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 56 systems (53 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Markab 8.6 Skat 12.8 Okaya 13.3 Galatia 18.7
Mallory's World 19.9 Mara 22.7 Lapida 27.0 Fellanin 27.2
Sadachbia 27.6 Ronel 29.5 Ozawa 30.7 Kurhah 31.4
Murchison 31.7 Ancha 32.5 Halstead Station 33.4 David 34.6
Biham 36.1 Tannil 36.1 Sadalbari 36.5 Shinonoi 39.0
Elbar 39.0 New Florence 39.8 Towne 40.5 New Rhodes 41.0
Addicks 43.1 Pokhara 44.4 Agador 44.9 Tallassee 45.9
Al Na'ir 46.3 Ankaa 46.5 Schedar 47.8 Tybalt 48.2
Homam 48.5 Cartago 48.8 Hean 50.4 Helen 50.8
Alnadal 51.6 New Sumatra 51.6 Mirach 52.0 Celebes 52.2
Chichibu 52.2 Ashio 52.8 Proserpina 53.1 Rio 54.8
Deneb Kaitos 56.2 Errai 57.6 Raman 57.8 Kentares 57.9
Caselton 58.5 Shimonita 58.7 Nashira 58.9 Piedmont 59.0
Waycross 59.3 Junction 61.1 Quentin 61.3 Tigress 62.9

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 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 50: "Cylene"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shattered Fortress, p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  6. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 78: "Last Stand of the Grand Old Queen"
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 18: "Federated Suns at their Founding [2317] Map"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding" - [2319] Map
  9. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  10. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596]" Map
  11. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  12. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  14. ↑ First Succession War, p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  15. ↑ First Succession War, p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  18. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  19. ↑ First Succession War, p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 The Hand that Feeds
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 87: "Military Revival"
  24. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 174: "Hirushi Shotugama profile"
  25. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  27. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), foldout: "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"
  28. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  30. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 71: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  31. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  32. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"
  33. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  34. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  35. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  36. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
  37. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  38. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  39. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
  40. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  41. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  42. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"
  43. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  44. ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  45. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  46. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  47. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  48. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 8: "Prefecture III"
  50. ↑ MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards, p. 7
  51. ↑ Technical Readout: 3025, p. 136: "CSR-V12 Corsair"
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 Technical Readout: 3025 Revised, p. 18: "Deployment"
  53. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 31
  54. ↑ First Succession War, p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"
  55. ↑ Second Succession War, p. 97: "Second Succession War Deployment Table - Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS) - Mercenary Combat Commands (DCMS)"
  56. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 133: "Unit Deployment Table"
  57. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 138: "Deployment Table"
  58. ↑ 58.0 58.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 140: "Deployment Table"
  59. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 19: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  60. ↑ Technical Readout: Irregulars, p. 48: "Burrower/Ground Pounder MODs"
  61. ↑ Technical Readout: 3025, p. 16
  62. ↑ Technical Readout: 3025, p. 10: "Battle History"
  63. ↑ Wolf's Dragoons, p. 35: "Turning Point"

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