Joppa

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This article is about the planetary system. For other uses, see Joppa (disambiguation).
Joppa
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3151
Joppa 3151.svg
Joppa nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-26.992 : -437.731[⌖]
Spectral classM0V[1]
Recharge time201 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]
Planet(s)5[1]

System Description[edit]

The Joppa system was home to at least one habitable world, Joppa II, and as of 3151 was located in the Victoria Commonality in the Capellan Confederation.[2]

System History[edit]

The Joppa system was first settled by the Star League Defense Force during the Periphery Uprising of 2765–2766, when they established a minor waystation on Joppa IV's moon Specula and a colony on Joppa II to support it.[1]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Joppa II[edit]

Joppa II
Joppa Orbital View.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionSecond[1]
Jump Point distance3.14 days[1]
MoonsNone
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.9[1]
Atmospheric pressureLow (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature27°C[1]
Surface water88%[1]
Highest native lifeFish[1]
Landmasses4 (Thorain, Strings, Temrous, Reeds)[1]
History and Culture
Population745,000 (3150)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
CapitalGigli[1]
HPG ClassB[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Star League Era[edit]

Joppa II, considered only marginally habitable, was colonized by dependents of the Star League Defense Force during the Periphery Uprising to support the more-important naval waystation on Specula. A biosphere incompatible with Terran life and thin atmosphere forced the colony to rely on greenhouses and hydroponics facilities to produce food. The world was and remained essentially a city state, with almost the entirety of the population centered on Gigli, the planetary capital.[1]

Succession Wars[edit]

Joppa's water supply only required primitive (but energy intensive) filtration, allowing the world to survive and even export fresh water during the technological decline of the Succession Wars. The Joppans worked hard to maintain nearby Specula and in the process preserved more advanced technology than was typical in the Periphery. Joppa was however forced to do business with all comers to survive the era, including Pirates.[1]

Republic Era[edit]

In 3130 the Magistracy of Canopus relinquished sovereignty over Joppa to the Capellan Confederation. Though the transition was initially orderly, the Confederation began shipping in citizens en mass to accelerate the system's economic development. As a result the population grew at a rate that strained Joppa's food supply, causing widespread discontent.[53]

ilClan Era[edit]

In March 3151 a protest movement by former Canopian citizens (and supported from outside the system by the Magistracy First Movement) broke out. Planetary diem Lang Fao reacted less harshly that would be typical in Capellan space under the advice of Janice Lakada, the worlds' leader prior to Capellan rule, but despite their efforts the Home Guard panicked and attacked the demonstrators, escalating the situation.[53] News of their allies oppressing their former citizens infuriated the Canopian public, causing public opinion to swing heavily in favour of dissolving the alliance between the two states and against Ilsa Centrella-Liao.[54]

Regent Erde Centrella dispatched the First Canopian Light Horse to Joppa in an attempt to calm the situation.[54] Arriving on June 3, the Light Horse presented themselves as relief for the beleaguered Home Guard but released the imprisoned protestors before forcibly disarming and arresting the stunned Capellan forces. The Magistracy's de-facto occupation of Joppa was met with public celebration, largely because the Light Horse arrived with several DropShips worth of food aid and agricultural equipment they distributed to both Capellan and Canopian Joppans.[55]

Military Deployment[edit]

3079[edit]

3085[edit]

3130[edit]

  • First Canopian Light Horse[54]

3145[edit]

- The unit was at 80% strength and was deployed between the Joppa and Jia Tian systems.

Geography[edit]

Joppa has four continents named Thorain, Strings, Temrous, and Reeds.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Gigli: the planetary capital where the entire population is concentrated[1]

Joppa IV[edit]

Joppa IV is a gas giant with an airless moon named Specula.[1]

Specula[edit]

Specula
Specula (Joppa IV) Orbital View.jpg
Astrophysical
Jump Point distance3.17 days[1]
Moons(moon)
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.62[1]
Atmospheric pressureVacuum[1]
Equatorial temperature-28°C[1]
Surface water0%[1]
Highest native lifeNone[1]
History and Culture
Population25,000 (3150)[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Specula is an airless, slowly rotating planet-scale moon that suffers extreme temperature swings. Despite the world's hostility Specula served as an SLDF naval support station and repair yard during the Periphery Uprising, and the moon has always been of more importance to the system's neighbours than Joppa. The world is host to numerous fuel dumps, warehouses and machine shops which service orbital facilities and passing spacecraft. The moon's inhabitants commute using primitive chemical rockets which are easily maintained by local industry.[1]

Specula Station was stripped of technology during the Succession Wars but prospered as a trading hub and transshipment point between neighbouring systems.[53] Although the system's are inhabitants are ashamed that pirates once openly trafficked enslaved persons through the station, the lack of scruples on Specula enabled the system as a whole to survive and maintain its relatively advanced level of technology. The Magistracy of Canopus and, after 3130, Capellan Confederation invested massively into Specula's orbital yards.[1]

Notes[edit]

The star map in the apocryphal BattleTech video game, set in 3025, stated that the only permanent settlement in the Joppa system was in a repurposed SLDF station on Specula, a moon orbiting a gas giant. Specula had no resources of its own, but served as a trade hub for the nearby systems.[59]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 28 systems (28 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Arn 18.1 Alloway 20.5 Amnesty 24.0 Bonavista 25.4
Shaobuon 26.9 Hibuarius 29.5 Zhaomaon 29.7 Segerica 30.9
Úr Cruinne 36.1 Adrar 36.4 New Roland 41.2 Taygete 43.5
Linhauiguan 44.5 Salardion 44.5 Aquagea 45.9 New Abilene 46.4
Detroit 48.5 Ghorepani 48.5 Bellerophon 49.1 Espia 49.2
Antias 52.7 Cate's Hold 54.4 Viribium 55.5 Thamel 56.3
Andarmax 56.5 Dainmar Majoris 58.2 Cassilda 58.9 Repulse 59.4

References[edit]

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Empire Alone, p. 107: Joppa planet profile
  2. ↑ a b Shattered Fortress, p. 103, "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  3. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding - [2271] Map"
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366] Map"
  5. ↑ a b Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 93: "Magistracy of Canopus after Age of War [2571] and fall of the Star League [2750]"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 24: "Free Worlds League after Age of War - Map [2571]"
  8. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  9. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  10. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  11. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  12. ↑ Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 25: "Free Worlds League Militia Deployment Map - [2765]"
  13. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 35: "Magistracy Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  14. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 96: "Magistracy of Canopus - [2767] Map"
  15. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786]"
  16. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31: "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822] Map"
  19. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
  20. ↑ Second Succession War, pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39: "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  23. ↑ Second Succession War, pp. 78–79: "Inner Sphere - 2864"
  24. ↑ House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition), pp. 14–15: "3022 Interstellar Expeditions. IAAS-349-SIFNM97-MMMXXII"
  25. ↑ a b Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 96: "Magistracy of Canopus after Third Succession War [3025] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40: "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  27. ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. vii: "Free Worlds League Map - [3025]"
  28. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49: "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  30. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  31. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  32. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  33. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  34. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 36: "Map of the Free Worlds League"
  35. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 12: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  36. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  37. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  38. ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 112: "Magistracy of Canopus & Tortuga Dominions"
  39. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
  40. ↑ Inner Sphere, p. 61: "Free Worlds League Map"
  41. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  42. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  43. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 56: "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  44. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075]"
  45. ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 20: "Magistracy of Canopus Region Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  46. ↑ Field Report: FWLM, p. 17: "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  47. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  48. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, pp. vi–vii: "Inner Sphere - October 3085"
  49. ↑ Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 12: "Map of the Inner Sphere 3130"
  50. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  51. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  52. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  53. ↑ a b c Empire Alone. pp. 24-26: "Popular Opinion"
  54. ↑ a b c Empire Alone, p. 35: "Trouble At Home"
  55. ↑ Empire Alone, pp. 41-42: "Changing of the Guard"
  56. ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 10: "Regimental Status"
  57. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 149: "Deployment Table - 3085"
  58. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 47: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Table - 3145"
  59. ↑ BattleTech Video Game

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