Kervil

Kervil
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates34.119 : 45.961[e]
Spectral classK3V[1]
Planet(s)3[1]

System Description[edit]

Kervil is located near the Telos and Inglesmond systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]

Kervil II[edit]

Kervil II
Kervil.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionSecond[1]
Jump Point distance5 days[1]
Moons1 (Paxin)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.26[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature24°C[1]
Surface water92%[1]
Highest native lifeMammals[1]
Landmasses10 (Greater Domain, Brahn, Northland, Satella, Karnophia, Lesser Domain, Bellas Major, Bellas Minor, Freiholt, Infernius)[1]
History and Culture
Population2,457,000 (3130)[1][48]
Government and Infrastructure
Political LeaderPlanetary Governor
Military CommanderLegate Nikolai Marsalovich (3130)[1][48]
CapitalIron City[1][49]

Kervil was one of the worlds that was abandoned by the Terran Alliance following the Outer Reaches Rebellion and the Demarcation Declaration of 2242,[2] but by the end of the Reunification War Kervil had become one of the worlds within the Lone Star Province of the Terran Hegemony.[7]

Planetary History[edit]

Star League[edit]

During the Star League Kervil became one of the leading producers of ferro-fibrous armor and Endo Steel internal structures. During the Reunification War, forces loyal to the Outworlds Alliance attacked the world to destroy these factories. Elements of the SLDF's 138th BattleMech Division were stationed on the world and-despite being outnumbered five to one-attacked the raiders. Their hit and run attacks scattered the raiders and allowed the SLDF forces a direct assault on a renegade DropShip. After destroying the ship, the SLDF unit withdrew to Fort Steel, the main SLDF base located outside Iron City. The SLDF forces held out against the raiders for three days, but eventually the fort and all its defenders fell to the renegades. Unfortunately for the raiders, the 138th's actions delayed them long enough for SLDF reinforcements to arrive. The retreating raiders were destroyed by the heavy guns of the SLDF WarShips.

Succession Wars[edit]

Three hundred years later, the Battle of Kervil is often compared to the Battle of Saragarhi, the Battle of Thermopylae, and the Battle of the Alamo. The remains of Fort Steel are a historical monument and open to the public all year. This battle was one of the few to occur on Kervil. During the Succession Wars and Jihad the planet endured only a few raids. The mineral wealth and mining activities weren't disturbed by these raids and Kervil continues to produce material today.

War of 3039[edit]

In the War of 3039, Kervil was assaulted by the Seventh Donegal Guards and Seventeenth Skye Rangers. This allowed the Lyran Commonwealth and Federated Suns forces to isolate Dieron. The LIC officers assigned to this assault also discovered that the Draconis Combine was researching ferro-fibrous armor and Endo Steel construction techniques at the former SLDF factories.[49] In August 3039 when the DCMS counterattacked, the Dragon bypassed Kervil completely. The heavily armed world could have easily held out against a siege, but bypassing it forced the LCAF commander to withdraw to support friendly units on other worlds. Kervil was retaken in December by the DCMS.[50]

Jihad[edit]

During the Jihad, Kervil was occupied by forces from the Word of Blake. As the allied coalition created by Devlin Stone began striking against Word of Blake Protectorate worlds the combined Clan Ghost Bear and Clan Snow Raven task force which had agreed to support the coalition struck at a number of Blakist worlds on 21 July 3076.[51][52] Kervil was one of the worlds targeted by the Clan Ghost Bear Delta Wave, led by Delta Galaxy—who struck at Kervil and Sabik[53]—while Xi Galaxy took Ko.[54] Simultaneously, the Ghost Bear Alpha Wave struck at Dyev, led by Alpha Galaxy[55] and supported by Omega[56] and Pi Galaxies[57] while the Ghost Bear Beta Wave struck at Lambrecht[58] and Moore.[59][51][52]

Republic Era[edit]

On 9 July 3132, Kervil's Temple of All Paths hosted the ceremony for the ascension of Jonah Levin to Paladin of the Republic.[60]

Geography[edit]

Kervil's surface is mostly covered with water, with multiple volcanic island chains scattered across the world. There are ten large clusters of islands that serve as the planet's "continents": Greater Domain, Brahn, Northland, Satella, Lesser Domain, Bellas Major, Bellas Minor, Karnophia, Freiholt, and Infernius. With such ready access to the planet's core and mineral resources, it's no surprise that the Ozawa Mercantile Association established several offices and mining facilities on the world. After the OMA was absorbed by the Draconis Combine, these mines redirected their output to the Dragon.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Dalton Archipelago[61]
  • Greater Domain: a city or a town[62]
  • Iron City: capital city[49]
  • Kervil Island[63]
  • Rez: a city[60]
    • Temple of All Paths[60]

Companies and Industries[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 64 systems (63 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Telos 11.4 Inglesmond 12.0 Pike 15.5 Chaville 16.7
Nashira 18.3 Miyazaki 20.8 Deneb Algedi 21.1 Styx 22.0
Athenry 22.3 Kuzuu 23.5 Lambrecht 23.7 Nirasaki 26.6
Elix 27.6 Dyev 28.9 Al Na'ir 29.9 Ascella 31.3
Moore 33.7 Saffel 35.2 Quentin 35.6 Agador 36.1
Asta 36.3 Dieron 38.0 Imbros 38.1 Biham 38.9
Lone Star 39.0 Pokhara 40.6 Altair 40.9 Shitara 41.8
Nai-Stohl 42.0 Ancha 42.5 Fomalhaut 42.7 Helen 42.8
Kaus Media 43.1 Lockdale 43.8 Halstead Station 44.0 Ashio 44.6
Dabih 45.6 Errai 46.3 Shinonoi 46.4 Kaus Australis 47.1
Sadachbia 47.6 Sabik 48.1 Murchison 48.3 Northwind 48.9
Yorii 48.9 Albalii 49.3 Atria 50.5 Caph 51.1
Killbourn 51.1 Alya 51.3 Towne 51.8 Ko 52.3
New Stevens 53.3 Rocky 55.1 Kaus Borealis 55.3 Piedmont 55.3
Small World 55.8 Rigil Kentarus 57.0 Sol 57.2 Lyons 57.6
Algedi 58.5 Dromini 58.6 Addicks 59.7 Kessel 60.5

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 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 34: "Kervil"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding - [2271] Map"
  3. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - [2319] Map"
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  8. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  9. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  10. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"
  12. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  13. ↑ First Succession War, p. 27: "Draconis Combine Gains"
  14. ↑ First Succession War, p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  17. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  18. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  19. ↑ Second Succession War, pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  22. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  24. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), foldout: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  27. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  28. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  30. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  31. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  32. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  33. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
  34. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
  35. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 10: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  36. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  37. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  38. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  39. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  40. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  41. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August [3079]"
  42. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Table - [August 3079]"
  43. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  44. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  45. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  46. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  47. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 7: "Prefecture II"
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2 Historical: War of 3039, p. 37
  50. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 83
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"
  52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 56: "The Jihad In Review"
  53. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 9: "Delta Galaxy"
  54. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 10: "Xi Galaxy"
  55. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 9: "Alpha Galaxy"
  56. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 10: "Omega Galaxy"
  57. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 10: "Pi Galaxy"
  58. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 9: "Rho Galaxy"
  59. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 9: "Theta Galaxy"
  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 60.2 Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN, p. 29: "Sphere Knight Levin made Paladin"
  61. ↑ Service for the Dead, ch. 4
  62. ↑ Dark Age: 3136 Levin's List, p. 1: "03 February 3136"
  63. ↑ The Scorpion Jar, ch. 5
  64. ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 212

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