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This article needs to be updated with additional information from the following sources: Objectives: Lyran Alliance, IlClan (sourcebook), Shrapnel (magazine)/Issue 18 |
Melissia | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | -222.792 : 346.996[e] |
Spectral class | G9V[1][2] |
Recharge time | 190 hours[1][2][3] |
Recharge station(s) | Zenith, Nadir[1][2] |
The Melissia system was home to at least one habitable world, Melissia V, and as of June 3152 was the capital of the Vesper Marches.[4]
Contents
System Description[edit]
Melissia is located near the Machida and Clermont systems.
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2571 - No record[5][6]
- 2596 - No record[7]
- 2750 - Rim Worlds Republic[8][9]
- 2764 - Rim Worlds Republic[10]
- 2765 - Rim Worlds Republic[11][12][13]
- 2767 - Rim Worlds Republic[14]
- 2775 - Lyran Commonwealth[15]
- 2822 - Lyran Commonwealth[16][17]
- 2864 - Lyran Commonwealth[18]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth[19][20]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth[21]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[22][23]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[24]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[25][26]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth[27]
- 3063 - Lyran Alliance[28][29]
- 3064 - Lyran Alliance[30]
- 3067 - Lyran Alliance[31][32]
- 3075 - Lyran Alliance[33]
- 3079 - Lyran Alliance[34]
- 3081 - Lyran Alliance[35]
- 3085 - Lyran Commonwealth[36]
- 3135 - Lyran Commonwealth[37]
- c. 3142 - Clan Jade Falcon[38]
- 3145 - Clan Jade Falcon[39][40]
- 3151 - Vesper Marches (from March)[41][42]
- 3152 - Vesper Marches[3][4]
Melissia V[edit]
Melissia V | |
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Astrophysical | |
System position | Fifth[1][2] |
Jump Point distance | 5.82 days[1][2] |
Moons | 1 (Saratoga)[1][2] |
Geophysical | |
Surface gravity | 1.02[1][2] |
Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[1][2] |
Equatorial temperature | 35°C (Warm-Temperate)[1][2] |
Surface water | 60%[1][2] |
Highest native life | Reptile[1][2] |
Landmasses | 1 (Jahreszeitwunder)[1] |
History and Culture | |
Population | 1,125,000,000 (3067),[1] 1,243,000,000 (3079),[2] 1,353,000,000 (3150)[43] |
Government and Infrastructure | |
Noble Ruler | Margrave Adam Steiner (3067)[1]
Landgrave von Melissia (3152) |
Capital | Europa[2] |
HPG Class | A[1][2] |
Planetary History[edit]
Melissia was originally settled from Coventry.[1] Melissia was a part of the Apollo Province of the Rim Worlds Republic and was conquered by the Lyran Commonwealth during the 2773–2775 Republic–Commonwealth war.[15]
Civil War Era[edit]
Melissia, as capital of a theater, was initially spared from the Clan Invasion, but during the FedCom Civil War, Clan Jade Falcon attacked it. During the Battle of Melissia (3064), Lyran Marshal Sharon Bryan chose the planet to install her command center, gathering all available forces. The fortification she ordered built, The Rock, was not able to stop the Falcons' juggernaut, and after suffering a headhunting attack, The Rock fell to the Falcons, so Bryan's XO, General Adam Steiner was forced to order a retreat. However, a counterattack by the Clan Wolf-in-Exile later the same year returned it to Lyran control.[44][45]
Jihad[edit]
During the Jihad those members of the Estates General who either had the fortune to not be on Tharkad when the Word of Blake struck at the Lyran capital, or who managed to later escape from the siege there, convened as a quorum on Melissia. Although the Estates Genereal took on responsibility for managing the more mundane matters of state during the Jihad, they also managed to achieve a greater degree of authority over the infrastructure of the Alliance than was historically the case for their station. This was symptomatic of a problem across the Alliance that Archon Adam Steiner would struggle to deal with in the years after the Jihad; the chaos of the Jihad and the changes put in place due to Archon Peter Steiner-Davion's time on Tharkad during the Blakist siege resulted in a significant degree of power ending up in the hands of numerous other groups and people, who would later compete with the central Lyran government in the 3080s as the Alliance rebuilt itself.[46]
IlClan Era[edit]
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Melissia stayed under dominion of Clan Jade Falcon for an unknown amount of time, until the departure of almost all their touman, and the creation of the Hinterlands changed it all. Melissia Falcon's small garrison was quickly annihilated, though the revolutionary government it was born soon faced by a coalition of local nobles. A bloody civil war, in which the nobles took the best part, ensued. The government was losing ground, when the arrival of the exiled duke Vedet Brewer changed it all. His First Hesperus Guards became the biggest military force on planet, but though both sides negotiated with him, he played them one against the other, and when the final battle ensued, Brewer turned against his ally, Graf Yiorgos Laskaris, engaging and destroying his mercenary forces. After that, Brewer formed a joint government led by him, including both factions, and announced the creation of a new state: the Vesper Marches, of which Melissia will be the capital.[47]
Military Deployment[edit]
2765[edit]
- First Amaris Regulars (shared with Abushiri, Annunziata, and Jesenice.[48]
3067[edit]
3079[edit]
- - The unit was operating at 75% strength, with 75% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
- - The unit was operating at 40% strength, with 40% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
3085[edit]
3145[edit]
3151[edit]
Geography[edit]
Melissia has a single continent that runs from pole to pole, named Jahreszeitwunder. In the higher latitudes, temperatures vary from extreme highs to extreme lows throughout a day. The Broad Run river starts in the mountains to the west and empties into Broad Run Delta to the east.[1]
The northern ice shelf has rich titanium deposits.[1]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Jahreszeitwunder (Seasons of wonder): only continent of Melissia[55]
- Broad Run: city and home to the Grumman-Cri facilities.[2]
- Broad Run River: river than divides the continent, birthing in the Valiant Mountains in the West and ending at the Broad Run Delta[55]
- Loveless Valley: north of the Broad Run Delta, home to agriculture and the planetary capital[1]
Companies and Industries[edit]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
Closest 32 systems (30 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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Machida | 10.3 | Clermont | 14.0 | Chapultepec | 17.9 | Annunziata | 21.0 |
Chahar | 25.1 | Kikuyu | 27.3 | Medellin | 28.4 | Zhongshan | 28.7 |
Kolovraty | 31.2 | Mogyorod | 31.4 | Pangkalan | 32.0 | Kwangchowwang | 33.4 |
Blue Hole | 36.2 | Mahone | 41.2 | Jorvikland | 41.2 | Adelaide | 42.1 |
Roadside | 43.6 | Jesenice | 44.1 | Newtown Square | 46.5 | Montsegur | 47.2 |
Biegga | 48.4 | Abushiri | 49.3 | Manx | 50.6 | Hood | 51.4 |
Mississauga | 52.4 | Blumenort | 52.4 | Gatineau | 53.8 | Hot Springs | 56.2 |
Kookens Pleasure Pit | 57.6 | Pasig | 59.3 | Arluna | 60.1 | Timehri | 62.8 |
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 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 82: "Melissia Planet Profile"
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 20: "Eutin"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tamar Rising, poster map
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tamar Rising, p. 72: "The Hinterlands June 3152" (Map)
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18: "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic at the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 38: "Rim Worlds Army Deployment Map - [2765]"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 37: "The Republic-Commonwealth War"
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. vii: "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. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 28: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
- ↑ Inner Sphere, p. 75: "Lyran Alliance Map"
- ↑ Chiaroscuro
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 122: Melissia noted as being conquered early in the Jade Falcon offensive
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 102: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
- ↑ IlClan, p. 112: "The Absent Duke
- ↑ Tamar Rising, p. 103
- ↑ Operation Audacity, chs. 1–25
- ↑ FedCom Civil War sourcebook p. 114-116
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 86: "The Political Landscape of the Lyran Alliance"
- ↑ Tamar Rising p. 17
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 20: "Amaris Regulars - Divisional Status"
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2 Field Manual: Updates, p. 178: "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 13: "Lyran Regulars Regimental Status"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 18: "Irregular Forces Regimental Status"
- ↑ 52.0 52.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. 108: "Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 169: "Clan Force Deployments - Clan Jade Falcon"
- ↑ Tamar Rising p. 17
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 FedCom Civil War p. 200
- ↑ Operation Audacity ch. 17
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 172
Bibliography[edit]
- Chiaroscuro (in: Total Warfare)
- Era Digest: Dark Age
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Manual: Updates
- Field Report: LAAF
- Field Report 2765: LCAF
- Field Report 2765: Periphery
- Handbook: House Steiner
- Handbook: Major Periphery States
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)
- IlClan
- Inner Sphere
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Objectives: Lyran Alliance
- Shattered Fortress
- Tamar Rising