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Laiaka | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | -100.609 : 54.238[e] |
Spectral class | M9V[1] |
Planet(s) | 8[1] |
Contents
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2271 - Inhabited world[2]
- 2340 - Federation of Skye[3]
- 2341 - Lyran Commonwealth[3]
- 2596 - Lyran Commonwealth[4]
- 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth[5]
- 2764 - Lyran Commonwealth[6]
- 2765 - Lyran Commonwealth[7]
- 2786 - Lyran Commonwealth[8]
- 2822 - Lyran Commonwealth[9][10][11]
- 2864 - Lyran Commonwealth[12]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth[13][14]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth[15]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[16][17]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[18]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[19][20]
- 3057 - Lyran Alliance[21]
- 3063 - Lyran Alliance[22]
- 3067 - Lyran Alliance[23][24]
- 3075 - Lyran Alliance[25]
- 3079 - Lyran Alliance[26]
- 3081 - Lyran Alliance[27]
- 3085 - Lyran Commonwealth[28]
- 3135 - Republic of the Sphere / Lyran Commonwealth (from December 27th)[29][30]
- 3145 - Lyran Commonwealth[31][32]
- 3151 - Lyran Commonwealth[33]
Laiaka III[edit]
Laiaka III | |
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Astrophysical | |
System position | Third[1] |
Jump Point distance | Two days[1] |
Moons | Two (Iolana & Wanikiya)[1] |
Geophysical | |
Surface gravity | 0.98[1] |
Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Tainted)[1] |
Equatorial temperature | 40°C[1] |
Surface water | 88%[1] |
Highest native life | Plants[1] |
History and Culture | |
Demonym(s) | Laiaki[34] |
Population | 1,056,000,000 (3130)[35][1] |
Government and Infrastructure | |
Political Leader | Governor |
Military Commander | Leigh Bahram, Legate (3130)[35][1] |
Capital | Yaleston[1] |
Planetary History[edit]
At the end of December 3135 the Fourth Donegal Guards landed on the planet and were welcomed with open arms. The Fourth Donegal, though were soon drawn up outside the city to face an incursion from the loyal Republican militia elements. The militia declined to defend against the Donegal drop, but decided to make an attempt to retake the spaceport once disembarked. The militia assault was lightning fast, and it forced the Donegal Guards backward at first, moving the battle into the warehouses zone. A tank led by Leutnant Joachim Stueben's Kinnol tank rushed forward at the head of a flying column of vehicles, crashing into the militia's line and pushing it back. With the Fourth's BattleMechs backing them up, Leutnant Stueben‘s lance first blunted the militia attack, and then drove it into the hills. The militia was finally beaten.[30]
Military Deployment[edit]
Geography[edit]
The planetary surface of Laiaka is mostly ocean, with the population living in nomadic drift-cities and getting along harvesting vast, gene-tailored algae mats drifting in the upper reaches of the seas.[36]
The thick atmosphere of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide and sulfur, allows Laiaka's surface temperature to approach levels capable of supporting human life under its dim red sun. Unfortunately these same gases prevent humans from breathing the atmosphere unassisted. With little to recommend it the world was ignored during the first wave of colonization.[1]
When the Federation of Skye began expanding, survey teams landed on Laiaka. There they found large deposits of titanium and germanium and other industrial metal ores. Mining companies quickly settled on the world and began extracting these valuable ores. Unlike most worlds that require sheltered cities, settlers built their cities in the mineshafts and caverns left behind by the mining process instead of using the more common domed city plan. At the fall of the Star League, terraforming efforts had begun on Laiaka; the first effort was releasing a tailored algae into the planet's seas to convert massive amounts of carbon dioxide into oxygen. The fall of the Star League put a halt to these plans however, as Laiaka was a border world that saw frequent raids. These raids destroyed much of the equipment needed to complete the terraforming effort and eventually Laiaka returned to its natural state.[1]
Military Deployment[edit]
3135[edit]
Planetary Locations[edit]
Companies and Industries[edit]
Local Flora and Fauna[edit]
Image gallery[edit]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
Closest 44 systems (41 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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Alkaid | 9.7 | Carsphairn | 15.9 | Gladius | 18.2 | Seginus | 20.1 |
Hesperus | 24.2 | Canonbie | 25.0 | Caledonia | 26.6 | Vindemiatrix | 27.9 |
Chaffee | 28.7 | Trent | 31.5 | Glengarry | 32.9 | Kochab | 33.4 |
Alcor | 36.2 | Lamon | 38.0 | Laurieston | 39.7 | Zebeneschamali | 42.5 |
Nekkar | 42.7 | Algorab | 42.9 | Skye | 43.7 | Furillo | 43.8 |
Syrma | 45.3 | Gacrux | 45.7 | Zaniah | 46.5 | Carnwath | 46.9 |
Zebebelgenubi | 48.9 | New Kyoto | 49.3 | Halmyre Deans | 50.7 | Galatea | 51.0 |
Whittington | 52.5 | Fianna | 52.9 | Eidsfoss | 53.1 | Sarpsborg | 53.8 |
Alphecca | 54.4 | Cor Caroli | 54.5 | Unukalhai | 56.5 | Mizar | 57.0 |
Arganda | 57.2 | Ciotat | 57.7 | Alioth | 58.0 | Izar | 59.3 |
Jaumegarde | 59.4 | Bjornlunda | 60.0 | Shiloh | 60.5 | Rahne | 61.1 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 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. 187: "Laiaka"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding - [2271] Map"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), foldout: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 21: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 3135 PDA Journals, p. 141: "27 December 3135"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 38: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
- ↑ Wolf Hunters, ch. 24
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 18: "Prefecture VIII"
- ↑ Operation Excalibur, p. 189 (PDF edition)
- ↑ Wolf Hunters
Bibliography[edit]
- 3135 PDA Journals
- Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere
- Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Report: LAAF
- First Succession War
- Handbook: House Marik
- Handbook: House Steiner
- Handbook: Major Periphery States
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Operation Excalibur (novel)
- Shattered Fortress
- Wolf Hunters (novel)