Eltanin

Eltanin
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3151
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Eltanin nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates−1.917 : 99.345[e]
Spectral classK5IV[1]
Planet(s)11[1]

The Eltanin system is the location of at least one inhabited world, Eltanin III, and as of 3145 was located in the Skandia Province of the Rasalhague Dominion.[2][3]

System Description[edit]

The Eltanin system is located near the Kaus Borealis and Vega systems[2][3] and consists of a class K5IV primary orbited by eleven planets.[1]

System History[edit]

The Eltanin system was either settled during or shortly after the First Exodus from Terra.[4]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Eltanin III[edit]

Eltanin III
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Astrophysical
System positionThird[1]
Jump Point distanceEight days[1]
MoonsOne (Brodi)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.73[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature42°C[1]
Surface water41%[1]
Highest native lifePlants[1]
History and Culture
Population143,000,000 (3130)[1][47]
Government and Infrastructure
Political LeaderPlanetary Governor
Military CommanderLoren Kraven, Legate (3130)[1][47]
CapitalDry Springs[1]

Eltanin III - more commonly known simply as Eltanin - is the third planet in the system and has a single moon, named Brodi.[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Early History[edit]

When first settled, Eltanin was a world with significant amounts of agricultural, petrochemical and mineral wealth and a population of local lifeforms. The easily accessible resources on Eltanin were more than offset, however, by the presence of a virus that caused the "Eltanin Brain Fever", an airborne virus that destroyed the central nervous system of the host, after causing a number of other debilitating symptoms including seizures and blindness. Strangely, even the native lifeforms were not immune to the virus and eventually they all became extinct. Terran animals and humans were able to survive by using a series of inoculations and antivirals, but even after centuries of occupation the virus remained deadly.[1]

Eltanin also posed other problems beyond that of the Eltanin Brain Fever; the planet was also prone to increasingly erratic climate change, something that scientists identified as likely being related to signs of instability within the system primary. Estimates indicated that the star was showing all of the signs of reaching the end of its stable life, and that it could go nova in as little as eight thousand years. The citizenry responded to the threat of the sun going nova by creating one of the most efficient disaster-preparation plans ever conceived of by humans. Eltanin emergency service agencies trained for every disaster they can think of, ranging from forest fires to an order to evacuate the world. By the Dark Age Eltanin boasted no less than fifty-nine individual spaceports. Although most were in mothballs, the spaceports could be opened and ready for traffic in a matter of hours if the need for a planetary evacuation arrived. The bulk of the spaceports were controlled by Eltanin Interplanetary, a local transport consortium which operated both day-to-day transport services for the various islands on Eltanin as well as a fleet of shuttlecraft and small and medium-sized DropShips.[1]

Jihad[edit]

Eltanin was occupied by the Word of Blake during the Jihad; in late August 3075 forces from Clan Ghost Bear[39][40] led by Delta Galaxy and designated Delta Wave by the Ghost Bears[48] arrived and launched a campaign to liberate the planet, ignoring all hails from Draconis Combine forces[39][40] and securing the flank of the Ghost Bear push towards Terra.[48]

Military Deployment[edit]

2786[edit]

2821[edit]

Geography[edit]

The geography of Eltanin is dominated by two supercontinents, one located in the northern hemisphere and one in the southern. The northern supercontinent is named Platonesia, and the southern supercontinent is named Anterratica. In addition to the two supercontinents Eltanin has a host of large islands in the oceans between the two supercontinents.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Burmah: the second largest city on Eltanin and headquarters of Eltanin Interplanetary; located on Anterratica.
  • Dry Springs: the planetary capital city, located on Platonesia.[1]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 56 systems (54 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Vega 7.5 Kaus Borealis 13.6 Gamma Sagittarius 17.3 New Wessex 17.6
Kaus Australis 17.6 Konstance 18.5 Kessel 19.2 Cebalrai 21.0
Kaus Media 21.5 Alrakis 25.1 Kannon 27.0 Nai-Stohl 27.2
Alya 28.4 Tsukude 29.8 Baxter 32.2 Komephoros 33.0
Kimball 33.8 Ascella 33.8 Balkan 34.1 Juniper 34.4
Shionoha 35.2 Moore 36.1 Dromini 38.3 Marfik 38.7
Phalan 39.4 La Blon 39.9 Altais 40.5 Kuzuu 41.1
Corridan 42.3 Sabik 43.6 Talisker 43.7 Ryde 44.1
Lambrecht 44.5 Rukbat 45.0 Shitara 45.2 Accrington 46.3
Yed Posterior 46.7 Eaglesham 47.3 Aubisson 47.6 Lone Star 49.0
Atria 49.7 Skondia 53.0 Unukalhai 53.3 Kingtribel 55.2
Elix 55.4 Chaville 55.9 Sakhalin 56.8 Ko 57.8
Izar 58.1 Alexandria 58.2 Alphecca 58.4 Buckminster 58.6
Dyev 59.0 Shimosuwa 60.0 Symington 60.7 Port Moseby 61.1

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 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 12: "Eltanin"
  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 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding" - 2319
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding (2341)"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - 2571"
  8. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  9. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  10. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: Inner Sphere - [2764]
  11. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  12. ↑ First Succession War, p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  13. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - 2822"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
  15. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
  16. ↑ First Succession War, p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - 2864"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"
  19. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 68: "Hanging On"
  20. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - 3025"
  22. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), foldout: Lyran Commonwealth Map [3025]
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - 3030"
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"
  26. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  27. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - 3040"
  28. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040] Map"
  29. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 3050"
  30. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - 3052"
  31. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - 3052"
  32. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052] Map"
  33. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  34. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  35. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - 3067"
  36. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
  37. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]
  38. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere [3075]"
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 18: "Timeline of the Jihad"
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 54: "The Jihad in Review"
  41. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - August 3079"
  42. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19: "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table [3079]"
  43. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  44. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  45. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  46. ↑ Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 6: "Prefecture I"
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Field Report: Clans, p. 9: "Delta Galaxy"
  49. ↑ First Succession War, p. 140: "Mercenary Combat Commands - (LCAF)"
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 First Succession War, p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"

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