Kooken's Pleasure Pit

Kooken's Pleasure Pit
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Kooken's Pleasure Pit nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-165.238 : 345.818[e]
Spectral classG5V[1][2]
Recharge time186 hours[3]
Recharge station(s)Zenith (3152)[3]

The Kooken's Pleasure Pit system was home to at least one habitable world, Kooken's Pleasure Pit IV, and as of June 3152 was located in the Alyina Mercantile League[4]

System Description[edit]

Kooken's Pleasure Pit is located near the Pasig and Goat Path systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]

Kooken's Pleasure Pit IV[edit]

Kooken's Pleasure Pit IV
Kookens Pleasure Pit Flag.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionFourth[1][2]
Jump Point distance7.47 days[2][3]
Moons1 (Joy)[2]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.0[2][3]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[2][3]
Equatorial temperature30°C (Arid)[2]
Surface water43%[2]
Highest native lifeMammal,[2] 40%[1]
History and Culture
Population192,340,000 (3055)[2]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerDuke of Kooken
Political LeaderPresident
HPG ClassB[1][2][3]
HPG RepresentativePrecentor Sherri Dun (3025)[1]

Kooken's Pleasure Pit is a world with a robust rest and relaxation industry. The planet was noted for entertainment industries and pleasant climate, but having poor mineral wealth.

Planetary History[edit]

Settlement[edit]

The Planet was settled during the Star League era.[35][36] The planet gained its present name from name of an infamous novel written by native Michael Kooken. Kooken's book was a tale of his misadventures & numerous bedding of women. The book became so popular, that the planet was renamed for his famous mansion described in the novel.[1]

Creation of the Pleasure Industries[edit]

In 3005, Archon Alessandro Steiner fostered what became euphemistically known as "pleasure industries" in an attempt to break the back of the Malthus organized crime syndicate that operated out of Dustball. Many in his own government protested the plan. However, the Archon felt that if the industries could not be stamped out, it would at least be as well that they were not in the hands of organized crime.[1]

The establishment of the pleasure industry, including legalized—albeit extremely strictly regulated—prostitution, fostered a boom in tourism for the planet. The industries are strictly controlled by the Lyran government, and age-of-consent, health, wage, and working condition laws were heavily enforced. The industries were also restricted to special zones on the planet. Most other areas on the planet not connected with these zones were officially declared out-of-bounds to off-world tourists.[1]

The planet has also gained a reputation as a producer of holo-entertainment, ranging from romance and other mainstream entertainment films to pornography, mostly through the large vid-concern Holo Entertainments from Kooken.[37]

As of 3025, it was unclear how much of an impact that the heavily regulated legalization on Kooken's had on the Malthus family, with some commenting that the organized crime syndicate was too large and too well-entrenched for even House Steiner to pose any credible competition in Malthus' chosen businesses.[1]

The Clan Invasion Era[edit]

During the Clan Invasion and the Truce of Tukayyid, Kooken's Pleasure Pit became a favorite destination for soldiers on Rest & Relaxation. The Commonwealth had originally established a logistics & training base on the planet, but when the planet suddenly found itself on the border with the Clans, frontline military units were then stationed there. Soldiers who had been stationed there returned to the planet after retirement and settled their families there. The planet's defense forces were built up to include BattleMechs among its Militia forces.

The Red Corsair Raid[edit]

In February of 3055, the mysterious pirate band The Corsairs attacked the Planet. Led by a woman claiming to be the Red Corsair, her regiment sized force challenged and caused heavy damage to the battalion of Robinson Rangers and Grave Walkers that were defending the planet. The Kooken's Reserve Militia led by Kommandant Nelson Geist tried to stall for time while the Rangers and Walkers attempted to reach the battle, but the fierce fighting ended in the Militia's defeat. It was suspected that the survivors were taken as slaves after pirates took their booty and left the planet.[38]

Jade Falcon Incursion[edit]

During the rage of the FedCom Civil War, Clan Jade Falcon conducted an Incursion in 3064. Khan Marthe Pryde and her Turkina Keshik and Third Falcon Swoop conducted a Trial of Possession for the planet against its Lyran mercenary defenders, the Grave Walkers. Within an hour of fighting, the mercenaries had lost a battalion's worth of troops to Falcons. Despite their experienced being stationed on border and surviving being destroyed by them in initial Clan invasion of 3052, its commander Colonel Akru Kirah conceded that he would not be able to hold the planet. The Colonel fought & won personal Trial of Possession for right of invoking hegira and leaving the planet in the hands of the Falcons.[39]

After being taken control of the planet, over course of the years the planet's pleasure industries diminished, however some of its casinos were still operational as of 3076.[40]

IlClan Era[edit]

After the Battle of Terra left the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone bereft of central authority, Kooken's Pleasure Pit chose to join the Alyina Mercantile League. Syndic Marena hoped to revive the planet's tourism industries as a source of income for the AML.[41]

Military Deployment[edit]

3054[edit]

3055[edit]

  • Second Grave Walkers[42]
  • First Robinson Rangers RCT[42]
  • Kooken's Reserve Militia[38]

Companies and Industries[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 32 systems (32 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Pasig 13.2 Goat Path 13.4 Blackjack 20.4 Blue Hole 21.6
Hot Springs 22.6 Mkuranga 28.8 Roadside 30.4 Alyina 30.7
Manx 33.4 Chahar 33.7 Waldorff 35.8 Malibu 37.7
Beta 39.9 Parakoila 40.1 Deia 43.5 Kikuyu 43.7
Biegga 44.0 Clermont 45.2 Babaeski 47.0 Zhongshan 47.1
Butler 48.9 Apolakkia 49.2 Black Earth 50.2 Denizli 52.3
Machida 53.5 Golandrinas 54.8 Matteo 55.0 Devin 55.9
Melissia 57.6 Mogyorod 57.9 Jorvikland 59.2 Derf 59.7

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 172: "Kooken's Pleasure Pit" planet profile
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Operational Turning Points: The Red Corsair, p. 4: Kooken's Pleasure Pit
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Tamar Rising, poster map
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tamar Rising, p. 72
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25
  7. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  8. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25
  9. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36
  10. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  11. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10
  12. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25
  13. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36
  14. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
  15. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
  17. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. vii: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59
  21. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132
  22. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
  25. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 10
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  27. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
  28. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
  29. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64
  30. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 21
  31. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  32. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
  33. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  34. ↑ Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103
  35. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, pp. 25, 35: Maps of Lyran Commonwealth 2571 & 2822 - Kooken's Pleasure Pit does not exist after Age of War, but does after First Succession War
  36. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25: Rim Worlds Republic & Lyran Commonwealth Steller Map of 2750 - Kooken's Pleasure Pit present on map as of 2750
  37. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 131: Public Media -
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 Operational Turning Points: The Red Corsair, pp. 8, 19–20: Information on the Battle with Red Corsairs on Kooken's Pleasure Pit
  39. ↑ FedCom Civil War, pp. 115–116: Falcon Incursion - Jade Falcons take Kooken's Pleasure Pit from Lyrans
  40. ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 129: Brian Pryde - Loremaster Pryde plays at remains of the casinos on Kooken's Pleasure Pit
  41. ↑ Tamar Rising, p. 49, "Absorption and Mergers"
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 Objective Raids, p. 55: "Note of Unit"
  43. ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 131: "Culture and the Arts - Public Media - Holo Entertainments from Kooken"

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